2015–16 Montreal Canadiens season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2015–16
Year:	2015
Team:	Montreal Canadiens
Division:	Atlantic
Divisionrank:	6th
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	13th
Record:	38–38–6
Homerecord:	22–16–3
Roadrecord:	16–22–3
Goalsfor:	221
Goalsagainst:	236
Generalmanager:	Marc Bergevin
Coach:	Michel Therrien
Captain:	Max Pacioretty
Altcaptain:	Brendan Gallagher Andrei Markov Tomas Plekanec P. K. Subban
Arena:	Bell Centre
Attendance:	21,288 (100%)^[1]
Minorleague:	St. John's IceCaps (AHL) Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Alex Galchenyuk Max Pacioretty (30)
Assistsleader:	P. K. Subban (45)
Pointsleader:	Max Pacioretty (64)
Plusminusleader:	Brendan Gallagher (+13)
Pimleader:	P. K. Subban (75)
Winsleader:	Mike Condon (21)
Gaaleader:	Charlie Lindgren (2.00)

The 2015–16 Montreal Canadiens season was the 107th season of the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 99th season in the National Hockey League.^[2]

Off-season

On September 18, 2015, it was announced that Max Pacioretty was named the 29th captain after a player vote, with Andrei Markov, P. K. Subban, Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Plekanec as alternate captains.^{[3] [4]} Gallagher and Markov will be paired and Subban and Plekanec would be their own pair, with a rotating routine with one pair playing their part at home and the other on the road.^[5]

The introduction of rookie goaltender Mike Condon to the main roster also highlighted notable off season moves by the club. After a stellar pre-season performance, Condon was ultimately rewarded for his play, subsequently replacing Dustin Tokarski on the goalie tandem as back-up to starter Carey Price.^[6]

Regular season

The team began its regular season on October 7, 2015, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, recording a 3–1 victory.^[7] This season also marked the franchise's best start to a campaign with 9 consecutive wins.^[8] The Canadiens did not suffer a loss until their 10th game of the season, falling to the Vancouver Canucks' 5–1 on October 27.

Despite this, the notoriety of the 2015–16 Montreal Canadiens season had been the extensive amount of injuries which had plagued members of the main roster. At the forefront of this misfortune was starting goaltender Carey Price, who had suffered a lower-body injury during a 4‒3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2015.^[9] He was sidelined with the injury until November 20 in a 5‒3 win against the New York Islanders after having missed nine games with a 5‒2‒2 record.^[10]

However, on November 25, Price re-aggravated his lower-body injury in a 5‒1 victory against the New York Rangers and did not return for the third period.^[11] At the time, Price was expected to miss an additional 6 weeks. Ultimately, Price's return did not actualize, and, on April 6, 2016, the Montreal Canadiens announced that Price would not return for the 2015–16 season. The extent of Price's injury was revealed to be a medial collateral ligament injury (MCL sprain).^[12]

On November 22, against the New York Islanders, right winger Brendan Gallagher sustained injuries to his fingers after attempting to block a shot.^[13] His injuries required surgery and was expected to miss at least six weeks.^[14] Gallagher returned for the 2016 Winter Classic in a 5‒1 win against the Boston Bruins and managed a goal and an assist, also receiving the first star of the game.^{[15] [16]}

On March 10, 2016, defenseman P. K. Subban sustained a neck injury after colliding with defenseman Alexei Emelin in a 3–2 win against the Buffalo Sabres.^[17] Subban was sent to the hospital as a precautionary measure, but was released the following day with a non-serious injury. On April 6, the club announced that Subban would miss the last two games of the 2015–16 season.

Other notable injuries included those to defencemen Tom Gilbert, Jeff Petry, as well as Nathan Beaulieu. Due to the magnitude of sidelined players, many prospects had gained the opportunity to draw select time in the lineup, with Michael McCarron, Morgan Ellis, Joel Hanley, Darren Dietz, Daniel Carr, Charles Hudon, Brett Lernout, Ryan Johnston, and goaltender Charlie Lindgren all making their respective NHL debuts at some point throughout the season.

