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2018–19 Montreal Canadiens
2018–19 Montreal Canadiens
Division	Atlantic
Conference	Eastern
2018–19 record	0–0–0
Home record	0–0–0
Road record	0–0–0
Goals for	0
Goals against	0
Team information
General manager	Marc Bergevin
Coach	Claude Julien
Captain	TBD
Alternate captains	Brendan Gallagher; Shea Weber
Arena	Bell Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)	Laval Rocket (AHL)
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The 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens season will be the 110th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 102nd in the National Hockey League.^[1]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2018.^[2]

2018 preseason game log: 3–1–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 17	New Jersey	1–3	Montreal		Lindgren	19,422	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 19	Florida	5–2	Montreal		Niemi	19,691	1–1–0	Recap
3^[a]	September 20	Washington	2–5	Montreal		Lindgren		2–1–0	Recap
4	September 22	Ottawa	2–3	Montreal		Price		3–1–0	Recap
5	September 24	Montreal	–	Toronto
6	September 26	Toronto	–	Montreal
7	September 29	Montreal	–	Ottawa
Notes: ^a Game will be played at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.^[3]

2018–19 game log

October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 3	Montreal	–	Toronto
2	October 6	Montreal	–	Pittsburgh
3	October 11	Los Angeles	–	Montreal
4	October 13	Pittsburgh	–	Montreal
5	October 15	Detroit	–	Montreal
6	October 17	St. Louis	–	Montreal
7	October 20	Montreal	–	Ottawa
8	October 23	Calgary	–	Montreal
9	October 25	Montreal	–	Buffalo
10	October 27	Montreal	–	Boston
11	October 30	Dallas	–	Montreal

November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 1	Washington	–	Montreal
13	November 3	Tampa Bay	–	Montreal
14	November 5	Montreal	–	NY Islanders
15	November 6	Montreal	–	NY Rangers
16	November 8	Buffalo	–	Montreal
17	November 10	Vegas	–	Montreal
18	November 13	Montreal	–	Edmonton
19	November 15	Montreal	–	Calgary
20	November 17	Montreal	–	Vancouver
21	November 19	Washington	–	Montreal
22	November 21	Montreal	–	New Jersey
23	November 23	Montreal	–	Buffalo
24	November 24	Boston	–	Montreal
25	November 27	Carolina	–	Montreal

December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
26	December 1	NY Rangers	–	Montreal
27	December 2	San Jose	–	Montreal
28	December 4	Ottawa	–	Montreal
29	December 6	Montreal	–	Ottawa
30	December 9	Montreal	–	Chicago
31	December 11	Montreal	–	Minnesota
32	December 13	Carolina	–	Montreal
33	December 15	Ottawa	–	Montreal
34	December 17	Boston	–	Montreal
35	December 19	Montreal	–	Colorado
36	December 20	Montreal	–	Arizona
37	December 22	Montreal	–	Vegas
38	December 28	Montreal	–	Florida
39	December 29	Montreal	–	Tampa Bay
40	December 31	Montreal	–	Dallas

January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
41	January 3	Vancouver	–	Montreal
42	January 5	Nashville	–	Montreal
43	January 7	Minnesota	–	Montreal
44	January 8	Montreal	–	Detroit
45	January 10	Montreal	–	St. Louis
46	January 12	Colorado	–	Montreal
47	January 14	Montreal	–	Boston
48	January 15	Florida	–	Montreal
49	January 18	Montreal	–	Columbus
50	January 19	Philadelphia	–	Montreal
51	January 23	Arizona	–	Montreal

February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
52	February 2	New Jersey	–	Montreal
53	February 3	Edmonton	–	Montreal
54	February 5	Anaheim	–	Montreal
55	February 7	Winnipeg	–	Montreal
56	February 9	Toronto	–	Montreal
57	February 14	Montreal	–	Nashville
58	February 16	Montreal	–	Tampa Bay
59	February 17	Montreal	–	Florida
60	February 19	Columbus	–	Montreal
61	February 21	Philadelphia	–	Montreal
62	February 23	Montreal	–	Toronto
63	February 25	Montreal	–	New Jersey
64	February 26	Montreal	–	Detroit

