2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2016–17
Year:	2016
Team:	Montreal Canadiens
Division:	Atlantic
Divisionrank:	1st
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	4th
Record:	47–26–9
Homerecord:	24–12–5
Roadrecord:	23–14–4
Goalsfor:	226
Goalsagainst:	200
Generalmanager:	Marc Bergevin
Coach:	Michel Therrien (Oct. 13 – Feb. 14)^[1] Claude Julien (interim, Feb. 14 – Apr. 22)
Captain:	Max Pacioretty
Altcaptain:	Brendan Gallagher Andrei Markov Tomas Plekanec Shea Weber
Arena:	Bell Centre
Attendance:	21,288^[2]
Minorleague:	St. John's IceCaps (AHL) Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Max Pacioretty (35)
Assistsleader:	Alexander Radulov (36)
Pointsleader:	Max Pacioretty (67)
Plusminusleader:	Paul Byron (+21)
Pimleader:	Andrew Shaw (110)
Winsleader:	Carey Price (37)
Gaaleader:	Carey Price (2.23)
Divisionwin:	Atlantic

The 2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season was the 108th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 100th season in the National Hockey League.^[3]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 1–0–1)^[4]
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	New Jersey	3–2	Montreal			21,288	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 27	Washington	2–5	Montreal			21,288	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 29	Ottawa	4–3	Montreal	OT		21,288	1–1–1	Recap
4	October 1	Montreal	3–2	Ottawa	OT	Montoya	17,147	2–1–1	Recap
5	October 2	Montreal	2–3	Toronto	OT	Condon	18,912	2–1–2	Recap
6	October 4	Boston	3–4	Montreal		–	–	3–1–2	Recap
7	October 6	Toronto	1–6	Montreal			21,288	4–1–2	Recap