The latter half of the Canadiens' season saw them face their worst slump since the 1939-40 season. With this, Montreal missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012. Similarly, no Canadian team in the NHL made the playoffs that year, marking the first time since 1970 that all Canadian franchises failed to qualify for the postseason.^{[18] [19]}

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–3–2 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 1–1–0)^[20]
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Toronto	2–1	Montreal	OT		21,287	0–0–1	Recap
2	September 24	Washington	4–3	Montreal	SO	Condon	21,287	0–0–2	Recap
3	September 25	Chicago	5–1	Montreal			21,287	0–1–2	Recap
4	September 26	Montreal	1–0	Toronto		Condon	17,992	1–1–2	Recap
5	September 28	Pittsburgh	1–4	Montreal		Price	18,259	2–1–2	Recap
6	October 1	Ottawa	5–2	Montreal		Price	21,287	2–2–2	Recap
7	October 3	Montreal	4–5	Ottawa			17,912	2–3–2	Recap
Notes: Game was played at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log^[21]
October: 10–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 6–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Montreal 3–1 19,241 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 10 Montreal 4–2 Price 17,565 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 11 Montreal 3–1 19,177 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 13 Montreal 3–2 Price 18,626 4–0–0 8 Recap 5 October 15 0–3 Montreal Price 21,288 5–0–0 10 Recap 6 October 17 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 6–0–0 12 Recap 7 October 20 0–3 Montreal Price 21,288 7–0–0 14 Recap 8 October 23 Montreal 7–2 Condon 18,214 8–0–0 16 Recap 9 October 24 3–5 Montreal Price 21,288 9–0–0 18 Recap 10 October 27 Montreal 1–5 Price 18,570 9–1–0 18 Recap 11 October 29 Montreal 3–4 Price 16,839 9–2–0 18 Recap 12 October 30 Montreal 6–2 Condon 19,289 10–2–0 20 Recap
November: 8–2–3 (Home: 5–2–2; Road: 3–0–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 1 1–5 Montreal 21,288 11–2–0 22 Recap 14 November 3 2–1 Montreal OT Condon 21,288 11–2–1 23 Recap 15 November 5 1–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 12–2–1 25 Recap 16 November 7 2–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 13–2–1 27 Recap 17 November 11 Montreal 3–4 SO Condon 18,455 13–2–2 28 Recap 18 November 14 6–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 13–3–2 28 Recap 19 November 16 3–4 Montreal OT Condon 21,288 14–3–2 30 Recap 20 November 19 3–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 14–4–2 30 Recap 21 November 20 Montreal 5–3 15,171 15–4–2 32 Recap 22 November 22 2–4 Montreal Price 21,288 16–4–2 34 Recap 23 November 25 Montreal 5–1 Price 18,006 17–4–2 36 Recap 24 November 27 Montreal 3–2 SO Condon 16,514 18–4–2 38 Recap 25 November 28 3–2 Montreal OT Condon 21,288 18–4–3 39 Recap
December: 3–11–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 1–7–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 1 1–2 Montreal 21,288 19–4–3 41 Recap 27 December 3 3–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 19–5–3 41 Recap 28 December 5 Montreal 2–3 Condon 10,687 19–6–3 41 Recap 29 December 9 3–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 19–7–3 41 Recap 30 December 10 Montreal 2–3 20,027 19–8–3 41 Recap 31 December 12 1–3 Montreal Tokarski 21,288 20–8–3 43 Recap 32 December 15 3–1 Montreal Tokarski 21,288 20–9–3 43 Recap 33 December 17 3–0 Montreal Condon 21,288 20–10–3 43 Recap 34 December 19 Montreal 2–6 Condon 18,532 20–11–3 43 Recap 35 December 21 Montreal 1–5 Tokarski 17,113 20–12–3 43 Recap 36 December 22 Montreal 1–2 Condon 19,105 20–13–3 43 Recap 37 December 26 Montreal 1–3 Condon 18,506 20–14–3 43 Recap 38 December 28 Montreal 4–3 SO Condon 19,092 21–14–3 45 Recap 39 December 29 Montreal 1–3 19,822 21–15–3 45 Recap
January: 3–7–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 2–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 Montreal 5–1 67,246 22–15–3 47 Recap 41 January 5 Montreal 3–4 19,163 22–16–3 47 Recap 42 January 6 1–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–16–3 49 Recap 43 January 9 3–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–17–3 49 Recap 44 January 14 2–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–18–3 49 Recap 45 January 16 Montreal 3–4 OT Condon 19,501 23–18–4 50 Recap 46 January 17 Montreal 2–5 Scrivens 22,030 23–19–4 50 Recap 47 January 19 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–20–4 50 Recap 48 January 23 Montreal 3–2 SO Condon 19,807 24–20–4 52 Recap 49 January 25 Montreal 2–5 Condon 11,927 24–21–4 52 Recap 50 January 26 5–2 Montreal Scrivens 21,288 24–22–4 52 Recap
February: 6–6–1 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 1–5–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Montreal 2–4 19,031 24–23–4 52 Recap 52 February 3 4–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 24–24–4 52 Recap 53 February 6 1–5 Montreal 21,288 25–24–4 54 Recap 54 February 7 1–2 Montreal SO Scrivens 21,288 26–24–4 56 Recap 55 February 9 2–4 Montreal Scrivens 21,288 27–24–4 58 Recap 56 February 12 Montreal 4–6 Condon 18,505 27–25–4 58 Recap 57 February 15 Montreal 2–6 Condon 14,338 27–26–4 58 Recap 58 February 17 Montreal 2–3 Scrivens 16,271 27–27–4 58 Recap 59 February 19 2–3 Montreal SO Condon 21,288 28–27–4 60 Recap 60 February 22 2–1 Montreal SO Condon 21,288 28–27–5 61 Recap - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" 61 February 24 Montreal 4–3 Condon 18,506 29–27–5 63 Recap - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" 62 February 27 1–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 30–27–5 65 Recap 63 February 29 Montreal 2–6 Condon 16,205 30–28–5 65 Recap
March: 6–8–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 2–4–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 Montreal 2–3 SO 15,273 30–28–6 66 Recap 65 March 3 Montreal 2–3 18,230 30–29–6 66 Recap 66 March 5 Montreal 2–4 Condon 15,294 30–30–6 66 Recap 67 March 8 3–4 Montreal OT Scrivens 21,288 31–30–6 68 Recap 68 March 10 2–3 Montreal Condon 21,288 32–30–6 70 Recap 69 March 12 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 32–31–6 70 Recap 70 March 15 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 32–32–6 70 Recap 71 March 16 Montreal 3–2 OT Scrivens 18,815 33–32–6 72 Recap 72 March 19 Montreal 0–5 Scrivens 19,722 33–33–6 72 Recap 73 March 20 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 33–34–6 72 Recap 74 March 22 3–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 34–34–6 74 Recap 75 March 24 Montreal 3–4 Scrivens 20,027 34–35–6 74 Recap 76 March 26 5–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 34–36–6 74 Recap 77 March 29 3–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 35–36–6 76 Recap 78 March 31 Montreal 3–0 Condon 19,092 36–36–6 78 Recap
April: 2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 2 Montreal 3–4 17,427 36–37–6 78 Recap 80 April 5 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 36–38–6 78 Recap 81 April 7 Montreal 4–2 15,120 37–38–6 80 Recap 82 April 9 2–5 Montreal Condon 21,288 38–38–6 82 Recap
Legend:

