2023–24 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2023–24 Montreal Canadiens season is the franchise's 115th season since its establishment on December 4, 1909, and their 107th season as member of the National Hockey League.

2023–24 Montreal Canadiens
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2023–24 record4–2–1
Home record3–2–0
Road record1–0–1
Goals for22
Goals against24
Team information
General managerKent Hughes
CoachMartin St. Louis
CaptainNick Suzuki
Alternate captainsBrendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson
ArenaBell Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Laval Rocket (AHL)
Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsCole Caufield (4)
AssistsCole Caufield
Nick Suzuki (5)
PointsCole Caufield (9)
Penalty minutesArber Xhekaj (32)
Plus/minusKaiden Guhle
Sean Monahan (+4)
WinsJake Allen
Samuel Montembeault (2)
Goals against averageJake Allen (2.58)

Standings

Divisional standings
Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Boston Bruins 7 6 0 1 6 22 11 +11 13
2 Detroit Red Wings 8 5 2 1 5 35 24 +11 11
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 5 2 0 3 27 21 +6 10
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 8 4 2 2 4 29 24 +5 10
5 Montreal Canadiens 7 4 2 1 2 22 24 −2 9
6 Florida Panthers 6 3 3 0 3 17 18 −1 6
7 Ottawa Senators 7 3 4 0 3 27 24 +3 6
8 Buffalo Sabres 8 3 5 0 2 23 27 −4 6
Updated to game(s) played on October 27, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 8 4 2 2 4 29 24 +5 10
2 ME New Jersey Devils 7 4 2 1 3 29 27 +2 9
3 AT Montreal Canadiens 7 4 2 1 2 22 24 −2 9
4 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 7 3 2 2 2 20 23 −3 8
5 ME New York Islanders 6 3 2 1 3 16 19 −3 7
6 ME Washington Capitals 7 3 3 1 1 16 25 −9 7
7 AT Florida Panthers 6 3 3 0 3 17 18 −1 6
8 AT Ottawa Senators 7 3 4 0 3 27 24 +3 6
9 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 7 3 4 0 3 21 20 +1 6
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 8 3 5 0 2 23 27 −4 6
Updated to game(s) played on October 27, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[9]

2023–24 game log
October: 4–2–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–0–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 11Montreal5–6TorontoSOAllen18,9480–0–11[10]
2October 14Chicago2–3MontrealMontembeault21,1051–0–13[11]
3October 17Minnesota5–2MontrealMontembeault21,1051–1–13[12]
4October 21Washington2–3MontrealOTAllen21,1052–1–15[13]
5October 23Montreal3–1BuffaloAllen13,5073–1–17[14]
6October 24New Jersey5–2MontrealPrimeau21,1053–2–17[15]
7October 26Columbus3–4MontrealOTMontembeault21,1054–2–19[16]
8October 28WinnipegMontreal
9October 30MontrealVegas

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

Roster

Updated October 24, 2023[17][18]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
34 Canada Jake Allen G L 33 2020 Fredericton, New Brunswick
17 Canada Josh Anderson RW R 29 2020 Burlington, Ontario
40 Finland Joel Armia RW R 30 2018 Pori, Finland
52 Canada Justin Barron D R 21 2022 Halifax, Nova Scotia
22 United States Cole Caufield RW R 22 2019 Mosinee, Wisconsin
77 Canada Kirby Dach Injured Reserve C R 22 2022 St. Albert, Alberta
28 United States Christian Dvorak Injured Reserve C L 27 2021 Palos, Illinois
71 Canada Jake Evans C R 27 2014 Toronto, Ontario
11 Canada Brendan Gallagher (A) RW R 31 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
21 Canada Kaiden Guhle D L 21 2020 Edmonton, Alberta
54 United States Jordan Harris D L 23 2018 Haverhill, Massachusetts
49 Canada Rafael Harvey-Pinard LW L 24 2019 Saguenay, Quebec
26 Canada Johnathan Kovacevic D R 26 2022 Niagara Falls, Ontario
27 Sweden Gustav Lindstrom D R 25 2023 Ostervala, Sweden
8 Canada Mike Matheson (A) D L 29 2022 Pointe-Claire, Quebec
91 Canada Sean Monahan C L 29 2022 Brampton, Ontario
35 Canada Sam Montembeault G L 26 2021 Bécancour, Quebec
15 Canada Alex Newhook C L 22 2023 St. John's, Newfoundland
70 Canada Tanner Pearson LW L 31 2023 Kitchener, Ontario
55 Canada Michael Pezzetta LW L 25 2016 Toronto, Ontario
31 Canada Carey Price Injured Reserve G L 36 2005 Anahim Lake, British Columbia
30 United States Cayden Primeau G L 24 2017 Farmington Hills, Michigan
58 Canada David Savard Injured Reserve D R 33 2021 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
20 Slovakia Juraj Slafkovsky LW L 19 2022 Košice, Slovakia
14 Canada Nick Suzuki (C) C R 24 2018 London, Ontario
6 United States Chris Wideman Injured Reserve D R 33 2021 St. Louis, Missouri
72 Canada Arber Xhekaj D L 22 2021 Hamilton, Ontario
56 Finland Jesse Ylonen RW R 24 2018 Scottsdale, Arizona

