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The 2023–24 Montreal Canadiens season was the franchise's 115th season since its establishment on December 4, 1909, and their 107th season (106th season of play) as member of the National Hockey League.
2023–24 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 8th Atlantic |
Conference | 15th Eastern |
2023–24 record | 30–36–16 |
Home record | 16–20–5 |
Road record | 14–16–11 |
Goals for | 236 |
Goals against | 289 |
Team information | |
General manager | Kent Hughes |
Coach | Martin St. Louis Trevor Letowski (interim, Mar. 16 – Mar. 25)[1] |
Captain | Nick Suzuki |
Alternate captains | Brendan Gallagher Mike Matheson |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Average attendance | 21,099 (99.9%)[2] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Laval Rocket (AHL) Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Nick Suzuki (33) |
Assists | Mike Matheson (51) |
Points | Nick Suzuki (77) |
Penalty minutes | Arber Xhekaj (81) |
Plus/minus | Johnathan Kovacevic (+11) |
Wins | Sam Montembeault (16) |
Goals against average | Cayden Primeau (2.99) |
On April 4, 2024, the Canadiens were eliminated from playoff contention for a third consecutive year following a 7–4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning,[3][4] marking the first such drought for the franchise since 1999–2001 and only the third span collectively in the team's history.[5] Similarly, the Canadiens would finish last in their division for the third consecutive season, a first occurrence in team history.[6]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 268 | 200 | +68 | 110 |
2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 36 | 267 | 224 | +43 | 109 |
3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 303 | 263 | +40 | 102 |
4 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
5 | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
6 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
7 | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
8 | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 220 | 257 | −37 | 91 |
3 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
4 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 255 | 251 | +4 | 88 |
5 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 235 | 261 | −26 | 87 |
6 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
7 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 264 | 283 | −19 | 81 |
8 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 237 | 300 | −63 | 66 |
2023 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–0–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 25 | New Jersey | 4–2 | Montreal | Dobes | 20,129 | 0–1–0 | [9] | |
2 | September 27 | Ottawa | 3–4 | Montreal | Primeau | 20,225 | 1–1–0 | [10] | |
3 | September 29 | Toronto | 2–1 | Montreal | Primeau | 20,571 | 1–2–0 | [11] | |
4 | September 30 | Toronto | 3–1 | Montreal | Montembeault | 20,729 | 1–3–0 | [12] | |
5 | October 2 | Montreal | 5–4 | Toronto | OT | Allen | 18,631 | 2–3–0 | [13] |
6 | October 7 | Montreal | 6–4 | Ottawa | Montembeault | 17,601 | 3–3–0 | [14] | |
The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[15]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Final stats
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Nick Suzuki | 82 | 33 | 44 | 77 | −14 | 36 |
Cole Caufield | 82 | 28 | 37 | 65 | −4 | 16 |
Mike Matheson | 82 | 11 | 51 | 62 | −24 | 58 |
Juraj Slafkovsky | 82 | 20 | 30 | 50 | −19 | 55 |
Sean Monahan‡ | 49 | 13 | 22 | 35 | −10 | 10 |
Alex Newhook | 55 | 15 | 19 | 34 | −11 | 18 |
Brendan Gallagher | 77 | 16 | 15 | 31 | −24 | 74 |
Jake Evans | 82 | 7 | 21 | 28 | −1 | 24 |
Joel Armia | 66 | 17 | 8 | 25 | +4 | 34 |
David Savard | 60 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −1 | 24 |
Kaiden Guhle | 70 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −8 | 56 |
Josh Anderson | 78 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −18 | 74 |
Jordan Harris | 56 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −5 | 22 |
Justin Barron | 48 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −3 | 16 |
Johnathan Kovacevic | 62 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +11 | 42 |
Tanner Pearson | 54 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −12 | 21 |
Michael Pezzetta | 61 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +4 | 59 |
Arber Xhekaj | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 81 |
Jayden Struble | 56 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 57 |
Rafael Harvey-Pinard | 45 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
Christian Dvorak | 30 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 |
Joshua Roy | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −2 | 0 |
Jesse Ylonen | 59 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
Gustav Lindstrom‡ | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Mitchell Stephens | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
Kirby Dach | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 |
Lane Hutson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 0 |
Brandon Gignac | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
Logan Mailloux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
Lucas Condotta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
Emil Heineman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
Colin White† | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Sam Montembeault | 41 | 40 | 2428:16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 127 | 3.14 | 1307 | .903 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Cayden Primeau | 23 | 21 | 1324:50 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 66 | 2.99 | 731 | .910 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Jake Allen‡ | 21 | 21 | 1216:20 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 74 | 3.65 | 686 | .892 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
†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.
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued | Ref |
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Brendan Gallagher | Illegal check to the head of Islanders defenceman Adam Pelech | 5 games | $169,270.85 | January 26, 2024 | [100] |
Kaiden Guhle | Slashing Flyers forward Travis Konecny | 1 game | $4,496.53 | March 29, 2024 | [101] |
Player | Award | Awarded | Ref |
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Nick Suzuki | NHL All-Star Game selection | January 4, 2024 | [102] |
Nick Suzuki | NHL Third Star of the Week | February 12, 2024 | [103] |
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The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
† Contract is entry-level.
