2019–20 Montreal Canadiens season explained

The 2019–20 Montreal Canadiens season was the 111th season for the franchise that was established on December 4, 1909, and their 103rd season as a franchise in the National Hockey League.

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended by league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations likewise followed suit.^{[1] [2]} On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with all remaining games being cancelled.^[3] The Canadiens would advance to the playoffs for the first time since the 2016–17 season, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in the qualifying round, but were eliminated by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round in six games.^[4]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.^[5]

2019 preseason game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16		2–4	Montreal			19,080	1–0–0	^[6]
2	September 18		3–4	Montreal			3,500	2–0–0	^[7]
3	September 19	Florida	4–5	Montreal	SO		19,101	3–0–0	^[8]
4	September 21	Montreal	4–0				11,185	4–0–0	^[9]
5	September 23		3–0	Montreal		Lindgren	–	4–1–0	^[10]
6	September 25	Montreal	0–3	Toronto		Kinkaid	18,863	4–2–0	^[11]
7	September 28	Ottawa	3–4	Montreal	OT	Price	20,746	5–2–0	^[12]
Notes: Game played at K. C. Irving Regional Centre in Bathurst, New Brunswick as part of Kraft Hockeyville.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 25, 2019.^[13]

2019–20 game log
October: 7–4–2 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 4–1–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Montreal 3–4 SO 18,680 0–0–1 1 ^[14] 2 October 5 Montreal 6–5 SO Price 19,547 1–0–1 3 ^[15] 3 October 9 Montreal 4–5 OT 15,383 1–0–2 4 ^[16] 4 October 10 4–2 Montreal Price 21,302 1–1–2 4 ^[17] 5 October 12 3–6 Montreal Price 21,302 2–1–2 6 ^[18] 6 October 15 3–1 Montreal Price 20,406 2–2–2 6 ^[19] 7 October 17 0–4 Montreal Price 20,419 3–2–2 8 ^[20] 8 October 19 Montreal 5–2 St. Louis Price 18,096 4–2–2 10 ^[21] 9 October 20 Montreal 3–4 Minnesota Kinkaid 17,344 4–3–2 10 ^[22] 10 October 24 4–2 Montreal Price 21,052 4–4–2 10 ^[23] 11 October 26 Toronto 2–5 Montreal Price 21,302 5–4–2 12 ^[24] 12 October 30 Montreal 4–1 Price 14,004 6–4–2 14 ^[25] 13 October 31 Montreal 5–4 OT Kinkaid 18,035 7–4–2 16 ^[26]
November: 4–5–4 (Home: 3–3–3 ; Road: 1–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 2 Montreal 1–4 18,532 7–5–2 16 ^[27] 15 November 5 4–5 Montreal Price 21,302 8–5–2 18 ^[28] 16 November 7 Montreal 2–3 OT Price 16,788 8–5–3 19 ^[29] 17 November 9 2–3 Montreal Price 21,302 9–5–3 21 ^[30] 18 November 12 2–3 Montreal SO Price 20,758 10–5–3 23 ^[31] 19 November 15 Montreal 5–2 Price 18,573 11–5–3 25 ^[32] 20 November 16 4–3 Montreal OT 21,016 11–5–4 26 ^[33] 21 November 19 Montreal 2–5 Columbus Price 14,118 11–6–4 26 ^[34] 22 November 20 2–1 Montreal OT Price 20,862 11–6–5 27 ^[35] 23 November 23 6–5 Montreal Price 21,302 11–7–5 27 ^[36] 24 November 26 Boston 8–1 Montreal Price 21,302 11–8–5 27 ^[37] 25 November 28 New Jersey 6–4 Montreal Price 20,876 11–9–5 27 ^[38] 26 November 30 Philadelphia 4–3 Montreal OT Kinkaid 21,213 11–9–6 28 ^[39]
