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Season Almanac

2009 NHL Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Evgeni Malkin (A, PTS)

Goals
  1. 1Alex OvechkinWashington Capitals56
  2. 2Jeff CarterPhiladelphia Flyers46
  3. 3Zach PariseNew Jersey Devils45
Assists
  1. 1Evgeni MalkinPittsburgh Penguins78
  2. 2Sidney CrosbyPittsburgh Penguins70
  3. 3Nicklas BackstromWashington Capitals66
Points
  1. 1Evgeni MalkinPittsburgh Penguins113
  2. 2Alex OvechkinWashington Capitals110
  3. 3Sidney CrosbyPittsburgh Penguins103
Goalie Wins
  1. 1Miikka KiprusoffCalgary Flames45
  2. 2Evgeni NabokovSan Jose Sharks41
  3. 3Cam WardCarolina Hurricanes39
Shutouts
  1. 1Steve MasonColumbus Blue Jackets10
  2. 2Roberto LuongoVancouver Canucks9
  3. 3Niklas BackstromMinnesota Wild8

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Evgeni MalkinSKATER22.8
  2. 2Zach PariseSKATER22.5
  3. 3Alex OvechkinSKATER22.4
  4. 4Pavel DatsyukSKATER22
  5. 5Sidney CrosbySKATER20.6
  6. 6Jeff CarterSKATER20.5
  7. 7Marc SavardSKATER19.8
  8. 8Jarome IginlaSKATER19.5
  9. 9Daniel SedinSKATER19.4
  10. 10Ilya KovalchukSKATER19.4
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Steven StamkosC291.6
  2. 2Blake WheelerR230
  3. 3Jakub VoracekR192.2
  4. 4Drew DoughtyD183.6
  5. 5Max PaciorettyL179.6
  6. 6T.J. OshieR178.4
  7. 7Alex PietrangeloD166.6
  8. 8Mikael BacklundC165.8

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Joe SakicC342
  2. 2Brendan ShanahanL318.3
  3. 3Mats SundinC305.4
  4. 4Sergei FedorovC276.1
  5. 5Jeremy RoenickC275
  6. 6Gary RobertsL212.9
  7. 7Markus NaslundL212.6
  8. 8Bobby HolikC200.2

Teams · 30

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
San Jose Sharks53-18-11203.9Joe ThorntonPlayoffs
Boston Bruins53-19-10214.8Marc SavardPlayoffs
Detroit Red Wings51-21-10220.9Pavel DatsyukPlayoffs
Washington Capitals50-24-8192.8Alex OvechkinPlayoffs
New Jersey Devils51-27-4200.3Zach ParisePlayoffs
Chicago Blackhawks46-24-12204.9Martin HavlatPlayoffs
Vancouver Canucks45-27-10191.1Daniel SedinPlayoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins45-28-9183.8Evgeni MalkinPlayoffs
Philadelphia Flyers44-27-11172.4Jeff CarterPlayoffs
Calgary Flames46-30-6175.9Jarome IginlaPlayoffs
Carolina Hurricanes45-30-7177.1Eric StaalPlayoffs
New York Rangers43-30-9144.8Nikolay ZherdevPlayoffs
Florida Panthers41-30-11184.5David Booth
Montréal Canadiens41-30-11174.9Alex KovalevPlayoffs
Columbus Blue Jackets41-31-10168.2Rick NashPlayoffs
St. Louis Blues41-31-10148.2Brad BoyesPlayoffs
Buffalo Sabres41-32-9178.7Derek Roy
Anaheim Ducks42-33-7144.7Ryan GetzlafPlayoffs
Minnesota Wild40-33-9169.9Mikko Koivu
Nashville Predators40-34-8166.3J-P Dumont
Edmonton Oilers38-35-9165.6Ales Hemsky
Dallas Stars36-35-11151.2Mike Ribeiro
Ottawa Senators36-35-11149.4Daniel Alfredsson
Toronto Maple Leafs34-35-13141.7Jason Blake
Los Angeles Kings34-37-11146.6Anze Kopitar
Phoenix Coyotes36-39-7123.2Shane Doan
Atlanta Thrashers35-41-6153.2Ilya Kovalchuk
Colorado Avalanche32-45-5139.7Ryan Smyth
Tampa Bay Lightning24-40-18122.4Martin St. Louis
New York Islanders26-47-9125.5Mark Streit

Record basis: summed goaltender decisions (pre-2005 ties carry no decision).