2007–08 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2007–08 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 98th season of play and 90th in the National Hockey League. The Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins by four games to three in the Eastern Conference quarter-final before being eliminated four games to one by the Philadelphia Flyers in the Conference semi-final. 
== Offseason events ==
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
* The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23.
* The free agency period began on July 1.
== Regular season ==
Although some media picked the Canadiens to not make the playoffs, the team surprised the league with a large improvement in its play. The club won the Northeast Division title and placed first in the Eastern Conference. It was the team's first divisional title since the 1991–92 season. The team had not placed first in the Conference since the 1988–89 season.
The Canadiens retired two jersey numbers during the season with pre-game ceremonies at the Bell Centre. On November 19, 2007, the number 19 of defenceman Larry Robinson, a former member of the Big Three, was retired. On February 23, 2008, the number 23 of forward Bob Gainey was retired.
===Highlights===
* On January 11, 2008, defenceman Andrei Markov was named to the All-Star Game starting roster. 
* On February 19, 2008, the Montreal Canadiens came back from a 0–5 deficit against the New York Rangers to win the game in a shootout 6–5. This marks the first time in the franchise's 99 year history that they have ever come back to win a game after going down 0–5. This game was compared to some of the greatest games in team history.
* On March 1, 2008, the Montreal Canadiens took first place in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 1993 with a 2–1 win over the New Jersey Devils.
* On March 22, 2008, the Montreal Canadiens won their 11th consecutive win against the Boston Bruins since March 2007, and beat their previous win streak over the Boston Bruins of 10–0 from the 1956–57 NHL season.
===Final standings===
;Northeast Division
; Eastern Conference
=== Game log ===
* Green background indicates win (2 points). 			
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 point). 
==== October ====
Record: 6–2–3; Home: 2–1–2; Road: 4–1–1.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 3 	Montreal	3 – 2	Carolina 	OT	Huet 	18,680 	1–0–0 	2
2 	October 6 	Montreal	3 – 4	Toronto 	OT	Huet 	19,476 	1–0–1 	3
3 	October 10	Montreal	3 – 2	Pittsburgh	 	Price 	17,006 	2–0–1 	5
4 	October 13	Carolina	3 – 1	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	2–1–1 	5
5 	October 16	Florida 	2 – 1	Montreal 	SO	Huet 	21,273 	2–1–2 	6
6 	October 18	Montreal	3 – 4	Ottawa 	 	Price 	20,019 	2–2–2 	6
7 	October 20	Buffalo 	2 – 4	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	3–2–2 	8
8 	October 22	Boston 	1 – 6	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	4–2–2 	10
9 	October 26	Montreal	7 – 4	Carolina 	 	Huet 	16,796 	5–2–2 	12
10	October 27	Montreal	4 – 3	Pittsburgh	SO	Price 	17,085 	6–2–2 	14
11	October 30	Atlanta 	3 – 2	Montreal 	SO	Price 	21,273 	6–2–3 	15
==== November ====
Monthly record: 7–7–0; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–4–0. 
Season record: 13–9–3; Home: 5–3–2; Road: 8–5–1.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
12	November 1 	Philadelphia	2 – 5	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	7–2–3 	17
13	November 3 	Toronto 	3 – 2	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	7–3–3 	17
14	November 5 	Buffalo 	0 – 2	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	8–3–3 	19
15	November 8 	Montreal 	2 – 1	Boston 	 	Price 	15,183 	9–3–3 	21
16	November 10	Montreal 	1 – 3	Ottawa 	 	Huet 	20,065 	9–4–3 	21
17	November 13	Montreal 	4 – 3	Toronto 	OT	Price 	19,595 	10–4–3	23
18	November 16	Montreal 	1 – 4	Buffalo 	 	Huet 	18,690 	10–5–3	23
19	November 17	Boston 	4 – 7	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	11–5–3	25
20	November 19	Ottawa 	4 – 2	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	11–6–3	25
21	November 21	Montreal 	4 – 1	NY Islanders	 	Huet 	13,153 	12–6–3	27
22	November 23	Montreal 	2 – 4	Buffalo 	 	Price 	18,690 	12–7–3	27
23	November 24	Buffalo 	3 – 0	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	12–8–3	27
24	November 27	Montreal 	4 – 3	Toronto 	SO	Price 	19,608 	13–8–3	29
25	November 30	Montreal 	0 – 4	New Jersey 	 	Price 	15,081 	13–9–3	29
* Unsuccessful penalty shot for Roman Hamrlik vs Philadelphia Flyers on November 1, 2007.
