# 2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season was the 108th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 100th season in the National Hockey League.

## Standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 44 | 226 | 200 | +26 | 103 |
| 2 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 212 | 214 | −2 | 98 |
| 3 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 42 | 234 | 212 | +22 | 95 |
| 4 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
| 6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
| 7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2016–17 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2017 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Max Pacioretty | 81 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 15 | 38 |
| Alexander Radulov | 76 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 10 | 62 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 61 | 17 | 27 | 44 | −5 | 24 |
| Paul Byron | 81 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 21 | 29 |
| Shea Weber | 78 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 20 | 38 |
| Phillip Danault | 82 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 5 | 35 |
| Andrei Markov | 62 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 18 | 16 |
| Andrew Shaw | 68 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 110 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 64 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 39 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 73 | 18 | 10 | 28 | −1 | 8 |
| Tomas Plekanec | 78 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 24 |
| Jeff Petry | 80 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 22 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 74 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 44 |
| Torrey Mitchell | 78 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| Brian Flynn | 51 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| David Desharnais$^‡$ | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Alexei Emelin | 76 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 71 |
| Daniel Carr | 33 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Sven Andrighetto$^‡$ | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Pateryn$^‡$ | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Michael McCarron | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −4 | 41 |
| Nikita Nesterov$^†$ | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Zach Redmond | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Chris Terry | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Mark Barberio$^‡$ | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Jordie Benn$^†$ | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| Brandon Davidson$^†$ | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
| Charles Hudon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwight King$^†$ | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Nikita Scherbak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Ott$^†$ | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 17 |
| Jacob de la Rose | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| Bobby Farnham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Joel Hanley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| Ryan Johnston | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| Brett Lernout | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Andreas Martinsen$^†$ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Alexander Radulov | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 8 |
| Tomas Plekanec | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 0 |
| Shea Weber | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Phillip Danault | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Byron | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Alexei Emelin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Torrey Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Andrei Markov | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 10 |
| Max Pacioretty | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 7 |
| Jordie Benn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 |
| Brandon Davidson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Brian Flynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight King | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Andreas Martinsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Nikita Nesterov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Steve Ott | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Shaw | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 7 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Carey Price | 62 | 62 | 3,708:08 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 138 | 2.23 | 1794 | .923 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al Montoya | 19 | 18 | 1124:53 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 2.67 | 569 | .912 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Lindgren | 2 | 2 | 121:42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.48 | 59 | .949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Carey Price | 6 | 6 | 387:28 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1.86 | 179 | .933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.

## Suspensions/fines

| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued | Ref |
| Andrew Shaw | Boarding Capitals defenceman Connor Hobbs | 3 games (all pre-season) | N/A | September 29, 2016 | |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Shea Weber | NHL Third Star of the Week | October 31, 2016 |
| Shea Weber | NHL Second Star of the Month | November 1, 2016 |
| Carey Price | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 6, 2017 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 1st Career NHL Game | October 13, 2016 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1st Career NHL Game | October 13, 2016 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 15, 2016 |
| Jeff Petry | 100th Career NHL Point | October 18, 2016 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 100th Career NHL Assist | November 15, 2016 |
| Max Pacioretty | 500th Career NHL Game | November 19, 2016 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 300th Career NHL Game | December 4, 2016 |
| Jeff Petry | 400th Career NHL Game | December 29, 2016 |
| Shea Weber | 800th Career NHL Game | December 31, 2016 |
| Nikita Scherbak | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | January 7, 2017 |
| Phillip Danault | 100th Career NHL Game | January 20, 2017 |
| Alexander Radulov | 200th Career NHL Game | January 21, 2017 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 200th Career NHL Game | February 7, 2017 |
| Max Pacioretty | 200th Career NHL Goal | February 9, 2017 |
| Tomas Plekanec | 900th Career NHL Game | February 11, 2017 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 300th Career NHL Game | February 12, 2017 |
| Max Pacioretty | 400th Career NHL Point | February 28, 2017 |
| Shea Weber | 300th Career NHL Assist | February 28, 2017 |
| Paul Byron | 100th Career NHL Point | March 12, 2017 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 200th Career NHL Point | March 14, 2017 |
| Carey Price | 500th Career NHL Game | March 14, 2017 |
| Torrey Mitchell | 600th Career NHL Game | March 19, 2017 |
| Max Pacioretty | 200th Career NHL Assist | April 1, 2017 |
| Brandon Davidson | 100th Career NHL Game | April 7, 2017 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 |
| Phillip Danault | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 |
| Paul Byron | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 |
| Andreas Martinsen | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 |
| Paul Byron | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 14, 2017 |
| Phillip Danault | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 14, 2017 |
| Brandon Davidson | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2017 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 16, 2017 |
| Alexei Emelin | 1st Career Playoff Goal | April 22, 2017 |
| Michael McCarron | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 22, 2017 |

## Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) | To Washington CapitalsLars Eller | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018 |
| June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) | To Chicago Blackhawks2nd-round pick in 2016 MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 | To Montreal CanadiensAndrew Shaw |
| June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) | To Winnipeg Jets7th-round pick in 2017 | To Montreal Canadiens7th-round pick in 2016 |
| June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) | To Nashville PredatorsP. K. Subban | To Montreal CanadiensShea Weber |
| October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) | To Florida PanthersTim Bozon | To Montreal CanadiensJonathan Racine |
| January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26) | To Tampa Bay LightningJonathan Racine 6th-round pick in 2017 | To Montreal CanadiensNikita Nesterov |
| February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21) | To Carolina HurricanesPhilip Samuelsson | To Montreal CanadiensKeegan Lowe |
| February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) | To Dallas StarsGreg Pateryn 4th-round pick in 2017 | To Montreal CanadiensJordie Benn |
| February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) | To Edmonton OilersDavid Desharnais | To Montreal CanadiensBrandon Davidson |
| March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) | To Detroit Red Wings6th-round pick in 2018 | To Montreal CanadiensSteve Ott |
| March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) | To Los Angeles KingsConditional 4th-round pick in 2018 | To Montreal CanadiensDwight King |
| March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) | To Colorado AvalancheSven Andrighetto | To Montreal CanadiensAndreas Martinsen |
| June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) | To Tampa Bay LightningMikhail Sergachev Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2018 | To Montreal CanadiensJonathan Drouin Conditional 6th-round pick in 2018 |
| June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) | To Buffalo SabresNathan Beaulieu | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-round pick in 2017 |

### Free agents acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Al Montoya | Florida Panthers | 1 year, $950,000 |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Alexander Radulov | CSKA Moscow | 1 year, $5.75 million |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Zach Redmond | Colorado Avalanche | 2 years, $1.225 million |
| July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) | Philip Samuelsson | Springfield Falcons | 1 year, $600,000 two-way contract |
| July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) | Chris Terry | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 year, $600,000 two-way contract |
| July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) | Bobby Farnham | New Jersey Devils | 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract |
| January 7, 2017 (2017-01-07) | Markus Eisenschmid | St. John's IceCaps | 2 years, $1.285 million entry-level contract |
| April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27) | Antoine Waked | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 3 years, $2.18 million entry-level contract |
| May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01) | Jakub Jerabek | Vityaz Podolsk | 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract |

### Free agents lost

| Date | Player | New team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25) | Bud Holloway | CSKA Moscow | 2 years |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Michael Bournival | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Tom Gilbert | Los Angeles Kings | 1 year, $1.4 million |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Gabriel Dumont | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Darren Dietz | Washington Capitals | 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Victor Bartley | Minnesota Wild | 1 year, $650,000 two-way contract |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Morgan Ellis | St. Louis Blues | 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Ben Scrivens | Dinamo Minsk | 1 year |
| July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) | Mac Bennett | Rochester Americans | 1 year |
| July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) | Stefan Fournier | Arizona Coyotes | 1 year, $632,500 two-way contract |
| October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17) | Lucas Lessio | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | 1 year |
| May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04) | Max Friberg | Frölunda HC | 3 years |

### Lost via waivers

| Player | New team | Date | Ref |
| Mike Condon | Pittsburgh Penguins | October 11, 2016 | |
| Mark Barberio | Colorado Avalanche | February 2, 2017 | |

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) | Andrew Shaw | 6 years, $23.4 million |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Mikhail Sergachev | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Daniel Carr | 2 years, $1.45 million contract extension |
| July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) | Phillip Danault | 2 years, $1.824 million contract extension |
| January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02) | Al Montoya | 2 years, $1.065 million contract extension |
| March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03) | Chris Terry | 1 year, $650,000 contract extension |
| March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09) | Simon Bourque | 3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract |
| March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) | Jeremiah Addison | 3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract |
| March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27) | Victor Mete | 3 years, $2.244 million entry-level contract |
| June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) | Andreas Martinsen | 1 year, $675,000 contract extension |
| June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) | Charles Hudon | 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension |
| June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) | Jonathan Drouin | 6 years, $33 million contract extension |

## Draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 9 | Mikhail Sergachev | Defence | Russia | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 3 | 70 | William Bitten | Centre | Canada | Flint Firebirds (OHL) |
| 4 | 100 | Victor Mete | Defence | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 5 | 124 | Casey Staum | Defence | United States | Hill-Murray Pioneers (MSHSL) |
| 6 | 160 | Michael Pezzetta | Centre | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 7 | 187 | Arvid Henrikson | Defence | Sweden | AIK Jrs. (Sweden) |