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log^[5]
October: 8–0–1 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Montreal 4–1 19,070 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 15 Montreal 3–4 SO Montoya 18,195 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 18 0–4 Montreal Montoya 21,288 2–0–1 5 Recap 4 October 20 2–5 Montreal 21,288 3–0–1 7 Recap 5 October 22 Montreal 4–2 Price 17,565 4–0–1 9 Recap 6 October 24 1–3 Montreal Price 21,288 5–0–1 11 Recap 7 October 26 Montreal 3–2 Montoya 12,194 6–0–1 13 Recap 8 October 27 1–3 Montreal Price 21,288 7–0–1 15 Recap 9 October 29 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 8–0–1 17 Recap
November: 8–5–1 (Home: 7–1–1 ; Road: 1–4–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 2 0–3 Montreal 21,288 9–0–1 19 Recap 11 November 4 Montreal 0–10 14,436 9–1–1 19 Recap 12 November 5 Philadelphia 4–5 Montreal Price 21,288 10–1–1 21 Recap 13 November 8 Boston 2–3 Montreal Price 21,288 11–1–1 23 Recap 14 November 10 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 12–1–1 25 Recap 15 November 12 0–5 Montreal Price 21,288 13–1–1 27 Recap 16 November 13 Montreal 2–3 Montoya 21,762 13–2–1 27 Recap 17 November 15 4–3 Montreal OT Price 21,288 13–2–2 28 Recap 18 November 18 Montreal 2–3 Montoya 12,101 13–3–2 28 Recap 19 November 19 Toronto 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 14–3–2 30 Recap 20 November 22 Ottawa 4–3 Montreal Price 21,288 14–4–2 30 Recap 21 November 24 Carolina 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 15–4–2 32 Recap 22 November 26 Montreal 2–1 Detroit OT Price 20,027 16–4–2 34 Recap 23 November 29 Montreal 1–2 Price 14,830 16–5–2 34 Recap
December: 6–4–4 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–3) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Montreal 1–2 17,562 16–6–2 34 Recap 25 December 4 Montreal 5–4 Los Angeles SO Price 18,230 17–6–2 36 Recap 26 December 6 Montreal 2–3 OT 17,646 17–6–3 37 Recap 27 December 8 2–5 Montreal Price 21,288 18–6–3 39 Recap 28 December 10 1–10 Montreal Price 21,288 19–6–3 41 Recap 29 December 12 Boston 2–1 Montreal OT Price 21,288 19–6–4 42 Recap 30 December 16 San Jose 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 19–7–4 42 Recap 31 December 17 Montreal 2–1 Price 18,506 20–7–4 44 Recap 32 December 20 Anaheim 1–5 Montreal Price 21,288 21–7–4 46 Recap 33 December 22 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 21–8–4 46 Recap 34 December 23 Montreal 1–2 Columbus Montoya 18,147 21–9–4 46 Recap 35 December 28 Montreal 3–4 Tampa Bay OT Price 19,092 21–9–5 47 Recap 36 December 29 Montreal 3–2 Florida OT Montoya 17,489 22–9–5 49 Recap 37 December 31 Montreal 3–4 Pittsburgh OT Price 19,633 22–9–6 50 Recap
January: 8–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 5–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 3 Montreal 2–1 OT 17,113 23–9–6 52 Recap 39 January 4 Montreal 4–3 OT 18,106 24–9–6 54 Recap 40 January 7 Montreal 5–3 Toronto Price 19,796 25–9–6 56 Recap 41 January 9 Washington 4–1 Montreal Price 21,288 25–10–6 56 Recap 42 January 11 Montreal 7–4 Montoya 15,294 26–10–6 58 Recap 43 January 12 Montreal 1–7 Minnesota Price 19,104 26–11–6 58 Recap 44 January 14 4–5 Montreal Price 21,288 27–11–6 60 Recap 45 January 16 Montreal 0–1 Detroit Price 20,027 27–12–6 60 Recap 46 January 18 Pittsburgh 4–1 Montreal Price 21,288 27–13–6 60 Recap 47 January 20 Montreal 3–1 New Jersey Montoya 15,345 28–13–6 62 Recap 48 January 21 Buffalo 3–2 Montreal OT Price 21,288 28–13–7 63 Recap 49 January 24 1–5 Montreal Price 21,288 29–13–7 65 Recap 50 January 26 Montreal 1–3 NY Islanders Price 12,019 29–14–7 65 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 51 January 31 Buffalo 2–5 Montreal Price 21,288 30–14–7 67 Recap