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season^[22]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	82	30	34	64	−10	34
	82	30	26	56	−8	20
	82	14	40	54	4	36
	68	6	45	51	4	75
	82	5	39	44	−6	38
	53	19	21	40	13	24
	65	11	18	29	−6	20
^‡	56	14	12	26	0	22
	79	13	13	26	−13	28
^‡	57	10	10	20	−1	28
	71	11	8	19	2	51
	64	2	17	19	−6	55
	62	11	7	18	−9	11
	44	7	10	17	1	6
	51	5	11	16	−6	16
^‡	46	6	6	12	−2	22
	72	0	12	12	−7	71
	56	4	6	10	−3	6
	30	2	8	10	0	6
	23	6	3	9	0	8
	38	1	6	7	−8	49
	10	0	6	6	0	0
^†	21	3	2	5	−2	8
	13	1	4	5	−1	13
^‡	15	1	3	4	1	12
	20	1	1	2	−10	37
	45	1	1	2	3	12
^†	14	1	1	2	−2	27
	12	1	1	2	1	2
	3	0	2	2	2	0
^‡	5	0	2	2	1	2
^†	12	0	1	1	−4	4
	22	0	1	1	−6	6
	1	0	0	0	0	0
^†	9	0	0	0	3	6
^†	1	0	0	0	−1	2
	3	0	0	0	0	2
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0	1	0
^‡	3	0	0	0	−3	5

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[23]

Player
	55	51	3,122:44	21	25	6	141	2.71	1458	.903	1	0	0	0
	12	12	698:20	10	2	0	24	2.06	365	.934	2	0	0	0
	15	14	821:58	5	8	0	42	3.07	447	.906	0	0	0	0
	1	1	60:00	1	0	0	2	2.00	28	.929	0	0	0	0
^‡	6	4	226:10	1	3	0	12	3.18	98	.878	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded	Ref
	NHL First Star of the Week	October 19, 2015	^[25]
	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 26, 2015	^[26]
Carey Price	NHL Second Star of the Month	November 2, 2015	^[27]
	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 9, 2015	^[28]
	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 30, 2015	^[29]
	NHL All-Star Game selection	January 6, 2016	^[30]
	NHL First Star of the Week	February 1, 2016	^[31]
Mike Condon	NHL Third Star of the Week	February 29, 2016	^[32]

