2010–11 NHL season

The **2010–11 NHL season** was the 94th season of operation (93rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

### European exhibition games

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

### Standings

The Vancouver Canucks placed first overall, winning the Presidents' Trophy and home advantage throughout the playoffs. The Washington Capitals placed first in the Eastern Conference, earning home advantage in Eastern Conference playoffs.

_Note:_ **Bolded teams** qualified for the playoffs.

Under NHL rules, first-place teams in each division receive a conference ranking between 1 and 3 regardless of overall points. The Pittsburgh Penguins placed fourth yet had more points than the Boston Bruins, but the Bruins placed first in the Northeast Division to get the third-place ranking.

## Playoffs

The 2011 playoffs started on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, and ended with the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.

### Playoff bracket

In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. In the Stanley Cup Final series, home ice is determined based on regular season points. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team plays at home for games one and two (plus five and seven if necessary), and the lower-seeded team is at home for games three and four (and if necessary, game six).

## NHL awards

|Award|Recipient(s)|
| --- | --- |
|Stanley Cup|Boston Bruins|
|Presidents' Trophy|Vancouver Canucks|
|Prince of Wales Trophy|Boston Bruins|
|Clarence S. Campbell Bowl|Vancouver Canucks|
|Art Ross Trophy|Daniel Sedin <small>(Vancouver Canucks)</small>|
|Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy|Ian Laperriere <small>(Philadelphia Flyers)</small>|
|Calder Memorial Trophy|Jeff Skinner <small>(Carolina Hurricanes)</small>|
|Conn Smythe Trophy|Tim Thomas <small>(Boston Bruins)</small>|
|Frank J. Selke Trophy|Ryan Kesler <small>(Vancouver Canucks)</small>|
|Hart Memorial Trophy|Corey Perry <small>(Anaheim Ducks)</small>|
|Jack Adams Award|Dan Bylsma <small>(Pittsburgh Penguins)</small>|
|James Norris Memorial Trophy|Nicklas Lidstrom <small>(Detroit Red Wings)</small>|
|King Clancy Memorial Trophy|Doug Weight <small>(New York Islanders)</small>|
|Lady Byng Memorial Trophy|Martin St. Louis <small>(Tampa Bay Lightning)</small>|
|Ted Lindsay Award|Daniel Sedin <small>(Vancouver Canucks)</small>|
|Mark Messier Leadership Award|Zdeno Chara <small>(Boston Bruins)</small>|
|Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy|Corey Perry <small>(Anaheim Ducks)</small>|
|NHL General Manager of the Year Award|Mike Gillis <small>(Vancouver Canucks)</small>|
|NHL Plus/Minus Award|Zdeno Chara <small>(Boston Bruins)</small>|
|Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award|Tim Thomas <small>(Boston Bruins)</small>|
|Vezina Trophy|Tim Thomas <small>(Boston Bruins)</small>|
|William M. Jennings Trophy|Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider <small>(Vancouver Canucks)</small>|
|Lester Patrick Trophy|Mark Johnson, Jeff Sauer, Bob Pulford, and Toni Rossi|

### Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.

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

|style="width: 12em;"|Player|style="width: 13em;"|Team|style="width: 4em;"|GP|style="width: 4em;"|G|style="width: 4em;"|A|style="width: 4em;"|Pts|style="width: 4em;"|+/–|style="width: 4em;"|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||Vancouver Canucks|82|41|63|104|+29|32|||||||||
||Tampa Bay Lightning|82|31|68|99|0|12|||||||||
||Anaheim Ducks|82|50|48|98|+9|104|||||||||
||Vancouver Canucks|82|19|75|94|+26|40|||||||||
||Tampa Bay Lightning|82|45|46|91|+3|74|||||||||
||Calgary Flames|82|43|43|86|0|40|||||||||
||Washington Capitals|79|32|53|85|+24|41|||||||||
||Anaheim Ducks|73|31|49|80|+6|49|||||||||
||Detroit Red Wings|80|24|56|80|–1|40|||||||||
||Dallas Stars|72|28|49|77|+1|24|||||||||

### Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 1800 minutes.

_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_

|style="width: 12em;"|Player|style="width: 13em;"|Team|style="width: 3.5em;"|GP|style="width: 6em;"|Min|style="width: 3.5em;"|W|style="width: 3.5em;"|L|style="width: 3.5em;"|OT|style="width: 4em;"|GA|style="width: 3.5em;"|SO|style="width: 4em;"|SV%|style="width: 4em;"|GAA|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||Boston Bruins|57|3,363:58|35|11|9|112|9|.938|2.00||||||||||||
||Vancouver Canucks|60|3,589:39|38|15|7|126|4|.928|2.11||||||||||||
||Nashville Predators|64|3,789:15|33|22|9|134|6|.930|2.12||||||||||||
||Los Angeles Kings|61|3,590:34|35|22|3|134|6|.918|2.24||||||||||||
||New York Rangers|68|4,006:40|36|27|5|152|11|.923|2.28||||||||||||
||Chicago Blackhawks|57|3,336:37|33|18|6|128|4|.917|2.30||||||||||||
||Pittsburgh Penguins|65|3,695:10|36|20|5|143|3|.918|2.32||||||||||||
||Montreal Canadiens|72|4,206:08|38|28|6|165|8|.923|2.35||||||||||||
||San Jose Sharks|60|3,523:54|35|18|6|140|6|.920|2.38||||||||||||
||Philadelphia Flyers|34|1,884:34|18|10|4|76|0|.916|2.42||||||||||||

## Other websites

- 2010–11 NHL season at Hockey Reference

## Infobox (sports season)

- **title**: 2010–11 NHL season
- **league**: National Hockey League
- **sport**: Ice hockey
- **duration**: October 7, 2010 – June 15, 2011
- **draft**: Draft
- **draft link**: 2010 NHL Entry Draft
- **top pick link**: List of first overall NHL draft picks
- **top pick**: Taylor Hall
- **picked by**: Edmonton Oilers
- **season**: Regular season
- **season champ name**: Presidents' Trophy
- **season champs**: Vancouver Canucks
- **mvp**: Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks, Ducks)
- **mvp link**: Hart Memorial Trophy
- **top scorer**: Daniel Sedin (Vancouver Canucks, Canucks)
- **top scorer link**: Art Ross Trophy
- **playoffs**: Playoffs
- **playoffs link**: 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs
- **finals**: Stanley Cup
- **playoffs mvp**: Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974), Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins, Bruins)
- **playoffs mvp link**: Conn Smythe Trophy
- **finals link**: 2011 Stanley Cup Finals
- **finals champ**: Boston Bruins
- **finals runner-up**: Vancouver Canucks
- **nextseason year**: 2011–12 NHL season, 2011–12
- **prevseason year**: 2009–10 NHL season, 2009–10
- **seasonslistnames**: List of NHL seasons, NHL
- **no of games**: 82
- **no of teams**: 30
- **tv**: Hockey Night in Canada, CBC, TSN Hockey, TSN, NHL on RDS, RDS (Canada)
NHL on Versus, Versus, NHL on NBC, NBC (United States)