2018–19 Montreal Canadiens season

2018–19 Montreal Canadiens
2018–19 Montreal Canadiens
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	9th Eastern
2018–19 record	44–30–8
Home record	25–12–4
Road record	19–18–4
Goals for	249
Goals against	236
Team information
General manager	Marc Bergevin
Coach	Claude Julien
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	Paul Byron; Brendan Gallagher
Arena	Bell Centre
Average attendance	21,046
Minor league affiliate(s)	Laval Rocket (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brendan Gallagher (33)
Assists	Max Domi (44)
Points	Max Domi (72)
Penalty minutes	Max Domi (80)
Plus/minus	Tomas Tatar (+21)
Wins	Carey Price (35)
Goals against average	Carey Price (2.49)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens season was the 110th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 102nd in the National Hockey League.^[2] Despite a strong effort, the Canadiens failed to qualify for the playoffs,^[3] marking the first time that the team missed back-to-back postseasons since the 2000–01 season. Finishing the season with 96 points, the Canadiens also tied the record for most points by a non-qualifying NHL team, joining the 2014–15 Boston Bruins and the 2017–18 Florida Panthers.^[4]

Standings edit

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	62	16	4	56	325	222	+103	128
2	x – Boston Bruins	82	49	24	9	47	259	215	+44	107
3	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	46	28	8	46	286	251	+35	100
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	44	30	8	41	249	236	+13	96
5	Florida Panthers	82	36	32	14	33	267	280	−13	86
6	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	39	10	28	226	271	−45	76
7	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	29	227	277	−50	74
8	Ottawa Senators	82	29	47	6	29	242	302	−60	64

Source: National Hockey League^[5]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – Carolina Hurricanes	82	46	29	7	44	245	223	+22	99
2	ME	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	47	31	4	45	258	232	+26	98

3	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	44	30	8	41	249	236	+13	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	36	32	14	33	267	280	−13	86
5	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	37	37	8	34	244	281	−37	82
6	ME	New York Rangers	82	32	36	14	26	227	272	−45	78
7	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	39	10	28	226	271	−45	76
8	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	29	227	277	−50	74
9	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	31	41	10	28	222	275	−53	72
10	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	29	47	6	29	242	302	−60	64

Source: National Hockey League^[6]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results edit

Preseason edit

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2018.^[7]

2018 preseason game log: 4–3–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 17	New Jersey	1–3	Montreal		Lindgren	19,422	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 19	Florida	5–2	Montreal		Niemi	19,691	1–1–0	Recap
3^[a]	September 20	Washington	2–5	Montreal		Lindgren	–	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 22	Ottawa	2–3	Montreal		Price	20,405	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 24	Montreal	5–1	Toronto		Niemi	18,843	4–1–0	Recap
6	September 26	Toronto	5–3	Montreal		Price	20,486	4–2–0	Recap
7	September 29	Montreal	0–3	Ottawa		Price	14,398	4–3–0	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular season edit

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.^[8]

2018–19 game log

October: 6–3–2 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 3	Montreal	2–3	Toronto	OT	Price	19,589	0–0–1	1	Recap
2	October 6	Montreal	5–1	Pittsburgh		Price	18,622	1–0–1	3	Recap
3	October 11	Los Angeles	3–0	Montreal		Price	21,302	1–1–1	3	Recap
4	October 13	Pittsburgh	3–4	Montreal	SO	Niemi	21,302	2–1–1	5	Recap
5	October 15	Detroit	3–7	Montreal		Niemi	20,323	3–1–1	7	Recap
6	October 17	St. Louis	2–3	Montreal		Price	20,137	4–1–1	9	Recap
7	October 20	Montreal	3–4	Ottawa	OT	Price	18,442	4–1–2	10	Recap
8	October 23	Calgary	2–3	Montreal		Price	21,028	5–1–2	12	Recap
9	October 25	Montreal	3–4	Buffalo		Niemi	16,112	5–2–2	12	Recap
10	October 27	Montreal	3–0	Boston		Price	17,565	6–2–2	14	Recap
11	October 30	Dallas	4–1	Montreal		Price	20,506	6–3–2	14	Recap