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached	Ref
	400th Career NHL Game	October 7, 2015
	500th Career NHL Point	October 10, 2015
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	October 11, 2015
	200th Career NHL Game	October 20, 2015
	500th Career NHL Point	October 23, 2015
Tomas Plekanec	300th Career NHL Assist	October 23, 2015
	600th Career NHL Game	October 23, 2015
		October 31, 2015
	100th Career NHL Game	November 1, 2015
	600th Career NHL Game	November 16, 2015
Max Pacioretty	300th Career NHL Point	November 23, 2015
	1st Career NHL Game	November 27, 2015
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	December 5, 2015
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 10, 2015
	200th Career NHL Game	December 15, 2015
	1st Career NHL Game	December 19, 2015
Dale Weise	300th Career NHL Game	January 17, 2016
	500th Career NHL Game	February 7, 2016
Michael McCarron	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	February 27, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	March 2, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	March 12, 2016
	1st Career NHL Goal	March 16, 2016
	400th Career NHL Game	March 18, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	March 20, 2016
Michael McCarron	1st Career NHL Goal	March 20, 2016
Joel Hanley	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 22, 2016
Darren Dietz	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 22, 2016
Mike Condon		March 31, 2016
	400th Career NHL Game	March 31, 2016
	300th Career NHL Game	March 31, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	April 2, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	April 5, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	April 7, 2016
Darren Dietz	1st Career NHL Goal	April 7, 2016
	200th Career NHL Game	April 9, 2016

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Vancouver Canucks Brandon Prust	To Montreal Canadiens Zack Kassian 5th-round pick in 2016	^[33]
	To Arizona Coyotes Christian Thomas	To Montreal Canadiens Lucas Lessio	^[34]
	To Edmonton Oilers Zack Kassian	To Montreal Canadiens Ben Scrivens	^[35]
	To Anaheim Ducks Dustin Tokarski	To Montreal Canadiens Max Friberg	^[36]
	To Arizona Coyotes Jarred Tinordi Stefan Fournier	To Montreal Canadiens Victor Bartley John Scott	^[37]
	To Chicago Blackhawks Dale Weise Tomas Fleischmann	To Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault 2nd-round pick in 2018	^[38]
	To New Jersey Devils Devante Smith-Pelly	To Montreal Canadiens Stefan Matteau	^[39]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			1 year, two-way contract	^[40]
			1 year, two-way contract	^[41]
			1 year, two-way contract	^[42]
			2 years, two-way contract	^[43]
			1 year, $1.1 million	^[44]
			1 year, $750,000	^[45]
	Tom Parisi		2 years, two-way contract	^[46]
			2 years, two-way contract	^[47]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			1 year	^[48]
			1 year	^[49]
			1 year, $1.5 million	^[50]
			1 year, two-way contract	^[51]
			1 year, $575,000	^[52]
			1 year	^[53]
			1 year	^[54]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
		October 6, 2015	^[55]
		February 29, 2016	^[56]

Lost via release

Player	Date	Ref
			^[57]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		2 years, $1.9 million contract extension	^[58]
		2 years, $1.6 million contract extension	^[59]
		1 year, two-way contract extension	^[60]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[61]
		1 year, two-way contract extension	^[62]
		1 year, two-way contract extension	^[63]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[64]
		2 years, $5.6 million contract extension	^[65]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[66]
		2 years, $12 million contract extension	^[67]
		3 years, $3.5 million contract extension	^[68]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[69]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[70]
		1 year, contract extension	^[71]
		2 years, $1.5 million contract extension	^[72]
		1 year, two-way contract extension	^[73]

Draft picks

See also: List of Montreal Canadiens draft picks. Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	26	Noah Juulsen	D	Canada	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
3	87	Lukas Vejdemo	C	Sweden	Djurgårdens IF (SHL)
5	131	Matthew Bradley	C	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6	177	Simon Bourque	D	Canada	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
7	207	Jeremiah Addison	LW	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)

Notes

^[74]

