2016–17 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Atlantic Division champions | |
Division | 1st Atlantic |
Conference | 4th Eastern |
2016–17 record | 47–26–9 |
Home record | 24–12–5 |
Road record | 23–14–4 |
Goals for | 226 |
Goals against | 200 |
Team information | |
General manager | Marc Bergevin |
Coach |
Michel Therrien (Oct. 13 – Feb. 14)
[1] Claude Julien (interim, Feb. 14 – Apr. 22) [1] |
Captain | Max Pacioretty |
Alternate captains |
Brendan Gallagher Andrei Markov Tomas Plekanec Shea Weber |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Average attendance | 21,288 [2] |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
St. John's IceCaps (
AHL) Brampton Beast ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Max Pacioretty (35) |
Assists | Alexander Radulov (36) |
Points | Max Pacioretty (67) |
Penalty minutes | Andrew Shaw (110) |
Plus/minus | Paul Byron (+21) |
Wins | Carey Price (37) |
Goals against average | Carey Price (2.23) |
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]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 44 | 226 | 200 | +26 | 103 |
2 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 212 | 214 | −2 | 98 |
3 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 42 | 234 | 212 | +22 | 95 |
4 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |
2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 1–0–1) [5] | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | |
1 | September 26 | New Jersey | 3–2 | Montreal | Lindgren | 21,288 | 0–1–0 | Recap | ||
2 | September 27 | Washington | 2–5 | Montreal | Montoya | 21,288 | 1–1–0 | Recap | ||
3 | September 29 | Ottawa | 4–3 | Montreal | OT | Condon | 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 | Price | 21,288 | 4–1–2 | Recap |
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
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Final stats
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Carey Price | 62 | 62 | 3,708:08 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 138 | 2.23 | 1794 | .923 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Al Montoya | 19 | 18 | 1124:53 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 2.67 | 569 | .912 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Charlie Lindgren | 2 | 2 | 121:42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.48 | 59 | .949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Carey Price | 6 | 6 | 387:28 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1.86 | 179 | .933 | 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.
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued | Ref |
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Andrew Shaw | Boarding Capitals defenceman Connor Hobbs | 3 games (all pre-season) | N/A | September 29, 2016 | [8] |
Player | Award | Awarded | Ref |
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Shea Weber | NHL Third Star of the Week | October 31, 2016 | [9] |
Shea Weber | NHL Second Star of the Month | November 1, 2016 | [10] |
Carey Price | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 6, 2017 | [11] |
Player | Milestone | Reached | Ref |
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Mikhail Sergachev | 1st Career NHL Game | October 13, 2016 | [12] |
Artturi Lehkonen | 1st Career NHL Game | October 13, 2016 | [12] |
Artturi Lehkonen | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point |
October 15, 2016 | [13] |
Jeff Petry | 100th Career NHL Point | October 18, 2016 | [14] |
Alex Galchenyuk | 100th Career NHL Assist | November 15, 2016 | [15] |
Max Pacioretty | 500th Career NHL Game | November 19, 2016 | [16] |
Alex Galchenyuk | 300th Career NHL Game | December 4, 2016 | [17] |
Jeff Petry | 400th Career NHL Game | December 29, 2016 | [18] |
Shea Weber | 800th Career NHL Game | December 31, 2016 | [19] |
Nikita Scherbak | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point |
January 7, 2017 | [20] |
Phillip Danault | 100th Career NHL Game | January 20, 2017 | [21] |
Alexander Radulov | 200th Career NHL Game | January 21, 2017 | [22] |
Nathan Beaulieu | 200th Career NHL Game | February 7, 2017 | [23] |
Max Pacioretty | 200th Career NHL Goal | February 9, 2017 | [24] |
Tomas Plekanec | 900th Career NHL Game | February 11, 2017 | [25] |
Brendan Gallagher | 300th Career NHL Game | February 12, 2017 | [26] |
Max Pacioretty | 400th Career NHL Point | February 28, 2017 | [27] |
Shea Weber | 300th Career NHL Assist | February 28, 2017 | [28] |
Paul Byron | 100th Career NHL Point | March 12, 2017 | [29] |
Alex Galchenyuk | 200th Career NHL Point | March 14, 2017 | [30] |
Carey Price | 500th Career NHL Game | March 14, 2017 | [30] |
Torrey Mitchell | 600th Career NHL Game | March 19, 2017 | [31] |
Max Pacioretty | 200th Career NHL Assist | April 1, 2017 | [32] |
Brandon Davidson | 100th Career NHL Game | April 7, 2017 | [33] |
Player | Milestone | Reached | Ref |
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Artturi Lehkonen | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 | [34] |
Phillip Danault | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 | [34] |
Paul Byron | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 | [34] |
Andreas Martinsen | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 | [34] |
Paul Byron | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point |
April 14, 2017 | [35] |
Phillip Danault | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point |
April 14, 2017 | [35] |
Brandon Davidson | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2017 | [36] |
Artturi Lehkonen | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point |
April 16, 2017 | [37] |
Alexei Emelin | 1st Career Playoff Goal | April 22, 2017 | [38] |