November: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 3–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 1	Washington	4–6	Montreal		Price	20,279	7–3–2	16	Recap
13	November 3	Tampa Bay	4–1	Montreal		Price	21,302	7–4–2	16	Recap
14	November 5	Montreal	4–3	NY Islanders	SO	Niemi	9,402	8–4–2	18	Recap
15	November 6	Montreal	3–5	NY Rangers		Price	17,428	8–5–2	18	Recap
16	November 8	Buffalo	6–5	Montreal	OT	Price	20,488	8–5–3	19	Recap
17	November 10	Vegas	4–5	Montreal		Niemi	21,302	9–5–3	21	Recap
18	November 13	Montreal	2–6	Edmonton		Niemi	18,347	9–6–3	21	Recap
19	November 15	Montreal	3–2	Calgary		Price	18,443	10–6–3	23	Recap
20	November 17	Montreal	3–2	Vancouver		Price	17,880	11–6–3	25	Recap
21	November 19	Washington	5–4	Montreal	OT	Price	21,911	11–6–4	26	Recap
22	November 21	Montreal	2–5	New Jersey		Price	16,514	11–7–4	26	Recap
23	November 23	Montreal	2–3	Buffalo	OT	Niemi	19,070	11–7–5	27	Recap
24	November 24	Boston	3–2	Montreal		Price	21,302	11–8–5	27	Recap
25	November 27	Carolina	2–1	Montreal		Price	20,835	11–9–5	27	Recap

December: 10–5–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 6–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
26	December 1	NY Rangers	2–5	Montreal		Price	21,302	12–9–5	29	Recap
27	December 2	San Jose	3–1	Montreal		Price	20,301	12–10–5	29	Recap
28	December 4	Ottawa	2–5	Montreal		Price	20,705	13–10–5	31	Recap
29	December 6	Montreal	5–2	Ottawa		Price	15,820	14–10–5	33	Recap
30	December 9	Montreal	3–2	Chicago		Price	21,057	15–10–5	35	Recap
31	December 11	Montreal	1–7	Minnesota		Niemi	18,681	15–11–5	35	Recap
32	December 13	Carolina	4–6	Montreal		Price	20,407	16–11–5	37	Recap
33	December 15	Ottawa	2–5	Montreal		Price	21,302	17–11–5	39	Recap
34	December 17	Boston	4–0	Montreal		Price	21,302	17–12–5	39	Recap
35	December 19	Montreal	1–2	Colorado		Price	15,469	17–13–5	39	Recap
36	December 20	Montreal	2–1	Arizona		Price	11,149	18–13–5	41	Recap
37	December 22	Montreal	4–3	Vegas	OT	Price	18,173	19–13–5	43	Recap
38	December 28	Montreal	5–3	Florida		Niemi	19,512	20–13–5	45	Recap
39	December 29	Montreal	5–6	Tampa Bay		Niemi	19,092	20–14–5	45	Recap
40	December 31	Montreal	3–2	Dallas	OT	Niemi	18,532	21–14–5	47	Recap

January: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
41	January 3	Vancouver	0–2	Montreal		Price	21,302	22–14–5	49	Recap
42	January 5	Nashville	4–1	Montreal		Price	21,302	22–15–5	49	Recap
43	January 7	Minnesota	1–0	Montreal		Price	20,601	22–16–5	49	Recap
44	January 8	Montreal	3–2	Detroit		Niemi	18,098	23–16–5	51	Recap
45	January 10	Montreal	1–4	St. Louis		Price	17,839	23–17–5	51	Recap
46	January 12	Colorado	0–3	Montreal		Price	21,302	24–17–5	53	Recap
47	January 14	Montreal	3–2	Boston	OT	Price	17,565	25–17–5	55	Recap
48	January 15	Florida	1–5	Montreal		Niemi	20,576	26–17–5	57	Recap
49	January 18	Montreal	4–1	Columbus		Price	18,892	27–17–5	59	Recap
50	January 19	Philadelphia	5–2	Montreal		Niemi	21,302	27–18–5	59	Recap
51	January 23	Arizona	1–2	Montreal		Price	21,002	28–18–5	61	Recap