• The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sent Jeff Petry to Montreal in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[75]
• The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sent Jeff Petry to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Edmonton will receive a fourth-round pick in 2015 if Montreal advances to the second round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs^[76] – was converted on April 26, 2015, when Montreal eliminated Ottawa in first-round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs.
• The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Mike Weaver to Montreal in exchange for this pick.^[77]
• The Colorado Avalanche's fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 30, 2014, that sent Daniel Briere to Colorado in exchange for P. A. Parenteau and this pick.^[78]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015–2016 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. ESPN.
2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 77. 978-1-894801-26-3.
3. Web site: Max Pacioretty becomes the 29th captain in Montreal Canadiens history. Canadiens.nhl.com. September 18, 2015. September 18, 2015.
4. Web site: Max Pacioretty named 29th captain of Canadiens. Lau. Rachel. September 18, 2015. September 18, 2015. Global News.
5. News: Canadiens' Gallagher honoured to become alternate captain. Hickey. Pat. September 18, 2015. September 19, 2015. The Montreal Gazette.
6. News: Condon puts job search on hold with flawless pre-season net play for Canadiens. September 27, 2015. April 10, 2016. The Montreal Gazette.
7. Web site: Canadiens top Maple Leafs, spoil Babcock's debut. NHL. October 10, 2015. October 7, 2015. Brophy. Mike.
8. Web site: Vancouver Canucks hand Montreal Canadiens first loss of season. Dyck. Darryl. October 28, 2015. October 28, 2015. The Star.
9. Web site: Canadiens goalie Carey Price out at least one week with lower-body injury. Sportsnet. November 1, 2015. December 12, 2015.
10. Web site: Carey Price to return as Canadiens face Islanders. CBC Sports. November 20, 2015. December 12, 2015.
11. Web site: Carey Price out at least 6 weeks with lower-body injury. November 30, 2015. December 12, 2015. CBC Sports.
12. Web site: Medical update – Carey Price not to return to action this season. April 6, 2016. April 6, 2016. canadiens.nhl.com.
13. Web site: Will Brendan Gallagher's injury push Canadiens to make a move?. Engels. Eric. November 24, 2015. December 12, 2015.
14. Web site: Brendan Gallagher to miss at least 6 weeks after hand surgery. November 24, 2015. December 12, 2015.
15. Web site: Must See: Brendan Gallagher Scores Beautiful Goal. Straw. Michael. January 1, 2016. January 1, 2016. The Hockey Writers.
16. Web site: Canadiens' depth defeats Bruins at Winter Classic. Rosen. Dan. January 1, 2016. January 1, 2016. NHL.
17. Web site: Montreal's P.K. Subban suffers non-serious neck injury. Simmons. Jeff. March 11, 2016. April 9, 2016. Sportsnet.
18. Web site: ‘A direct hit’: No Canadian team in NHL playoffs is bad for business. Russell. Andrew. March 31, 2016. April 6, 2024. Global News.
19. Web site: Stubbs. Dave. Woe Canada. No playoffs this year north of border. NHL.com. April 6, 2024. March 31, 2016.
20. Web site: 2015–16 Preseason calendar – Montreal Canadiens – Game Matchup Calendar. NHL. NHL. July 14, 2015.
21. Web site: 2015–2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results – Montreal Canadiens – Schedule. NHL. NHL. July 14, 2015.
22. Web site: 2015–2016 – Regular Season – Montreal Canadiens – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
23. Web site: 2015–2016 – Regular Season – Montreal Canadiens – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
24. Web site: Canadiens' Kassian placed in Stage Two of NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program. NHL. October 5, 2015.
25. Web site: Price, Seguin and Tarasenko named stars of week. NHL.com. October 19, 2015.
26. Web site: Kuznetsov, Markov and Quick named stars of week. NHL.com. October 26, 2015.
27. Web site: Benn, Price, Krejci named Stars of the Month. NHL.com. November 2, 2015.
28. Web site: Kane, Seguin and Condon named stars of week. NHL.com. November 9, 2015.
29. Web site: Benn, Holtby and Galchenyuk named stars of week. NHL.com. November 30, 2015.
30. Web site: Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal. NHL.com. January 6, 2016.
31. Web site: Scott, Atkinson, Eichel named stars of week. NHL.com. February 1, 2016.
32. Web site: Forsberg, Callahan and Condon named stars of week. NHL.com . February 29, 2016.
33. Web site: Canadiens acquire Zack Kassian and a fifth round pick from the Canucks for Brandon Prust. Canadiens.com. July 1, 2015. July 1, 2015.
34. Web site: Canadiens acquire forward Lucas Lessio from Arizona, in return for Christian Thomas. Canadiens.com. December 15, 2015. December 15, 2015.