December: 7–7–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 5–5–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 1 Montreal 1–3 17,850 11–10–6 28 ^[40] 28 December 3 2–4 Montreal Price 20,440 12–10–6 30 ^[41] 29 December 5 3–2 Montreal 21,302 12–11–6 30 ^[42] 30 December 6 Montreal 2–1 Price 17,354 13–11–6 32 ^[43] 31 December 10 Montreal 4–1 Price 18,422 14–11–6 34 ^[44] 32 December 11 2–3 Montreal OT Primeau 21,055 15–11–6 36 ^[45] 33 December 14 2–1 Montreal Price 21,302 15–12–6 36 ^[46] 34 December 17 Montreal 3–1 Price 18,788 16–12–6 38 ^[47] 35 December 19 Montreal 4–3 OT Price 19,172 17–12–6 40 ^[48] 36 December 21 Montreal 3–4 Price 18,347 17–13–6 40 ^[49] 37 December 23 Montreal 6–2 Price 15,325 18–13–6 42 ^[50] 38 December 28 Montreal 4–5 Price 19,092 18–14–6 42 ^[51] 39 December 29 Montreal 5–6 Price 19,651 18–15–6 42 ^[52] 40 December 31 Montreal 1–3 18,680 18–16–6 42 ^[53]
January: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–1 ; Road: 3–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 2–1 Montreal 20,904 18–17–6 42 ^[54] 42 January 4 3–2 Montreal OT Price 21,302 18–17–7 43 ^[55] 43 January 6 3–2 Montreal Price 20,882 18–18–7 43 ^[56] 44 January 7 Montreal 3–4 17,538 18–19–7 43 ^[57] 45 January 9 4–2 Montreal Price 21,302 18–20–7 43 ^[58] 46 January 11 Montreal 2–1 OT Price 18,088 19–20–7 45 ^[59] 47 January 13 0–2 Montreal Price 20,790 20–20–7 47 ^[60] 48 January 15 4–1 Montreal Lindgren 21,302 20–21–7 47 ^[61] 49 January 16 Montreal 4–1 Price 17,377 21–21–7 49 ^[62] 50 January 18 4–5 Montreal SO Price 21,302 22–21–7 51 ^[63] 51 January 27 4–2 Montreal Price 21,302 22–22–7 51 ^[64] 52 January 30 Montreal 3–1 Price 16,604 23–22–7 53 ^[65]
February: 7–6–2 (Home: 4–3–2 ; Road: 3–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 February 1 0–4 Montreal 21,302 24–22–7 55 ^[66] 54 February 2 4–3 Montreal Price 21,302 24–23–7 55 ^[67] 55 February 4 Montreal 5–4 SO 13,283 25–23–7 57 ^[68] 56 February 6 2–3 Montreal OT Price 20,896 26–23–7 59 ^[69] 57 February 8 1–2 Montreal OT Price 21,302 27–23–7 61 ^[70] 58 February 10 3–2 Montreal Price 20,789 27–24–7 61 ^[71] 59 February 12 Montreal 1–4 Price 17,850 27–25–7 61 ^[72] 60 February 14 Montreal 1–4 Price 18,650 27–26–7 61 ^[73] 61 February 15 4–3 Montreal OT Price 21,302 27–26–8 62 ^[74] 62 February 18 Montreal 3–4 Price 18,947 27–27–8 62 ^[75] 63 February 20 Montreal 4–3 OT Price 18,573 28–27–8 64 ^[76] 64 February 22 Montreal 3–0 Price 18,374 29–27–8 66 ^[77] 65 February 25 4–3 Montreal OT Price 21,187 29–27–9 67 ^[78] 66 February 27 5–2 Montreal Price 20,946 29–28–9 67 ^[79] 67 February 29 3–4 Montreal OT Lindgren 21,207 30–28–9 69 ^[80]
March: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 68 March 3 Montreal 6–2 12,788 31–28–9 71 ^[81] 69 March 5 Montreal 0–4 Price 19,092 31–29–9 71 ^[82] 70 March 7 Montreal 1–4 17,873 31–30–9 71 ^[83] 71 March 10 4–2 Montreal Price 21,021 31–31–9 71 ^[84]
Cancelled games Date Visitor Home 72 March 12 Montreal 73 March 15 Montreal Anaheim 74 March 17 Montreal Los Angeles 75 March 19 Montreal San Jose 76 March 21 Montreal Colorado 77 March 24 Buffalo Montreal 78 March 26 Montreal 79 March 28 Montreal 80 March 31 Montreal Chicago 81 April 1 Montreal Nashville 82 April 4 Montreal Toronto
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the qualifying round in four games.^{[85] [86]}

The Canadiens faced the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round,^[87] but were eliminated in six games.