‡
Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 1, 2023 | To Washington Capitals Joel Edmundson1 |
To Montreal Canadiens MIN 3rd-round pick in 2024 7th-round pick in 2024 |
[136] |
August 6, 2023 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Hoffman Rem Pitlick |
To Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry Casey DeSmith Nathan Legare 2nd-round pick in 2025 |
[137] |
August 15, 2023 | To Detroit Red Wings Jeff Petry2 |
To Montreal Canadiens Gustav Lindstrom Conditional 4th-round pick in 20253 |
[138] |
September 13, 2023 | To Ottawa Senators Future considerations |
To Montreal Canadiens Jakov Novak |
[139] |
September 19, 2023 | To Vancouver Canucks Casey DeSmith |
To Montreal Canadiens Tanner Pearson 3rd-round pick in 2025 |
[140] |
January 11, 2024 | To Buffalo Sabres Future considerations |
To Montreal Canadiens Filip Cederqvist |
[141] |
February 2, 2024 | To Winnipeg Jets Sean Monahan |
To Montreal Canadiens 1st-round pick in 2024 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 20274 |
[142] |
March 7, 2024 | To Anaheim Ducks Jan Mysak |
To Montreal Canadiens Jacob Perreault |
[143] |
March 8, 2024 | To New Jersey Devils Jake Allen5 |
To Montreal Canadiens Conditional 3rd-round pick in 20256 |
[144] |
March 11, 2024 | To New Jersey Devils Nathan Legare |
To Montreal Canadiens Arnaud Durandeau |
[145] |
Date | Player | Former team (League) | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Brady Keeper | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [148] |
Philippe Maillet | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [148] | |
July 2, 2023 | Lias Andersson | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency | [149] |
February 4, 2024 | Brandon Gignac | Laval Rocket (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [150] |
February 22, 2024 | Colin White | Pittsburgh Penguins | Waivers | [151] | |
June 4, 2024 | Connor Hughes | Lausanne HC (NL) | 1-year‡ | Free agency | [152] |
Date | Player | New team (League) | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Alex Belzile | New York Rangers | 2-year | Free agency | [153] |
Jonathan Drouin | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [154] | |
Anthony Richard | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency | [155] | |
Corey Schueneman | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [156] | |
July 11, 2023 | Denis Gurianov | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency | [157] |
July 14, 2023 | Chris Tierney | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency | [158] |
August 7, 2023 | Joel Teasdale | Iowa Wild (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [159] |
August 31, 2023 | Madison Bowey | Dinamo Minsk (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [160] |
September 20, 2023 | Paul Byron | Retirement | [161] | ||
January 10, 2024 | Gustav Lindstrom | Anaheim Ducks | Waivers | [162] | |
January 29, 2024 | Nicolas Beaudin | Mutual termination | [163] | ||
April 16, 2024 | Chris Wideman | Retirement | [164] | ||
May 3, 2024 | Filip Cederqvist | Frölunda HC (SHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [165] |
June 19, 2024 | Lias Andersson | EHC Biel-Bienne (NL) | 2-year | Free agency | [166] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 3, 2023 | Rafael Harvey-Pinard | 2-year | [167] |
July 5, 2023 | David Reinbacher | 3-year† | [168] |
July 10, 2023 | Mitchell Stephens | 1-year | [169] |
July 11, 2023 | Alex Newhook | 4-year | [170] |
July 13, 2023 | Nicolas Beaudin | 1-year | [171] |
Lucas Condotta | 2-year | [171] | |
July 31, 2023 | Jesse Ylonen | 1-year | [172] |
December 1, 2023 | Sam Montembeault | 3-year‡ | [173] |
April 9, 2024 | Florian Xhekaj | 3-year†‡ | [174] |
April 12, 2024 | Lane Hutson | 3-year† | [175] |
April 16, 2024 | Luke Tuch | 2-year†‡ | [176] |
May 3, 2024 | Adam Engstrom | 3-year†‡ | [177] |
May 31, 2024 | Jared Davidson | 2-year†‡ | [178] |
June 15, 2024 | Oliver Kapanen | 3-year†‡ | [179] |
Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28–29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
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1 | 5 | David Reinbacher | D | Austria | EHC Kloten (NL) |
3 | 69 | Jacob Fowler | G | United States | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
4 | 101 | Florian Xhekaj | LW | Canada | Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) |
4 | 1101 | Bogdan Konyushkov | D | Russia | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) |
4 | 1282 | Quentin Miller | G | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
5 | 133 | Sam Harris | LW | United States | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
5 | 1443 | Yevgeni Volokhin | G | Russia | Mamonty Yugry (MHL) |
6 | 165 | Filip Eriksson | C | Sweden | Växjö Lakers (J20 Nationell) |
7 | 197 | Luke Mittelstadt | D | United States | University of Minnesota (B1G) |
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