==== December ====
Monthly record: 6–4–4; Home: 1–3–2; Road: 5–1–2. 
Season record: 19–13–7; Home: 6–7–4; Road: 13–6–3. 
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
26	December 1 	Nashville	5 – 4	Montreal 	SO	Huet 	21,273 	13–9–4 	30
27	December 4 	Detroit 	4 – 1	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	13–10–4	30
28	December 6 	Montreal 	4 – 2	Boston 	 	Price 	14,977 	14–10–4	32
29	December 8 	Carolina 	5 – 1	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	14–11–4	32
30	December 11	Tampa Bay	3 – 2	Montreal 	SO	Price 	21,273 	14–11–5	33
31	December 13	Montreal 	4 – 1	Philadelphia	 	Price 	19,322 	15–11–5	35
32	December 15	Toronto 	1 – 4	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	16–11–5	37
33	December 18	Florida 	3 – 2	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	16–12–5	37
34	December 20	Montreal 	5 – 2	Washington 	 	Huet 	12,670 	17–12–5	39
35	December 22	Montreal 	2 – 3	Atlanta 	SO	Huet 	17,153 	17–12–6	40
36	December 23	Montreal 	1 – 4	Dallas 	 	Price 	18,185 	17–13–6	40
37	December 27	Montreal 	5 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Huet 	20,294 	18–13–6	42
38	December 28	Montreal 	5 – 1	Florida 	 	Huet 	19,838 	19–13–6	44
39	December 30	Montreal 	3 – 4	NY Rangers 	OT	Huet 	18,200 	19–13–7	45
==== January ====
Monthly record: 8–2–2; Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–1–1.</br> 
Season record: 27–15–9; Home: 10–8–5; Road: 17–7–4. 
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
40	January 3 	Tampa Bay Lightning	3 – 6	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	20–13–7	47
41	January 5 	Washington Capitals	5 – 4	Montreal 	OT	Price 	21,273 	20–13–8	48
42	January 8 	Chicago Blackhawks 	3 – 4	Montreal 	OT	Huet 	21,273 	21–13–8	50
43	January 10	Montreal 	5 – 2	Boston Bruins 	 	Huet 	17,565 	22–13–8	52
44	January 12	Montreal 	1 – 4	New York Rangers 	 	Huet 	18,200 	22–14–8	52
45	January 15	Montreal 	3 – 1	New York Islanders 	 	Huet 	11,439 	23–14–8	54
46	January 17	Montreal 	3 – 2	Atlanta Thrashers 	SO	Huet 	16,181 	24–14–8	56
47	January 19	Pittsburgh Penguins	2 – 0	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	24–15–8	56
48	January 22	Boston Bruins 	2 – 8	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	25–15–8	58
49	January 24	Montreal 	4 – 3	New Jersey Devils 	 	Huet 	14,257 	26–15–8	60
50	January 29	Washington Capitals	0 – 4	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	27–15–8	62
51	January 31	Montreal 	4 – 5	Washington Capitals	OT	Huet 	14,930 	27–15–9	63
==== February ====
Monthly record: 8–6–0; Home: 5–4–0; Road: 3–2–0.</br> 
Season record: 35–21–9; Home: 15–12–5; Road: 20–9–4.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
52	February 2 	New York Islanders 	1 – 4	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	28–15–9	65
53	February 3 	New York Rangers 	5 – 3	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	28–16–9	65
54	February 5 	Ottawa Senators 	3 – 4	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	29–16–9	67
55	February 7 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	4 – 2	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	29–17–9	67
56	February 9 	Montreal 	1 – 6	Ottawa Senators 	 	Huet 	20,292 	29–18–9	67
57	February 12	Montreal 	2 – 3	Tampa Bay Lightning	 	Huet 	17,420 	29–19–9	67
58	February 13	Montreal 	2 – 1	Florida Panthers 	OT	Price 	17,100 	30–19–9	69
59	February 16	Philadelphia Flyers 	DB13 	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	31–19–9	71
60	February 17	Montreal 	5 – 3	Philadelphia Flyers	 	Price 	19,611 	32–19–9	73
61	February 19	New York Rangers 	5 – 6	Montreal 	SO	Huet 	21,273 	33–19–9	75
62	February 21	Pittsburgh Penguins 	5 – 4	Montreal 	 	Huet 	21,273 	33–20–9	75
63	February 23	Columbus Blue Jackets	3 – 0	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	33–21–9	75