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Qualifying Round vs. (5) Pittsburgh Penguins: Montreal won 3–1 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap 1 August 1 Montreal 3–2 Pittsburgh OT 1–0 ^[88] 2 August 3 Montreal 1–3 Pittsburgh Price 1–1 ^[89] 3 August 5 Pittsburgh 3–4 Montreal Price 2–1 ^[90] 4 August 7 Pittsburgh 0–2 Montreal Price 3–1 ^[91]
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (1) Philadelphia Flyers: Philadelphia won 4–2 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap 1 August 12 Montreal 1–2 Philadelphia 0–1 ^[92] 2 August 14 Montreal 5–0 Philadelphia Price 1–1 ^[93] 3 August 16 Philadelphia 1–0 Montreal Price 1–2 ^[94] 4 August 18 Philadelphia 2–0 Montreal Price 1–3 ^[95] 5 August 19 Montreal 5–3 Philadelphia Price 2–3 ^[96] 6 August 21 Philadelphia 3–2 Montreal Price 2–4 ^[97]
Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[98]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	68	22	39	61	5	36
	71	13	34	47	18	32
	71	17	27	44	−3	35
	59	22	21	43	9	29
	71	13	28	41	−15	6
	71	11	29	40	−10	26
	65	15	21	36	8	33
	58	16	14	30	2	28
	70	13	14	27	2	24
^‡	58	9	13	22	1	33
	69	9	12	21	5	61
	49	8	7	15	−8	14
	27	7	8	15	−6	14
^‡	63	4	10	14	−2	21
^†‡	22	6	7	13	6	2
	51	4	7	11	5	20
	29	4	6	10	5	4
	36	6	2	8	−11	23
	56	0	7	7	−1	12
	23	1	4	5	1	16
^‡	14	0	4	4	2	6
	13	2	1	3	1	0
^†‡	20	1	2	3	1	8
	16	1	1	2	−1	13
	15	1	1	2	−9	0
	27	1	1	2	−4	4
	12	0	2	2	0	4
	7	1	0	1	0	0
	41	1	0	1	−4	6
	4	0	0	0	−1	0
	3	0	0	0	−4	2
	5	0	0	0	0	0
^‡	5	0	0	0	−2	0
^‡	9	0	0	0	−1	2

Playoffs^[99]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	10	4	3	7	3	0
	10	1	6	7	3	8
	10	3	2	5	3	16
	10	3	2	5	5	10
	10	4	0	4	4	23
	10	1	3	4	4	6
	10	1	3	4	4	8
	9	1	3	4	−1	2
	10	2	1	3	1	6
	10	1	2	3	−1	6
	10	0	3	3	2	0
	10	0	3	3	−2	8
	10	2	0	2	−1	4
	10	0	2	2	1	2
	10	0	2	2	2	12
	6	0	1	1	1	0
	6	0	1	1	−1	0
	10	0	1	1	2	14
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	−1	2
	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[100] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	58	58	3,439:49	27	25	6	160	2.79	1,755	.909	4	0	0	6
	6	6	360:51	2	4	0	20	3.33	178	.888	0	0	0	0
	2	2	119:06	1	1	0	5	2.52	72	.931	0	0	0	0
	6	5	339:59	1	1	3	24	4.24	192	.875	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[101] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

10

10

605:32

5

5

18

1.78

282

.936

2

0

0

0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canadiens. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued	Ref
		N/A	$2,688.17	January 8, 2020	^[102]
	Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference	N/A	$10,000.00	February 17, 2020	^[103]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded	Ref
	NHL All-Star Game selection	December 30, 2019	^[104]
	NHL All-Rookie Team selection	September 21, 2020	^[105]

