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).

Pre-season

European exhibition games

DateVenueEuropean teamNHL teamScoreOctober 2SAP Arena, Mannheim AdlerSharks2–3 (SO)October 2The Odyssey, Belfast Giants SelectBruins1–5October 4Ice Palace, Saint Petersburg SKAHurricanes5–3October 4Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere IlvesWild1–5October 5Tipsport Arena, Liberec Bílí TygřiBruins1–7October 5Malmö Arena, Malmö RedhawksBlue Jackets1–4October 6Arena Riga, Riga DinamoCoyotes1–3

Regular season
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 
+ 2010–11 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 (Vancouver Canucks) Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy  Ian Laperriere (Philadelphia Flyers) Calder Memorial Trophy  Jeff Skinner (Carolina Hurricanes) Conn Smythe Trophy  Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins) Frank J. Selke Trophy  Ryan Kesler (Vancouver Canucks) Hart Memorial Trophy  Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks) Jack Adams Award  Dan Bylsma (Pittsburgh Penguins) James Norris Memorial Trophy   Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) King Clancy Memorial Trophy  Doug Weight (New York Islanders) Lady Byng Memorial Trophy  Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning) Ted Lindsay Award  Daniel Sedin (Vancouver Canucks) Mark Messier Leadership Award  Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins) Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy  Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks) NHL General Manager of the Year Award  Mike Gillis (Vancouver Canucks) NHL Plus/Minus Award  Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins) Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award  Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins) Vezina Trophy  Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins) William M. Jennings Trophy  Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider (Vancouver Canucks) Lester Patrick Trophy  Mark Johnson, Jeff Sauer, Bob Pulford, and Toni Rossi

Player stats
 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

 Player Team GP G A Pts +/– 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

 Player Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% 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

References

Other websites

2010–11 NHL season at Hockey Reference 

Category:National Hockey League seasons
Category:2010 in North America
Category:2011 in North America