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2018–19 Montreal Canadiens
DivisionTBD Atlantic
ConferenceTBD Eastern
2018–19 record11–6–4
Home record6–3–2
Road record5–3–2
Goals for70
Goals against70
Team information
General managerMarc Bergevin
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainShea Weber
Alternate captainsPaul Byron
Brendan Gallagher
ArenaBell Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Laval Rocket (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMax Domi (10)
AssistsMax Domi
Jeff Petry (14)
PointsMax Domi (24)
Penalty minutesAndrew Shaw (18)
Plus/minusVictor Mete (+6)
WinsCarey Price (7)
Goals against averageCarey Price (3.06)

The 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens season is the 110th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 102nd in the National Hockey League.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 62 16 4 56 325 222 +103 128
2 x – Boston Bruins 82 49 24 9 47 259 215 +44 107
3 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 46 28 8 46 286 251 +35 100
4 Montreal Canadiens 82 44 30 8 41 249 236 +13 96
5 Florida Panthers 82 36 32 14 33 267 280 −13 86
6 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 39 10 28 226 271 −45 76
7 Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 29 227 277 −50 74
8 Ottawa Senators 82 29 47 6 29 242 302 −60 64
Source: National Hockey League[2]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings

Template:2018–19 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2018.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[4]

2018–19 game log
November: 5–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 1 Washington 4–6 Montreal Price 20,279 7–3–2 16 Recap
13 November 3 Tampa Bay 4–1 Montreal Price 21,302 7–4–2 16 Recap
14 November 5 Montreal 4–3 NY Islanders SO Niemi 9,402 8–4–2 18 Recap
15 November 6 Montreal 3–5 NY Rangers Price 17,428 8–5–2 18 Recap
16 November 8 Buffalo 6–5 Montreal OT Price 20,488 8–5–3 19 Recap
17 November 10 Vegas 4–5 Montreal Niemi 21,302 9–5–3 21 Recap
18 November 13 Montreal 2–6 Edmonton Niemi 18,347 9–6–3 21 Recap
19 November 15 Montreal 3–2 Calgary Price 18,443 10–6–3 23 Recap
20 November 17 Montreal 3–2 Vancouver Price 17,880 11–6–3 25 Recap
21 November 19 Washington 5–4 Montreal OT Price 21,911 11–6–4 26 Recap
22 November 21 Montreal New Jersey
23 November 23 Montreal Buffalo
24 November 24 Boston Montreal
25 November 27 Carolina Montreal

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

Player statistics

As of November 19, 2018[5]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Brendan Gallagher 21 10 5 15 3 10
Max Domi 21 10 15 25 2 21
Tomas Plekanec 3 1 0 1 0 0
Jesperi Kotkaniemi 21 3 9 12 1 6
Nicolas Deslauriers 15 1 1 2 -3 6
Phillip Danault 21 1 10 11 3 10
Kenny Agostino 6 1 1 2 1 4
Joel Armia 15 3 4 7 1 8
Paul Byron 11 4 3 7 4 0
Charles Hudon 18 3 1 4 -7 14
Artturi Lehkonen 21 3 10 13 2 8
Matthew Peca 20 1 5 6 -5 4
Andrew Shaw 17 6 3 9 -1 18
Tomas Tatar 21 9 8 17 4 6
Jonathan Drouin 21 7 10 17 -2 10
Jordie Benn 21 1 2 3 -2 13
David Schlemko 5 0 0 0 2 0
Jeff Petry 21 2 14 16 -5 6
Karl Alzner 6 0 0 0 2 2
Mike Reilly 19 2 4 6 0 4
Victor Mete 19 0 3 3 7 2
Noah Juulsen 17 0 5 5 -3 6
Xavier Ouellet 18 0 3 3 -1 11

Goaltenders

Regular season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carey Price 15 15 906:04 7 4 4 46 3.06 459 .899 1 0 0 0
Antti Niemi 6 6 368:57 4 2 0 22 3.67 203 .891 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canadiens. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated April 17, 2024[6][7]

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


Awards and honours

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached Ref
Jesperi Kotkaniemi 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
October 3, 2018 [8]
Max Domi 100th career NHL assist October 3, 2018 [8]
Jonathan Drouin 100th career NHL assist October 13, 2018 [9]
Tomas Plekanec 1,000th career NHL game October 17, 2018 [10]
Jordie Benn 400th career NHL game October 23, 2018 [11]
Jesperi Kotkaniemi 1st career NHL goal November 1, 2018 [12]
Phillip Danault 200th career NHL game November 3, 2018 [13]
David Schlemko 400th career NHL game November 16, 2018 [14]


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
[15]
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
[15]
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
[15]
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
[15]
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
[15]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Edmonton Oilers
Hayden Hawkey
To Montreal Canadiens
5th-round pick in 2019
[16]
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
[17]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20) To Calgary Flames
Kerby Rychel
To Montreal Canadiens
Hunter Shinkaruk
[18]
September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10) To Vegas Golden Knights
Max Pacioretty
To Montreal Canadiens
Tomas Tatar
Nick Suzuki
2nd-round pick in 2019
[19]
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01) To Calgary Flames
Matt Taormina
Rinat Valiev
To Montreal Canadiens
Brett Kulak
[20]
October 3, 2018 (2018-10-03) To Minnesota Wild
William Bitten
To Montreal Canadiens
Gustav Olofsson
[21]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) Markus Eisenschmid to Adler Mannheim (DEL) 2-year [22]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Kenny Agostino from Boston Bruins 1-year [23]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Daniel Carr to Vegas Golden Knights 1-year [24]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Michael Chaput from Chicago Blackhawks 2-year [23]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Adam Cracknell to Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [25]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Zachary Fucale to Vegas Golden Knights 1-year [26]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Xavier Ouellet from Detroit Red Wings 1-year [23]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Matthew Peca from Tampa Bay Lightning 2-year [23]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Tomas Plekanec from Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [23]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Chris Terry to Detroit Red Wings 2-year [27]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) Jeremy Gregoire to Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) 1-year [28]
August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21) Tom Parisi to Cardiff Devils (EIHL) 1-year [29]
September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) Joel Teasdale from Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) 3-year [30]
October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10) Logan Shaw to San Diego Gulls (AHL) 1-year [31]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref
October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17) Jacob de la Rose to Detroit Red Wings [32]

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Jesperi Kotkaniemi 3-year [23]
July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) Jacob de la Rose 2-year [37]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) Joel Armia 1-year [38]
July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15) Phillip Danault 3-year [39]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20) Hunter Shinkaruk 1-year [40]
September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10) Michael McCarron 1-year [41]
September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) Josh Brook 3-year [42]
September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23) Paul Byron 4-year [43]
October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04) Cale Fleury 3-year [44]

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:

  1. 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.[45]
  2. 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.[46]
  3. 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.[15]
  4. 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).[47]
  5. 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.[15]
  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.[15]
  7. 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.[15]

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