February: 6–5–2 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 1–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
52	February 2	New Jersey	3–2	Montreal	OT	Niemi	21,302	28–18–6	62	Recap
53	February 3	Edmonton	3–4	Montreal	OT	Price	21,302	29–18–6	64	Recap
54	February 5	Anaheim	1–4	Montreal		Price	20,680	30–18–6	66	Recap
55	February 7	Winnipeg	2–5	Montreal		Price	21,302	31–18–6	68	Recap
56	February 9	Toronto	4–3	Montreal	OT	Price	21,302	31–18–7	69	Recap
57	February 14	Montreal	1–3	Nashville		Price	17,417	31–19–7	69	Recap
58	February 16	Montreal	0–3	Tampa Bay		Price	19,092	31–20–7	69	Recap
59	February 17	Montreal	3–6	Florida		Price	16,212	31–21–7	69	Recap
60	February 19	Columbus	2–3	Montreal		Price	20,858	32–21–7	71	Recap
61	February 21	Philadelphia	1–5	Montreal		Price	21,302	33–21–7	73	Recap
62	February 23	Montreal	3–6	Toronto		Price	19,506	33–22–7	73	Recap
63	February 25	Montreal	1–2	New Jersey		Price	12,791	33–23–7	73	Recap
64	February 26	Montreal	8–1	Detroit		Price	18,845	34–23–7	75	Recap

March: 8–6–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 1	Montreal	4–2	NY Rangers		Price	17,334	35–23–7	77	Recap
66	March 2	Pittsburgh	5–1	Montreal		Price	21,302	35–24–7	77	Recap
67	March 5	Montreal	3–1	Los Angeles		Price	17,764	36–24–7	79	Recap
68	March 7	Montreal	2–5	San Jose		Niemi	17,471	36–25–7	79	Recap
69	March 8	Montreal	2–8	Anaheim		Price	16,580	36–26–7	79	Recap
70	March 12	Detroit	1–3	Montreal		Price	21,302	37–26–7	81	Recap
71	March 14	Montreal	1–2	NY Islanders		Price	13,274	37–27–7	81	Recap
72	March 16	Chicago	2–0	Montreal		Price	21,302	37–28–7	81	Recap
73	March 19	Montreal	3–1	Philadelphia		Price	19,045	38–28–7	83	Recap
74	March 21	NY Islanders	0–4	Montreal		Price	21,302	39–28–7	85	Recap
75	March 23	Buffalo	4–7	Montreal		Price	21,302	40–28–7	87	Recap
76	March 24	Montreal	1–2	Carolina	OT	Price	14,437	40–28–8	88	Recap
77	March 26	Florida	1–6	Montreal		Price	21,029	41–28–8	90	Recap
78	March 28	Montreal	2–6	Columbus		Price	18,641	41–29–8	90	Recap
79	March 30	Montreal	3–1	Winnipeg		Price	15,321	42–29–8	92	Recap

April: 2–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
80	April 2	Tampa Bay	2–4	Montreal		Price	21,302	43–29–8	94	Recap
81	April 4	Montreal	1–2	Washington		Price	18,506	43–30–8	94	Recap
82	April 6	Toronto	5–6	Montreal	SO	Lindgren	21,302	44–30–8	96	Recap

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

Player statistics edit

As of April 6, 2019^[9]^[10]^[11]