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 4–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Montreal 1–3 Philadelphia 19,768 30–15–7 67 Recap 53 February 4 Washington 3–2 Montreal Price 21,288 30–16–7 67 Recap 54 February 5 1–0 Montreal SO 21,288 30–16–8 68 Recap 55 February 7 Montreal 0–4 Colorado Price 12,667 30–17–8 68 Recap 56 February 9 Montreal 5–4 Arizona OT Price 14,098 31–17–8 70 Recap 57 February 11 St. Louis 4–2 Montreal Montoya 21,288 31–18–8 70 Recap 58 February 12 Montreal 0–4 Boston Price 17,565 31–19–8 70 Recap 59 February 18 Winnipeg 3–1 Montreal Price 21,288 31–20–8 70 Recap 60 February 21 Montreal 3–2 NY Rangers SO Price 18,006 32–20–8 72 Recap 61 February 23 NY Islanders 3–0 Montreal Price 21,288 32–21–8 72 Recap 62 February 25 Montreal 3–2 Toronto OT Price 19,843 33–21–8 74 Recap 63 February 27 Montreal 4–3 New Jersey OT Montoya 13,270 34–21–8 76 Recap 64 February 28 Columbus 0–1 Montreal OT Price 21,288 35–21–8 78 Recap
March: 9–3–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Nashville 1–2 Montreal 21,288 36–21–8 80 Recap 66 March 4 Montreal 4–1 NY Rangers Price 18,006 37–21–8 82 Recap 67 March 7 Montreal 2–1 Vancouver OT Price 18,865 38–21–8 84 Recap 68 March 9 Montreal 0–5 Calgary 19,289 38–22–8 84 Recap 69 March 12 Montreal 4–1 Edmonton Price 18,347 39–22–8 86 Recap 70 March 14 Chicago 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 39–23–8 86 Recap 71 March 18 Montreal 4−3 Ottawa SO Price 19,653 40−23−8 88 Recap 72 March 19 Ottawa 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 41−23−8 90 Recap 73 March 21 Detroit 2–1 Montreal OT Montoya 21,288 41–23–9 91 Recap 74 March 23 Carolina 4–1 Montreal Price 21,288 41–24–9 91 Recap 75 March 25 Ottawa 1–3 Montreal Price 21,288 42–24–9 93 Recap 76 March 28 Dallas 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 43–24–9 95 Recap 77 March 30 Florida 2–6 Montreal Price 21,288 44–24–9 97 Recap
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Montreal 2–1 Tampa Bay OT 19,092 45–24–9 99 Recap 79 April 3 Montreal 4–1 Florida 15,222 46–24–9 101 Recap 80 April 5 Montreal 1–2 Buffalo Price 18,815 46–25–9 101 Recap 81 April 7 Tampa Bay 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 46–26–9 101 Recap 82 April 8 Montreal 3–2 Detroit OT Lindgren 20,027 47–26–9 103 Recap
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	81	35	32	67	15	38
	76	18	36	54	10	62
	61	17	27	44	−5	24
	81	22	21	43	21	29
	78	17	25	42	20	38
	82	13	27	40	5	35
	62	6	30	36	18	16
	68	12	17	29	4	110
	64	10	19	29	7	39
	73	18	10	28	−1	8
	78	10	18	28	10	24
	80	8	20	28	3	22
	74	4	24	28	8	44
	78	8	9	17	5	38
	51	6	4	10	2	4
^‡	31	4	6	10	5	6
	76	2	8	10	1	71
	33	2	7	9	4	6
^‡	27	2	6	8	1	4
^‡	24	1	5	6	1	4
	31	1	4	5	−4	41
^†	13	1	4	5	3	4
	16	0	5	5	6	2
	14	2	2	4	−1	4
^‡	26	0	4	4	1	10
^†	13	2	0	2	−1	4
^†	10	0	2	2	−3	4
	3	0	2	2	1	2
^†	17	1	0	1	−2	2
	3	1	0	1	1	0
^†	11	0	1	1	−2	17
	9	0	0	0	−3	4
	3	0	0	0	0	17
	7	0	0	0	−3	4
	7	0	0	0	−3	4
	2	0	0	0	−1	0
^†	9	0	0	0	−4	0
	4	0	0	0	1	0

