2017–18 Montreal Canadiens
Division6th Atlantic
Conference14th Eastern
2017–18 record29–40–13
Home record18–14–9
Road record11–26–4
Goals for209
Goals against264
Team information
General managerMarc Bergevin
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainMax Pacioretty
Alternate captainsBrendan Gallagher
Tomas Plekanec (Oct.–Feb.)
Shea Weber
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance21,299 (99.9%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Laval Rocket (AHL)
Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrendan Gallagher (31)
AssistsJonathan Drouin (33)
PointsBrendan Gallagher (54)
Penalty minutesNicolas Deslauriers (55)
Plus/minusNicolas Deslauriers (+7)
WinsCarey Price (16)
Goals against averageAntti 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.

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z Tampa Bay Lightning 82 54 23 5 48 296 236 +60 113
2 x Boston Bruins 82 50 20 12 47 270 214 +56 112
3 x Toronto Maple Leafs 82 49 26 7 42 277 232 +45 105
4 Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 38 73
6 Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 55 71
7 Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 70 67
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 81 62
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x Clinched playoff spot; z Clinched conference
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
2 ME x New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
3 AT Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 28 83
5 ME New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 32 80
6 ME New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 37 77
7 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 38 73
8 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 55 71
9 AT Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 70 67
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 81 62
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 19, 2017.[5]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[6]

2017–18 game log

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

Player statistics

Final[7]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Brendan Gallagher82312354−1334
Alex Galchenyuk82193251−3122
Jonathan Drouin77133346−2830
Jeff Petry82123042−3028
Max Pacioretty64172037−1630
Paul Byron82201535−423
Charles Hudon72102030−1238
Phillip Danault5281725034
Tomas Plekanec6061824339
Artturi Lehkonen6612921−1120
Andrew Shaw51101020−853
Shea Weber2661016−814
Daniel Carr386101628
Jordie Benn7741115−234
Nicolas Deslauriers5810414755
Jacob de la Rose554812−229
Karl Alzner8211112−740
Joe Morrow385611−1126
Byron Froese483811026
Mike Reilly1908818
Victor Mete4907754
Nikita Scherbak26426−58
Logan Shaw30246−58
David Schlemko3714536
Jakub Jerabek25134−16
Noah Juulsen2312314
Kerby Rychel4112−22
Brandon Davidson13011−39
Michael McCarron18011−132
Brett Lernout18011−56
Rinat Valiev200002
Mark Streit2000−20
Ales Hemsky7000−110
Torrey Mitchell1100002

Goaltenders

Regular season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carey Price49482,854:37162671483.111487.9001000
Antti Niemi19171,026:16754422.46592.9291000
Charlie Lindgren1414832:58482423.03457.9082002
Al Montoya43222:31210143.77102.8630010

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
PlayerAwardAwardedRef
Carey PriceNHL Second Star of the WeekDecember 4, 2017[8]
Carey PriceNHL All-Star Game selectionJanuary 10, 2018[9]

Milestones

Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReachedRef
Victor Mete1st career NHL gameOctober 5, 2017[10]
Karl Alzner100th career NHL assistOctober 14, 2017[11]
Victor Mete1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
October 17, 2017[12]
Jonathan Drouin100th career NHL pointOctober 17, 2017[12]
Brendan Gallagher100th career NHL assistOctober 24, 2017[13]
Karl Alzner600th career NHL gameOctober 24, 2017[14]
Andrew Shaw400th career NHL gameOctober 26, 2017[15]
Charles Hudon1st career NHL goalOctober 30, 2017[16]
Charlie Lindgren1st career NHL shutoutNovember 5, 2017[17]
Paul Byron300th career NHL gameNovember 14, 2017[18]
Jakub Jerabek1st career NHL gameNovember 22, 2017[19]
Brendan Gallagher200th career NHL pointNovember 27, 2017[20]
Paul Byron1st career NHL hat-trickDecember 2, 2017[21]
Brendan Gallagher100th career NHL goalDecember 2, 2017[21]
Shea Weber500th career NHL pointDecember 5, 2017[22]
Max Pacioretty600th career NHL gameDecember 28, 2017[23]
Jonathan Drouin200th career NHL gameJanuary 4, 2018[24]
Alex Galchenyuk100th career NHL goalJanuary 13, 2018[25]
Artturi Lehkonen100th career NHL gameJanuary 13, 2018[25]
Jakub Jerabek1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
January 15, 2018[26]
Jakub Jerabek1st career NHL goalJanuary 17, 2018[27]
Tomas Plekanec600th career NHL pointFebruary 4, 2018[28]
Jeff Petry500th career NHL gameFebruary 10, 2018[29]
Joe Morrow100th career NHL gameFebruary 17, 2018[30]
Noah Juulsen1st career NHL gameFebruary 22, 2018[31]
Byron Froese100th career NHL gameFebruary 28, 2018[32]
Jacob de la Rose100th career NHL gameFebruary 28, 2018[32]
Noah Juulsen1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
March 2, 2018[33]
Alex Galchenyuk400th career NHL gameMarch 2, 2018[33]
Brendan Gallagher400th career NHL gameMarch 24, 2018[34]
Noah Juulsen1st career NHL assistMarch 26, 2018[35]
Mike Reilly100th career NHL gameApril 1, 2018[36]

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

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)
1 25 Ryan Poehling C United States United States St. Cloud State University (NCHC)
2 56 Josh Brook D Canada Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2 581 Joni Ikonen C Finland Finland Frölunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
3 682 Scott Walford D Canada Canada Victoria Royals (WHL)
3 87 Cale Fleury D Canada Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
5 149 Jarret Tyszka D Canada Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
7 1993 Cayden Primeau G United States United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)

Draft notes:[89]

  1. The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Lars Eller to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in 2018 and this pick.[90]
  2. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 17, 2017, that sent Nathan Beaulieu to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[91]
  3. The Philadelphia Flyers' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.[92]

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