2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season

2016–17 Montreal Canadiens
Division 1st Atlantic
Conference 2nd Eastern
2016–17 record 16–6–2
Home record 12–1–1
Road record 4–5–1
Goals for 69
Goals against 52
Team information
General Manager Marc Bergevin
Coach Michel Therrien
Captain Max Pacioretty
Alternate captains Brendan Gallagher
Andrei Markov
Tomas Plekanec
Shea Weber
Arena Bell Centre
Minor league affiliations St. John's IceCaps (AHL)
Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Alex Galchenyuk (9)
Assists Andrei Markov (15)
Points Alex Galchenyuk (23)
Penalties in minutes Andrew Shaw (58)
Plus/minus Shea Weber (+18)
Wins Carey Price (13)
Goals against average Carey Price (1.71)
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The 2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season is the 108th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 100th season in the National Hockey League.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 24 16 6 2 16 69 52 +17 34
2 Ottawa Senators 24 14 8 2 11 57 59 2 30
3 Boston Bruins 24 13 10 1 11 57 54 +3 27
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 25 13 11 1 12 75 70 +5 27
5 Florida Panthers 24 12 10 2 10 60 61 1 26
6 Detroit Red Wings 24 11 10 3 8 58 61 3 25
7 Toronto Maple Leafs 23 10 9 4 10 70 74 4 24
8 Buffalo Sabres 23 9 9 5 8 48 60 12 23
Updated to game(s) played on December 2, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Rangers 25 16 8 1 16 91 63 +28 33
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 24 14 7 3 12 75 72 +3 31
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 22 13 5 4 13 70 50 +20 30
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 24 16 6 2 16 69 52 +17 34
2 Ottawa Senators 24 14 8 2 11 57 59 2 30
3 Boston Bruins 24 13 10 1 11 57 54 +3 27
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Washington Capitals 22 13 7 2 13 57 51 +6 28
2 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 25 13 11 1 12 75 70 +5 27
3 ME Philadelphia Flyers 25 12 10 3 9 80 82 2 27
4 ME New Jersey Devils 23 10 7 6 8 58 62 4 26
5 AT Florida Panthers 24 12 10 2 10 60 61 1 26
6 AT Detroit Red Wings 24 11 10 3 8 58 61 3 25
7 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 23 10 9 4 10 70 74 4 24
8 ME Carolina Hurricanes 23 9 9 5 8 55 61 6 23
9 AT Buffalo Sabres 23 9 9 5 8 48 60 12 23
10 ME New York Islanders 23 9 10 4 8 59 67 8 22
Updated to game(s) played on December 2, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log[3]
December: 0–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 2 Montreal 1–2 San Jose Price 17,562 16–6–2 34 Recap
25 December 4 Montreal Los Angeles
26 December 6 Montreal St. Louis
27 December 8 New Jersey Montreal
28 December 10 Colorado Montreal
29 December 12 Boston Montreal
30 December 16 San Jose Montreal
31 December 17 Montreal Washington
32 December 20 Anaheim Montreal
33 December 22 Minnesota Montreal
34 December 23 Montreal Columbus
35 December 28 Montreal Tampa Bay
36 December 29 Montreal Florida
37 December 31 Montreal Pittsburgh

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Last Updated: November 14, 2016

Skaters

Regular Season[4]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 16 3 9 12 7 10
Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 16 6 11 17 12 10
Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 16 1 4 5 0 2
Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 16 2 9 11 0 4
Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 16 4 5 9 6 18
Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais 15 2 2 4 1 2
Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 16 5 2 7 6 8
Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 16 1 4 5 10 9
Byron, PaulPaul Byron 16 5 5 10 7 4
Petry, JeffJeff Petry 15 2 5 7 4 8
Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin 16 1 3 4 7 20
Flynn, BrianBrian Flynn 12 0 2 2 1 2
Carr, DanielDaniel Carr 6 1 1 2 2 4
Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn 11 1 2 3 3 0
Danault, PhillipPhillip Danault 16 5 4 9 4 2
Weber, SheaShea Weber 16 7 6 13 16 8
Radulov, AlexanderAlexander Radulov 16 3 11 14 7 18
Shaw, AndrewAndrew Shaw 16 2 4 6 8 20
Lehkonen, ArtturiArtturi Lehkonen 12 2 1 3 0 6
Sergachev, MikhailMikhail Sergachev 3 0 0 0 1 0
Andrighetto, SvenSven Andrighetto 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hanley, JoelJoel Hanley 3 0 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders

Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Montoya, AlAl Montoya 7 7 421:43 3 3 1 22 3.15 226 .902 1 0 2 2
Price, CareyCarey Price 16 16 961:13 13 3 1 25 1.56 512 .951 2 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
Weber, SheaShea Weber NHL Third Star of the Week October 31, 2016 [6]
Weber, SheaShea Weber NHL Second Star of the Month November 1, 2016 [7]

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached Ref
Sergachev, MikhailMikhail Sergachev 1st Career NHL Game October 13, 2016
Lehkonen, ArtturiArtturi Lehkonen 1st Career NHL Game October 13, 2016
Lehkonen, ArtturiArtturi Lehkonen 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
October 15, 2016
Petry, JeffJeff Petry 100th Career NHL Point October 18, 2016
Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 100th Career NHL Assist November 15, 2016
Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 500th Career NHL Game November 19, 2016

Transactions

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

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To Washington Capitals
Lars Eller
To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2017
2nd-round pick in 2018
[8]
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To Chicago Blackhawks
2nd-round pick in 2016
MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016
To Montreal Canadiens
Andrew Shaw
[8]
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) To Winnipeg Jets
7th-round pick in 2017
To Montreal Canadiens
7th-round pick in 2016
[9]
June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) To Nashville Predators
P. K. Subban
To Montreal Canadiens
Shea Weber
[10]
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) To Florida Panthers
Tim Bozon
To Montreal Canadiens
Jonathan Racine
[11]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Al Montoya Florida Panthers 1 year, $950,000 [12]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Alexander Radulov CSKA Moscow 1 year, $5.75 million [13]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Zach Redmond Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $1.225 million [14]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Philip Samuelsson Springfield Falcons 1 year, $600,000 two-way contract [15]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Chris Terry Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $600,000 two-way contract [16]
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) Bobby Farnham New Jersey Devils 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract [17]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Michael Bournival Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract [18]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Tom Gilbert L.A. Kings 1 year, $1.4 million [19]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Gabriel Dumont Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract [20]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Darren Dietz Washington Capitals 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract [21]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Victor Bartley Minnesota Wild 1 year, $650,000 two-way contract [22]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Morgan Ellis St. Louis Blues 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract [23]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref
Mike Condon Pittsburgh Penguins October 11, 2016 [24]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) Andrew Shaw 6 years, $23.4 million [25]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Mikhail Sergachev 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [26]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Daniel Carr 2 years, $1.45 million contract extension [27]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Phillip Danault 2 years, $1.824 million [28]

Roster

Updated December 2, 2016.[29][30]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
45 Canada Barberio, MarkMark Barberio D L 26 2015 Montreal, Quebec
28 Canada Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu  D L 23 2011 Strathroy, Ontario
41 Canada Byron, PaulPaul Byron LW L 27 2015 Ottawa, Ontario
43 Canada Carr, DanielDaniel Carr LW L 25 2014 Sherwood Park, Alberta
24 Canada Danault, PhillipPhillip Danault LW L 23 2016 Victoriaville, Quebec
51 Canada Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais C L 30 2008 Laurier-Station, Quebec
74 Russia Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin D L 30 2004 Togliatti, Soviet Union
32 United States Flynn, BrianBrian Flynn C R 28 2015 Lynnfield, Massachusetts
27 United States Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk C L 22 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
11 Canada Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher (A) RW R 24 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
54 Canada Hudon, CharlesCharles Hudon  LW L 22 2012 Alma, Quebec
62 Finland Lehkonen, ArtturiArtturi Lehkonen LW L 21 2013 Piikkio, Finland
79 Russia Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov (A) D L 37 1998 Voskresensk, Soviet Union
17 Canada Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell C R 31 2015 Greenfield Park, Quebec
35 United States Montoya, AlAl Montoya G L 31 2016 Chicago, Illinois
67 United States Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty (C) LW L 28 2007 New Canaan, Connecticut
8 United States Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn D R 26 2008 Sterling Heights, Michigan
26 United States Petry, JeffJeff Petry D R 28 2015 Ann Arbor, Michigan
14 Czech Republic Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec (A) C L 34 2001 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
31 Canada Price, CareyCarey Price G L 29 2005 Anahim Lake, British Columbia
47 Russia Radulov, AlexanderAlexander Radulov RW L 30 2016 Nizhny Tagil, Soviet Union
20 United States Redmond, ZachZach Redmond D R 28 2016 Traverse City, Michigan
65 Canada Shaw, AndrewAndrew Shaw C R 25 2016 Belleville, Ontario
6 Canada Weber, SheaShea Weber (A) D R 31 2016 Sicamous, British Columbia

Draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–26, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

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

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