March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 1	Montreal	–	NY Rangers
66	March 2	Pittsburgh	–	Montreal
67	March 5	Montreal	–	Los Angeles
68	March 7	Montreal	–	San Jose
69	March 8	Montreal	–	Anaheim
70	March 12	Detroit	–	Montreal
71	March 14	Montreal	–	NY Islanders
72	March 16	Chicago	–	Montreal
73	March 19	Montreal	–	Philadelphia
74	March 21	NY Islanders	–	Montreal
75	March 23	Buffalo	–	Montreal
76	March 24	Montreal	–	Carolina
77	March 26	Florida	–	Montreal
78	March 28	Montreal	–	Columbus
79	March 30	Montreal	–	Winnipeg

April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
80	April 2	Tampa Bay	–	Montreal
81	April 4	Montreal	–	Washington
82	April 6	Toronto	–	Montreal

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Roster

Updated April 17, 2024^[4]^[5]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
17	Josh Anderson	RW	R	30	2020	Burlington, Ontario
40	Joel Armia	RW	R	30	2018	Pori, Finland
22	Cole Caufield	RW	R	23	2019	Mosinee, Wisconsin
77	Kirby Dach	C	R	23	2022	St. Albert, Alberta
28	Christian Dvorak	C	L	28	2021	Palos, Illinois
71	Jake Evans	C	R	27	2014	Toronto, Ontario
11	Brendan Gallagher (A)	RW	R	32	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
21	Kaiden Guhle	D	L	22	2020	Edmonton, Alberta
54	Jordan Harris	D	L	23	2018	Haverhill, Massachusetts
49	Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	L	25	2019	Saguenay, Quebec
48	Lane Hutson	D	L	20	2022	Holland, Michigan
26	Johnathan Kovacevic	D	R	26	2022	Niagara Falls, Ontario
8	Mike Matheson (A)	D	L	30	2022	Pointe-Claire, Quebec
35	Sam Montembeault	G	L	27	2021	Bécancour, Quebec
15	Alex Newhook	C	L	23	2023	St. John's, Newfoundland
70	Tanner Pearson	LW	L	31	2023	Kitchener, Ontario
55	Michael Pezzetta	LW	L	26	2016	Toronto, Ontario
31	Carey Price	G	L	36	2005	Anahim Lake, British Columbia
30	Cayden Primeau	G	L	24	2017	Farmington Hills, Michigan
58	David Savard	D	R	33	2021	Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
20	Juraj Slafkovsky	LW	L	20	2022	Košice, Slovakia
14	Nick Suzuki (C)	C	R	24	2018	London, Ontario
36	Colin White	C	R	27	2024	Boston, Massachusetts
72	Arber Xhekaj	D	L	23	2021	Hamilton, Ontario
56	Jesse Ylonen	RW	R	24	2018	Scottsdale, Arizona

