2012–13 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2012–13 Montreal Canadiens season was the 104th season of play for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and its 96th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

2012–13 Montreal Canadiens
Northeast Division champions
Division	1st Northeast
Conference	2nd Eastern
2012–13 record	29–14–5
Home record	14–7–3
Road record	15–7–2
Goals for	149
Goals against	126
Team information
General manager	Marc Bergevin
Coach	Michel Therrien
Captain	Brian Gionta
Alternate captains	Josh Gorges Andrei Markov
Arena	Bell Centre
Average attendance	21,273 (100%)[1] (15 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Michael Ryder (16)
Assists	P. K. Subban (27)
Points	Max Pacioretty (39)
Penalty minutes	Brandon Prust (110)
Plus/minus	Alex Galchenyuk (+14)
Wins	Carey Price (21)
Goals against average	Peter Budaj (2.29)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Off-season

After a disappointing 2011–12 season, the Canadiens started over in the front office. Marc Bergevin was named the new general manager on May 2, 2012.^[2] Rick Dudley was then named as the assistant general manager.^[3] The search then began for a new head coach and on June 5, Michel Therrien was named the new head coach. This would be Therrien's second stint as the Canadiens head coach (previously coached team from 2000 to 2003)^[4] Scott Mellanby was hired as the director of player personnel^[5] and Randy Cunneyworth and Randy Ladouceur were relieved of their assistant coaching duties.^[6] Some other hockey operations changes included the hiring of Martin Lapointe as director of player development, Patrice Brisebois was hired as a player development coach and on June 15, Gerard Gallant, J. J. Daigneault and Clement Jodoin were added to Montreal's coaching staff as assistant coaches.

Montreal held the third overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and selected Alex Galchenyuk from the Sarnia Sting.

2012–13 Cancelled Games (For reference only)
Preseason # Date Visitor Home 1 September 23 Ottawa Montreal 2 September 24 Buffalo Montreal 3 September 27 Montreal Ottawa 4 October 2 Montreal Carolina 5 October 3 Carolina Montreal 6 October 6 Boston Montreal 7 October 7 New Jersey Montreal
October # Date Visitor Home 1 October 11 Ottawa Montreal 2 October 13 Montreal Toronto 3 October 16 Boston Montreal 4 October 18 Montreal Boston 5 October 20 Washington Montreal 6 October 23 Montreal Minnesota 7 October 25 Philadelphia Montreal 8 October 27 Anaheim Montreal 9 October 30 Montreal Calgary
November # Date Visitor Home 10 November 1 Montreal Edmonton 11 November 3 Montreal Vancouver 12 November 6 Phoenix Montreal 13 November 8 Winnipeg Montreal 14 November 10 NY Rangers Montreal 15 November 13 Calgary Montreal 16 November 15 Montreal Winnipeg 17 November 17 Montreal Colorado 18 November 19 Nashville Montreal 19 November 20 Montreal New Jersey 20 November 24 Vancouver Montreal 21 November 27 Tampa Bay Montreal
December # Date Visitor Home 22 December 1 Toronto Montreal 23 December 2 Montreal Columbus 24 December 4 Chicago Montreal 25 December 6 Montreal Buffalo 26 December 8 Buffalo Montreal 27 December 10 Carolina Montreal 28 December 12 Montreal NY Rangers 29 December 13 Los Angeles Montreal 30 December 15 Montreal Buffalo 31 December 17 Buffalo Montreal 32 December 19 Montreal Ottawa 33 December 20 Montreal Washington 34 December 22 Montreal Toronto 35 December 27 Montreal Tampa Bay 36 December 28 Montreal Florida 37 December 31 Montreal Carolina
January # Date Visitor Home 38 January 3 New Jersey Montreal 39 January 5 Toronto Montreal 40 January 8 Florida Montreal 41 January 10 Montreal Philadelphia 42 January 12 Montreal Dallas 43 January 13 Montreal St. Louis 44 January 16 Pittsburgh Montreal 45 January 18 Montreal Pittsburgh 46 January 19 Boston Montreal 47 January 22 Tampa Bay Montreal 48 January 29 Edmonton Montreal 49 January 30 Montreal Detroit
February # Date Visitor Home 50 February 2 NY Islanders Montreal 51 February 3 Ottawa Montreal 52 February 6 Carolina Montreal 53 February 8 Montreal Pittsburgh 54 February 9 Toronto Montreal 55 February 12 Montreal NY Islanders 56 February 15 Montreal Buffalo 57 February 17 Montreal Winnipeg 58 February 19 San Jose Montreal 59 February 20 Montreal NY Rangers 60 February 23 Pittsburgh Montreal 61 February 25 Montreal Ottawa 62 February 28 Boston Montreal
March # Date Visitor Home 63 March 2 NY Islanders Montreal 64 March 4 Montreal Boston 65 March 7 Montreal Washington 66 March 9 Montreal Tampa Bay 67 March 10 Montreal Florida 68 March 13 Ottawa Montreal 69 March 15 Montreal Philadelphia 70 March 16 Montreal New Jersey 71 March 19 Montreal Ottawa 72 March 21 New Jersey Montreal 73 March 23 Montreal NY Islanders 74 March 26 Winnipeg Montreal 75 March 27 Montreal Winnipeg 76 March 30 NY Rangers Montreal
April # Date Visitor Home 77 April 2 Philadelphia Montreal 78 April 4 Washington Montreal 79 April 6 Buffalo Montreal 80 April 9 Florida Montreal 81 April 12 Montreal Carolina 82 April 13 Montreal Toronto