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:
 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) To Washington Capitals
Joel Edmundson1		 To Montreal Canadiens
MIN's 3rd-round pick in 20242
7th-round pick in 2024		 [19]
August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dillon Hamaliuk (via SJS)
Erik Karlsson (via SJS)3
Rem Pitlick (via MTL)
SJS's 3rd-round pick in 2026 (via SJS)		 To Montreal Canadiens
Casey DeSmith (via PIT)
Nathan Legare (via PIT)
Jeff Petry (via PIT)4
PIT's 2nd-round pick in 2025 (via PIT)		 [20]
To San Jose Sharks
Mikael Granlund (via PIT)
Mike Hoffman (via MTL)
Jan Rutta (via PIT)
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2024 (via PIT)5
August 15, 2023 (2023-08-15) To Detroit Red Wings
Jeff Petry6		 To Montreal Canadiens
Gustav Lindstrom
Conditional 4th-round pick in 20257		 [21]
September 13, 2023 (2023-09-13) To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations		 To Montreal Canadiens
Jakov Novak		 [22]
September 19, 2023 (2023-09-19) To Vancouver Canucks
Casey DeSmith		 To Montreal Canadiens
Tanner Pearson
3rd-round pick in 2025		 [23]

Notes:

  1. The Canadiens will retain 50% of Edmundson's salary until the end of the current season.
  2. Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2023, that sent Marcus Johansson to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[24]
  3. San Jose will retain $1.5 million of Karlsson's yearly salary until the end of the 2026–27 season.
  4. Pittsburgh will retain 25% of Petry's yearly salary until the end of the 2024–25 season.
  5. San Jose will receive Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2025 should the Penguins' first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft be a top 10 selection.
  6. The Canadiens retain 50% of Petry's remaining salary until the end of the 2024–25 season.
  7. Montreal will receive the later of Detroit or Boston's fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.
    Detroit previously acquired Boston's 2025 fourth-round pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2023, that sent Tyler Bertuzzi to Boston in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in 2024 (top 10 protected) and this pick.[25]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer team (League)TermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Brady KeeperVancouver Canucks1-yearFree agency[26]
Philippe MailletMetallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)1-yearFree agency[26]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)Lias AnderssonLos Angeles Kings1-yearFree agency[27]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew team (League)TermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Alex BelzileNew York Rangers2-yearFree agency[28]
Jonathan DrouinColorado Avalanche1-yearFree agency[29]
Anthony RichardBoston Bruins1-yearFree agency[30]
Corey SchuenemanColorado Avalanche1-yearFree agency[31]
July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11)Denis GurianovNashville Predators1-yearFree agency[32]
July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14)Chris TierneyNew Jersey Devils1-yearFree agency[33]
August 7, 2023 (2023-08-07)Joel TeasdaleIowa Wild (AHL)1-yearFree agency[34]
August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)Madison BoweyDinamo Minsk (KHL)1-yearFree agency[35]
September 20, 2023 (2023-09-20)Paul ByronRetirement[36]

Signings
DatePlayerTermRef
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)Rafael Harvey-Pinard2-year[37]
July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05)David Reinbacher3-year†[38]
July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10)Mitchell Stephens1-year[39]
July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11)Alex Newhook4-year[40]
July 13, 2023 (2023-07-13)Nicolas Beaudin1-year[41]
Lucas Condotta2-year[41]
July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31)Jesse Ylonen1-year[42]

Draft picks
See also: Montreal Canadiens draft picks

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)
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)

Notes:

  1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 16, 2022, that sent Jeff Petry and Ryan Poehling to Pittsburgh in exchange for Mike Matheson and this pick.[43]
  2. The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2022 to Vegas in exchange for this pick.[44]
  3. The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 14, 2022, that sent Tyler Toffoli to Calgary in exchange for Tyler Pitlick, Emil Heineman, a conditional first-round pick in 2022, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[45]

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