64	February 26	Atlanta Thrashers 	1 – 5	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	34–21–9	77
65	February 29	Montreal 	6 – 2	Buffalo Sabres 	 	Price 	18,690 	35–21–9	79
==== March ====
Monthly record: 9–4–1; Home: 5–1–1; Road: 4–3–0.</br> 
Season record: 44–25–10; Home: 20–13–6; Road: 24–12–4.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
66	March 1 	New Jersey Devils 	1 – 2	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	36–21–9 	81
67	March 3 	Montreal 	4 – 6	San Jose Sharks 	 	Price 	17,496 	36–22–9 	81
68	March 6 	Montreal 	4 – 2	Phoenix Coyotes 	 	Price 	14,841 	37–22–9 	83
69	March 8 	Montreal 	5 – 2	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Halak 	18,118 	38–22–9 	85
70	March 9 	Montreal 	1 – 3	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Price 	17,174 	38–23–9 	85
71	March 11	New Jersey Devils 	0 – 4	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	39–23–9 	87
72	March 13	Ottawa Senators 	3 – 0	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	39–24–9 	87
73	March 15	New York Islanders	0 – 3	Montreal 	 	Halak 	21,273 	40–24–9 	89
74	March 18	St. Louis Blues 	4 – 3	Montreal 	SO	Halak 	21,273 	40–24–10	90
75	March 20	Montreal 	4 – 2	Boston Bruins 	 	Price 	17,565 	41–24–10	92
76	March 22	Boston Bruins 	2 – 3	Montreal 	SO	Price 	21,273 	42–24–10	94
77	March 24	Ottawa Senators 	5 – 7	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	43–24–10	96
78	March 28	Montreal 	4 – 3	Buffalo Sabres 	OT	Price 	18,690 	44–24–10	98
79	March 29	Montreal 	2 – 4	Toronto Maple Leafs	 	Halak 	19,584 	44–25–10	98
* Unsuccessful penalty shot for Christopher Higgins vs Toronto Maple Leafs on March 29, 2008.
==== April ====
Monthly record: 3–0–0; Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–0–0.</br> 
Season record: 47–25–10; Home: 22–13–6; Road: 25–12–4.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
80	April 1	Montreal 	3 – 0	Ottawa Senators	 	Price 	20,236 	45–25–10	100
81	April 3	Buffalo Sabres 	1 – 3	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	46–25–10	102
82	April 5	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 – 3	Montreal 	 	Price 	21,273 	47–25–10	104
== Playoffs ==
The Montreal Canadiens clinched a playoff spot following a 7–5 victory against the Ottawa Senators on March 24, 2008, their 77th game of the season. They were the first team in the East to clinch a spot in the playoffs, won the Northeast Division, and finished first in the Eastern Conference with 104 points, their highest total since the 1988–89 NHL season.
===Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Boston Bruins=== 
The Montreal Canadiens earned the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference by virtue of finishing with the highest point total in the conference. Some rioting occurred in downtown Montreal after the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins in the seventh game of the quarter-finals and advanced to play in the semi-finals.
 
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#	Date 	Venue 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT 	Boston goals 	Montreal goals 	Decision	Attendance	Series 				
1	April 10	Bell Centre 	Boston Bruins	1 - 4	Montreal 	 	Hnidy 	S. Kostitsyn, A. Kostitsyn, Smolinski, Kostopoulos	Price 	21,273 	Montreal leads 1-0				
2	April 12	Bell Centre 	Boston Bruins	2 - 3	Montreal 	1OT	Schaefer, Krejci 	Hamrlik, S. Kostitsyn, Kovalev 	Price 	21,273 	Montreal leads 2-0				
3	April 13	TD Banknorth Garden	Montreal 	1 - 2	Boston Bruins	1OT	Lucic, Savard 	Kostopoulos 	Price 	17,565 	Montreal leads 2-1				
4	April 15	TD Banknorth Garden	Montreal 	1 - 0	Boston Bruins	 	 	Brisebois 	Price 	17,565 	Montreal leads 3-1				
5	April 17	Bell Centre 	Boston Bruins	5 - 1	Montreal 	 	Kessel, Metropolit, Chara, Sturm, Sobotka	Kovalev 	Price 	21,273 	Montreal leads 3-2				
