2017–18 Montreal Canadiens season explained

League:NHL
Season:2017–18
Year:2017
Team:Montreal Canadiens
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:14th
Division:Atlantic
Divisionrank:6th
Record:29–40–13
Homerecord:18–14–9
Roadrecord:11–26–4
Goalsfor:209
Goalsagainst:264
Generalmanager:Marc Bergevin
Coach:Claude Julien
Captain:Max Pacioretty
Altcaptain:Brendan Gallagher
Tomas Plekanec (Oct.–Feb.)
Shea Weber
Arena:Bell Centre
Attendance:21,299 (99.9%)[1]
Minorleague:Laval Rocket (AHL)
Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Goalsleader:Brendan Gallagher (31)
Assistsleader:Jonathan Drouin (33)
Pointsleader:Brendan Gallagher (54)
Plusminusleader:Nicolas Deslauriers (+7)
Pimleader:Nicolas Deslauriers (55)
Winsleader:Carey Price (16)
Gaaleader:Antti Niemi (2.46)

The 2017–18 Montreal Canadiens season was the 109th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 101st in the National Hockey League.[2] For the second time in the past three seasons, the Canadiens failed to make the playoffs.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 19, 2017.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[4]

2017–18 game log
Legend:

Player statistics

Final[5]

Skaters

Regular season
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
82 31 23 54 −13 34
82 19 32 51 −31 22
77 13 33 46 −28 30
82 12 30 42 −30 28
64 17 20 37 −16 30
82 20 15 35 −4 23
72 10 20 30 −12 38
52 8 17 25 0 34
60 6 18 24 3 39
66 12 9 21 −11 20
51 10 10 20 −8 53
26 6 10 16 −8 14
38 6 10 16 2 8
77 4 11 15 −2 34
58 10 4 14 7 55
55 4 8 12 −2 29
82 1 11 12 −7 40
38 5 6 11 −11 26
48 3 8 11 0 26
19 0 8 8 1 8
49 0 7 7 5 4
26 4 2 6 −5 8
30 2 4 6 −5 8
37 1 4 5 3 6
25 1 3 4 −1 6
23 1 2 3 1 4
4 1 1 2 −2 2
13 0 1 1 −3 9
18 0 1 1 −1 32
18 0 1 1 −5 6
2 0 0 0 0 2
2 0 0 0 −2 0
7 0 0 0 −1 10
11 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player
49 48 2,854:37 16 26 7 148 3.11 1487 .900 1 0 0 0
19 17 1,026:16 7 5 4 42 2.46 592 .929 1 0 0 0
14 14 832:58 4 8 2 42 3.03 457 .908 2 0 0 2
4 3 222:31 2 1 0 14 3.77 102 .863 0 0 1 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 Second Star of the Week December 4, 2017 [6]
Carey Price NHL All-Star Game selection January 10, 2018 [7]

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached Ref
1st career NHL game October 5, 2017 [8]
100th career NHL assist October 14, 2017 [9]
Victor Mete 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
October 17, 2017 [10]
100th career NHL point October 17, 2017
100th career NHL assist October 24, 2017 [11]
Karl Alzner 600th career NHL game October 24, 2017 [12]
400th career NHL game October 26, 2017 [13]
1st career NHL goal October 30, 2017 [14]
1st career NHL shutout November 5, 2017 [15]
300th career NHL game November 14, 2017 [16]
1st career NHL game November 22, 2017 [17]
Brendan Gallagher 200th career NHL point November 27, 2017 [18]
Paul Byron December 2, 2017 [19]
Brendan Gallagher 100th career NHL goal December 2, 2017
500th career NHL point December 5, 2017 [20]
600th career NHL game December 28, 2017 [21]
Jonathan Drouin 200th career NHL game January 4, 2018 [22]
100th career NHL goal January 13, 2018 [23]
100th career NHL game January 13, 2018
Jakub Jerabek 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
January 15, 2018 [24]
Jakub Jerabek 1st career NHL goal January 17, 2018 [25]
600th career NHL point February 4, 2018 [26]
500th career NHL game February 10, 2018 [27]
100th career NHL game February 17, 2018 [28]
1st career NHL game February 22, 2018 [29]
100th career NHL game February 28, 2018 [30]
100th career NHL game February 28, 2018
Noah Juulsen 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
March 2, 2018 [31]
Alex Galchenyuk 400th career NHL game March 2, 2018
Brendan Gallagher 400th career NHL game March 24, 2018 [32]
Noah Juulsen 1st career NHL assist March 26, 2018 [33]
100th career NHL game April 1, 2018 [34]