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Edmonton Oilers WSH's 2nd-round pick in 2018 — Olivier Rodrigue	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2018 — Jordan Harris 5th-round pick in 2018 — Samuel Houde	^[6]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To San Jose Sharks EDM's 4th-round pick in 2018 — Jasper Weatherby	To Montreal Canadiens VGK's 4th-round pick in 2018 — Jack Gorniak FLA's 5th-round pick in 2018 — Mikael Hakkarainen	^[6]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Calgary Flames WPG's 4th-round pick in 2018 — Milos Roman	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2019	^[6]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Chicago Blackhawks FLA's 5th-round pick in 2018 — Mikael Hakkarainen	To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2019	^[6]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2019	To Montreal Canadiens MTL's 7th-round pick in 2018 — Brett Stapley	^[6]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Edmonton Oilers Hayden Hawkey	To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2019	^[7]
June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)	To Winnipeg Jets Simon Bourque	To Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Steve Mason 7th-round pick in 2019 4th-round pick in 2020	^[8]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)	To Calgary Flames Kerby Rychel	To Montreal Canadiens Hunter Shinkaruk	^[9]
September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)	To Vegas Golden Knights Max Pacioretty	To Montreal Canadiens Tomas Tatar Nick Suzuki 2nd-round pick in 2019	^[10]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Kenny Agostino	Boston Bruins	1-year, $700,000 two-way contract	^[11]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Michael Chaput	Chicago Blackhawks	2-year, $1.35 million two-way contract	^[11]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Tomas Plekanec	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year, $2.25 million	^[11]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Xavier Ouellet	Detroit Red Wings	1-year, $700,000 two-way contract	^[11]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Matthew Peca	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-year, $2.6 million	^[11]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08)	Markus Eisenschmid	Adler Mannheim (DEL)	2-year	^[12]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Daniel Carr	Vegas Golden Knights	1-year, $750,000 two-way contract	^[13]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Adam Cracknell	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year, $650,000 two-way contract	^[14]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Zachary Fucale	Vegas Golden Knights	1-year, $650,000 two-way contract	^[15]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Chris Terry	Detroit Red Wings	2-year, $1.35 million two-way contract	^[16]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)	Jeremy Gregoire	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)	1-year	^[17]
August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)	Tom Parisi	Cardiff Devils (EIHL)	1-year	^[18]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Players released

Date	Player	Via	Ref
June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)	Steve Mason	Buy-out	^[19]

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	3-year, $10.275 million entry-level contract	^[11]
July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)	Jacob de la Rose	2-year, $1.8 million contract extension	^[20]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)	Joel Armia	1-year, $1.85 million	^[21]
July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)	Phillip Danault	3-year, $9.25 million contract extension	^[22]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)	Hunter Shinkaruk	1-year, $650,000	^[23]
September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)	Michael McCarron	1-year, $874,125	^[24]

Draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	3	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	Finland	Assat (Liiga)
2	35	Jesse Ylonen	RW	Finland	Espoo United (Mestis)
2	38¹	Alexander Romanov	D	Russia	Krasnaya Armiya (MHL)
2	56²	Jacob Olofsson	C	Sweden	Timra IK (Allsvenskan)
3	66	Cameron Hillis	C	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
3	71³	Jordan Harris	D	United States	Kimball Union Academy (USHS)
4	97⁴	Allan McShane	C	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	123⁵	Jack Gorniak	RW	United States	West Salem High School (USHS)
5	128	Cole Fonstad	C	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5	133⁶	Samuel Houde	C	Canada	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
7	190⁷	Brett Stapley	C	Canada	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)

Notes:

The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 26, 2016, that sent Tomas Fleischmann and Dale Weise to Chicago in exchange for Phillip Danault and this pick.^[25]
The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 25, 2018, that sent Tomas Plekanec and Kyle Baun to Toronto in exchange for Kerby Rychel, Rinat Valiev and this pick.^[26]
The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Washington's second-round pick in 2018 (62nd overall) to Edmonton in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2018 (133rd overall) and this pick.^[6]
The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on November 23, 2017, that sent Torrey Mitchell to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[27]
The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Edmonton's fourth-round pick in 2018 (102nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for Florida's fifth-round pick in 2018 (139th overall) and this pick.^[6]
The Edmonton Oilers' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Washington's second-round pick in 2018 (62nd overall) to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in 2018 (71st overall) and this pick.^[6]
The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2019 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.^[6]