Regular season

The Canadiens had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season, with 207. They also tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest shorthanded goals scored, with zero.^[7]

Standings

Northeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	+23	63
2	x – Boston Bruins	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	+22	62
3	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	+12	57
4	x – Ottawa Senators	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	+12	56
5	Buffalo Sabres	48	21	21	6	14	125	143	−18	48

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	+46	72
2	NE	y – Montreal Canadiens	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	+23	63
3	SE	y – Washington Capitals	48	27	18	3	24	149	130	+19	57
4	NE	x – Boston Bruins	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	+22	62
5	NE	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	+12	57
6	AT	x – New York Rangers	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	+18	56
7	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	+12	56
8	AT	x – New York Islanders	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	0	55
9	SE	Winnipeg Jets	48	24	21	3	22	128	144	−16	51
10	AT	Philadelphia Flyers	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	−8	49
11	AT	New Jersey Devils	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	−17	48
12	NE	Buffalo Sabres	48	21	21	6	14	115	143	−28	48
13	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	48	19	25	4	18	128	160	−32	42
14	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	18	26	4	17	148	150	−2	40
15	SE	Florida Panthers	48	15	27	6	12	112	171	−59	36

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Revised regular season schedule

2012–13 Schedule 29–14–5 (Home: 10–4–3; Road: 12–3–2)[8]
January: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0), 8 Points # Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 1 19 7:00 pm Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 0–1–0 0 2 22 7:30 pm Florida Panthers 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 1–1–0 2 3 24 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 2–1–0 4 4 27 6:00 pm New Jersey Devils 3–4(OT) Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 3–1–0 6 5 29 7:30 pm Winnipeg Jets 3–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 4–1–0 8 6 30 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 1–5 Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place (19,620) 4–2–0 8 Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
February: 9–2–3 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 3–0–2), 21 Points # Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 7 2 2:00 pm Buffalo Sabres 1–6 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 5–2–0 10 8 3 2:00 pm Ottawa Senators 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 6–2–0 12 9 6 7:30 pm Boston Bruins 2–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 6–3–0 12 10 7 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 4–5 (SO) Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,866) 6–3–1 13 11 9 7:00 pm Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 6–4–1 13 12 12 7:30 pm Montreal Canadiens 4–3(SO) Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204) 7–4–1 15 13 14 7:30 pm Montreal Canadiens 1–0(OT) Florida Panthers BB&T Center (17,204) 8–4–1 17 14 16 7:00 pm Philadelphia Flyers 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 9–4–1 19 15 18 7:30 pm Carolina Hurricanes 0–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 10–4–1 21 16 19 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 3–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (17,200) 11–4–1 23 17 21 7:30 pm New York Islanders 4–3(OT) Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 11–4–2 24 18 23 7:00 pm New York Rangers 0–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 12–4–2 26 19 25 7:30 pm Montreal Canadiens 1–2(SO) Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place (19,218) 12–4–3 27 20 27 7:30 pm Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,625) 13–4–3 29 Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