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached	Ref
	1st career NHL game	October 3, 2019	^[106]
	1st career NHL game	October 3, 2019
Nick Suzuki	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 9, 2019	^[107]
	700th career NHL game	October 9, 2019	^[108]
	200th career NHL point	October 12, 2019	^[109]
	1st career NHL goal	October 17, 2019	^[110]
Nick Suzuki	1st career NHL goal	October 17, 2019
	300th career NHL point	October 20, 2019	^[111]
Brendan Gallagher	500th career NHL game	October 30, 2019	^[112]
	300th career NHL point	November 9, 2019	^[113]
	100th career NHL powerplay goal	November 9, 2019
	100th career NHL assist	November 16, 2019	^[114]
Cale Fleury	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	November 16, 2019	^[115]
	1st career NHL game	December 5, 2019	^[116]
	1st career NHL game	December 5, 2019
Phillip Danault	300th career NHL game	December 11, 2019	^[117]
Cayden Primeau	1st career NHL win	December 11, 2019	^[118]
	100th career NHL point	December 17, 2019	^[119]
	200th career NHL game	December 29, 2019	^[120]
	1st career NHL game	December 31, 2019	^[121]
	100th career NHL point	January 4, 2020	^[122]
	900th career NHL game	January 9, 2020	^[123]
	300th career NHL game	January 13, 2020	^[124]
	500th career NHL game	January 27, 2020	^[125]
	1st career NHL assist	February 4, 2020	^[126]
	1st career NHL game	February 6, 2020	^[127]
	200th career NHL game	February 8, 2020	^[128]
Jake Evans	1st career NHL goal 1st Career NHL point	February 10, 2020	^[129]
Lukas Vejdemo	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	March 10, 2020	^[130]
Jake Evans	1st career NHL assist	March 10, 2020	^[131]

Playoffs

Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st career Playoff game	August 1, 2020
	1st career Playoff game 1st career Playoff goal 1st career Playoff point	August 1, 2020
	1st career Playoff game 1st career Playoff assist 1st career Playoff point	August 1, 2020
	1st career Playoff game	August 1, 2020
	1st career Playoff game 1st career Playoff goal 1st career Playoff point	August 1, 2020
Nick Suzuki	1st career Playoff assist	August 5, 2020
	1st career Playoff game	August 7, 2020
	1st career Playoff assist	August 7, 2020
Alex Belzile	1st career Playoff assist 1st career Playoff point	August 14, 2020
Max Domi	1st career Playoff assist 1st career Playoff point	August 14, 2020
	1st career Playoff game 1st career Playoff assist 1st career Playoff point	August 14, 2020
Victor Mete	1st career Playoff assist 1st career Playoff point	August 14, 2020
	1st career Playoff goal	August 19, 2020
	1st career Playoff game	August 19, 2020
	1st career Playoff assist	August 19, 2020

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Florida Panthers CHI's 5th-round pick in 2019	To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2020	^[132]
	To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2019	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2020	^[133]
	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2020	To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2019	^[134]
	To Los Angeles Kings CBJ's 2nd-round pick in 2019	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2019 5th-round pick in 2019	^[135]
	To Chicago Blackhawks Andrew Shaw 7th-round pick in 2021	To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2020 7th-round pick in 2020 3rd-round pick in 2021	^[136]
	To Anaheim Ducks Nicolas Deslauriers	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2020	^[137]
	To Buffalo Sabres SJ's 4th-round pick in 2020	To Montreal Canadiens Marco Scandella	^[138]
	To Ottawa Senators Mike Reilly	To Montreal Canadiens Andrew Sturtz 5th-round pick in 2021	^[139]
	To Nashville Predators Michael McCarron	To Montreal Canadiens Laurent Dauphin	^[140]
	To St. Louis Blues Marco Scandella	To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2020 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2021	^[141]
	To Pittsburgh Penguins Riley Barber Phil Varone	To Montreal Canadiens Joseph Blandisi Jake Lucchini	^[142]
	To Washington Capitals Ilya Kovalchuk	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2020	^[143]
	To Philadelphia Flyers Nate Thompson	To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2021	^[144]
	To Ottawa Senators Matthew Peca	To Montreal Canadiens Aaron Luchuk 7th-round pick in 2020	^[145]
	To Vegas Golden Knights Nick Cousins	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2021	^[146]
	To St. Louis Blues WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2020 CHI's 7th-round pick in 2020	To Montreal Canadiens Jake Allen 7th-round pick in 2022	^[147]
	To Carolina Hurricanes 5th-round pick in 2020	To Montreal Canadiens Joel Edmundson	^[148]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
			1-year	^[149]
			1-year	^[150]
			1-year	^[151]
	Phil Varone		1-year	^[152]
			3-year	^[153]
			1-year	^[154]
		to Charlotte Checkers (AHL)	1-year	^[155]
		to Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)	1-year	^[156]
			1-year	^[157]
		from Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)	1-year	^[158]