Skaters edit

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Max Domi	82	28	44	72	20	80
Tomas Tatar	80	25	33	58	21	34
Jonathan Drouin	81	18	35	53	−8	26
Phillip Danault	81	12	41	53	17	39
Brendan Gallagher	82	33	19	52	10	49
Andrew Shaw	63	19	28	47	17	71
Jeff Petry	82	13	33	46	−5	28
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	79	11	23	34	1	26
Shea Weber	58	14	19	33	15	28
Paul Byron	56	15	16	31	16	17
Artturi Lehkonen	82	11	20	31	10	32
Joel Armia	57	13	10	23	0	14
Jordie Benn	81	5	17	22	15	39
Brett Kulak	57	6	11	17	12	31
Victor Mete	71	0	13	13	17	6
Mike Reilly	57	3	8	11	0	16
Kenny Agostino^‡	36	2	9	11	−1	26
Jordan Weal^†	16	4	6	10	0	2
Matthew Peca	39	3	7	10	−14	4
Nate Thompson^†	25	1	6	7	−4	0
Charles Hudon	32	3	2	5	−9	16
Nicolas Deslauriers	48	2	3	5	−12	22
Noah Juulsen	21	1	4	5	5	6
Michael Chaput^‡	32	0	5	5	−4	14
Christian Folin^†	19	0	4	4	1	11
Ryan Poehling	1	3	0	3	3	0
Xavier Ouellet	19	0	3	3	−3	13
David Schlemko^‡	18	0	2	2	−1	4
Tomas Plekanec	3	1	0	1	0	0
Karl Alzner	9	0	1	1	1	2
Dale Weise^†	9	0	0	0	−2	4

Goaltenders edit

Regular season^[9]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Carey Price	66	64	3,880:15	35	24	6	161	2.49	1,952	.918	4	1	2
Antti Niemi	17	17	968:48	8	6	2	61	3.78	539	.887	0	1	0
Charlie Lindgren	1	1	65:00	1	0	0	5	4.62	49	.898	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 edit

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued	Ref
Max Domi	Roughing Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad	5 games (all pre-season)	N/A	September 20, 2018	^[12]
Phillip Danault	Dangerous trip against Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad	N/A	$5,000.00	December 29, 2018	^[13]
Carey Price	Automatic suspension for missing NHL All-Star Game	1 game	N/A	January 7, 2019	^[14]
Paul Byron	Charging Panthers defenceman MacKenzie Weegar	3 games	$18,817.20	January 16, 2019	^[15]

Awards and honours edit

Awards edit

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded	Ref
Carey Price	NHL All-Star Game selection	January 2, 2019	^[16]

Milestones edit

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached	Ref
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 3, 2018	^[17]
Max Domi	100th career NHL assist	October 3, 2018	^[17]
Jonathan Drouin	100th career NHL assist	October 13, 2018	^[18]
Tomas Plekanec	1,000th career NHL game	October 17, 2018	^[19]
Jordie Benn	400th career NHL game	October 23, 2018	^[20]
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	1st career NHL goal	November 1, 2018	^[21]
Phillip Danault	200th career NHL game	November 3, 2018	^[22]
David Schlemko	400th career NHL game	November 16, 2018	^[23]
Andrew Shaw	100th career NHL assist	November 24, 2018	^[24]
Andrew Shaw	200th career NHL point	December 2, 2018	^[25]
Andrew Shaw	100th career NHL goal	December 6, 2018	^[26]
Charles Hudon	100th career NHL game	December 19, 2018	^[27]
Carey Price	300th career NHL win	December 20, 2018	^[28]
Phillip Danault	1st career NHL hat-trick	December 22, 2018	^[29]
Nicolas Deslauriers	300th career NHL game	January 10, 2019	^[30]
Joel Armia	200th career NHL game	January 10, 2019	^[30]
Jeff Petry	200th career NHL point	January 14, 2019	^[31]
Jordie Benn	100th career NHL point	January 15, 2019	^[32]
Carey Price	600th career NHL game	February 9, 2019	^[33]
Shea Weber	900th career NHL game	February 14, 2019	^[34]
Jonathan Drouin	300th career NHL game	February 17, 2019	^[35]
Paul Byron	400th career NHL game	February 19, 2019	^[36]
Artturi Lehkonen	200th career NHL game	February 21, 2019	^[37]
Brendan Gallagher	1st career NHL hat-trick	February 21, 2019	^[37]
Victor Mete	100th career NHL game	February 23, 2019	^[38]
Andrew Shaw	1st career NHL hat-trick	February 26, 2019	^[39]
Joel Armia	1st career NHL hat-trick	March 1, 2019	^[40]
Shea Weber	200th career NHL goal	March 8, 2019	^[41]
Jeff Petry	600th career NHL game	March 19, 2019	^[42]
Max Domi	200th career NHL point	March 23, 2019	^[43]
Tomas Tatar	500th career NHL game	March 23, 2019	^[43]
Max Domi	300th career NHL game	March 28, 2019	^[44]
Andrew Shaw	500th career NHL game	March 28, 2019	^[44]
Ryan Poehling	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL hat-trick	April 6, 2019	^[45]