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
To Vegas Golden Knights
5th-round pick in 2019
To Montreal Canadiens
David Schlemko
[35]
To Buffalo Sabres
Zach Redmond
To Montreal Canadiens
Nicolas Deslauriers
[36]
To Chicago Blackhawks
Andreas Martinsen
To Montreal Canadiens
Kyle Baun
[37]
To Los Angeles Kings
Torrey Mitchell
To Montreal Canadiens
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2018
[38]
To New York Rangers
Peter Holland
To Montreal Canadiens
Adam Cracknell
[39]
To Edmonton Oilers
Al Montoya
To Montreal Canadiens
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
[40]
To Washington Capitals
Jakub Jerabek
To Montreal Canadiens
5th-round pick in 2019
[41]
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Kyle Baun
Tomas Plekanec
To Montreal Canadiens
Kerby Rychel
Rinat Valiev
2nd-round pick in 2018
[42]
To Winnipeg Jets
Joe Morrow
To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2018
[43]
To Minnesota Wild
5th-round pick in 2019
To Montreal Canadiens
Mike Reilly
[44]
To Arizona Coyotes
Alex Galchenyuk
To Montreal Canadiens
Max Domi
[45]

Notes

  1. Montreal to retain 50% of Plekanec's remaining salary as part of trade.

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
5-year, $23.125 million [46]
2-year, $1.35 million [47]
2-year, $1.3 million [48]
2-year, $1.3 million two-way contract [49]
1-year, $650,000 [50]
1-year, $1 million [51]
1-year, $700,000 [52]
Hayden Verbeek 3-year, $2.33 million entry-level contract [53]
Alexandre Alain 3-year, $2.33 million entry-level contract [54]
2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract [55]
2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
2-year [56]
1-year, $725,000 two-way contract [57]
1-year, $700,000 two-way contract [58]
1-year, $650,000 two-way contract [59]
1-year, $650,000 two-way contract [60]
5-year, $31.25 million [61]
3-year [62]
2-year [63]
Dalton Thrower 2-year [64]
2-year [65]
Connor Crisp 1-year [66]
Mark MacMillan Unknown [67]
2-year [68]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref
[69]
[70]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref
[71]

Players released

Date Player Via Ref
October 16, 2017 Contract termination [72]
October 29, 2017 Contract termination [73]

Lost via Expansion Draft

Date Player Ref
June 21, 2017Alexei Emelin[74]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
1-year, $725,000 contract extension [75]
8-year, $84 million contract extension [76]
3-year, $14.7 million contract extension [77]
1-year, $700,000 two-way contract extension [78]
3-year, $2.25 million contract extension [79]
2-year, $1.9 million contract extension [80]
William Bitten 3-year, $2.73 million entry-level contract [81]
3-year, $2.23 million entry-level contract
2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract [82]
2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract [83]
Antti Niemi1-year, $950,000 contract extension [84]
1-year, $650,000 two-way contract extension [85]
2-year, $6.3 million contract extension [86]

Draft picks

See also: List of Montreal Canadiens draft picks. Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
125Ryan PoehlingC United StatesSt. Cloud State University (NCHC)
256Josh BrookD CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2581Joni IkonenC FinlandFrölunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
3682Scott WalfordD CanadaVictoria Royals (WHL)
387Cale FleuryD CanadaKootenay Ice (WHL)
5149Jarret TyszkaD CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
71993Cayden PrimeauG United StatesLincoln Stars (USHL)

Notes

[87]

  1. The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Lars Eller to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in 2018 and this pick.[88]
  2. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 17, 2017, that sent Nathan Beaulieu to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[89]
  3. The Philadelphia Flyers' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.[90]

