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.
The preseason schedule was released on June 19, 2017.[3]
2017 preseason game log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–0) | ||||||||||
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Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
1 | September 18 | Montreal | 2–3 | Boston | Fucale | 0–1–0 | Recap | |||
2 | September 20 | Washington | 4–2 | Montreal | 21,288 | 0–2–0 | Recap | |||
3 | September 21 | New Jersey | 4–1 | Montreal | 21,288 | 0–3–0 | Recap | |||
4 | September 23 | Montreal | 1–5 | Ottawa | 14,818 | 0–4–0 | Recap | |||
5 | September 25 | Montreal | 1–5 | Toronto | Montoya | – | 0–5–0 | Recap | ||
6 | September 27 | Toronto | 4–2 | Montreal | Price | – | 0–6–0 | Recap | ||
7 | September 29 | Florida | 1–3 | Montreal | Lindgren | 21,288 | 1–6–0 | Recap | ||
8 | September 30 | Ottawa | 2–9 | Montreal | Price | 21,288 | 2–6–0 | Recap | ||
Notes: Game was played at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec. Game was played at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario. |
The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[4]
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Legend: |
Final[5]
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
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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 | |
Player | |||||||||||||||
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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 |
Player | Award | Awarded | Ref | |
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NHL Second Star of the Week | December 4, 2017 | [6] | ||
Carey Price | NHL All-Star Game selection | January 10, 2018 | [7] |
Player | Milestone | Reached | Ref |
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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] | |
The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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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] |
Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref | |
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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 |
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] |
Player | Previous team | Date | Ref | |
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[69] | ||||
[70] |
Player | New team | Date | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
[71] |
Date | Player | Via | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 16, 2017 | Contract termination | [72] | ||
October 29, 2017 | Contract termination | [73] |
Date | Player | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
June 21, 2017 | Alexei Emelin | [74] |
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 Niemi | 1-year, $950,000 contract extension | [84] | ||
1-year, $650,000 two-way contract extension | [85] | |||
2-year, $6.3 million contract extension | [86] |
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.
Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||
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1 | 25 | Ryan Poehling | C | United States | St. Cloud State University (NCHC) | |
2 | 56 | Josh Brook | D | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | |
2 | 581 | Joni Ikonen | C | Finland | Frölunda HC (J20 SuperElit) | |
3 | 682 | Scott Walford | D | Canada | Victoria Royals (WHL) | |
3 | 87 | Cale Fleury | D | Canada | Kootenay Ice (WHL) | |
5 | 149 | Jarret Tyszka | D | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | |
7 | 1993 | Cayden Primeau | G | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |