2018–19 Montreal Canadiens season

2018–19 Montreal Canadiens
Division TBD Atlantic
Conference TBD Eastern
2018–19 record 2–1–1
Home record 1–1–0
Road record 1–0–1
Goals for 11
Goals against 10
Team information
General Manager Marc Bergevin
Coach Claude Julien
Captain Shea Weber
Alternate captains Paul Byron
Brendan Gallagher
Arena Bell Centre
Minor league affiliate(s) Laval Rocket (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals Paul Byron (2)
Assists Jeff Petry (4)
Points Paul Byron (4)
Penalties in minutes Andrew Shaw (10)
Plus/minus Paul Byron (+3)
Wins Carey Price
Anti Niemi (1)
Goals against average Carey Price (2.32)

The 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens season is the 110th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 102nd in the National Hockey League.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 5 1 0 5 29 22 +7 10
2 Boston Bruins 5 4 1 0 4 22 13 +9 8
3 Buffalo Sabres 5 3 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6
4 Montreal Canadiens 4 2 1 1 1 11 10 +1 5
5 Ottawa Senators 5 2 2 1 2 20 21 −1 5
6 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 2 1 0 1 11 7 +4 4
7 Detroit Red Wings 5 0 3 2 0 11 23 −12 2
8 Florida Panthers 3 0 2 1 0 7 10 −3 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 13, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 6 4 1 1 4 23 18 +5 9
2 New Jersey Devils 3 3 0 0 3 14 4 +10 6
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 3 2 0 3 16 19 −3 6
Source: National Hockey League
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 5 1 0 5 29 22 +7 10
2 Boston Bruins 5 4 1 0 4 22 13 +9 8
3 Buffalo Sabres 5 3 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6
Source: National Hockey League
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 4 2 1 1 2 15 17 −2 5
2 AT Montreal Canadiens 4 2 1 1 1 11 10 +1 5
3 ME Washington Capitals 5 2 2 1 2 20 19 +1 5
4 AT Ottawa Senators 5 2 2 1 2 20 21 −1 5
5 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 3 2 1 0 1 11 7 +4 4
6 ME New York Islanders 4 2 2 0 2 11 10 +1 4
7 ME Philadelphia Flyers 5 2 3 0 2 16 20 −4 4
8 ME New York Rangers 5 1 4 0 1 12 18 −6 2
9 AT Detroit Red Wings 5 0 3 2 0 11 23 −12 2
10 AT Florida Panthers 3 0 2 1 0 7 10 −3 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 14, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2018.[2]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[3]

2018–19 game log
October: 2–1–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 3Montreal2–3TorontoOTPrice19,5890–0–11Recap
2October 6Montreal5–1PittsburghPrice18,6221–0–13Recap
3October 11Los Angeles3–0MontrealPrice21,3021–1–13Recap
4October 13Pittsburgh3–4MontrealSONiemi21,3022–1–15Recap
5October 15Detroit–Montreal
6October 17St. Louis–Montreal
7October 20Montreal–Ottawa
8October 23Calgary–Montreal
9October 25Montreal–Buffalo
10October 27Montreal–Boston
11October 30Dallas–Montreal

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

Player statistics

As of October 13, 2018[4]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carey Price33180:4511172.3377.9090000
Antti Niemi1165:0010033.0028.8930000

†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.