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Montreal Canadiens 2017-18 preseason schedule. NHL.com. September 18, 2017. June 19, 2017.
  4. Web site: Canadiens release 2017-18 season schedule. NHL.com. September 18, 2017. June 22, 2017.
  5. Web site: Montreal Canadiens Stats - 2017-2018. NHL.com. October 27, 2017.
  6. Web site: Wheeler, Price headline NHL's three stars of the week. Sportsnet.ca. December 23, 2017.
  7. Web site: Carey Price named to sixth NHL All-Star Game. NHL.com. Montreal Canadiens. March 3, 2018.
  8. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Sabres. Canadiens.com. October 6, 2017. October 5, 2017.
  9. Web site: Numbers Game: Maple Leafs @ Canadiens. Canadiens.com. October 15, 2017. October 14, 2017.
  10. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Sharks. Canadiens.com. October 19, 2017. October 18, 2017.
  11. StuCowan1. 922999322307735554. 24 October 2017.
    1. Habs Brendan Gallagher's assist on Alex Galchenyuk's goal in second period was the 100th of his NHL career.
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  12. Web site: Numbers Game: Panthers @ Canadiens. Canadiens.com. October 25, 2017. October 24, 2017.
  13. Web site: Numbers Game: Kings @ Canadiens. Canadiens.com. October 29, 2017. October 26, 2017.
  14. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Senators. Canadiens.com. November 2, 2017. October 30, 2017.
  15. News: Charlie Lindgren's 1st career shutout backstops Habs past Blackhawks. CBC.ca. November 5, 2017. November 5, 2017.
  16. Web site: Numbers Game: Blue Jackets @ Canadiens. Canadiens.com. November 15, 2017. November 15, 2017.
  17. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Predators. Canadiens.com. November 27, 2017. November 23, 2017.
  18. Web site: Numbers Game: Blue Jackets @ Canadiens. Canadiens.com. November 29, 2017. November 27, 2017.
  19. Web site: Numbers Game: Red Wings @ Canadiens. Canadiens.com. December 3, 2017. December 2, 2017.
  20. Web site: Numbers Game: Blues @ Canadiens. canadiens.com. December 5, 2017. December 5, 2017.
  21. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Lightning. January 13, 2018. December 28, 2017.
  22. Web site: Numbers Game: Lightning @ Canadiens. January 13, 2018. January 4, 2018.
  23. Web site: Numbers Game: Bruins @ Canadiens. January 15, 2018. January 13, 2018.
  24. Web site: Numbers Game: Islanders @ Canadiens. January 16, 2018. January 15, 2018.
  25. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Bruins. January 18, 2018. January 17, 2018.
  26. Web site: Numbers Game: Senators @ Canadiens. February 4, 2018. February 4, 2018.
  27. Web site: Numbers Game: Predators @ Canadiens. February 13, 2018. February 10, 2018.
  28. Web site: Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Golden Knights. February 19, 2018. February 17, 2018.
  29. Web site: Numbers Game: Rangers @ Canadiens. February 23, 2018. February 22, 2018.
  30. Web site: Numbers Game: Islanders @ Canadiens. February 28, 2018. February 28, 2018.
  31. Web site: Braverman. Dan. MTL@NYI: Milestone celebrations. March 2, 2018. March 2, 2018.
  32. Web site: Numbers Game: Capitals @ Canadiens. April 3, 2018. March 24, 2018.
  33. Snakebite350. 978433914112040961. 26 March 2018. Noah Juulsen picks up his 1st career assist on the Gallagher goal..
  34. Web site: Numbers Game: Devils @ Canadiens. April 3, 2018. April 1, 2018.
  35. Web site: Canadiens acquire D Schlemko from VGK. June 22, 2017. June 22, 2017.
  36. Web site: Habs acquire Deslauriers from Sabres for Redmond. TSN. October 4, 2017. October 4, 2017.
  37. Web site: Blackhawks acquire Martinsen. NHL.com. October 5, 2017. October 4, 2017.
  38. Web site: Torrey Mitchell traded to Los Angeles Kings. NHL.com. November 25, 2017. November 23, 2017.
  39. Web site: Canadiens acquire Adam Cracknell from the Rangers. NHL.com. November 30, 2017. November 30, 2017.
  40. Web site: Montoya traded to Edmonton. NHL.com. January 4, 2018. January 4, 2018.
  41. Web site: Jakub Jerabek traded to Washington. NHL.com. February 21, 2018. February 21, 2018.
  42. Web site: Plekanec traded to Toronto in exchange for a draft pick and two prospects. NHL.com. February 25, 2018. February 25, 2018.
  43. Web site: Cudzinowski. Matt. Canadiens acquire the Jets' 4th-round pick in 2018 for Joe Morrow. NHL.com. February 26, 2018. February 26, 2018.
  44. Web site: Cudzinowski. Matt. Canadiens acquire Mike Reilly from Minnesota for a 5th-round pick in 2019. NHL.com. February 26, 2018. February 26, 2018.
  45. News: Lefrançois. Guillaume. fr. Le Canadien acquiert Max Domi en retour d'Alex Galchenyuk. La Presse. June 16, 2018. June 15, 2018.
  46. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a five-year contract with Karl Alzner. NHL.com. July 1, 2017.