6	April 19	TD Banknorth Garden	Montreal 	4 - 5	Boston Bruins	 	Kessel, Sobotka, Lucic, Kessel, Sturm 	Higgins, Plekanec, Bouillon, Higgins 	Price 	17,565 	Series tied 3-3 				
7	April 21	Bell Centre 	Boston Bruins	0 - 5	Montreal 	 	 	Komisarek, Streit, A. Kostitsyn (2), S. Kostitsyn 	Price 	21,273 	Montreal wins 4-3 				
===Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers ===
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#	Date 	Venue 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT 	Philadelphia goals 	Montreal goals 	Decision	Attendance	Series 				
1	April 24	Bell Centre 	Philadelphia Flyers	3 - 4	Montreal 	1OT	Umberger, Dowd, Lupul 	A. Kostitsyn, Kovalev (2), Kostopoulos 	Price 	21,273 	Montreal leads 1-0 				
2	April 26	Bell Centre 	Philadelphia Flyers	4 - 2	Montreal 	 	Umberger (2), Carter, Briere 	Koivu, Markov 	Price 	21,273 	Series tied 1-1 				
3	April 28	Wachovia Center	Montreal 	2 - 3	Philadelphia Flyers	 	Upshall, Richards, Umberger 	Plekanec, Koivu 	Price 	19,849 	Philadelphia leads 2-1				
4	April 30	Wachovia Center	Montreal 	2 - 4	Philadelphia Flyers	 	Umberger, Hartnell, Briere, Umberger 	Plekanec, Koivu 	Halak 	19,872 	Philadelphia leads 3-1				
5	May 3 	Bell Centre 	Philadelphia Flyers	6 - 4	Montreal 	 	Umberger, Richards, Umberger, Hartnell, Upshall, Knuble	Plekanec, Kovalev, Higgins, A. Kostitsyn	Price 	21,273 	Philadelphia wins 4-1 				
* Player scoring winning goal is shown in italics.
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*GM: Bob Gainey
*Coach: Guy Carbonneau
==Player stats==
=== Regular season ===
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/-	PIM
Alexei Kovalev 	82	35	49	84 	18 	70
Tomas Plekanec 	81	29	40	69 	15 	42
Mark Streit 	81	13	49	62 	-6 	28
Andrei Markov 	82	16	42	58 	1 	63
Saku Koivu 	77	16	40	56 	-4 	93
Andrei Kostitsyn 	78	26	27	53 	15 	28
Christopher Higgins 	81	27	25	52 	0 	20
Michael Ryder 	70	14	17	31 	-4 	30
Guillaume Latendresse	73	16	11	27 	-2 	41
Sergei Kostitsyn 	52	9 	18	27 	9 	51
Roman Hamrlik 	77	5 	21	26 	7 	38
Bryan Smolinski 	64	8 	17	25 	-8 	20
Maxim Lapierre 	53	7 	10	17 	3 	60
Michael Komisarek 	75	4 	13	17 	9 	101
Mathieu Dandenault 	61	9 	5 	14 	-11	34
Tom Kostopoulos 	66	7 	6 	13 	-3 	113
Kyle Chipchura 	36	4 	7 	11 	-1 	10
Patrice Brisebois 	43	3 	8 	11 	-2 	26
Mikhail Grabovski 	24	3 	6 	9 	-4 	8
Josh Gorges 	63	0 	9 	9 	0 	32
Steve Begin 	44	3 	5 	8 	0 	48
Francis Bouillon 	74	2 	6 	8 	9 	61
Ryan O'Byrne 	33	1 	6 	7 	7 	45
Carey Price (G) 	41	0 	2 	2 	0 	0
Cristobal Huet (G) 	39	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
Gregory Stewart 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5
Matt D'Agostini 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
Corey Locke 	1 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
Garth Murray 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
*One winning goal in SO for Andrei Markov on October 27, 2007, vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
*Tom Kostopoulos was suspended for one game on November 19, 2007, vs Ottawa Senators for a fight in the last 5 minutes of the previous game vs Boston Bruins.
*Two winning goals in SO for Andrei Kostitsyn on November 27, 2007, vs Toronto Maple Leafs and on January 17, 2008, vs Atlanta Thrashers. On January 31, 2008, vs Washington Capitals, his brother Sergei and him became the first brothers to score a goal each in the same game with the Montreal Canadiens uniform since Peter and Frank Mahovlich in March 1974.
*Corey Locke was on the official lineup on December 30, 2007, vs New York Rangers but did not play.
*One penalty shot goal for Sergei Kostitsyn on February 3, 2008, vs New York Rangers.
*One winning goal in SO for Saku Koivu on February 19, 2008, vs New York Rangers.