Playoffs

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	6	2	5	7	0	6
	6	2	2	4	−1	2
	6	1	2	3	−3	8
	6	1	2	3	−4	0
	6	1	2	3	1	5
	6	0	3	3	0	4
	6	0	2	2	1	2
	6	1	0	1	−3	0
	2	1	0	1	1	2
	3	1	0	1	1	0
	6	1	0	1	−3	2
	5	0	1	1	−3	0
	6	0	1	1	−1	10
	6	0	1	1	−2	7
	6	0	0	0	−3	6
	3	0	0	0	−1	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	−1	0
	2	0	0	0	−1	0
	1	0	0	0	−1	0
	2	0	0	0	−1	0
	6	0	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	−2	7

Goaltenders

Regular season^[6]

Player
	62	62	3,708:08	37	20	5	138	2.23	1794	.923	3	0	1	4
	19	18	1124:53	8	6	4	50	2.67	569	.912	2	0	2	2
	2	2	121:42	2	0	0	3	1.48	59	.949	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 Third Star of the Week	October 31, 2016	^[8]
Shea Weber	NHL Second Star of the Month	November 1, 2016	^[9]
	NHL Third Star of the Week	March 6, 2017	^[10]

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached	Ref
	1st Career NHL Game	October 13, 2016	^[11]
	1st Career NHL Game	October 13, 2016
Artturi Lehkonen	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 15, 2016	^[12]
	100th Career NHL Point	October 18, 2016	^[13]
	100th Career NHL Assist	November 15, 2016	^[14]
	500th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2016	^[15]
Alex Galchenyuk	300th Career NHL Game	December 4, 2016	^[16]
Jeff Petry	400th Career NHL Game	December 29, 2016	^[17]
	800th Career NHL Game	December 31, 2016	^[18]
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	January 7, 2017	^[19]
	100th Career NHL Game	January 20, 2017	^[20]
	200th Career NHL Game	January 21, 2017	^[21]
	200th Career NHL Game	February 7, 2017	^[22]
Max Pacioretty	200th Career NHL Goal	February 9, 2017	^[23]
	900th Career NHL Game	February 11, 2017	^[24]
	300th Career NHL Game	February 12, 2017	^[25]
Max Pacioretty	400th Career NHL Point	February 28, 2017	^[26]
Shea Weber	300th Career NHL Assist	February 28, 2017	^[27]
	100th Career NHL Point	March 12, 2017	^[28]
Alex Galchenyuk	200th Career NHL Point	March 14, 2017	^[29]
	500th Career NHL Game	March 14, 2017
	600th Career NHL Game	March 19, 2017	^[30]
Max Pacioretty	200th Career NHL Assist	April 1, 2017	^[31]
	100th Career NHL Game	April 7, 2017	^[32]

Playoffs

Player	Milestone	Reached	Ref
	1st Career Playoff Game	April 12, 2017	^[33]
	1st Career Playoff Game	April 12, 2017
	1st Career Playoff Game	April 12, 2017
	1st Career Playoff Game	April 12, 2017
Paul Byron	1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point	April 14, 2017	^[34]
Phillip Danault	1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point	April 14, 2017
	1st Career Playoff Game	April 16, 2017	^[35]
Artturi Lehkonen	1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point	April 16, 2017	^[36]
	1st Career Playoff Goal	April 22, 2017	^[37]
	1st Career Playoff Game	April 22, 2017

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Washington Capitals Lars Eller	To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018	^[38]
	To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2016 MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016	To Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw
	To Winnipeg Jets 7th-round pick in 2017	To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2016	^[39]
	To Nashville Predators P. K. Subban	To Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber	^[40]
	To Florida Panthers Tim Bozon	To Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Racine	^[41]
	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jonathan Racine 6th-round pick in 2017	To Montreal Canadiens Nikita Nesterov	^[42]
	To Carolina Hurricanes Philip Samuelsson	To Montreal Canadiens Keegan Lowe	^[43]
	To Dallas Stars Greg Pateryn 4th-round pick in 2017	To Montreal Canadiens Jordie Benn	^[44]
	To Edmonton Oilers David Desharnais	To Montreal Canadiens Brandon Davidson	^[45]
	To Detroit Red Wings 6th-round pick in 2018	To Montreal Canadiens Steve Ott	^[46]
	To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018	To Montreal Canadiens Dwight King	^[47]
	To Colorado Avalanche Sven Andrighetto	To Montreal Canadiens Andreas Martinsen	^[48]
	To Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2018	To Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Drouin Conditional 6th-round pick in 2018	^[49]
	To Buffalo Sabres Nathan Beaulieu	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2017	^[50]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			1 year, $950,000	^[51]
			1 year, $5.75 million	^[52]
			2 years, $1.225 million	^[53]
			1 year, $600,000 two-way contract	^[54]
		Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $600,000 two-way contract	^[55]
			1 year, $575,000 two-way contract	^[56]
			2 years, $1.285 million entry-level contract	^[57]
	Antoine Waked		3 years, $2.18 million entry-level contract	^[58]
			1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract	^[59]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			2 years	^[60]
			1 year, $575,000 two-way contract	^[61]
			1 year, $1.4 million	^[62]
			1 year, $575,000 two-way contract	^[63]
			1 year, $575,000 two-way contract	^[64]
			1 year, $650,000 two-way contract	^[65]
			1 year, $575,000 two-way contract	^[66]
			1 year	^[67]
	Mac Bennett		1 year	^[68]
	Stefan Fournier		1 year, $632,500 two-way contract	^[69]
			1 year	^[70]
			3 years	^[71]