  47. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with Peter Holland. NHL.com. July 1, 2017.
  48. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with Byron Froese. NHL.com. July 1, 2017.
  49. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with defenseman Matt Taormina. NHL.com. July 1, 2017.
  50. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with defenseman Joe Morrow. NHL.com. July 1, 2017.
  51. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Ales Hemsky on one-year deal. Sportsnet.ca. July 3, 2017.
  52. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Mark Streit . Canadiens.com. July 25, 2017.
  53. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with free agent Hayden Verbeek . NHL.com. March 25, 2018.
  54. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with free agent Alexandre Alain. NHL.com. April 24, 2018. April 24, 2018.
  55. Web site: Braverman. Dan. Canadiens agree to terms with David Sklenicka and Michal Moravcik. NHL.com. May 28, 2018. May 28, 2018.
  56. Web site: NHL-meriterad back till Luleå. Sport Bladet. June 26, 2017. sv.
  57. Web site: Coyotes Sign Campbell, Hanley, Rinaldo and Sislo. nhl.com. July 1, 2017.
  58. Web site: Dallas Stars sign forward Brian Flynn to two-way deal. sportsnet.ca. July 1, 2017.
  59. Web site: PRESS RELEASE: Oilers sign seven. NHL. July 1, 2017.
  60. Web site: Golden Knights Sign Six Free Agents; Trade Emelin To Nashville. NHL. July 1, 2017.
  61. Web site: Alexander Radulov signs five-year deal with Dallas Stars. Sportsnet. July 3, 2017.
  62. HockeyAgent1. 883316979284758529. 7 July 2017. Nikita Nesterov signed 3-year contract with CSKA Moscow of the KHL..
  63. A_Kalnins. 890930755643334656. 28 July 2017. Andrei Markov has come to terms on a two-year deal with AkBars Kazan..
  64. Web site: AMERICANS WELCOME BROTHER DUO TO ALLEN. Allen Americans. August 8, 2017.
  65. Web site: Ex-Habs F King signs two-year deal in KHL. TSN. August 19, 2017.
  66. Web site: Walleye add new forward Connor Crisp. BCSN. August 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824133746/http://www.bcsn.tv/news_article/show/824327. August 24, 2017. dead.
  67. Web site: THUNDER SIGNS MONTREAL DRAFT PICK MACMILLAN. Wichita Thunder. September 7, 2017.
  68. Web site: ADLER SICHERN SICH DIENSTE VON MARKUS EISENSCHMID. adler-mannheim.de. June 11, 2019. de.
  69. Web site: Canadiens claim goaltender Antti Niemi off waivers. NHL.com. November 15, 2017. November 14, 2017.
  70. Web site: Canadiens claim forward Logan Shaw off waivers. NHL.com. January 15, 2018. January 15, 2018.
  71. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers claim Davidson from Montreal. NHL.com. December 3, 2017. December 3, 2017.
  72. Web site: Contract termination for Mark Streit. NHL.com. October 19, 2017. October 16, 2017.
  73. Web site: Martin Reway leaves the Laval Rocket, will return to Europe. NHL.com. October 30, 2017. October 29, 2017.
  74. Web site: Alexei Emelin selected by Golden Knights at 2017 Expansion Draft. Canadiens.com. August 18, 2017.
  75. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Jacob De La Rose. NHL.com. June 28, 2017.
  76. Web site: Canadiens sign Carey Price to an eight-year contract extension. NHL.com. June 28, 2017.
  77. Web site: Canadiens re-sign Galchenyuk to three-year contract. Sportsnet.ca. July 5, 2017.
  78. Web site: Habs sign goaltender Charlie Lindgren to one-year. CTVNews.ca. July 6, 2017.
  79. Web site: Godin. Joanie. Three-year contract extension for Charlie Lindgren. NHL.com. February 13, 2018. February 13, 2018.
  80. Web site: Nechay. Steven. Contract extension for Nicolas Deslauriers. NHL.com. February 19, 2018. February 19, 2018.
  81. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Pezzetta, Bitten. NHL.com. March 8, 2018. March 7, 2018.
  82. Web site: Cudzinowski. Matt. Canadiens agree to terms with prospect Jake Evans. NHL.com. April 9, 2018. April 9, 2018.
  83. Web site: Canadiens agrew to terms with prospect Lukas Vejdemo. NHL.com. May 3, 2018. May 2, 2018.
  84. Web site: Canadiens re-sign Antti Niemi. NHL.com. May 24, 2018. May 22, 2018.
  85. Web site: Braverman . Dan . Canadiens agree to terms with Rinat Valiev . NHL.com . May 31, 2018 . May 31, 2018.
  86. Web site: Braverman . Dan . Canadiens agree to terms with Max Domi . NHL.com . June 17, 2018 . June 16, 2018.
  87. Web site: 2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 1, 2017.
  88. Web site: Canadiens trade for Shaw, deal Eller. June 24, 2016. June 24, 2016.
  89. Web site: Nathan Beaulieu acquired by Sabres from Canadiens. June 17, 2017. June 17, 2017.
  90. Web site: Strong seven. June 24, 2017. June 25, 2017.