*One winning goal in SO for Saku Koivu on March 22, 2008, vs Boston Bruins.
====Goaltenders====
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; SA = Shots against; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	SO	Sv% 	SA 	GAA
Carey Price 	41	2414	24	12	3 	103 	3 	.920	1282	2.56
Jaroslav Halak	6 	285 	2 	1 	1 	10 	1 	.934	151 	2.11
Cristobal Huet	39	2277	21	12	6 	97 	2 	.916	1150	2.55
COMBINED 	82	4976	47	25	10	210*	6 	.919	2583	2.53
*The team has also allowed 6 game losing shootout goals and 6 empty net goals. These goals do not count towards a goalie's personal statistics.
=== Playoffs ===
=== Skaters ===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Alexei Kovalev 	12	5	6	11 	-4 	8
Tomas Plekanec 	12	4	5	9 	-1 	2
Saku Koivu 	7 	3	6	9 	1 	4
Andrei Kostitsyn 	12	5	3	8 	-4 	2
Sergei Kostitsyn 	12	3	5	8 	5 	14
Patrice Brisebois 	10	1	5	6 	-3 	6
Christopher Higgins 	12	3	2	5 	1 	2
Tom Kostopoulos 	12	3	1	4 	-1 	6
Mark Streit 	11	1	3	4 	-1 	8
Andrei Markov 	12	1	3	4 	0 	8
Michael Komisarek 	12	1	2	3 	3 	18
Bryan Smolinski 	12	1	2	3 	1 	2
Francis Bouillon 	7 	1	2	3 	0 	4
Roman Hamrlik 	12	1	2	3 	-3 	8
Steve Begin 	12	0	3	3 	1 	8
Josh Gorges 	12	0	3	3 	-2 	0
Maxim Lapierre 	12	0	3	3 	-5 	6
Guillaume Latendresse	8 	0	1	1 	-5 	19
Michael Ryder 	4 	0	0	0 	1 	2
Ryan O'Byrne 	4 	0	0	0 	-2 	0
Mathieu Dandenault 	9 	0	0	0 	-3 	2
Carey Price (G) 	11	0	0	0 	0 	2
Jaroslav Halak (G) 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0
*One unsuccessfully penalty shot goal for Andrei Kostitsyn on April 24, 2008, vs Philadelphia Flyers.
==== Goaltenders ====
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; SA = Shots against; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv% 	SA 	GAA
Carey Price 	11	648	5	6	30	2 	.901	305	2.78
Jaroslav Halak	2 	76 	0	0	3 	0 	.889	28 	2.34
COMBINED 	12	724	5	7	33	2 	.900	333	2.70
*The team has also allowed 2 empty net goals. These goals do not count towards a goalie's personal statistics.
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
==== Team awards ====
On April 5, following the final home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team announced it's award winners for the season. 
Player 	Award 	Notes
Alexei Kovalev 	Molson Cup 	Awarded to the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and with the most "three stars" recognitions.
Mike Komisarek 	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee	Nominated by the Writers Association for league-wide recognition.
Mark Streit (2)	Jacques Beauchamp Trophy 	Awarded by the Sports Writers Association of Montreal to a player for recognition of his outstanding achievement in the game of hockey.
==== National Hockey League awards ====
* Guy Carbonneau: Jack Adams Trophy nominee
* Andrei Markov: All-Star starting defenceman 
===Records===
* February 19 win against the New York Rangers was the largest comeback in franchise history after being down 0–5.