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
		2-year	^[160]
		2-year	^[161]
		1-year	^[162]
		1-year	^[163]
		1-year	^[164]
		1-year	^[165]
		3-year	^[166]
		1-year	^[167]
		2-year	^[168]
		3-year	^[169]
		3-year	^[170]
		1-year	^[171]
		4-year	^[172]
		2-year	^[173]
		1-year	^[174]
		4-year	^[175]
	Jake Lucchini	1-year	^[176]

Draft picks

See also: List of Montreal Canadiens draft picks. Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	15	Cole Caufield	RW		U.S. National Team Development Team (USHL)
2	46	Jayden Struble	D		St. Sebastian's (USHS-Prep)
3	64^1	Mattias Norlinder	D		MODO (Sweden Jrs.)
3	77	Gianni Fairbrother	D		Everett Silvertips (WHL)
5	126^2	Jacob LeGuerrier	D		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5	131^3	Rhett Pitlick	LW		Chaska (USHS-MN)
5	138^4	Frederik Nissen Dichow	G		Vojens (Denmark Jrs.)
6	170	Arsen Khisamutdinov	C		JHC Reaktor (MHL)
7	201^5	Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW		Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
7	206^6	Kieran Ruscheinski	D		Calgary Northstars (AMHL)

Notes

1. The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent Columbus' second-round pick in 2019 (50th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2019 (126th overall) and this pick.^[177]
2. The Los Angeles Kings' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent Columbus' second-round pick in 2019 (50th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in 2019 (64th overall) and this pick
3. The Edmonton Oilers' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Hayden Hawkey to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.^[178]
4. The Arizona Coyotes' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 11, 2019, that sent Calgary's fourth-round pick in 2019 to Los Angeles in exchange for Nate Thompson and this pick.^[179]

Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 24, 2019, that sent Dominik Kubalik to Chicago in exchange for this pick.^[180]

Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 12, 2018 that sent Marian Hossa, Vinnie Hinostroza, Jordan Oesterle, and a third-round pick in 2019 to Arizona in exchange for Marcus Kruger, MacKenzie Entwistle, Jordan Maletta, Andrew Campbell, and this pick.^[181]

1. The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2020 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.^[182]

Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Montreal's seventh-round pick in 2018 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.^[183]

