2016–17 Montreal Canadiens
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference4th Eastern
2016–17 record47–26–9
Home record24–12–5
Road record23–14–4
Goals for226
Goals against200
Team information
General managerMarc Bergevin
CoachMichel Therrien (Oct. 13 – Feb. 14)
Claude Julien (Feb. 14 – Apr. 22)
CaptainMax Pacioretty
Alternate captainsBrendan Gallagher
Andrei Markov
Tomas Plekanec
Shea Weber
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance21,288[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's IceCaps (AHL)
Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMax Pacioretty (35)
AssistsAlexander Radulov (36)
PointsMax Pacioretty (67)
Penalty minutesAndrew Shaw (110)
Plus/minusPaul Byron (+21)
WinsCarey Price (37)
Goals against averageCarey 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 (NHL).[2]

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log[5]

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

Playoffs

2017 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carey Price62623,708:08372051382.231794.9233014
Al Montoya19181124:53864502.67569.9122022
Charlie Lindgren22121:4220031.4859.9490000
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carey Price66387:2824121.86179.9330000

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.

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Ref
Andrew ShawBoarding Washington prospect Connor Hobbs3 games (all pre-season)N/ASeptember 29, 2016[7]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded Ref
Shea WeberNHL Third Star of the WeekOctober 31, 2016[8]
Shea WeberNHL Second Star of the MonthNovember 1, 2016[9]
Carey PriceNHL Third Star of the WeekMarch 6, 2017[10]

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached Ref
Mikhail Sergachev1st Career NHL GameOctober 13, 2016[11]
Artturi Lehkonen1st Career NHL GameOctober 13, 2016[11]
Artturi Lehkonen1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
October 15, 2016[12]
Jeff Petry100th Career NHL PointOctober 18, 2016[13]
Alex Galchenyuk100th Career NHL AssistNovember 15, 2016[14]
Max Pacioretty500th Career NHL GameNovember 19, 2016[15]
Alex Galchenyuk300th Career NHL GameDecember 4, 2016[16]
Jeff Petry400th Career NHL GameDecember 29, 2016[17]
Shea Weber800th Career NHL GameDecember 31, 2016[18]
Nikita Scherbak1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
January 7, 2017[19]
Phillip Danault100th Career NHL GameJanuary 20, 2017[20]
Alexander Radulov200th Career NHL GameJanuary 21, 2017[21]
Nathan Beaulieu200th Career NHL GameFebruary 7, 2017[22]
Max Pacioretty200th Career NHL GoalFebruary 9, 2017[23]
Tomas Plekanec900th Career NHL GameFebruary 11, 2017[24]
Brendan Gallagher300th Career NHL GameFebruary 12, 2017[25]
Max Pacioretty400th Career NHL PointFebruary 28, 2017[26]
Shea Weber300th Career NHL AssistFebruary 28, 2017[27]
Paul Byron100th Career NHL PointMarch 12, 2017[28]
Alex Galchenyuk200th Career NHL PointMarch 14, 2017[29]
Carey Price500th Career NHL GameMarch 14, 2017[29]
Torrey Mitchell600th Career NHL GameMarch 19, 2017[30]
Max Pacioretty200th Career NHL AssistApril 1, 2017[31]
Brandon Davidson100th Career NHL GameApril 7, 2017[32]
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached Ref
Artturi Lehkonen1st Career Playoff GameApril 12, 2017[33]
Phillip Danault1st Career Playoff GameApril 12, 2017[33]
Paul Byron1st Career Playoff GameApril 12, 2017[33]
Andreas Martinsen1st Career Playoff GameApril 12, 2017[33]
Paul Byron1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point
April 14, 2017[34]
Phillip Danault1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point
April 14, 2017[34]
Brandon Davidson1st Career Playoff GameApril 16, 2017[35]
Artturi Lehkonen1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point
April 16, 2017[36]
Alexei Emelin1st Career Playoff GoalApril 22, 2017[37]
Michael McCarron1st Career Playoff GameApril 22, 2017[37]

Transactions

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

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 24, 2016 To Washington Capitals
Lars Eller
To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2017
2nd-round pick in 2018
[38]
June 24, 2016 To Chicago Blackhawks
2nd-round pick in 2016
MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016
To Montreal Canadiens
Andrew Shaw
[38]
June 25, 2016 To Winnipeg Jets
7th-round pick in 2017
To Montreal Canadiens
7th-round pick in 2016
[39]
June 29, 2016 To Nashville Predators
P. K. Subban
To Montreal Canadiens
Shea Weber
[40]
October 8, 2016 To Florida Panthers
Tim Bozon
To Montreal Canadiens
Jonathan Racine
[41]
January 26, 2017 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jonathan Racine
6th-round pick in 2017
To Montreal Canadiens
Nikita Nesterov
[42]
February 21, 2017 To Carolina Hurricanes
Philip Samuelsson
To Montreal Canadiens
Keegan Lowe
[43]
February 27, 2017 To Dallas Stars
Greg Pateryn
4th-round pick in 2017
To Montreal Canadiens
Jordie Benn
[44]
February 28, 2017 To Edmonton Oilers
David Desharnais
To Montreal Canadiens
Brandon Davidson
[45]
March 1, 2017 To Detroit Red Wings
6th-round pick in 2018
To Montreal Canadiens
Steve Ott
[46]
March 1, 2017 To Los Angeles Kings
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
To Montreal Canadiens
Dwight King
[47]
March 1, 2017 To Colorado Avalanche
Sven Andrighetto
To Montreal Canadiens
Andreas Martinsen
[48]
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
[49]
June 17, 2017 To Buffalo Sabres
Nathan Beaulieu
To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick in 2017
[50]

