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Montréal Canadiens

2010–11·44–30–8·96 points·2nd in the Northeast, 6th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
96#15
Goal differential
+7#16
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
50.5%#16
Power play
19.7%#8
Penalty kill
84.7%#6
GSAx
+27.2#4

Splits

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

Home4124–11–6540.661119551.6%
Away4120–19–2420.5110211149.3%
October117–3–1150.68292551.8%
November138–5–0160.62312249.9%
December156–8–1130.43374556.0%
January116–2–3150.68323051.1%
February136–5–2140.54343951.8%
March158–7–0160.53393941.9%
April43–0–170.8811653.5%
Division rivals2414–7–3310.65695551.9%
Rest of conference4022–15–3470.5910010247.3%
Other conference188–8–2180.50444956.0%
OTT64–1–190.75221152.8%
BUF63–1–280.67111047.9%
BOS64–2–080.67202247.4%
TOR63–3–060.50161260.8%
PIT43–1–060.759846.4%
FLA43–1–060.7511746.3%
CAR43–1–060.75161351.9%
NYR43–1–060.7510938.1%
TBL42–1–150.63101239.5%
NYI42–1–150.63121160.4%

On the road

52,025 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2010-10-07: to Toronto, 504 km (L)2010-10-09: to Pittsburgh, 360 km (W)2010-10-13: to Montreal, 767 km (OTL)2010-10-15: to Buffalo, 514 km (W)2010-10-16: to Montreal, 514 km (W)2010-10-23: to Ottawa, 185 km (W)2010-10-25: to Montreal, 185 km (OTW)2010-10-29: to Uniondale, 531 km (W)2010-10-30: to Montreal, 531 km (L)2010-11-02: to Columbus, 985 km (L)2010-11-05: to Buffalo, 472 km (W)2010-11-06: to Montreal, 514 km (L)2010-11-11: to Boston, 402 km (W)2010-11-13: to Montreal, 402 km (W)2010-11-22: to Philadelphia, 636 km (L)2010-11-24: to Montreal, 636 km (W)2010-11-26: to Atlanta, 1,598 km (L)2010-11-27: to Montreal, 1,598 km (W)2010-12-02: to Newark, 532 km (W)2010-12-04: to Montreal, 532 km (W)2010-12-10: to Detroit, 837 km (L)2010-12-11: to Toronto, 333 km (L)2010-12-15: to Montreal, 504 km (L)2010-12-19: to Denver, 2,632 km (L)2010-12-21: to Dallas, 1,066 km (L)2010-12-23: to Raleigh, 1,692 km (W)2010-12-26: to Uniondale, 707 km (L)2010-12-28: to Washington, 356 km (L)2010-12-30: to Tampa, 1,318 km (L)2010-12-31: to Sunrise, 289 km (OTW)2011-01-02: to Montreal, 2,233 km (OTL)2011-01-11: to New York, 529 km (W)2011-01-12: to Montreal, 529 km (L)2011-01-18: to Buffalo, 514 km (OTL)2011-01-21: to Ottawa, 358 km (W)2011-01-22: to Montreal, 185 km (SOL)2011-01-25: to Philadelphia, 636 km (L)2011-02-01: to Washington, 194 km (SOW)2011-02-02: to Montreal, 787 km (W)2011-02-09: to Boston, 402 km (L)2011-02-10: to Montreal, 402 km (SOL)2011-02-17: to Edmonton, 2,971 km (L)2011-02-20: to Calgary, 282 km (L)2011-02-22: to Vancouver, 670 km (W)2011-02-24: to Montreal, 3,686 km (L)2011-03-01: to Atlanta, 1,598 km (W)2011-03-03: to Sunrise, 931 km (W)2011-03-05: to Tampa, 289 km (W)2011-03-08: to Montreal, 2,103 km (W)2011-03-10: to St. Louis, 1,567 km (L)2011-03-12: to Pittsburgh, 898 km (W)2011-03-15: to Montreal, 767 km (L)2011-03-18: to New York, 529 km (L)2011-03-20: to St. Paul, 1,622 km (W)2011-03-22: to Montreal, 1,527 km (L)2011-03-24: to Boston, 402 km (L)2011-03-26: to Montreal, 402 km (L)2011-03-30: to Raleigh, 1,162 km (L)2011-04-02: to Newark, 677 km (W)2011-04-05: to Montreal, 532 km (OTW)2011-04-07: to Ottawa, 185 km (OTL)2011-04-09: to Toronto, 330 km (W)TorontoPittsburghMontrealBuffaloOttawaUniondaleColumbusBostonPhiladelphiaAtlantaNewarkDetroitDenverDallasRaleighWashingtonTampaSunriseNew YorkEdmontonCalgaryVancouverSt. LouisSt. Paul
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 · 6–7–3 · 12 vs fresher opponent
46.9%
48.2%
1 day
37 GP · 23–12–2 · 6 vs fresher opponent
64.9%
52.4%
2 days
22 GP · 13–8–1 · 2 vs fresher opponent
61.4%
48.2%
3+ days
6 GP · 2–2–2 · 0 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
48.9%

Pulling the goalie

25 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.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 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
49.1%
49.1%
Goals share
50.8%
47.2%
Shooting %
8.2%
8.1%
Save %
.922
.915