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Montréal Canadiens

2009–10·39–33–10·88 points·4th in the Northeast, 8th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
88#19
Goal differential
−8#18
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
46.5%#26
Power play
21.8%#2
Penalty kill
83.0%#13
GSAx
+16.8#8

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4120–16–5450.5511210752.3%
Away4119–17–5430.529811141.2%
October147–7–0140.50364549.2%
November125–5–2120.50262944.6%
December179–7–1190.56484340.8%
January134–6–3110.42293344.8%
February74–3–080.57202446.5%
March148–4–2180.64393253.3%
April52–1–260.60121245.8%
Division rivals2411–9–4260.54545947.7%
Rest of conference4021–15–4460.5811010546.2%
Other conference187–9–2160.44465444.4%
BOS65–1–0100.83151050.6%
TOR63–1–280.67161846.5%
NYI43–0–170.8814660.9%
NYR43–1–060.75161147.0%
FLA43–1–060.7512751.2%
BUF62–3–150.42121443.2%
ATL42–1–150.63121334.2%
WSH42–1–150.63141445.8%
TBL42–2–040.5081049.8%
CAR42–2–040.50101041.9%

On the road

61,476 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2009-10-01: to Toronto, 504 km (OTW)2009-10-03: to Buffalo, 95 km (OTW)2009-10-06: to Calgary, 2,789 km (L)2009-10-07: to Vancouver, 674 km (L)2009-10-10: to Edmonton, 821 km (L)2009-10-15: to Montreal, 2,971 km (L)2009-10-28: to Pittsburgh, 767 km (L)2009-10-30: to Chicago, 663 km (L)2009-10-31: to Montreal, 1,201 km (SOW)2009-11-05: to Boston, 402 km (SOW)2009-11-07: to Montreal, 402 km (L)2009-11-12: to Glendale, 3,534 km (W)2009-11-14: to Nashville, 2,337 km (L)2009-11-17: to Montreal, 1,517 km (SOW)2009-11-20: to Washington, 787 km (W)2009-11-21: to Montreal, 787 km (SOL)2009-11-25: to Pittsburgh, 767 km (L)2009-11-28: to Montreal, 767 km (SOL)2009-12-03: to Buffalo, 514 km (L)2009-12-04: to Montreal, 514 km (W)2009-12-08: to Ottawa, 185 km (W)2009-12-10: to Montreal, 185 km (L)2009-12-12: to Atlanta, 1,598 km (OTL)2009-12-14: to Montreal, 1,598 km (L)2009-12-16: to Newark, 532 km (L)2009-12-17: to Montreal, 532 km (L)2009-12-19: to Uniondale, 531 km (W)2009-12-21: to Atlanta, 1,229 km (OTW)2009-12-23: to Raleigh, 566 km (W)2009-12-26: to Toronto, 874 km (OTW)2009-12-28: to Ottawa, 330 km (L)2009-12-30: to Tampa, 2,014 km (OTW)2009-12-31: to Sunrise, 289 km (W)2010-01-03: to Montreal, 2,233 km (L)2010-01-05: to Washington, 787 km (L)2010-01-07: to Montreal, 787 km (W)2010-01-17: to New York, 529 km (L)2010-01-20: to Montreal, 529 km (OTL)2010-01-22: to Newark, 532 km (W)2010-01-23: to Montreal, 532 km (W)2010-01-26: to Sunrise, 2,233 km (L)2010-01-27: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2010-01-30: to Ottawa, 2,014 km (OTL)2010-02-02: to Montreal, 185 km (W)2010-02-04: to Boston, 402 km (SOW)2010-02-06: to Montreal, 402 km (W)2010-02-12: to Philadelphia, 636 km (L)2010-02-13: to Montreal, 636 km (L)2010-03-02: to Boston, 402 km (W)2010-03-04: to San Jose, 4,311 km (L)2010-03-06: to Los Angeles, 491 km (W)2010-03-07: to Anaheim, 45 km (SOW)2010-03-09: to Montreal, 3,953 km (W)2010-03-16: to New York, 529 km (W)2010-03-20: to Toronto, 548 km (SOL)2010-03-22: to Montreal, 504 km (L)2010-03-24: to Buffalo, 514 km (SOL)2010-03-25: to Montreal, 514 km (W)2010-04-02: to Philadelphia, 636 km (W)2010-04-03: to Montreal, 636 km (W)2010-04-06: to Uniondale, 531 km (SOL)2010-04-08: to Raleigh, 707 km (L)2010-04-10: to Montreal, 1,162 km (OTL)TorontoBuffaloCalgaryVancouverEdmontonMontrealPittsburghChicagoBostonGlendaleNashvilleWashingtonOttawaAtlantaNewarkUniondaleRaleighTampaSunriseNew YorkPhiladelphiaSan JoseLos AngelesAnaheim
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
16 GP · 8–7–1 · 10 vs fresher opponent
53.1%
45.3%
1 day
40 GP · 19–17–4 · 10 vs fresher opponent
52.5%
46.2%
2 days
20 GP · 9–7–4 · 0 vs fresher opponent
55.0%
44.9%
3+ days
5 GP · 2–2–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
56.1%

Pulling the goalie

0 times this season the Canadiens were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Canadiens in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
47.3%
45.9%
Goals share
48.8%
51.0%
Shooting %
8.9%
9.9%
Save %
.918
.926