The 2009-10 NHL schedule was released on
Wednesday. The Habs will begin the season on October 1st in Toronto, the
first of a 5-game road trip before their home opener on October 15th vs
Colorado, which is the first of a 6-game homestand interestingly enough.
The complete schedule can be seen below.
| Date |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Result |
| Oct. 1 |
Toronto |
Away |
4-3 MTL (OT) |
| Oct. 3 |
Buffalo |
Away |
2-1 MTL (OT) |
| Oct. 6 |
Calgary |
Away |
4-3 CGY |
| Oct. 7 |
Vancouver |
Away |
7-1 VAN |
| Oct. 10 |
Edmonton |
Away |
3-2 EDM |
| Oct. 15 |
Colorado |
Home |
3-2 COL |
| Oct. 17 |
Ottawa |
Home |
3-1 OTT |
| Oct. 20 |
Atlanta |
Home |
2-1 MTL |
| Oct. 22 |
NY Islanders |
Home |
5-1 MTL |
| Oct. 24 |
NY Rangers |
Home |
5-4 MTL (OT) |
| Oct. 26 |
NY Islanders |
Home |
3-2 MTL (OT)
|
| Oct. 28 |
Pittsburgh |
Away |
6-1 PIT |
| Oct. 30 |
Chicago |
Away |
3-2 CHI |
| Oct. 31 |
Toronto |
Home |
5-4 MTL (SO) |
| Date |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Result |
| Nov. 3 |
Atlanta |
Home |
5-4 ATL |
| Nov. 5 |
Boston |
Away |
2-1 MTL (SO) |
| Nov. 7 |
Tampa Bay |
Home |
3-1 TB |
| Nov. 10 |
Calgary |
Home |
1-0 CGY |
| Nov. 12 |
Phoenix |
Away |
4-2 MTL |
| Nov. 14 |
Nashville |
Away |
2-0 NSH |
| Nov. 17 |
Carolina |
Home |
3-2 MTL (SO) |
| Nov. 20 |
Washington |
Away |
3-2 MTL |
| Nov. 21
|
Detroit |
Home |
3-2 DET (SO) |
| Nov. 24 |
Columbus |
Home |
5-3 MTL |
| Nov. 25 |
Pittsburgh |
Away |
3-1 PIT |
| Nov. 28 |
Washington |
Home |
4-3 WAS (SO) |
| Date |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Result |
| Dec. 1 |
Toronto |
Home |
3-0 TOR |
| Dec. 3 |
Buffalo |
Away |
6-2 BUF |
| Dec. 4 |
Boston |
Home |
5-1 MTL |
| Dec. 7 |
Philadelphia |
Home |
3-1 MTL |
| Dec. 8 |
Ottawa |
Away |
4-1 MTL |
| Dec. 10 |
Pittsburgh |
Home |
3-2 PIT |
| Dec. 12 |
Atlanta |
Away |
4-3 ATL (OT) |
| Dec. 14 |
Buffalo |
Home |
4-3 BUF |
| Dec. 16 |
New Jersey |
Away |
2-1 NJ |
| Dec. 17 |
Minnesota |
Home |
3-1 MIN |
| Dec. 19 |
NY Islanders |
Away |
3-0 MTL |
| Dec. 21 |
Atlanta |
Away |
4-3 MTL (OT) |
| Dec. 23 |
Carolina |
Away |
5-1 MTL |
| Dec. 26 |
Toronto |
Away |
3-2 MTL (OT) |
| Dec. 28 |
Ottawa |
Away |
4-2 OTT |
| Dec. 30 |
Tampa Bay |
Away |
2-1 MTL |
| Dec. 31 |
Florida |
Away |
5-4 MTL |
| Date |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Result |
| Jan. 3 |
Buffalo |
Home |
1-0 BUF |
| Jan. 5 |
Washington |
Away |
4-2 WSH |
| Jan. 7 |
Florida |
Home |
2-0 MTL |
| Jan. 9 |
New Jersey |
Home |
2-1 NJ (OT) |
| Jan. 14 |
Dallas |
Home |
5-3 MTL |
| Jan. 16 |
Ottawa |
Home |
4-2 OTT |
| Jan. 17 |
NY Rangers |
Away |
6-2 NYR |
| Jan. 20 |
St. Louis |
Home |
4-3 STL (OT) |
| Jan. 22 |
New Jersey |
Away |
3-1 MTL |
| Jan. 23 |
NY Rangers |
Home |
6-0 MTL |
| Jan. 26 |
Florida
|
Away |
2-1 FLA |
| Jan. 27 |
Tampa Bay |
Away |
3-0 TB |
| Jan. 30 |
Ottawa |
Away |
3-2 OTT (OT) |
| Date |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Result |
| Feb. 2 |
Vancouver |
Home |
3-2 MTL |
| Feb. 4 |
Boston |
Away |
3-2 MTL (SO) |
| Feb. 6 |
Pittsburgh |
Home |
5-3 MTL |
| Feb. 7 |
Boston |
Home |
3-0 BOS |
| Feb. 10 |
Washington |
Home |
6-5 MTL (OT) |
| Feb. 12 |
Philadelphia |
Away |
3-2 PHI |
| Feb. 13 |
Philadelphia |
Home |
6-2 PHI |
| Date |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Result |
| Mar. 2 |
Boston |
Away |
4-1 MTL |
| Mar. 4 |
San Jose |
Away |
3-2 SJ |
| Mar. 6 |
Los Angeles |
Away |
4-2 MTL |
| Mar. 7 |
Anaheim |
Away |
4-3 MTL (SO) |
| Mar. 9 |
Tampa Bay |
Home |
5-3 MTL |
| Mar. 11 |
Edmonton |
Home |
5-4 MTL (SO) |
| Mar. 13 |
Boston |
Home |
3-2 MTL |
| Mar. 16 |
NY Rangers |
Away |
3-1 MTL |
| Mar. 20 |
Toronto |
Away |
3-2 TOR (SO) |
| Mar. 22 |
Ottawa |
Home |
2-0 OTT |
| Mar. 24 |
Buffalo |
Away |
3-2 BUF (SO) |
| Mar. 25 |
Florida |
Home |
4-1 MTL |
| Mar. 27 |
New Jersey |
Home |
4-2 NJ |
| Mar. 31 |
Carolina |
Home |
2-1 CAR |
| Date |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Result |
| Apr. 2 |
Philadelphia |
Away |
1-0 MTL |
| Apr. 3 |
Buffalo |
Home |
3-0 MTL |
| Apr. 6 |
NY Islanders |
Away |
4-3 NYI (SO) |
| Apr. 8 |
Carolina |
Away |
5-2 CAR |
| Apr. 10 |
Toronto |
Home |
4-3 TOR (OT) |
Here’s some key dates and stats to follow:
Longest road trip: 7 games (Dec. 19 – 31)
Longest homestand: 6 games (Oct. 15 – 26)
Busiest schedule: December – 17 games
Slowest full month schedule: November – 12 games (February’s is short due
to the upcoming Olympics).
Busiest day of the week on the schedule: Saturday – 24 games
Key dates:
Oct. 17: Alexei Kovalev visits the Bell Centre for the first time as
an Ottawa Senator.
Oct. 31: Mike Komisarek leads his Leafs into town for the first time.
Nov. 28: Not only is this the potential Olympic Stadium game, but also
the 5,900th game in team history.
Dec. 4: Official Canadiens ‘Centennial Game’
Mar. 7: Saku Koivu squares off against the Habs for the first time in his
career.