2018–19 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | TBD Atlantic |
Conference | TBD Eastern |
2018–19 record | 11–7–5 |
Home record | 6–3–2 |
Road record | 5–4–3 |
Goals for | 74 |
Goals against | 77 |
Team information | |
General manager | Marc Bergevin |
Coach | Claude Julien |
Captain | Shea Weber |
Alternate captains | Paul Byron Brendan Gallagher |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Laval Rocket (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Max Domi (11) |
Assists | Max Domi Jeff Petry (15) |
Points | Max Domi (26) |
Penalty minutes | Max Domi (21) |
Plus/minus | Victor Mete (+6) |
Wins | Carey Price (7) |
Goals against average | Carey Price (3.17) |
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
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Conference standings
Template:2018–19 NHL Eastern Conference standings
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2018.[3]
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# | 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 | 20,405 | 3–1–0 | Recap | |
5 | September 24 | Montreal | 5–1 | Toronto | Niemi | 18,843 | 4–1–0 | Recap | |
6 | September 26 | Toronto | 5–3 | Montreal | Price | 20,486 | 4–2–0 | Recap | |
7 | September 29 | Montreal | 0–3 | Ottawa | Price | 14,398 | 4–3–0 | Recap | |
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[4]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
As of November 23, 2018[5]
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Brendan Gallagher | 23 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 10 |
Max Domi | 23 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 23 |
Tomas Plekanec | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
Nicolas Deslauriers | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
Phillip Danault | 23 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 10 |
Michael Chaput | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kenny Agostino | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Joel Armia | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Paul Byron | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Charles Hudon | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 14 |
Artturi Lehkonen | 23 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 8 |
Matthew Peca | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
Andrew Shaw | 19 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
Tomas Tatar | 23 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 8 |
Jonathan Drouin | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 10 |
Jordie Benn | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
Brett Kulak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Schlemko | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Jeff Petry | 23 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 6 |
Karl Alzner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Mike Reilly | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
Victor Mete | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Noah Juulsen | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
Xavier Ouellet | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 11 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Carey Price | 16 | 16 | 966:04 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 3.17 | 487 | .895 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Antti Niemi | 7 | 7 | 432:03 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3.61 | 243 | .897 | 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
Awards and honours
Milestones
Player | Milestone | Reached | Ref |
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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 | |
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June 23, 2018 | 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 | 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 | To Calgary Flames WPG's 4th-round pick in 2018 – Milos Roman |
To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2019 |
[15] |
June 23, 2018 | To Chicago Blackhawks FLA's 5th-round pick in 2018 – Mikael Hakkarainen |
To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2019 |
[15] |
June 23, 2018 | To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2019 |
To Montreal Canadiens MTL's 7th-round pick in 2018 – Brett Stapley |
[15] |
June 23, 2018 | To Edmonton Oilers Hayden Hawkey |
To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2019 |
[16] |
June 30, 2018 | 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 | To Calgary Flames Kerby Rychel |
To Montreal Canadiens Hunter Shinkaruk |
[18] |
September 10, 2018 | To Vegas Golden Knights Max Pacioretty |
To Montreal Canadiens Tomas Tatar Nick Suzuki 2nd-round pick in 2019 |
[19] |
October 1, 2018 | To Calgary Flames Matt Taormina Rinat Valiev |
To Montreal Canadiens Brett Kulak |
[20] |
October 3, 2018 | To Minnesota Wild William Bitten |
To Montreal Canadiens Gustav Olofsson |
[21] |
Free agents
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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June 8, 2018 | Markus Eisenschmid | to Adler Mannheim (DEL) | 2-year | [22] |
July 1, 2018 | Kenny Agostino | from Boston Bruins | 1-year | [23] |
July 1, 2018 | Daniel Carr | to Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | [24] |
July 1, 2018 | Michael Chaput | from Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | [23] |
July 1, 2018 | Adam Cracknell | to Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | [25] |
July 1, 2018 | Zachary Fucale | to Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | [26] |
July 1, 2018 | Xavier Ouellet | from Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | [23] |
July 1, 2018 | Matthew Peca | from Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-year | [23] |
July 1, 2018 | Tomas Plekanec | from Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | [23] |
July 1, 2018 | Chris Terry | to Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | [27] |
July 3, 2018 | Jeremy Gregoire | to Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | 1-year | [28] |
August 21, 2018 | Tom Parisi | to Cardiff Devils (EIHL) | 1-year | [29] |
September 21, 2018 | Joel Teasdale | from Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) | 3-year | [30] |
October 10, 2018 | Logan Shaw | to San Diego Gulls (AHL) | 1-year | [31] |
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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October 17, 2018 | Jacob de la Rose | to Detroit Red Wings | [32] |
Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2018 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 3-year | [23] |
July 5, 2018 | Jacob de la Rose | 2-year | [37] |
July 13, 2018 | Joel Armia | 1-year | [38] |
July 15, 2018 | Phillip Danault | 3-year | [39] |
August 20, 2018 | Hunter Shinkaruk | 1-year | [40] |
September 10, 2018 | Michael McCarron | 1-year | [41] |
September 21, 2018 | Josh Brook | 3-year | [42] |
September 23, 2018 | Paul Byron | 4-year | [43] |
October 4, 2018 | 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) |
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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.[45]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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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