# 2024–25 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2024–25 Montreal Canadiens season is the franchise's 116th season since its establishment on December 4, 1909, and their 108th season (107th season of play) as member of the National Hockey League.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Florida Panthers | 68 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 35 | 221 | 184 | +37 | 85 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 66 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 33 | 234 | 179 | +55 | 81 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 66 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 31 | 210 | 197 | +13 | 81 |
| 4 | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 77 |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 197 | 216 | −19 | 71 |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings | 67 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 24 | 194 | 211 | −17 | 70 |
| 7 | Boston Bruins | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 184 | 218 | −34 | 68 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 206 | 230 | −24 | 58 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 77 |
| 2 | ME | New York Rangers | 68 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 72 |
| 3 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 197 | 216 | −19 | 71 |
| 4 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 66 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 217 | 221 | −4 | 70 |
| 5 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 67 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 24 | 194 | 211 | −17 | 70 |
| 6 | ME | New York Islanders | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 179 | 196 | −17 | 68 |
| 7 | AT | Boston Bruins | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 184 | 218 | −34 | 68 |
| 8 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 202 | 250 | −48 | 66 |
| 9 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 232 | −40 | 64 |
| 10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 206 | 230 | −24 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 19, 2024.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
2024–25 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

As of February 28, 2025

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Nick Suzuki | 59 | 18 | 42 | 60 | +7 | 6 |
| Cole Caufield | 59 | 28 | 25 | 53 | −1 | 14 |
| Lane Hutson | 59 | 4 | 40 | 44 | −16 | 32 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 56 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −7 | 25 |
| Jake Evans | 59 | 11 | 16 | 27 | +1 | 10 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 59 | 15 | 10 | 25 | −11 | 25 |
| Mike Matheson | 57 | 4 | 21 | 25 | −8 | 43 |
| Joel Armia | 59 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| Patrik Laine | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | −10 | 10 |
| Kirby Dach | 57 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −29 | 40 |
| Alex Newhook | 59 | 11 | 9 | 20 | −14 | 18 |
| Josh Anderson | 59 | 9 | 10 | 19 | −8 | 58 |
| Christian Dvorak | 59 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −12 | 10 |
| Emil Heineman | 44 | 10 | 7 | 17 | +1 | 16 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 44 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +2 | 27 |
| Alexandre Carrier$^†$ | 28 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 8 |
| David Savard | 53 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −7 | 26 |
| Jayden Struble | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −7 | 42 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 56 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −7 | 87 |
| Logan Mailloux | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −5 | 6 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| Lucas Condotta | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Justin Barron$^‡$ | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 8 |
| Owen Beck | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Roy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Michael Pezzetta | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 10 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Sam Montembeault | 45 | 43 | 2506:49 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 121 | 2.90 | 1196 | .899 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakub Dobes | 9 | 9 | 510:05 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2.71 | 249 | .908 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cayden Primeau | 11 | 7 | 523:42 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 4.70 | 250 | .836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
$^†$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

| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued | Ref |
| Arber Xhekaj | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Leafs forward Cedric Pare | N/A | $3,385.42 | September 29, 2024 | |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Patrik Laine | NHL Third Star of the Week | December 22, 2024 |
| Lane Hutson | NHL Rookie of the Month | December 31, 2024 |
| Nick Suzuki | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 3, 2025 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Kirby Dach | 100th career NHL point | October 9, 2024 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 10, 2024 |
| Emil Heineman | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | October 12, 2024 |
| David Savard | 800th career NHL game | October 17, 2024 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 100th career NHL game | October 17, 2024 |
| Justin Barron | 100th career NHL game | October 19, 2024 |
| Logan Mailloux | 1st career NHL goal | October 19, 2024 |
| Emil Heineman | 1st career NHL assist | November 2, 2024 |
| Nick Suzuki | 300th career NHL point | November 11, 2024 |
| Jake Evans | 100th career NHL point | November 16, 2024 |
| Nick Suzuki | 400th career NHL game | December 7, 2024 |
| Lane Hutson | 1st career NHL goal | December 14, 2024 |
| Jake Evans | 300th career NHL game | December 20, 2024 |
| Nick Suzuki | 200th career NHL assist | December 21, 2024 |
| Jakub Dobes | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win 1st career NHL shutout | December 28, 2024 |
| Josh Anderson | 100th career NHL assist | December 29, 2024 |
| Cole Caufield | 100th career NHL goal | December 31, 2024 |
| Patrik Laine | 400th career NHL point | January 14, 2025 |
| Joel Armia | 100th career NHL goal | January 16, 2025 |
| Joel Armia | 100th career NHL assist 200th career NHL point | January 21, 2025 |
| Christian Dvorak | 500th career NHL game | January 23, 2025 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 800th career NHL game | January 23, 2025 |
| Patrik Laine | 500th career NHL game | January 23, 2025 |
| Martin St. Louis | 100th career NHL coaching win | February 4, 2025 |
| Mike Matheson | 600th career NHL game | February 8, 2025 |
| Cole Caufield | 200th career NHL point | February 25, 2025 |
| Owen Beck | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | February 27, 2025 |
| Josh Anderson | 600th career NHL game | March 12, 2025 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 100th career NHL point | March 12, 2025 |
| Christian Dvorak | 100th career NHL goal | March 15, 2025 |

## Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

### Key

† Contract is entry-level.  ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 28, 2024 | To Los Angeles KingsWPG 1st-round pick in 2024 (26th overall) COL 2nd-round pick in 2024 (57th overall) 7th-round pick in 2024 (198th overall) | To Montreal Canadiens1st-round pick in 2024 (21st overall) |
| June 30, 2024 | To New Jersey Devils Johnathan Kovacevic | To Montreal Canadiens4th-round pick in 2026$^1$ |
| August 19, 2024 | To Columbus Blue JacketsJordan Harris | To Montreal CanadiensPatrik Laine 2nd-round pick in 2026 |
| December 6, 2024 | To Edmonton OilersJacob Perreault | To Montreal CanadiensNoel Hoefenmayer |
| December 18, 2024 | To Nashville PredatorsJustin Barron | To Montreal CanadiensAlexandre Carrier |

#### Notes

* Montreal will receive the highest of the (3) fourth-round picks currently owned by New Jersey (Dallas’, Winnipeg’s or New Jersey’s own), once the final draft order has been established.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team (League) | Term | Via | Ref |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Alex Barre-Boulet | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency | |
| October 9, 2024 (2024-10-09) | Gustav Lindstrom | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency | |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team (League) | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Mitchell Stephens | Seattle Kraken | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Jesse Ylonen | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) | Arnaud Durandeau | Amur Khabarovsk (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) | Philippe Maillet | HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02) | Brady Keeper | HK Poprad (Tipos Extraliga) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13) | Colin White | San Jose Barracuda (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04) | Mattias Norlinder | Modo Hockey (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| October 4, 2024 (2024-10-04) | Tanner Pearson | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Juraj Slafkovsky | 8-year$^‡$ |
| July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30) | Justin Barron | 2-year |
| July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30) | Arber Xhekaj | 2-year |
| July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31) | Kaiden Guhle | 6-year$^‡$ |
| March 4, 2025 (2025-03-04) | Jake Evans | 4-year$^‡$ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28–29, 2024, at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 5 | Ivan Demidov | D | Russia | SKA-1946 (MHL) |
| 1 | 21$^1$ | Michael Hage | C | Canada | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 3 | 70 | Aatos Koivu | C | Finland | HC-TPS (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 3 | 78$^2$ | Logan Sawyer | LW | Canada | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) |
| 4 | 102 | Owen Protz | D | Canada | Brantford Bulldogs (OHL) |
| 5 | 130$^3$ | Tyler Thorpe | RW | Canada | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 5 | 134 | Mikus Vecvanags | G | Latvia | HS Riga (OHL Latvia) |
| 6 | 166 | Ben Merrill | C | United States | Saint Sebastian's Arrows (USHS) |
| 7 | 210$^4$ | Makar Khanin | RW | Russia | HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg (MHL) |
| 7 | 224$^5$ | Rasmus Bergqvist | D | Sweden | Skelleftea AIK (J20 Nationell) |