35. Web site: The Canadiens acquire goaltender Ben Scrivens from the Edmonton Oilers in return for Zack Kassian. Canadiens.com. December 28, 2015. December 28, 2015.
36. Web site: Canadiens acquire left winger Max Friberg from the Anaheim Ducks in return for Dustin Tokarski. Canadiens.com. January 7, 2016. January 7, 2016.
37. Web site: Canadiens announced the acquisition of Victor Bartley and John Scott from Arizona. Canadiens.com. January 15, 2016. January 15, 2016.
38. Web site: Trade between the Canadiens and Blackhawks. Canadiens.com. February 26, 2016. February 26, 2016.
39. Web site: Canadiens acquire left-winger Stefan Matteau. February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016.
40. Web site: One-year, two-way contract for Joel Hanley. Canadiens.com. July 1, 2015.
41. Web site: One-year, two-way contract for free agent defenseman Mark Barberio. Canadiens.com. July 1, 2015.
42. Web site: One-year, two-way contract for George "Bud" Holloway. Canadiens.com. July 1, 2015.
43. Web site: Canadiens sign defenseman Ryan Johnston to a two-year contract. Canadiens.com. July 14, 2015.
44. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with free agent Alexander Semin . canadiens.nhl.com . July 24, 2015.
45. Web site: Tomas Fleischmann under contract for the 2015–16 season . canadiens.nhl.com . October 4, 2015.
46. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with free agent Tom Parisi . canadiens.nhl.com . March 26, 2016.
47. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with free agent Charlie Lindgren. canadiens.nhl.com . March 30, 2016.
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49. Web site: Joey MacDonald Signs Contract in Germany. The Hockey Writers. June 21, 2015.
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51. Web site: Flyers sign goaltender Neuvirth to two-year contract. NHL.com. July 1, 2015. July 1, 2015.
52. Web site: Red Wings sign winger Eric Tangradi. Detroit Red Wings. Bill. Roose. July 8, 2015. July 8, 2015.
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54. Web site: Monsters sign Malhotra to try-out. American Hockey League. December 3, 2015. February 23, 2017.
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56. Web site: Mike Brown claimed off waivers. canadiens.nhl.com . 2016-02-29.
57. Web site: Contract termination for Semin. Canadiens.com. April 15, 2016.
58. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with forward Brian Flynn. Canadiens.com. June 30, 2015.
59. Web site: Two-year extension for Greg Pateryn. Canadiens.com. July 1, 2015.
60. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with forward Christian Thomas. Canadiens.com. July 2, 2015.
61. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a three-year contract with first round pick Noah Juulsen. Canadiens.com. July 9, 2015.
62. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with forward Bournival. NHL. NHL. July 14, 2015. July 14, 2015.
63. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with defenseman Jarred Tinordi. Canadiens.nhl.com. July 15, 2015.
64. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a three-year contract with Daniel Audette. Canadiens.nhl.com. July 24, 2015.
65. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with Alex Galchenyuk. Canadiens.nhl.com. July 30, 2015.
66. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a three-year contract with goaltender Michael McNiven. Canadiens.nhl.com. September 24, 2015.
67. Web site: BREAKING NEWS: Canadiens Sign Plekanec To Contract Extension. Go Habs Go. October 17, 2015.
68. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a three-year contract extension with forward Paul Byron. Go Habs Go. October 17, 2015.
69. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a three-year contract with forward Artturi Lehkonen. Canadiens.nhl.com. May 9, 2016.
70. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a three-year contract with forward Martin Reway. Canadiens.nhl.com. May 19, 2016.
71. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with forward Sven Andrighetto. Canadiens.nhl.com. June 13, 2016.
72. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with defenseman Mark Barberio. Canadiens.nhl.com. June 13, 2016.
73. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Joel Hanley. Canadiens.nhl.com. June 22, 2016.
74. Web site: 2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 3, 2015.
75. Web site: Canadiens acquire Petry from Oilers for draft picks. March 2, 2015. March 2, 2015.
76. Web site: Oilers trade Petry to Canadiens. March 2, 2015. March 2, 2015.
77. Web site: Panthers trade D Weaver to Canadiens for fifth-round pick. March 4, 2014. March 4, 2014.
78. Web site: Colorado Avalanche trade Parenteau to Canadiens for Briere. June 30, 2014. June 30, 2014.