 Savard then donned the Springfield Falcons colours in the American Hockey League during the 2010–11 season where he finished as the team's top scoring defenceman, and second among the league's rookie defencemen.Savard scored his first career NHL goal on February 7, 2012, against Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Bäckström.After playing 31 games during the 2011–12 season at the age of 21, he was slowed by an injury suffered in December 2012, shortly before the 2012–13 NHL lock-out's resolvement.