March: 9–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 7–2–0), 20 Points # Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 21 2 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 7–6(OT) Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 13–4–4 30 22 3 7:30 pm Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 14–4–4 32 23 5 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 3–6 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (9,498) 14–5–4 32 24 7 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (16,774) 15–5–4 34 25 9 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204) 16–5–4 36 26 10 6:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (19,189) 17–5–4 38 27 13 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 3–4(SO) Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 18–5–4 40 28 16 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 2–1 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (17,625) 19–5–4 42 29 19 7:30 pm Buffalo Sabres 3–2(OT) Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 19–5–5 43 30 21 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 5–2 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,012) 20–5–5 45 31 23 7:00 pm Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 20–6–5 45 32 26 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 0–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,646) 20–7–5 45 33 27 7:30 pm Montreal Canadiens 6–5(SO) Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 21–7–5 47 34 30 7:00 pm New York Rangers 0–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 22–7–5 49 Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
April: 7–7–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–4–0), 14 Points # Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 35 1 7:30 pm Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 23–7–5 51 36 3 7:30 pm Montreal Canadiens 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,537) 23–8–5 51 37 4 7:30 pm Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 24–8–5 53 38 6 7:00 pm Boston Bruins 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 25–8–5 55 39 9 7:30 pm Washington Capitals 3–2 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 25–9–5 55 40 11 7:30 pm Montreal Canadiens 5–1 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (19,070) 26–9–5 57 41 13 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 1–5 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,625) 26–10–5 57 42 15 7:30 pm Philadelphia Flyers 7–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 26–11–5 57 43 17 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,626) 26–12–5 57 44 18 7:30 pm Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 27–12–5 59 45 20 7:00 pm Washington Capitals 5–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 27–13–5 59 46 23 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 2–3 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (17,625) 27–14–5 59 47 25 8:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre 28–14–5 61 48 27 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre 29–14–5 63 Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

Main article: 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference by winning the Northeast Division with 63 points. The Ottawa Senators earned 56 points during the regular season, losing the tiebreaker to the New York Rangers in regulation + overtime wins (22 to 21) to finish seventh overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the first playoff series between these two teams, and the first playoff series between teams from Montreal and Ottawa since 1928, when the Montreal Maroons defeated the original Ottawa Senators in the Canadian Division Quarterfinals.^[9] The two teams split their four-game regular season series. The Senators would defeat the Canadiens in five games.

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Ottawa wins series 4–1 # Date Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Series 1 May 2 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 4–2 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) Senators lead 1–0 2 May 3 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 1–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) Series tied 1–1 3 May 5 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 1–6 Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place (20,249) Senators lead 2–1 4 May 7 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 2–3 OT Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place (20,500) Senators lead 3–1 5 May 9 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 6–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) Senators win 4–1 Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Player statistics