Michael McCarron | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 22, 2017 | [38] |
The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 24, 2016 | To
Washington Capitals Lars Eller |
To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018 |
[39] |
June 24, 2016 | To
Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2016 MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 |
To Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw |
[39] |
June 25, 2016 | To
Winnipeg Jets 7th-round pick in 2017 |
To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2016 |
[40] |
June 29, 2016 | To
Nashville Predators P. K. Subban |
To Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber |
[41] |
October 8, 2016 | To
Florida Panthers Tim Bozon |
To Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Racine |
[42] |
January 26, 2017 | To
Tampa Bay Lightning Jonathan Racine 6th-round pick in 2017 |
To Montreal Canadiens Nikita Nesterov |
[43] |
February 21, 2017 | To
Carolina Hurricanes Philip Samuelsson |
To Montreal Canadiens Keegan Lowe |
[44] |
February 27, 2017 | To
Dallas Stars Greg Pateryn 4th-round pick in 2017 |
To Montreal Canadiens Jordie Benn |
[45] |
February 28, 2017 | To
Edmonton Oilers David Desharnais |
To Montreal Canadiens Brandon Davidson |
[46] |
March 1, 2017 | To
Detroit Red Wings 6th-round pick in 2018 |
To Montreal Canadiens Steve Ott |
[47] |
March 1, 2017 | To
Los Angeles Kings Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018 |
To Montreal Canadiens Dwight King |
[48] |
March 1, 2017 | To
Colorado Avalanche Sven Andrighetto |
To Montreal Canadiens Andreas Martinsen |
[49] |
June 15, 2017 | To
Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2018 |
To Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Drouin Conditional 6th-round pick in 2018 |
[50] |
June 17, 2017 | To
Buffalo Sabres Nathan Beaulieu |
To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2017 |
[51] |
Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
Ref |
July 1, 2016 | Al Montoya | Florida Panthers | 1 year, $950,000 | [52] |
July 1, 2016 | Alexander Radulov | CSKA Moscow | 1 year, $5.75 million | [53] |
July 1, 2016 | Zach Redmond | Colorado Avalanche | 2 years, $1.225 million | [54] |
July 2, 2016 | Philip Samuelsson | Springfield Falcons | 1 year, $600,000 two-way contract | [55] |
July 2, 2016 | Chris Terry | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 year, $600,000 two-way contract | [56] |
July 22, 2016 | Bobby Farnham | New Jersey Devils | 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract | [57] |
January 7, 2017 | Markus Eisenschmid | St. John's IceCaps | 2 years, $1.285 million entry-level contract | [58] |
April 27, 2017 | Antoine Waked | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 3 years, $2.18 million entry-level contract | [59] |
May 1, 2017 | Jakub Jerabek | Vityaz Podolsk | 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract | [60] |
Date | Player | New team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
Ref |
May 25, 2016 | Bud Holloway | CSKA Moscow | 2 years | [61] |
July 1, 2016 | Michael Bournival | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract | [62] |
July 1, 2016 | Tom Gilbert | Los Angeles Kings | 1 year, $1.4 million | [63] |
July 1, 2016 | Gabriel Dumont | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract | [64] |
July 1, 2016 | Darren Dietz | Washington Capitals | 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract | [65] |
July 1, 2016 | Victor Bartley | Minnesota Wild | 1 year, $650,000 two-way contract | [66] |
July 1, 2016 | Morgan Ellis | St. Louis Blues | 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract | [67] |
July 1, 2016 | Ben Scrivens | Dinamo Minsk | 1 year | [68] |
July 2, 2016 | Mac Bennett | Rochester Americans | 1 year | [69] |
July 22, 2016 | Stefan Fournier | Arizona Coyotes | 1 year, $632,500 two-way contract | [70] |
October 17, 2016 | Lucas Lessio | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | 1 year | [71] |
May 4, 2017 | Max Friberg | Frölunda HC | 3 years | [72] |
Player | New team | Date | Ref |
Mike Condon | Pittsburgh Penguins | October 11, 2016 | [73] |
Mark Barberio | Colorado Avalanche | February 2, 2017 | [74] |
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
Ref |
June 27, 2016 | Andrew Shaw | 6 years, $23.4 million | [75] |
July 1, 2016 | Mikhail Sergachev | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [76] |
July 1, 2016 | Daniel Carr | 2 years, $1.45 million contract extension | [77] |
July 5, 2016 | Phillip Danault | 2 years, $1.824 million contract extension | [78] |
January 2, 2017 | Al Montoya | 2 years, $1.065 million contract extension | [79] |
March 3, 2017 | Chris Terry | 1 year, $650,000 contract extension | [80] |
March 9, 2017 | Simon Bourque | 3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract | [81] |
March 24, 2017 | Jeremiah Addison | 3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract | [82] |
March 27, 2017 | Victor Mete | 3 years, $2.244 million entry-level contract | [83] |
June 5, 2017 | Andreas Martinsen | 1 year, $675,000 contract extension | [84] |
June 15, 2017 | Charles Hudon | 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension | [85] |
June 15, 2017 | Jonathan Drouin | 6 years, $33 million contract extension | [86] |
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. [87]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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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 [a] | Casey Staum | Defence | United States | Hill-Murray Pioneers ( MSHSL) |
6 | 160 | Michael Pezzetta | Centre | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
7 | 187 [b] | Arvid Henrikson | Defence | Sweden | AIK Jrs. ( Sweden) |