Free agents acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamContract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016Al MontoyaFlorida Panthers1 year, $950,000[51]
July 1, 2016Alexander RadulovCSKA Moscow1 year, $5.75 million[52]
July 1, 2016Zach RedmondColorado Avalanche2 years, $1.225 million[53]
July 2, 2016Philip SamuelssonSpringfield Falcons1 year, $600,000 two-way contract[54]
July 2, 2016Chris TerryCarolina Hurricanes1 year, $600,000 two-way contract[55]
July 22, 2016Bobby FarnhamNew Jersey Devils1 year, $575,000 two-way contract[56]
January 7, 2017Markus EisenschmidSt. John's IceCaps2 years, $1.285 million entry-level contract[57]
April 27, 2017Antoine WakedRouyn-Noranda Huskies3 years, $2.18 million entry-level contract[58]
May 1, 2017Jakub JerabekVityaz Podolsk1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract[59]

Free agents lost

DatePlayerNew teamContract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
May 25, 2016Bud HollowayCSKA Moscow2 years[60]
July 1, 2016Michael BournivalTampa Bay Lightning1 year, $575,000 two-way contract[61]
July 1, 2016Tom GilbertLos Angeles Kings1 year, $1.4 million[62]
July 1, 2016Gabriel DumontTampa Bay Lightning1 year, $575,000 two-way contract[63]
July 1, 2016Darren DietzWashington Capitals1 year, $575,000 two-way contract[64]
July 1, 2016Victor BartleyMinnesota Wild1 year, $650,000 two-way contract[65]
July 1, 2016Morgan EllisSt. Louis Blues1 year, $575,000 two-way contract[66]
July 1, 2016Ben ScrivensDinamo Minsk1 year[67]
July 2, 2016Mac BennettRochester Americans1 year[68]
July 22, 2016Stefan FournierArizona Coyotes1 year, $632,500 two-way contract[69]
October 17, 2016Lucas LessioKHL Medveščak Zagreb1 year[70]
May 4, 2017Max FribergFrölunda HC3 years[71]

Lost via waivers

PlayerNew teamDateRef
Mike CondonPittsburgh PenguinsOctober 11, 2016[72]
Mark BarberioColorado AvalancheFebruary 2, 2017[73]

Player signings

DatePlayerContract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 27, 2016Andrew Shaw6 years, $23.4 million[74]
July 1, 2016Mikhail Sergachev3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract[75]
July 1, 2016Daniel Carr2 years, $1.45 million contract extension[76]
July 5, 2016Phillip Danault2 years, $1.824 million contract extension[77]
January 2, 2017Al Montoya2 years, $1.065 million contract extension[78]
March 3, 2017Chris Terry1 year, $650,000 contract extension[79]
March 9, 2017Simon Bourque3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract[80]
March 24, 2017Jeremiah Addison3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract[81]
March 27, 2017Victor Mete3 years, $2.244 million entry-level contract[82]
June 5, 2017Andreas Martinsen1 year, $675,000 contract extension[83]
June 15, 2017Charles Hudon2 years, $1.3 million contract extension[84]
June 15, 2017Jonathan Drouin6 years, $33 million contract extension[85]

Draft picks

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.[86]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Mikhail Sergachev Defence Russia Russia Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
3 70 William Bitten Centre Canada Canada Flint Firebirds (OHL)
4 100 Victor Mete Defence Canada Canada London Knights (OHL)
5 124[a] Casey Staum Defence United States United States Hill-Murray Pioneers (MSHSL)
6 160 Michael Pezzetta Centre Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 187[b] Arvid Henrikson Defence Sweden Sweden AIK Jrs. (Sweden)
Notes
  • The Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 2016 (45th overall) and this pick.[87]
  • [a] This was actually the Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick, which went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015 that sent Brandon Prust to Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and this pick.[88] The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick had previously gone to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Brian Flynn to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[89]
  • [b] This was Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick, as the Canadiens' seventh-round pick had gone to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Torrey Mitchell to Montreal in exchange for Jack Nevins and this pick.[90] The Jet's pick went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[91]

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