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2010–11 NHL season
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
Playoffs
Stanley Cup
NHL seasons

The 2010–11 NHL season is the 93rd season of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is the fourth consecutive season that will open in Europe with NHL Premiere games. A record three events are scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech Republic. The season started on October 7, 2010. The 58th All-Star Game will be held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, home arena of the Carolina Hurricanes, on January 30, 2011. The regular-season is scheduled to conclude on April 10, 2011.[1]

League business

US television deals

The league's broadcast agreements with NBC and Versus are set to expire at the end of the season.

New arena

Consol Energy Center is the new home of the Pittsburgh Penguins with the start of the 2010–11 season. The arena replaces the Mellon Arena, also known as "The Igloo", where the Penguins have played since their inception in 1967–68. This new arena has a seating capacity of 18,087, and was officially inaugurated with the continuation of the "Battle of the Keystone State" between the Penguins and their fellow Atlantic Division rivals and defending Eastern Conference champion the Philadelphia Flyers on October 7 as part of the NHL's Opening Face-Off. The Flyers defeated Pittsburgh 3-2 in the Penguins debut in the Consol Energy Center. Rogers Arena is the new name of the home to the Vancouver Canucks.

Salary cap

On June 23, 2010, the NHL announced that the salary cap would be increased by $2.6 million. As a result, the new salary cap ceiling is set at $59.4 million while the salary cap floor is $43.4 million.[2]

Entry Draft

Main article: 2010 NHL Entry Draft

The 2010 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 25–26, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. Taylor Hall was selected first overall in the draft by the Edmonton Oilers. Tyler Seguin was picked second by the Boston Bruins. Erik Gudbranson was 3rd overall by the Florida Panthers.

Uniform changes

Several teams have announced plans to change their uniforms in the 2010–11 season.[3]

The Buffalo Sabres, as part of their 40th Anniversary season, have reverted back to the classic crossed swords insignia (replacing the infamous "Buffaslug" logo) and uniforms they wore from 1970 through 1996, when they left Buffalo Memorial Auditorium and moved down the street to the HSBC Arena with blue and gold trim. The blue version was previously their third jersey for the past three seasons. A new third jersey (also in blue) will feature the city's name in white script on the chest, along with "quilted" numbers on the back and a gold nameplate with blue lettering fashioning the look of the AHL's former Buffalo Bisons.

The Columbus Blue Jackets, will be unveiling a third jersey November 24[4] as part of their 10th season celebration. The new jersey will make its debut on November 26 when the Blue Jackets host the Detroit Red Wings.[5]

The Philadelphia Flyers adopted their 2010 NHL Winter Classic white uniforms as their new road uniform and have dropped the black third jersey they have worn since changing to Reebok's "NHL Edge" template.

The New York Islanders have also reverted to the uniforms they made their debut back in 1972–73; their royal blue uniforms were their third jersey for the past two seasons. The road white unis are also from the 1972–73 season.

The New York Rangers are also releasing a new third jersey. The jersey will look like the one worn by the team in its early years, notably during their Stanley Cup championship years of 1928 and 1933, but with "NEW YORK" across the jersey, instead of "RANGERS".

The Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled new home and road jerseys on June 14, 2010, seeing the return of the horizontal stripes on the bottom of the jersey and the "veined leaf" logo on both shoulders. The jersey also includes a white collar with string lace-up instead of a V-shaped collar.[6]

In third jersey items, the Calgary Flames will use the third jerseys they debuted this past season onto the Edge template in a retro style from the 1988–89 season, the Columbus Blue Jackets will debut a new alternate jersey with a cannon on the front of the chest, and after a three-year hiatus, the Anaheim Ducks will unveil a new third jersey on November 26 against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Los Angeles Kings will wear a throwback purple and gold uniform, with the original 1967 style of purple, gold and white crown graphic on the jersey front for up to four games, and the Dallas Stars will swap designations on their two white jerseys. The Vancouver Canucks, like the Sabres, are also celebrating their 40th anniversary and will wear replicas of their original 1970–71 white jerseys for several home games as well. Despite the league rules stating that all team jerseys must have nameplates on the back, both the Canucks and Kings were granted permission to wear jerseys without nameplates.

Rule Changes

Tie-Breaking Procedure

Prior to the 2010-11 NHL season, the second tie-breaker to separate teams with equal number of points in a conference was the number of games won, no matter how the wins were obtained. For the 2010-11 NHL season the league made a modification to this rule. The new rule states that the team with the greater of games won, excluding wins obtained in the shootout, will be ranked higher. The change was made to reward in-play team victories (regulation or overtime) instead of a win obtained via an individual skill contest.