Final stats^[10]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Max Pacioretty 44 15 24 39 8 28 P. K. Subban 42 11 27 38 12 57 Tomas Plekanec 47 14 19 33 3 24 Andrei Markov 48 10 20 30 −9 14 Lars Eller 46 8 22 30 8 45 David Desharnais 48 10 18 28 −2 26 Brendan Gallagher 44 15 13 28 10 33 Alex Galchenyuk 48 9 18 27 14 20 Brian Gionta 48 14 12 26 3 8 Michael Ryder† 27 10 11 21 −2 8 Brandon Prust 38 5 9 14 11 110 Raphael Diaz 23 1 13 14 4 6 Rene Bourque 27 7 6 13 −1 32 Alexei Emelin 38 3 9 12 2 33 Francis Bouillon 48 1 8 9 4 21 Josh Gorges 48 2 7 9 4 15 Travis Moen 45 2 4 6 −4 32 Erik Cole‡ 19 3 3 6 1 10 Colby Armstrong 37 2 3 5 1 12 Tomas Kaberle 10 0 3 3 4 0 Davis Drewiske† 9 1 2 3 0 0 Gabriel Dumont 10 1 2 3 1 13 Jeff Halpern† 16 1 1 2 −3 2 Yannick Weber 6 0 2 2 −1 2 Jarred Tinordi 8 0 2 2 5 2 Nathan Beaulieu 6 0 2 2 5 0 Ryan White 26 1 0 1 1 67 Mike Blunden 5 0 0 0 −1 4 Greg Pateryn 3 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Tomas Plekanec 5 0 4 4 −5 2 P. K. Subban 5 2 2 4 −1 31 Rene Bourque 5 2 1 3 −1 10 Alex Galchenyuk 5 1 2 3 −4 0 Michael Ryder 5 1 1 2 0 2 Brendan Gallagher 5 2 0 2 −7 5 Brian Gionta 2 0 1 1 −2 0 Andrei Markov 5 0 1 1 −1 0 Jeff Halpern 3 0 1 1 1 0 Brandon Prust 4 0 1 1 −3 14 David Desharnais 5 0 1 1 1 2 Ryan White 3 1 0 1 −1 23 Jarred Tinordi 5 0 1 1 −3 15 Francis Bouillon 5 0 0 0 −3 17 Travis Moen 5 0 0 0 −2 17 Colby Armstrong 4 0 0 0 −1 15 Josh Gorges 5 0 0 0 −4 4 Mike Blunden 1 0 0 0 0 10 Max Pacioretty 4 0 0 0 0 4 Lars Eller 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gabriel Dumont 3 0 0 0 0 12 Raphael Diaz 5 0 0 0 −4 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Carey Price	39	38	2249:01	21	13	4	97	2.59	1018	.905	3	0	0	0
Peter Budaj	13	10	656:29	8	1	1	25	2.29	273	.908	1	0	0	0
Totals		48	2905:30	29	14	5	122	2.52	1291	.905	4	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Carey Price	4	4	239:05	1	2	13	3.26	123	.894	0	0	0	0
Peter Budaj	2	1	62:32	0	2	7	6.67	31	.774	0	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
Ryan White	Illegal check to the head of Flyers defenceman Kent Huskins	5 games	$18,581.10	April 17, 2013	[11]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
P. K. Subban[12]	James Norris Memorial Trophy	June 15, 2013

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Alex Galchenyuk 1st Career NHL Game January 19, 2013 Alex Galchenyuk 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point January 22, 2013 Brendan Gallagher 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point January 22, 2013 Brendan Gallagher 1st Career NHL Goal January 27, 2013 Brandon Prust 300th Career NHL Game March 2, 2013 Francis Bouillon 700th Career NHL Game March 7, 2013 Greg Pateryn 1st Career NHL Game March 9, 2013 Andrei Markov 300th Career NHL Assist March 10, 2013 Gabriel Dumont 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point March 13, 2013 Jarred Tinordi 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point March 16, 2013 David Desharnais 100th Career NHL Point March 21, 2013 Travis Moen 600th Career NHL Game March 23, 2013 Nathan Beaulieu 1st Career NHL Game March 30, 2013 Nathan Beaulieu 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point April 1, 2013 Carey Price 300th Career NHL Game April 1, 2013 Jeff Halpern 900th Career NHL Game April 11, 2013 Gabriel Dumont 1st Career NHL Goal April 17, 2013 Lars Eller 200th Career NHL Game April 23, 2013 P. K. Subban 200th Career NHL Game April 23, 2013

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Alex Galchenyuk 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point May 2, 2013 Raphael Diaz 1st Career Playoff Game May 2, 2013 Brendan Gallagher 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point May 2, 2013 Ryan White 1st Career Playoff Goal May 3, 2013 Gabriel Dumont 1st Career Playoff Game May 3, 2013 Mike Blunden 1st Career Playoff Game May 9, 2013

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

Trades

Date	Details
January 14, 2013[13]	To Florida Panthers Brendon Nash	To Montreal Canadiens Jason DeSantis
February 14, 2013[14]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Cedrick Desjardins	To Montreal Canadiens Dustin Tokarski
February 26, 2013[15]	To Dallas Stars Erik Cole	To Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder 3rd round-pick in 2013
April 2, 2013[16]	To Los Angeles Kings 5th round-pick in 2013	To Montreal Canadiens Davis Drewiske