1. The Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 30, 2018, that sent Simon Bourque to Winnipeg in exchange for Steve Mason, Joel Armia, a fourth-round pick in 2020, and this pick.^[184]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NHL statement on coronavirus . NHL.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
2. Web site: Fernandez . Gabriel . Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled . CBSSports.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
3. Web site: Gulitti . Tom . NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup . NHL.com . May 27, 2020 . May 26, 2020.
4. Web site: Kimelman . Adam . Flyers defeat Canadiens in Game 6, win Eastern First Round series . NHL.com . August 22, 2020 . August 21, 2020.
5. Web site: Braverman . Dan . Canadiens release preseason schedule. NHL.com. July 17, 2019 . June 18, 2019.
6. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Montréal Canadiens - September 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
7. Web site: Florida Panthers - Montréal Canadiens - September 18th, 2019. NHL.com.
8. Web site: Florida Panthers - Montréal Canadiens - September 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
9. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - September 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
10. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Montréal Canadiens - September 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
11. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Toronto Maple Leafs - September 25th, 2019. NHL.com.
12. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Montréal Canadiens - September 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
13. Web site: Braverman . Dan . The 2019-20 regular season schedule is out! . NHL.com . July 17, 2019 . June 25, 2019.
14. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Carolina Hurricanes - October 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
15. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Toronto Maple Leafs - October 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
16. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres - October 9th, 2019. NHL.com.
17. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - Montréal Canadiens - October 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
18. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Montréal Canadiens - October 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
19. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Montréal Canadiens - October 15th, 2019. NHL.com.
20. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Montréal Canadiens - October 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
21. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - St. Louis Blues - October 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
22. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Minnesota Wild - October 20th, 2019. NHL.com.
23. Web site: San Jose Sharks - Montréal Canadiens - October 24th, 2019. NHL.com.
24. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Montréal Canadiens - October 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
25. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Arizona Coyotes - October 30th, 2019. NHL.com.
26. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Vegas Golden Knights - October 31st, 2019. NHL.com.
27. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Dallas Stars - November 2nd, 2019. NHL.com.
28. Web site: Boston Bruins - Montréal Canadiens - November 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
29. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - November 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
30. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - Montréal Canadiens - November 9th, 2019. NHL.com.
31. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Montréal Canadiens - November 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
32. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Washington Capitals - November 15th, 2019. NHL.com.
33. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Montréal Canadiens - November 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
34. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Columbus Blue Jackets - November 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
35. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Montréal Canadiens - November 20th, 2019. NHL.com.
36. Web site: New York Rangers - Montréal Canadiens - November 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
37. Web site: Boston Bruins - Montréal Canadiens - November 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
38. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Montréal Canadiens - November 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
39. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Montréal Canadiens - November 30th, 2019. NHL.com.
40. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Boston Bruins - December 1st, 2019. NHL.com.
41. Web site: New York Islanders - Montréal Canadiens - December 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
42. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Montréal Canadiens - December 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
43. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New York Rangers - December 6th, 2019. NHL.com.
44. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Pittsburgh Penguins - December 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
45. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Montréal Canadiens - December 11th, 2019. NHL.com.
46. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - Montréal Canadiens - December 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
47. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Vancouver Canucks - December 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
48. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Calgary Flames - December 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
49. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Edmonton Oilers - December 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
50. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Winnipeg Jets - December 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
51. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Tampa Bay Lightning - December 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
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53. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Carolina Hurricanes - December 31st, 2019. NHL.com.