References

^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
^ Braverman, Dan (June 18, 2018). "Preseason schedule: The countdown is on". NHL.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
^ Braverman, Dan (June 21, 2018). "Canadiens release 2018-19 regular season schedule". NHL.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ "Montreal Canadiens Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "Montreal Canadiens Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2018 NHL Draft Notes". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^ "RELEASE: Oilers acquire Hayden Hawkey from Montreal". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ "Canadiens acquire Armia, Mason and two draft picks from Winnipeg". June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ Cudzinowski, Matt (August 20, 2018). "Forward Hunter Shinkaruk acquired from Calgary in return for Kerby Rychel". NHL.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
^ "Canadiens acquire Tomas Tatar and Nick Suzuki for Max Pacioretty". NHL.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Adding pieces to the puzzle". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^ "ADLER SICHERN SICH DIENSTE VON MARKUS EISENSCHMID". adler-mannheim.de (in German). Retrieved June 10, 2018.
^ "Daniel Carr signs one-year contract with Vegas Golden Knights". SportsNet. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^ "Maple Leafs Sign Four Players". July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^ Labbé, Richard. "Zachary Fucale souhaitait jouer un match avec le CH". La Presse (in French). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^ DiFilippo, Alex. "Detroit adds Megan, Terry, Chelios and Sateri". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^ "JÉRÉMY GRÉGOIRE REJOINT L'ORGANISATION DES PREDATORS". tvasports.ca (in French). Retrieved July 5, 2018.
^ "Cardiff Met Student Tom Has Speed To Test Elite". dai-sport.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
^ "NHL Buyout Tracker: Canadiens place Steve Mason on waivers". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ "Canadiens agree to terms with Jacob de la Rose". NHL.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
^ "Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Joel Armia". NHL.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
^ "Canadiens agree to terms with Phillip Danault". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
^ Cudzinowski, Matt (August 20, 2018). "Canadiens agree to terms with Hunter Shinkaruk". NHL.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
^ Braverman, Dan (September 10, 2018). "Canadiens agree to terms with Michael McCarron". NHL.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
^ "Blackhawks get Weise, Fleischmann from Canadiens". NHL.com. February 26, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
^ "Canadiens trade Tomas Plekanec to Maple Leafs". Sportsnet.ca. February 25, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
^ "Mitchell traded to Kings by Canadiens for conditional 2018 pick". NHL.com. November 23, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

[1] National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.

[2] Braverman, Dan (June 18, 2018). "Preseason schedule: The countdown is on". NHL.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[3] Braverman, Dan (June 21, 2018). "Canadiens release 2018-19 regular season schedule". NHL.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[4] "Montreal Canadiens Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[5] "Montreal Canadiens Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[2018Day2trades-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2018 NHL Draft Notes". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.

[7] "RELEASE: Oilers acquire Hayden Hawkey from Montreal". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[8] "Canadiens acquire Armia, Mason and two draft picks from Winnipeg". June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[9] Cudzinowski, Matt (August 20, 2018). "Forward Hunter Shinkaruk acquired from Calgary in return for Kerby Rychel". NHL.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

[10] "Canadiens acquire Tomas Tatar and Nick Suzuki for Max Pacioretty". NHL.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.

[July1-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Adding pieces to the puzzle". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[12] "ADLER SICHERN SICH DIENSTE VON MARKUS EISENSCHMID". adler-mannheim.de (in German). Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[13] "Daniel Carr signs one-year contract with Vegas Golden Knights". SportsNet. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[14] "Maple Leafs Sign Four Players". July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[15] Labbé, Richard. "Zachary Fucale souhaitait jouer un match avec le CH". La Presse (in French). Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[16] DiFilippo, Alex. "Detroit adds Megan, Terry, Chelios and Sateri". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[17] "JÉRÉMY GRÉGOIRE REJOINT L'ORGANISATION DES PREDATORS". tvasports.ca (in French). Retrieved July 5, 2018.

[18] "Cardiff Met Student Tom Has Speed To Test Elite". dai-sport.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

[19] "NHL Buyout Tracker: Canadiens place Steve Mason on waivers". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[20] "Canadiens agree to terms with Jacob de la Rose". NHL.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

[21] "Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Joel Armia". NHL.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[22] "Canadiens agree to terms with Phillip Danault". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[23] Cudzinowski, Matt (August 20, 2018). "Canadiens agree to terms with Hunter Shinkaruk". NHL.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

[24] Braverman, Dan (September 10, 2018). "Canadiens agree to terms with Michael McCarron". NHL.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

[25] "Blackhawks get Weise, Fleischmann from Canadiens". NHL.com. February 26, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

[26] "Canadiens trade Tomas Plekanec to Maple Leafs". Sportsnet.ca. February 25, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

[27] "Mitchell traded to Kings by Canadiens for conditional 2018 pick". NHL.com. November 23, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

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