Roster

Updated October 14, 2018[5][6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
27 Canada Karl Alzner D L 30 2017 Burnaby, British Columbia
40 Finland Joel Armia RW R 25 2018 Pori, Finland
8 Canada Jordie Benn D L 31 2017 Victoria, British Columbia
41 Canada Paul Byron (A) LW L 29 2015 Ottawa, Ontario
24 Canada Phillip Danault C L 25 2016 Victoriaville, Quebec
25 Sweden Jacob de la Rose  LW L 23 2013 Arvika, Sweden
20 Canada Nicolas Deslauriers  LW L 27 2017 LaSalle, Quebec
13 Canada Max Domi LW L 23 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba
92 Canada Jonathan Drouin C L 23 2017 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
11 Canada Brendan Gallagher (A) RW R 26 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
54 Canada Charles Hudon LW L 24 2012 Alma, Quebec
58 Canada Noah Juulsen D R 21 2015 Abbotsford, British Columbia
15 Finland Jesperi Kotkaniemi C L 18 2018 Pori, Finland
62 Finland Artturi Lehkonen LW L 23 2013 Piikkio, Finland
53 Canada Victor Mete D L 20 2016 Woodbridge, Ontario
37 Finland Antti Niemi G L 35 2017 Vantaa, Finland
61 Canada Xavier Ouellet D L 25 2018 Bayonne, France
63 Canada Matthew Peca C L 25 2018 Petawawa, Ontario
26 United States Jeff Petry D R 30 2015 Ann Arbor, Michigan
14 Czech Republic Tomas Plekanec C L 35 2018 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
31 Canada Carey Price G L 31 2005 Anahim Lake, British Columbia
28 United States Mike Reilly D L 25 2018 Chicago, Illinois
38 Russia Nikita Scherbak RW L 22 2014 Moscow, Russia
21 Canada David Schlemko  D L 31 2017 Edmonton, Alberta
65 Canada Andrew Shaw RW R 27 2016 Belleville, Ontario
90 Slovakia Tomas Tatar LW L 27 2018 Ilava, Czechoslovakia
6 Canada Shea Weber (C)  D R 33 2016 Sicamous, British Columbia

Transactions

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

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 23, 2018 To Edmonton Oilers
WSH's 2nd-round pick in 2018 – Olivier Rodrigue		 To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick in 2018 – Jordan Harris
5th-round pick in 2018 – Samuel Houde		 [7]
June 23, 2018 To San Jose Sharks
EDM's 4th-round pick in 2018 – Jasper Weatherby		 To Montreal Canadiens
VGK's 4th-round pick in 2018 – Jack Gorniak
FLA's 5th-round pick in 2018 – Mikael Hakkarainen		 [7]
June 23, 2018 To Calgary Flames
WPG's 4th-round pick in 2018 – Milos Roman		 To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2019		 [7]
June 23, 2018 To Chicago Blackhawks
FLA's 5th-round pick in 2018 – Mikael Hakkarainen		 To Montreal Canadiens
5th-round pick in 2019		 [7]
June 23, 2018 To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 2019		 To Montreal Canadiens
MTL's 7th-round pick in 2018 – Brett Stapley		 [7]
June 23, 2018 To Edmonton Oilers
Hayden Hawkey		 To Montreal Canadiens
5th-round pick in 2019		 [8]
June 30, 2018 To Winnipeg Jets
Simon Bourque		 To Montreal Canadiens
Joel Armia
Steve Mason
7th-round pick in 2019
4th-round pick in 2020		 [9]
August 20, 2018 To Calgary Flames
Kerby Rychel		 To Montreal Canadiens
Hunter Shinkaruk		 [10]
September 10, 2018 To Vegas Golden Knights
Max Pacioretty		 To Montreal Canadiens
Tomas Tatar
Nick Suzuki
2nd-round pick in 2019		 [11]
October 1, 2018 To Calgary Flames
Matt Taormina
Rinat Valiev		 To Montreal Canadiens
Brett Kulak		 [12]
October 3, 2018 To Minnesota Wild
William Bitten		 To Montreal Canadiens
Gustav Olofsson		 [13]

Free agents

DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
June 8, 2018Markus Eisenschmidto Adler Mannheim (DEL)2-year[14]
July 1, 2018Kenny Agostinofrom Boston Bruins1-year[15]
July 1, 2018Daniel Carrto Vegas Golden Knights1-year[16]
July 1, 2018Michael Chaputfrom Chicago Blackhawks2-year[15]
July 1, 2018Adam Cracknellto Toronto Maple Leafs1-year[17]
July 1, 2018Zachary Fucaleto Vegas Golden Knights1-year[18]
July 1, 2018Xavier Ouelletfrom Detroit Red Wings1-year[15]
July 1, 2018Matthew Pecafrom Tampa Bay Lightning2-year[15]
July 1, 2018Tomas Plekanecfrom Toronto Maple Leafs1-year[15]
July 1, 2018Chris Terryto Detroit Red Wings2-year[19]
July 3, 2018Jeremy Gregoireto Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)1-year[20]
August 21, 2018Tom Parisito Cardiff Devils (EIHL)1-year[21]
September 21, 2018Joel Teasdalefrom Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)3-year[22]

Waivers

DatePlayerTeamRef

Signings

DatePlayerContract termRef
July 1, 2018Jesperi Kotkaniemi3-year[15]
July 5, 2018Jacob de la Rose2-year[24]
July 13, 2018Joel Armia1-year[25]
July 15, 2018Phillip Danault3-year[26]
August 20, 2018Hunter Shinkaruk1-year[27]
September 10, 2018Michael McCarron1-year[28]
September 21, 2018Josh Brook3-year[29]
September 23, 2018Paul Byron4-year[30]
October 4, 2018Cale Fleury3-year[31]

Draft picks

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:

  1. 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.[32]
  2. 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.[33]
  3. 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.[7]
  4. 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).[34]
  5. 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.[7]
  6. 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.[7]
  7. 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.[7]

References

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  2. ↑ Braverman, Dan (June 18, 2018). "Preseason schedule: The countdown is on". NHL.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Braverman, Dan (June 21, 2018). "Canadiens release 2018-19 regular season schedule". NHL.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Montreal Canadiens Stats - 2018-2019". NHL.com. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Montréal Canadiens Roster". NHL.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Montreal Canadiens Hockey Transactions". TSN.ca. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2018 NHL Draft Notes". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ "RELEASE: Oilers acquire Hayden Hawkey from Montreal". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Canadiens acquire Armia, Mason and two draft picks from Winnipeg". June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  10. ↑ Cudzinowski, Matt (August 20, 2018). "Forward Hunter Shinkaruk acquired from Calgary in return for Kerby Rychel". NHL.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Canadiens acquire Tomas Tatar and Nick Suzuki for Max Pacioretty". NHL.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Canadiens acquire defenseman Brett Kulak from Calgary". NHL.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  13. ↑ Lefrançois, Guillaume (October 3, 2018). "Le Canadien échange William Bitten au Wild". La Presse (in French). Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ "ADLER SICHERN SICH DIENSTE VON MARKUS EISENSCHMID". adler-mannheim.de (in German). Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Adding pieces to the puzzle". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Daniel Carr signs one-year contract with Vegas Golden Knights". SportsNet. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Maple Leafs Sign Four Players". July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  18. ↑ Labbé, Richard. "Zachary Fucale souhaitait jouer un match avec le CH". La Presse (in French). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  19. ↑ DiFilippo, Alex. "Detroit adds Megan, Terry, Chelios and Sateri". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  20. ↑ "JÉRÉMY GRÉGOIRE REJOINT L'ORGANISATION DES PREDATORS". tvasports.ca (in French). Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Cardiff Met Student Tom Has Speed To Test Elite". dai-sport.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Three-year, entry-level contract for forward Joël Teasdale". NHL.com. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  23. ↑ "NHL Buyout Tracker: Canadiens place Steve Mason on waivers". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Canadiens agree to terms with Jacob de la Rose". NHL.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Joel Armia". NHL.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Canadiens agree to terms with Phillip Danault". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  27. ↑ Cudzinowski, Matt (August 20, 2018). "Canadiens agree to terms with Hunter Shinkaruk". NHL.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  28. ↑ Braverman, Dan (September 10, 2018). "Canadiens agree to terms with Michael McCarron". NHL.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Three-year, entry-level contract for defenseman Josh Brook". NHL.com. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Canadiens sign Paul Byron to four-year contract extension". NHL.com. September 23, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Three-year, entry-level contract for Cale Fleury". NHL.com. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Blackhawks get Weise, Fleischmann from Canadiens". NHL.com. February 26, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Canadiens trade Tomas Plekanec to Maple Leafs". Sportsnet.ca. February 25, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Mitchell traded to Kings by Canadiens for conditional 2018 pick". NHL.com. November 23, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
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