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58. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Montréal Canadiens - January 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
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61. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - Montréal Canadiens - January 15th, 2020. NHL.com.
62. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - January 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
63. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - Montréal Canadiens - January 18th, 2020. NHL.com.
64. Web site: Washington Capitals - Montréal Canadiens - January 27th, 2020. NHL.com.
65. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres - January 30th, 2020. NHL.com.
66. Web site: Florida Panthers - Montréal Canadiens - February 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
67. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Montréal Canadiens - February 2nd, 2020. NHL.com.
68. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New Jersey Devils - February 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
69. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - Montréal Canadiens - February 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
70. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Montréal Canadiens - February 8th, 2020. NHL.com.
71. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - Montréal Canadiens - February 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
72. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Boston Bruins - February 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
73. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Pittsburgh Penguins - February 14th, 2020. NHL.com.
74. Web site: Dallas Stars - Montréal Canadiens - February 15th, 2020. NHL.com.
75. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Detroit Red Wings - February 18th, 2020. NHL.com.
76. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Washington Capitals - February 20th, 2020. NHL.com.
77. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - February 22nd, 2020. NHL.com.
78. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Montréal Canadiens - February 25th, 2020. NHL.com.
79. Web site: New York Rangers - Montréal Canadiens - February 27th, 2020. NHL.com.
80. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Montréal Canadiens - February 29th, 2020. NHL.com.
81. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New York Islanders - March 3rd, 2020. NHL.com.
82. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Tampa Bay Lightning - March 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
83. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Florida Panthers - March 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
84. Web site: Nashville Predators - Montréal Canadiens - March 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
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86. Web site: Canadiens shut out Penguins in Game 4 of Cup Qualifiers, win series . NHL.com . August 7, 2020 . August 7, 2020.
87. Web site: Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule . NHL.com . August 9, 2020 . August 9, 2020.
88. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Pittsburgh Penguins - August 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
89. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Pittsburgh Penguins - August 3rd, 2020. NHL.com.
90. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Montréal Canadiens - August 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
91. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Montréal Canadiens - August 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
92. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - August 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
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94. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Montréal Canadiens - August 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
95. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Montréal Canadiens - August 18th, 2020. NHL.com.
96. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - August 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
97. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Montréal Canadiens - August 21st, 2020. NHL.com.
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102. Web site: Cousins fined for actions in Canadiens game against Red Wings. January 8, 2020. NHL.com. January 27, 2024.
103. Web site: Canadiens' Julien Fined $10,000. February 17, 2020. NHL.com. January 27, 2024.
104. Web site: Defenceman Shea Weber is sole Montreal Canadiens player named to NHL All-Star Game. CTV News Montreal. February 12, 2024.
105. Web site: NHL Announces 2019-20 All-Rookie Team. NHL.com. NHL Public Relations. February 12, 2024.
106. Web site: MTL@CAR: About Thursday night.... NHL.com. October 6, 2019.
107. Web site: Canadiens Takeaways: Poor discipline proves costly vs. Sabres. Sportsnet.ca. October 10, 2019.
108. Web site: MTL@BUF: Postgame. NHL.com. October 10, 2019.
109. Web site: STL@MTL: Postgame. NHL.com. October 13, 2019.
110. Web site: MIN@MTL: Postgame. NHL.com. October 18, 2019.
111. Web site: MTL@MIN: Postgame. NHL.com. October 21, 2019.
112. Web site: MTL@ARI: About Wednesday night.... NHL.com. October 31, 2019.
113. Web site: LAK@MTL: About Saturday night.... NHL.com. November 10, 2019.
114. Snakebite350. 1195880651511226369. November 16, 2019. With an assist on Cale Fleury's 1st career NHL goal, Phillip Danault now has 100 career assists. #GoHabsGo.
115. Web site: NJD@MTL: About Saturday night.... NHL.com. November 17, 2019.
116. Web site: COL@MTL: It's showtime, gentlemen!. NHL.com. December 6, 2019.
117. Web site: OTT@MTL: Postgame. NHL.com. December 12, 2019.
118. Web site: OTT@MTL: About Wednesday night.... NHL.com. December 12, 2019.
119. Web site: MTL@VAN: Postgame. NHL.com. December 18, 2019.
120. Web site: MTL@FLA: Postgame. NHL.com. January 2, 2020.
121. Web site: MTL@CAR: Postgame. NHL.com. January 2, 2020.
122. Web site: PIT@MTL: About Saturday night.... NHL.com. January 6, 2020.
123. Web site: EDM@MTL: Postgame. NHL.com. January 11, 2020.
124. Web site: CGY@MTL: Postgame. NHL.com. January 15, 2020.
125. Web site: WSH@MTL: Postgame. NHL.com. January 28, 2020.
126. Web site: Ryan Poehling Game by Game Stats and Performance. ESPN.com. December 20, 2023.
127. Web site: ANA@MTL: About Thursday night.... NHL.com. February 8, 2020.
128. Web site: Habs down Leafs on Kovalchuk's OT goal. BigNewsNetwork.com. February 14, 2020.
129. Web site: ARI@MTL: About Monday night.... NHL.com. February 14, 2020.