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Brandon Prust[17] New York Rangers 4 years, $10 million Cedrick Desjardins[18] Lake Erie Monsters 1 year, $600,000 Francis Bouillon[19] Nashville Predators 1 year, $1.5 million Colby Armstrong[20] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $1 million Mike Condon[21] Princeton University 2 years, $1.36 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Garrett Stafford[22] Washington Capitals 1 year Brian Willsie[23] TPS 1 year Andreas Engqvist[24] Atlant Moscow Oblast undisclosed Brad Staubitz[25] Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.275 million Scott Gomez[26] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $700,000 Nathan Lawson[27] Ottawa Senators 1 year, two-way contract Chris Campoli[28] EHC Biel 1 year Joe Callahan[29] Abbotsford Heat 1 year Mark Mitera[30] Reading Royals 1 year Tomas Kaberle[31] HC Kladno 1 year Erik Nystrom[32] Medvescak Zagreb 1 year

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Jeff Halpern[33] New York Rangers March 23, 2013

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Aaron Palushaj[34] Colorado Avalanche February 5, 2013

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Steve Quailer[35]	June 14, 2012	2 years, $1.3 million entry-level contract
Ryan White[36]	June 26, 2012	1 year, $687,500
Petteri Nokelainen[37]	June 29, 2012	1 year, $575,000
Brendon Nash[37]	June 29, 2012	1 year, $575,000
Travis Moen[38]	June 29, 2012	4 years, $7.2 million
Alexei Emelin[39]	June 30, 2012	2 years, $4 million
Mike Blunden[40]	July 1, 2012	1 year, $575,000
Carey Price[41]	July 2, 2012	6 years, $39 million
Frederic St. Denis[42]	July 5, 2012	1 year, $575,000
Lars Eller[43]	July 6, 2012	2 years, $2.65 million
Aaron Palushaj[44]	July 12, 2012	1 year, $600,000
Raphael Diaz[45]	July 13, 2012	2 years, $2.45 million
Blake Geoffrion[46]	July 16, 2012	1 year, $803,250
Alex Galchenyuk[47]	July 23, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Max Pacioretty[48]	August 13, 2012	6 years, $27 million contract extension
P. K. Subban[49]	January 28, 2013	2 years, $5.75 million
David Desharnais[50]	March 15, 2013	4 years, $14 million contract extension
Darren Dietz[51]	March 17, 2013	3 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract
Francis Bouillon[52]	March 20, 2013	1 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Danny Kristo[53]	April 3, 2013	2 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Peter Budaj[54]	April 10, 2013	2 years, $2.8 million contract extension
Magnus Nygren[55]	May 21, 2013	2 years, $1.7175 million entry-level contract
Sebastian Collberg[56]	May 21, 2013	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Tim Bozon[57]	May 30, 2013	3 years, $2.0275 million entry-level contract
Davis Drewiske[58]	June 13, 2013	2 years, $1.275 million contract extension
Mike Blunden[59]	June 28, 2013	1 year, $550,000 contract extension

Draft picks

Main article: List of Montreal Canadiens draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.^[60]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	3	Alex Galchenyuk	C	United States	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2	33	Sebastian Collberg	RW	Sweden	Frolunda HC (Elitserien)
2	51[a]	Dalton Thrower	D	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3	64	Tim Bozon	LW	United States	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4	94	Brady Vail	C	United States	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
5	122[b]	Charles Hudon	LW	Canada	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
6	154	Erik Nystrom	LW	Sweden	Modo Hockey Jr. (J20 SuperElit)

Notes

^[61]

• ^a The Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as a result of a February 17, 2012, trade that sent Hal Gill and a 2013 conditional fifth-round pick (if Blake Geoffrion plays 40 NHL games in 2012–13) to the Predators in exchange for Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney and this pick.
• ^b The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as a result of a June 29, 2011, trade that sent James Wisniewski to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.

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External links

• 2012–13 season at ESPN
• 2012–13 season at Hockey Reference