Illegal Check to the Head

Prior to the 2010-11 NHL season, the Board of Governors, General Managers and the Competition Committee unanimously agreed to implement the new penalty. An illegal check to the head is a lateral or blind side hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or the principle point of contact is not permitted. If any player incurs a total of two game misconducts under this rule shall be suspended automatically for the next game his team plays. For each subsequent game misconduct penalty the automatic suspension shall be increased by one game. The commissioner of the league can increase the suspension longer due to his discretion.

Goalkeeper’s Equipment: Leg Guards

Goalkeeper’s Equipment: Knee Pads

Pre-season

2010 Kraft Hockeyville

Every year since 2006, Kraft Foods has sponsored a contest called Kraft Hockeyville, where small Canadian towns compete against each other for the title of Hockeyville. The winning town also gets to host an NHL preseason game in a local arena, as well as hosting an event called the 'Stanley Cup Jamboree'. Dundas, Ontario, won the 2010 contest, and hosted the pre-season game between the Ottawa Senators and the Buffalo Sabres on September 28, 2010.

European exhibition games

See also: List of international games played by NHL teams and List of KHL vs NHL games

The six teams going to Europe to open their regular seasons there as part of the NHL Premiere games also played exhibition games against European teams under the banner of NHL Premiere Challenge to close out their pre-seasons, finishing with a 6–1–0 record.[7][8][9][10]

Date Venue European team NHL team Score
October 2 SAP Arena, Mannheim Germany Adler Sharks 2-3 (SO)
October 2 The Odyssey, Belfast United Kingdom Giants Select Bruins 1–5
October 4 Ice Palace, Saint Petersburg Russia SKA Hurricanes 5–3
October 4 Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere Finland Ilves Wild 1–5
October 5 Tipsport Arena, Liberec Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Bruins 7–1
October 5 Malmö Arena, Malmö Sweden Redhawks Blue Jackets 4–1
October 6 Arena Riga, Riga Latvia Dinamo Coyotes 3–1

Regular season

Premiere games

The first face off of the season, Hurricanes at Wild in Helsinki, Finland.

A record six teams will open the regular season in Europe, in a series branded the "2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Games."[8] On October 7–8, 2010, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Minnesota Wild played two games at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland. The Hurricanes swept the Wild. On October 8–9, 2010, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the San Jose Sharks played two games at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. The two teams split a two-game premiere. On October 9–10, 2010, the Boston Bruins and the Phoenix Coyotes played two games at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. The two teams also split a two game premiere.[8]

The first Premiere Games goal was scored by Minnesota Wild forward Guillaume Latendresse.

NHL face-off

The regular season will also begin in North America on October 7 with four additional games. In Canada, CBC's Hockey Night in Canada will broadcast a double header featuring four Canadian teams. The first game will see the eastern Canadian Original Six-era rivalry rekindled, with the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Montreal Canadiens. This game will be followed by the Battle of Alberta when the Calgary Flames visit the Edmonton Oilers. In the United States, both 2010 Stanley Cup Finalists will be in action as well on Versus. Besides the previously mentioned Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins game to open Consol Energy Center, the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks will play against the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center in the nightcap.[11] The Blackhawks will have their home opener two nights later against their Central Division rivals, the Detroit Red Wings, and hoist their first Stanley Cup championship banner in 49 years in a pre-game ceremony.

The first NHL Face-off games goal was scored by Tim Brent of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Outdoor games

2011 Winter Classic

Main article: 2011 NHL Winter Classic

The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic playing the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field on January 1, 2011.[8] The game was telecast on NBC in the USA and on CBC and RDS in Canada. The Washington Capitals won the game 3-1. The game was originally scheduled to be played at 1 PM. However inclement weather in Pittsburgh forced the NHL to move the game into prime-time at 8 PM.

The Heritage Classic returns

Main article: 2011 NHL Heritage Classic

A second outdoor game, the 2011 NHL Heritage Classic, is scheduled to be held in Canada at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, on February 20, 2011, between the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens.[8] CBC, RDS and Versus are scheduled to telecast the game. This will be the second outdoor game held in Canada following the Heritage Classic in 2003 when the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta.

Hockey Days

Canada

CBC will be hosting its 11th annual Hockey Day in Canada event on February 12, 2011, in Whitehorse, Yukon. The network will broadcast a triple header of games featuring all six Canadian teams. The Edmonton Oilers will host the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks will welcome the Calgary Flames.[12]

USA

For the first time ever, the NHL and NBC will be hosting a Hockey Day in America event on February 20, 2011. The Philadelphia Flyers will play at the New York Rangers, the Washington Capitals will visit the Buffalo Sabres, the Red Wings will visit the Minnesota Wild, and the highlight game of the afternoon, a meeting of the last two Stanley Cup champions, as the Penguins will be visiting the Blackhawks.[11]

Highlights

On October 30, 2010, four penalty shot goals were scored on one night for the first time in league history. David Booth, Frans Nielsen, Ryan Callahan and David Steckel were the scorers.[13] The previous record was three penalty shot goals in one night. Four penalty shot attempts in one night has occurred previously. On November 20, 2010, the 50,000th game in the NHL's history was played, counting all regular season and Stanley Cup playoff games,[14] going back to the league's inaugural season in 1917.

Standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference
R
Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Washington Capitals SE 82 48 23 11 43 224 197 107
2 y – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 47 23 12 44 259 223 106
3 y – Boston Bruins NE 82 46 25 11 44 246 195 103
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 49 25 8 39 238 199 106
5 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 25 11 40 247 240 103
6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 44 30 8 41 216 209 96
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 43 29 10 38 245 229 96
8 New York Rangers AT 82 44 33 5 35 233 198 93
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 31 11 35 236 239 91
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 37 34 11 32 218 251 85
11 New Jersey Devils AT 82 38 39 5 35 174 209 81
12 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 34 36 12 29 223 269 80
13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 32 40 10 30 192 250 74
14 New York Islanders AT 82 30 39 13 26 229 264 73
15 Florida Panthers SE 82 30 40 12 26 195 229 72

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division


Western Conference

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 48 25 9 43 248 213 105
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 30 5 43 239 235 99
5 Nashville Predators CE 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
6 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 43 26 13 38 231 226 99
7 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 46 30 6 36 219 198 98
8 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
8.5
9 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 29 11 37 227 233 95
10 Calgary Flames NW 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
11 St. Louis Blues CE 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81
14 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
15 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division


Playoffs

The 2011 playoffs will start on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. The last possible date for the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Final is scheduled for Friday, June 17, 2011.[8] [15]

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the games played on January 22.[16]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning 50 38 29 67 +12 52
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 41 32 34 66 +20 31
Daniel Sedin Vancouver Canucks 49 27 36 63 +19 16
Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks 49 11 50 61 +16 20
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning 50 20 40 60 +6 8
Brad Richards Dallas Stars 49 20 37 57 +7 22
Henrik Zetterberg Detroit Red Wings 48 16 36 52 +6 24
Corey Perry Anaheim Ducks 51 25 26 51 +1 82
Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals 50 19 32 51 +14 35
Eric Staal Carolina Hurricanes 49 23 26 49 –11 48

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season games played on January 24 while playing at least 900 minutes.[17]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Tim Thomas Boston Bruins 35 2,090:08 23 5 6 64 7 .945 1.84
Pekka Rinne Nashville Predators 33 1,929:36 17 12 4 68 3 .928 2.11
Corey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks 27 1,587:10 16 9 2 56 2 .922 2.12
Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings 37 2,168:59 21 14 1 78 5 .920 2.16
Semyon Varlamov Washington Capitals 18 1,053:01 8 6 3 39 2 .926 2.22
Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers 39 2,295:08 21 15 3 86 7 .927 2.25
Marc-Andre Fleury Pittsburgh Penguins 37 2,135:01 22 11 2 80 1 .922 2.25
Roberto Luongo Vancouver Canucks 37 2,208:54 22 8 7 85 2 .923 2.31
Carey Price Montreal Canadiens 44 2,606:25 24 15 5 101 4 .921 2.33
Brian Boucher Philadelphia Flyers 20 1,121:13 11 6 2 45 0 .916 2.41

Milestones

First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2010–11, listed with their first team:

Last games

The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2010–11, listed with their team:

Major milestones reached

See also

References

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  2. ^ TSN (2010-06-23). "NHL salary cap set at $59.4 million for 2010-11 season". The Sports Network.
  3. ^ NHL Jersey Watch 2010, Icetherics.info, May 2, 2010.
  4. ^ [1], bluejackets.com, November 5, 2010.
  5. ^ [2], bluejackets.com, September 30, 2010.
  6. ^ Leafs Unveil New Uniforms, MapleLeafs.com, June 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Exhibition game KHL – NHL". Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Pens host Caps in 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic" (Press release). National Hockey League. May 28, 2010.
  9. ^ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=530443
  10. ^ "NHL Hockey Schedule for October 2010 - NHL.com - Schedule". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  11. ^ a b Steve Lepore (May 28, 2010). "NHL To Have Two Outdoor Games, Open Season With Leafs/Habs, Pens/Flyers, Hawks/Avs, Full Schedule in June". Puck The Media.
  12. ^ CBC Sports (2010-06-04). "Hockey Day in Canada heads to Whitehorse". CBC Sports.
  13. ^ "October 30, 2010 - Scores". NHL. October 30, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  14. ^ "Habs had most fun in NHL's first 50,000 games". NHL. November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
  15. ^ NHL Announces 2010-11 Regular Season Schedule, nhl.com, June 22, 2010.
  16. ^ "Player Stats: 2010–2011 Regular season: All Skaters – Total Points". National Hockey League.
  17. ^ "Player Stats: 2010–2011 Regular season: Goalie – Goals Against Average". National Hockey League.
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