Transactions edit

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades edit

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Edmonton Oilers WSH's 2nd-round pick in 2018	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2018 5th-round pick in 2018	^[46]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To San Jose Sharks EDM's 4th-round pick in 2018	To Montreal Canadiens VGK's 4th-round pick in 2018 FLA's 5th-round pick in 2018	^[46]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Calgary Flames WPG's 4th-round pick in 2018	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2019	^[46]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Chicago Blackhawks FLA's 5th-round pick in 2018	To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2019	^[46]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2019	To Montreal Canadiens MTL's 7th-round pick in 2018	^[46]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Edmonton Oilers Hayden Hawkey	To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2019	^[47]
June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)	To Winnipeg Jets Simon Bourque	To Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Steve Mason 7th-round pick in 2019 4th-round pick in 2020	^[48]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)	To Calgary Flames Kerby Rychel	To Montreal Canadiens Hunter Shinkaruk	^[49]
September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)	To Vegas Golden Knights Max Pacioretty	To Montreal Canadiens Tomas Tatar Nick Suzuki 2nd-round pick in 2019	^[50]
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)	To Calgary Flames Matt Taormina Rinat Valiev	To Montreal Canadiens Brett Kulak	^[51]
October 3, 2018 (2018-10-03)	To Minnesota Wild William Bitten	To Montreal Canadiens Gustav Olofsson	^[52]
February 9, 2019 (2019-02-09)	To Philadelphia Flyers Byron Froese David Schlemko	To Montreal Canadiens Christian Folin Dale Weise	^[53]
February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11)	To Los Angeles Kings CGY's 4th-round pick in 2019	To Montreal Canadiens Nate Thompson ARI's 5th-round pick in 2019	^[54]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)	To Arizona Coyotes Michael Chaput	To Montreal Canadiens Jordan Weal	^[55]

Free agents edit

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Kenny Agostino	from Boston Bruins	1-year	^[56]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Daniel Carr	to Vegas Golden Knights	1-year	^[57]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Michael Chaput	from Chicago Blackhawks	2-year	^[56]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Adam Cracknell	to Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	^[58]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Zachary Fucale	to Vegas Golden Knights	1-year	^[59]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Xavier Ouellet	from Detroit Red Wings	1-year	^[56]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Matthew Peca	from Tampa Bay Lightning	2-year	^[56]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Tomas Plekanec	from Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	^[56]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Chris Terry	to Detroit Red Wings	2-year	^[60]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)	Jeremy Gregoire	to Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)	1-year	^[61]
August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)	Tom Parisi	to Cardiff Devils (EIHL)	1-year	^[62]
September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)	Joel Teasdale	from Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)	3-year	^[63]
October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)	Logan Shaw	to San Diego Gulls (AHL)	1-year	^[64]
May 7, 2019 (2019-05-07)	Otto Leskinen	from KalPa (Liiga)	2-year	^[65]
May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)	Alex Belzile	from Laval Rocket (AHL)	1-year	^[66]
June 5, 2019 (2019-06-05)	Antti Niemi	to Jokerit (KHL)	1-year	^[67]