130. Web site: NSH@MTL: About Tuesday night.... NHL.com. March 11, 2020.
131. Web site: For Habs prospect Jake Evans, music breaks up monotony of isolation. CBC.ca. May 8, 2020.
132. CanadiensMTL. 1142521425762365440. June 22, 2019. Les Canadiens échangent le 136e choix au total aux Panthers de la Floride en retour d'un choix de cinquième tour en 2020. The Canadiens have traded the 136th-overall pick to the Florida Panthers in exchange for their 2020 fifth-round selection. #NHLDraft #GoHabsGo.
133. CanadiensMTL. 1142515033362096128. June 22, 2019. Les Canadiens échangent le 108e choix au total aux Sharks de San Jose en retour d'un choix de quatrième tour en 2020. The Canadiens have traded the 108th-overall pick for the San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick in 2020.#GoHabsGo.
134. NHLFlyers. 1142539927999004672. June 22, 2019. TRADE ALERT: We've traded our 201st pick (7th round) in the 2019 #NHLDraft to Montreal in exchange for their 7th round pick in the 2020 draft..
135. LAKings. 1142492965920636928. June 22, 2019. Traded up to number 50, took Samuel Fagemo #NHLDraft #GoKingsGo.
136. Web site: Shaw traded to Blackhawks by Canadiens. June 30, 2019. July 18, 2019.
137. Web site: Canadiens acquire fourth-round pick in exchange for Nicolas Deslauriers. June 30, 2019. July 18, 2019.
138. Web site: Canadiens acquire defenseman Marco Scandella from the Sabres. January 2, 2020. January 3, 2020.
139. Web site: Canadiens acquire forward Andrew Sturtz, fifth-round pick from Ottawa. January 2, 2020. January 3, 2020.
140. Web site: Canadiens acquire forward Laurent Dauphin from Nashville. January 7, 2020. January 8, 2020.
141. Web site: Marco Scandella traded to St. Louis. February 18, 2020. February 19, 2020.
142. Web site: Habs acquire Blandisi, Lucchini from Pens. February 20, 2020. February 21, 2020.
143. Web site: Ilya Kovalchuk traded to Washington. February 23, 2020. February 24, 2020.
144. Web site: Nate Thompson traded to Philadelphia. February 24, 2020. February 25, 2020.
145. Web site: Canadiens acquire Aaron Luchuk and a seventh-round pick from Ottawa . February 24, 2020. February 25, 2020.
146. Web site: Nick Cousins traded to Vegas. February 24, 2020. February 25, 2020.
147. Web site: Canadiens acquire goaltender Jake Allen from the Blues. September 2, 2020. September 8, 2020.
148. Web site: Canadiens acquire defenseman Joel Edmundson from the Hurricanes. September 12, 2020. September 13, 2020.
149. Web site: One-year, two-way contract for right winger Riley Barber. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
150. Web site: One-year, one-way contract for goaltender Keith Kinkaid. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
151. Web site: Golden Knights sign defenceman Brett Lernout to one-year contract. Sportsnet.ca. July 18, 2019.
152. Web site: One-year, two-way contract for free agent forward Phil Varone. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
153. Web site: Three-year contract for defenseman Ben Chiarot. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
154. Web site: One-year, one-way contract for forward Nick Cousins. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
155. Web site: Checkers Sign Derek Sheppard, Hunter Shinkaruk and Colin Markison to AHL Deals. AHL.com. August 2, 2019. July 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190718222555/http://gocheckers.com/articles/transactions/checkers-sign-derek-sheppard-hunter-shinkurak-and-colin-markison-to-ahl-deals. dead.
156. Web site: Thunderbirds agree to terms with Audette. AHL.com. September 14, 2019.
157. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with free agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk. NHL.com. January 6, 2020.
158. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with goaltender Vasili Demchenko. NHL.com. April 21, 2020.
159. Web site: CONTRACT TERMINATION FOR DAVID SKLENICKA. TheAHL.com. December 10, 2019. December 7, 2019.
160. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Joel Armia. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
161. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Artturi Lehkonen. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
162. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Charles Hudon. NHL.com. July 19, 2019.
163. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Michael McCarron. NHL.com. August 2, 2019.
164. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Alex Belzile. NHL.com. March 23, 2020.
165. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Gustav Olofsson. NHL.com. March 26, 2020.
166. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Jesse Ylönen . NHL.com. March 26, 2020.
167. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Laurent Dauphin. NHL.com. April 7, 2020.
168. Web site: Canadiens agree to entry-level contract with Arsen Khisamutdinov. Sportsnet.ca. May 8, 2020.
169. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with forward Cameron Hillis. NHL.com. May 12, 2020.
170. Web site: Canadiens sign top prospect Alexander Romanov to entry-level deal. Sportsnet.ca. July 20, 2020.
171. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with forward Lukas Vejdemo. NHL.com. September 4, 2020.
172. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a four-year contract with Joel Edmundson. NHL.com. September 16, 2020.
173. Web site: Canadiens sign Jake Evans to a two-year contract extension. NHL.com. September 23, 2020.
174. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Joseph Blandisi. NHL.com. September 26, 2020.
175. Web site: Canadiens sign defenseman Jeff Petry to a four-year contract extension. NHL.com. September 26, 2020.
176. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Jake Lucchini. NHL.com. September 28, 2020.
177. Web site: LIVE BLOG: 2019 NHL Draft - Rounds 2-7. June 22, 2019. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
178. Web site: Oilers acquire goaltender Hayden Hawkey from Canadiens. June 23, 2018. June 23, 2018.
179. Web site: LA Kings Acquire Fourth Round Pick, Trade Nate Thompson to Canadiens. February 11, 2019. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
180. Web site: LA Kings Acquire Fifth Round Pick in 2019 NHL Draft from Blackhawks. January 24, 2019. January 26, 2019.
181. Web site: Blackhawks trade Hossa's contract to Coyotes in package deal. July 12, 2018. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
182. Web site: Flyers Select Seven Players at 2019 NHL Draft. June 22, 2019. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
183. Web site: 2018 NHL Draft Notes. June 23, 2018. NHL.com. July 18, 2019.
184. Web site: Jets acquire Simon Bourque from Canadiens. June 30, 2018. June 30, 2018.