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2018–19 Montreal Canadiens
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2018–19 record0–0–1
Home record0–0–0
Road record0–0–1
Goals for2
Goals against3
Team information
General managerMarc Bergevin
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainShea Weber
Alternate captainsPaul Byron
Brendan Gallagher
ArenaBell Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Laval Rocket (AHL)

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

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: 0–0–1, 1 point (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 3 Montreal 2–3 Toronto OT Price (0–0–1) 19,589 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 October 6 Montreal Pittsburgh
3 October 11 Los Angeles Montreal
4 October 13 Pittsburgh Montreal
5 October 15 Detroit Montreal
6 October 17 St. Louis Montreal
7 October 20 Montreal Ottawa
8 October 23 Calgary Montreal
9 October 25 Montreal Buffalo
10 October 27 Montreal Boston
11 October 30 Dallas Montreal

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

Player statistics

As of October 2018[4]

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carey Price 1 1 61:01 0 0 1 3 3.00 26 .885 0 0 0 0
Antti Niemi

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 July 18, 2024[5][6]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
17 Canada Josh Anderson RW R 30 2020 Burlington, Ontario
40 Finland Joel Armia RW R 31 2018 Pori, Finland
Canada Alex Barre-Boulet C L 27 2024 Montmagny, Quebec
22 United States Cole Caufield RW R 23 2019 Mosinee, Wisconsin
77 Canada Kirby Dach Injured Reserve C R 23 2022 St. Albert, Alberta
28 United States Christian Dvorak C L 28 2021 Palos, Illinois
71 Canada Jake Evans C R 28 2014 Toronto, Ontario
11 Canada Brendan Gallagher (A) RW R 32 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
21 Canada Kaiden Guhle D L 22 2020 Edmonton, Alberta
54 United States Jordan Harris D L 24 2018 Haverhill, Massachusetts
49 Canada Rafael Harvey-Pinard LW L 25 2019 Saguenay, Quebec
Canada Connor Hughes G L 27 2024 London, Ontario
48 United States Lane Hutson D L 20 2022 Holland, Michigan
8 Canada Mike Matheson (A) D L 30 2022 Pointe-Claire, Quebec
35 Canada Sam Montembeault G L 27 2021 Bécancour, Quebec
15 Canada Alex Newhook C L 23 2023 St. John's, Newfoundland
55 Canada Michael Pezzetta LW L 26 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 D R 33 2021 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
20 Slovakia Juraj Slafkovsky LW L 20 2022 Košice, Slovakia
14 Canada Nick Suzuki (C) C R 24 2018 London, Ontario
72 Canada Arber Xhekaj (RFA) D L 23 2021 Hamilton, Ontario


Transactions

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

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) 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 (2018-06-23) 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 (2018-06-23) To Calgary Flames
WPG's 4th-round pick in 2018 – Milos Roman
To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2019
[7]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Chicago Blackhawks
FLA's 5th-round pick in 2018 – Mikael Hakkarainen
To Montreal Canadiens
5th-round pick in 2019
[7]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 2019
To Montreal Canadiens
MTL's 7th-round pick in 2018 – Brett Stapley
[7]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Edmonton Oilers
Hayden Hawkey
To Montreal Canadiens
5th-round pick in 2019
[8]
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
[9]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20) To Calgary Flames
Kerby Rychel
To Montreal Canadiens
Hunter Shinkaruk
[10]
September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10) To Vegas Golden Knights
Max Pacioretty
To Montreal Canadiens
Tomas Tatar
Nick Suzuki
2nd-round pick in 2019
[11]
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01) To Calgary Flames
Matt Taormina
Rinat Valiev
To Montreal Canadiens
Brett Kulak
[12]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) Markus Eisenschmid to Adler Mannheim (DEL) 2-year [13]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Kenny Agostino from Boston Bruins 1-year [14]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Daniel Carr to Vegas Golden Knights 1-year [15]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Michael Chaput from Chicago Blackhawks 2-year [14]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Adam Cracknell to Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [16]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Zachary Fucale to Vegas Golden Knights 1-year [17]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Xavier Ouellet from Detroit Red Wings 1-year [14]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Matthew Peca from Tampa Bay Lightning 2-year [14]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Tomas Plekanec from Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [14]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Chris Terry to Detroit Red Wings 2-year [18]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) Jeremy Gregoire to Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) 1-year [19]
August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21) Tom Parisi to Cardiff Devils (EIHL) 1-year [20]
September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) Joel Teasdale from Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) 3-year [21]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Jesperi Kotkaniemi 3-year [14]
July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) Jacob de la Rose 2-year [23]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) Joel Armia 1-year [24]
July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15) Phillip Danault 3-year [25]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20) Hunter Shinkaruk 1-year [26]
September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10) Michael McCarron 1-year [27]
September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) Josh Brook 3-year [28]
September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23) Paul Byron 4-year [29]

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.[30]
  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.[31]
  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).[32]
  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]

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