===Milestones===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Roman Hamrlik 	1000th NHL career game 	October 3, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carey Price 	1st NHL career game1st NHL career win 	October 10, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Chipchura 	1st NHL career game 	October 10, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrice Brisebois 	795th NHL career game</br>5th NHL career game's franchise record	October 16, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Maurice Richard 	50th year anniversary of his 500th NHL career goal 	October 18, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Chipchura 	1st NHL career goal</br>1st NHL career point 	October 20, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mikhail Grabovski 	1st NHL career point 	October 20, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bryan Smolinski 	1000th NHL career game 	October 22, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mikhail Grabovski 	1st NHL career goal 	October 22, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexei Kovalev 	1000th NHL career game</br>800th NHL career point 	October 26, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Saku Koivu</br>Alexei Kovalev</br>Tomas Plekanec</br>Mark Streit 	4 power play goals in a period </br> T-3rd franchise's record 	
October 26, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Saku Koivu</br>Alexei Kovalev</br>Tomas Plekanec (2)</br>Mark Streit	5 power play goals in a game </br> T-1st franchise's record 	October 26, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrei Markov 	50th NHL Career Goal 	October 27, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	1st longest shootout in franchise's history (8 rounds) 	October 27, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Roman Hamrlik</br>Alexei Kovalev</br>Bryan Smolinski 	1000th NHL career's</br>game recognition 	
October 30, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrice Brisebois 	800th franchise's career game 	October 30, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tommy Gorman</br>Sam Pollock</br>Frank Selke 	Inauguration of the Montreal Canadien's Hall of builders 	November 1, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Christopher Higgins 	8 shots in a game </br> T-4th franchise's record 	November 3, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cristobal Huet 	14th NHL career shutout 	November 5, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexei Kovalev 	100th NHL power play career goal 	November 17, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Byrne 	1st NHL career game</br>1st NHL career point 	December 6, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sergei Kostitsyn 	1st NHL career game 	December 13, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sergei Kostitsyn 	1st NHL career point 	December 15, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mathieu Dandenault 	800th NHL career game 	December 20, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sergei Kostitsyn 	1st NHL career goal 	December 20, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Saku Koivu 	400th NHL career assist 	January 3, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexei Kovalev 	350th NHL career goal 	January 3, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Corey Locke 	1st career NHL game 	January 3, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Francis Bouillon 	400th NHL career game 	January 22, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Saku Koivu 	700th NHL career game 	January 31, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carey Price 	1st NHL assist1st NHL point 	February 9, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carey Price 	1st NHL career shutout 	February 16, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrei Markov 	250th NHL career point 	February 17, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexei Kovalev 	850th NHL career point 	February 17, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Byrne 	1st NHL goal 	March 3, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexei Kovalev 	500th NHL career assist 	March 6, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrice Brisebois 	400th NHL career point 	March 8, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt D'Agostini 	1st NHL career game 	April 3, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gregory Stewart 	1st NHL career game 	April 5, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Maxime Lapierre 	100th NHL career game 	April 5, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
===Trades===
June 16, 2007 	To Chicago Blackhawks Sergei Samsonov 	To Montreal Canadiens Jassen Cullimore Tony Salmelainen
June 23, 2007 	To Carolina Hurricanes Michael Leighton	To Montreal Canadiens 192nd overall pick in 2007 (D- Scott Kishel)
November 15, 2007	To Florida Panthers Garth Murray 	To Montreal Canadiens Claimed off waivers
February 8, 2008 	To Detroit Red Wings Francis Lemieux 	To Montreal Canadiens Brett Engelhardt
February 18, 2008	To Phoenix Coyotes Cory Urquhart 	To Montreal Canadiens Olivier Latendresse
February 26, 2008	To Washington Capitals Cristobal Huet 	To Montreal Canadiens 2nd round pick in 2009
===Free agents===
====Free agent acquisitions====
{|class="wikitable"	 	
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Roman Hamrlik 	Calgary Flames 	4 years, $22 million
Bryan Smolinski 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $2 million
Tom Kostopoulos 	Los Angeles Kings 	2 years, $1.8 million
Jamie Rivers 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $525,000
Patrice Brisebois	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $700,000
Brock Trotter 	Denver Pioneers 	3 years, minor league contract
====Players lost to free agency====
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	New team
Radek Bonk 	Nashville Predators
Dan Jancevski 	Tampa Bay Lightning
Sheldon Souray 	Edmonton Oilers
David Aebischer	Phoenix Coyotes
Mike Johnson 	St. Louis Blues
Janne Niinimaa 	HC Davos
==Draft picks==
Montreal's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	12 	Ryan McDonagh 	Defence 	 	Cretin-Derham Hall (USHS-MN)
1 	22 	Max Pacioretty 	Left Wing	 	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
2 	43 	P. K. Subban 	Defence 	 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
3 	65 	Olivier Fortier	Centre 	 	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
3 	73 	Yannick Weber 	Defence 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5 	133	Joe Stejskal 	Defence 	 	Grand Rapids High School, (USHS-MN)
5 	142	Andrew Conboy 	Left Wing	 	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
6 	163	Nichlas Torp 	Defence 	 	HV 71 (Elitserien)
7 	192	Scott Kishel 	Defence 	 	Virginia High School, Minnesota State
==Farm teams==
===Hamilton Bulldogs===
The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2007–08.
===Cincinnati Cyclones===
Montreal has a joint affiliation with the Nashville Predators for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2007–08.
==See also==
*2007–08 NHL season
==References==
Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons
Category:2008 in hockey