Waivers edit

Date	Player	Team	Ref
October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17)	Jacob de la Rose	to Detroit Red Wings	^[68]
December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02)	Nikita Scherbak	to Los Angeles Kings	^[69]
February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11)	Kenny Agostino	to New Jersey Devils	^[70]^[71]

Contract terminations edit

Date	Player	Via	Ref
June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)	Steve Mason	Buyout	^[72]
November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03)	Jeremiah Addison	Mutual termination	^[73]
November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)	Tomas Plekanec	Mutual termination	^[74]
January 29, 2019 (2019-01-29)	Michal Moravcik	Mutual termination	^[75]

Retirement edit

Date	Player	Ref
November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)	Tomas Plekanec	^[76]

Signings edit

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	3-year	^[56]
July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)	Jacob de la Rose	2-year	^[77]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)	Joel Armia	1-year	^[78]
July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)	Phillip Danault	3-year	^[79]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)	Hunter Shinkaruk	1-year	^[80]
September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)	Michael McCarron	1-year	^[81]
September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)	Josh Brook	3-year	^[82]
September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)	Paul Byron	4-year	^[83]
October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)	Cale Fleury	3-year	^[84]
March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31)	Ryan Poehling	3-year	^[85]
March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31)	Cayden Primeau	3-year	^[86]
April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18)	Christian Folin	1-year	^[87]
April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)	Nate Thompson	1-year	^[88]
April 26, 2019 (2019-04-26)	Jordan Weal	2-year	^[89]
May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)	Brett Kulak	3-year	^[90]
May 27, 2019 (2019-05-27)	Xavier Ouellet	1-year	^[91]
June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14)	Gustav Olofsson	1-year	^[92]

Draft picks edit

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	3	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	Finland	Assat (Liiga)
2	35	Jesse Ylonen	RW	Finland	Espoo United (Mestis)
2	38¹	Alexander Romanov	D	Russia	Krasnaya Armiya (MHL)
2	56²	Jacob Olofsson	C	Sweden	Timra IK (Allsvenskan)
3	66	Cameron Hillis	C	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
3	71³	Jordan Harris	D	United States	Kimball Union Academy (USHS)
4	97⁴	Allan McShane	C	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	123⁵	Jack Gorniak	RW	United States	West Salem High School (USHS)
5	128	Cole Fonstad	C	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5	133⁶	Samuel Houde	C	Canada	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
7	190⁷	Brett Stapley	C	Canada	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)

Notes edit

The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 26, 2016, that sent Tomas Fleischmann and Dale Weise to Chicago in exchange for Phillip Danault and this pick.^[93]
The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 25, 2018, that sent Tomas Plekanec and Kyle Baun to Toronto in exchange for Kerby Rychel, Rinat Valiev and this pick.^[94]
The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Washington's second-round pick in 2018 (62nd overall) to Edmonton in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2018 (133rd overall) and this pick.^[46]
The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on November 23, 2017, that sent Torrey Mitchell to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[95] The condition – Montreal would receive their original fourth-round pick in 2018 should the Kings qualify for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 4, 2018 following the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 victory versus the St. Louis Blues which clinched Los Angeles a wild card berth.
The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Edmonton's fourth-round pick in 2018 (102nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for Florida's fifth-round pick in 2018 (139th overall) and this pick.^[46]
The Edmonton Oilers' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Washington's second-round pick in 2018 (62nd overall) to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in 2018 (71st overall) and this pick.^[46]
The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2019 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.^[46]

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