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref
		October 11, 2016	^[72]
		February 2, 2017	^[73]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		6 years, $23.4 million	^[74]
		3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[75]
		2 years, $1.45 million contract extension	^[76]
		2 years, $1.824 million contract extension	^[77]
		2 years, $1.065 million contract extension	^[78]
		1 year, $650,000 contract extension	^[79]
	Simon Bourque	3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract	^[80]
	Jeremiah Addison	3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract	^[81]
		3 years, $2.244 million entry-level contract	^[82]
		1 year, $675,000 contract extension	^[83]
		2 years, $1.3 million contract extension	^[84]
		6 years, $33 million contract extension	^[85]

Draft picks

See also: List of Montreal Canadiens draft picks. Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.^[86]

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	9	Mikhail Sergachev	Defence	Russia	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
3	70	William Bitten	Centre	Canada	Flint Firebirds (OHL)
4	100	Victor Mete	Defence	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
5	124	Casey Staum	Defence	United States	Hill-Murray Pioneers (MSHSL)
6	160	Michael Pezzetta	Centre	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7	187	Arvid Henrikson	Defence	Sweden	AIK Jrs. (Sweden)

Notes

• The Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 2016 (45th overall) and this pick.^[87]
• The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015, that sent Brandon Prust to Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and this pick.^[88] The Canadiens' own fifth-round pick had previously gone to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Brian Flynn to Montreal in exchange for this pick.^[89]
• The Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.^[90] The Canadiens' own seventh-round pick had previously gone to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Torrey Mitchell to Montreal in exchange for Jack Nevins and this pick.^[91]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Claude Julien returns to Montreal as Habs dump Michel Therrien. CBC Sports. February 14, 2017. March 21, 2024.
2. Web site: 2016–2017 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. ESPN.
3. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 77. 978-1-894801-26-3.
4. Web site: 2016-17 Preseason calendar - Montreal Canadiens - Game Matchup Calendar. Canadiens.nhl.com. June 21, 2016.
5. Web site: 2016-2017 Regular Season Schedule/Results. June 21, 2016. Canadiens.nhl.com.
6. Web site: Montreal Canadiens Stats - 2016-2017 - Montreal Canadiens. NHL.
7. Web site: 2016-17 NHL Suspension Tracker. Sportsnet. May 5, 2017.
8. Web site: Anderson, Dubnyk and Weber named 3 Stars of the Week. NHL.com . October 31, 2016.
9. Web site: Three stars for October: Connor McDavid, Shea Weber, Jonathan Marchessault. ESPN.com. November 1, 2016.
10. Web site: Nikita Kucherov named NHL's First Star of the Week. NHL.com. Tampa Bay Lightning. March 6, 2017.
11. Web site: Hickey. Pat. In the Habs' Room: Montoya's the man as Price misses second start. Montreal Gazette. December 28, 2016. Buffalo, New York. October 13, 2016.
12. Web site: Wallace. Lisa. Senators edge Canadiens with Karlsson's SO winner. CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. December 28, 2016. October 15, 2016.
13. Web site: Poulin. Nicolas. Une grande soirée au Centre Bell avec Jacques Demers. 25Stanley. December 28, 2016. fr-CA. October 19, 2016.
14. Web site: Numbers Game - Panthers @ Canadiens. NHL.com. December 28, 2016. November 16, 2016.
15. Web site: Canadiens run win streak over Maple Leafs to 12. USA TODAY. December 28, 2016. November 20, 2016.
16. Web site: Engels. Eric. Galchenyuk's injury is bad timing for Max Pacioretty. Sportsnet.ca. December 28, 2016. December 4, 2016.
17. Web site: Montoya Looks For His First Win Since October. Go Habs Go. December 29, 2016.
18. Web site: Another day, another milestone. Canadiens.com. December 30, 2016.
19. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Maple Leafs. Canadiens.com. January 7, 2017.
20. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Devils. Canadiens.com. January 20, 2017.
21. Web site: Numbers Game: Sabres @ Canadiens. Canadiens.com. January 21, 2017.
22. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Avalanche. February 8, 2017.
23. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Coyotes. Canadiens.com. February 10, 2017.
24. Web site: Numbers Game: Blues @ Canadiens. Canadiens.com. February 11, 2017.
25. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Bruins. Canadiens.com. February 12, 2017.
26. Web site: Galchenyuk scores OT winner again as Habs blank Blue Jackets. CBC.ca. February 28, 2017.
27. CanadiensMTL. 836780771436285954. 28 February 2017. With assists on the goal, Max Pacioretty reaches the 400-point plateau and Shea Weber records his 300th career helper. #GoHabsGo.
28. Web site: Regular Season Milestones. NHL.com.
29. Web site: Numbers Game: Blackhawks @ Canadiens. Canadiens.com. March 14, 2017.
30. Web site: Numbers Game: Senators @ Canadiens. Canadiens.com. March 19, 2017.
31. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Lightning. Canadiens.com. April 1, 2017.
32. Web site: PREVIEW GAME #81 – Tampa Bay @ Canadiens (April 7/2017). TheReuschBlog.com. April 7, 2017.
33. Web site: Something new. Canadiens.com. April 11, 2017.
34. Web site: Numbers Game: Rangers @ Canadiens - Game 2. Canadiens.com. April 14, 2017.
35. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Rangers. Canadiens.com. April 16, 2017.
36. Web site: Canadiens' Artturi Lehkonen: Scores first career playoff goal in victory. CBSSports.com. April 17, 2017.
37. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Rangers - Game 6. Canadiens.com. April 22, 2017. April 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425025105/https://www.nhl.com/fr/canadiens/news/postgame-a-numerical-look-at-game-6-of-the-canadiens-rangers-series/c-289032170. April 25, 2017. dead.
38. Web site: Busy Friday night. June 24, 2016. June 29, 2016.
39. Web site: 2016 NHL Entry Draft: Day 2. June 25, 2016. June 29, 2016.
40. Web site: Canadiens acquire defenseman Shea Weber from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman P.K. Subban. June 29, 2016. June 29, 2016.
41. Web site: Canadiens ship Tim Bozon to Panthers for Jonathan Racine. October 8, 2016. October 10, 2016.
42. Web site: Nikita Nesterov traded to Canadiens by Lightning. January 26, 2017. January 27, 2017.
43. Web site: Habs trade for Lowe. February 21, 2017. February 21, 2017.
44. Web site: Canadiens acquire Jordie Benn. February 27, 2017. February 27, 2017.
45. Web site: Canadiens acquire defenseman Brandon Davidson. February 28, 2017. March 1, 2017.
46. Web site: Canadiens acquire forward Steve Ott. March 1, 2017. March 1, 2017.
47. Web site: Canadiens acquire forward Dwight King. March 1, 2017. March 1, 2017.
48. Web site: Canadiens acquire forward Andreas Martinsen from Avalanche. March 1, 2017. March 1, 2017.
49. Web site: Canadiens acquire Jonathan Drouin from Tampa Bay. June 15, 2017. June 19, 2017.
50. Web site: Nathan Beaulieu traded to Sabres. June 17, 2017. June 19, 2017.
51. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with free agent Al Montoya. Canadiens.com. July 1, 2016.
52. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Russian KHL star Alexander Radulov. Sportsnet.ca. July 1, 2016.
53. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with free agent Zach Redmond. Canadiens.com. July 1, 2016.
54. Web site: One-year two-way contract for Philip Samuelsson. Canadiens.com. July 2, 2016.
55. Web site: Chris Terry signed to a one-year, two-way contract by the Montreal Canadiens. July 2, 2016. SB Nation. July 2, 2016. October 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010153513/http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2016/7/2/12088444/chris-terry-sgning-contract-nhl-free-agency-frenzy-montreal-canadiens-st-johns-icecaps-ahl/in/11842373. dead.
56. Web site: One-year, two-way contract for Bobby Farnham. Canadiens.com. July 22, 2016.
57. Web site: Canadiens : Un contrat pour Eisenschmid. January 7, 2017.
58. Web site: Montreal Canadiens sign forward Antoine Waked. April 28, 2017 . June 5, 2017.
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