2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season

2016–17 Montreal Canadiens
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	4th Eastern
2016–17 record	47–26–9
Home record	24–12–5
Road record	23–14–4
Goals for	226
Goals against	200
Team information
General manager	Marc Bergevin
Coach	Michel Therrien (Oct. 13 – Feb. 14) Claude Julien (Feb. 14 – present)
Captain	Max Pacioretty
Alternate captains	Brendan Gallagher Andrei Markov Tomas Plekanec Shea Weber
Arena	Bell Centre
Average attendance	21,288
Minor league affiliate(s)	St. John's IceCaps (AHL) Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Max Pacioretty (35)
Assists	Alexander Radulov (36)
Points	Max Pacioretty (67)
Penalty minutes	Andrew Shaw (110)
Plus/minus	Paul Byron (+21)
Wins	Carey Price (37)
Goals against average	Carey Price (2.23)

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 (NHL).

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	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

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	82	55	19	8	53	263	182	+81	118
2	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	50	21	11	46	282	234	+48	111
3	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	50	24	8	47	249	195	+54	108

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)

Pos	Team	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

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – New York Rangers	82	48	28	6	45	256	220	+36	102
2	AT	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	40	27	15	39	251	242	+9	95
3	ME	New York Islanders	82	41	29	12	39	241	242	−1	94
4	AT	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	42	30	10	38	234	227	+7	94
5	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	39	33	10	32	219	236	−17	88
6	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	36	31	15	33	215	236	−21	87
7	AT	Florida Panthers	82	35	36	11	30	210	237	−27	81
8	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	33	36	13	24	207	244	−37	79
9	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	37	12	31	201	237	−36	78
10	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	28	40	14	25	183	244	−61	70

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 1–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	New Jersey	3–2	Montreal		Lindgren	21,288	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 27	Washington	2–5	Montreal		Montoya	21,288	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 29	Ottawa	4–3	Montreal	OT	Condon	21,288	1–1–1	Recap
4	October 1	Montreal	3–2	Ottawa	OT	Montoya	17,147	2–1–1	Recap
5	October 2	Montreal	2–3	Toronto	OT	Condon	18,912	2–1–2	Recap
6	October 4	Boston	3–4	Montreal		—	—	3–1–2	Recap
7	October 6	Toronto	1–6	Montreal		Price	21,288	4–1–2	Recap

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log
October: 8–0–1 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Montreal 4–1 Buffalo Montoya 19,070 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 15 Montreal 3–4 Ottawa SO Montoya 18,195 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 18 Pittsburgh 0–4 Montreal Montoya 21,288 2–0–1 5 Recap 4 October 20 Arizona 2–5 Montreal Price 21,288 3–0–1 7 Recap 5 October 22 Montreal 4–2 Boston Price 17,565 4–0–1 9 Recap 6 October 24 Philadelphia 1–3 Montreal Price 21,288 5–0–1 11 Recap 7 October 26 Montreal 3–2 NY Islanders Montoya 12,194 6–0–1 13 Recap 8 October 27 Tampa Bay 1–3 Montreal Price 21,288 7–0–1 15 Recap 9 October 29 Toronto 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 8–0–1 17 Recap
November: 8–5–1 (Home: 7–1–1 ; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 2 Vancouver 0–3 Montreal Price 21,288 9–0–1 19 Recap 11 November 4 Montreal 0–10 Columbus Montoya 14,436 9–1–1 19 Recap 12 November 5 Philadelphia 4–5 Montreal Price 21,288 10–1–1 21 Recap 13 November 8 Boston 2–3 Montreal Price 21,288 11–1–1 23 Recap 14 November 10 Los Angeles 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 12–1–1 25 Recap 15 November 12 Detroit 0–5 Montreal Price 21,288 13–1–1 27 Recap 16 November 13 Montreal 2–3 Chicago Montoya 21,762 13–2–1 27 Recap 17 November 15 Florida 4–3 Montreal OT Price 21,288 13–2–2 28 Recap 18 November 18 Montreal 2–3 Carolina Montoya 12,101 13–3–2 28 Recap 19 November 19 Toronto 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 14–3–2 30 Recap 20 November 22 Ottawa 4–3 Montreal Price 21,288 14–4–2 30 Recap 21 November 24 Carolina 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 15–4–2 32 Recap 22 November 26 Montreal 2–1 Detroit OT Price 20,027 16–4–2 34 Recap 23 November 29 Montreal 1–2 Anaheim Price 14,830 16–5–2 34 Recap
December: 6–4–4 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Montreal 1–2 San Jose Price 17,562 16–6–2 34 Recap 25 December 4 Montreal 5–4 Los Angeles SO Price 18,230 17–6–2 36 Recap 26 December 6 Montreal 2–3 St. Louis OT Montoya 17,646 17–6–3 37 Recap 27 December 8 New Jersey 2–5 Montreal Price 21,288 18–6–3 39 Recap 28 December 10 Colorado 1–10 Montreal Price 21,288 19–6–3 41 Recap 29 December 12 Boston 2–1 Montreal OT Price 21,288 19–6–4 42 Recap 30 December 16 San Jose 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 19–7–4 42 Recap 31 December 17 Montreal 2–1 Washington Price 18,506 20–7–4 44 Recap 32 December 20 Anaheim 1–5 Montreal Price 21,288 21–7–4 46 Recap 33 December 22 Minnesota 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 21–8–4 46 Recap 34 December 23 Montreal 1–2 Columbus Montoya 18,147 21–9–4 46 Recap 35 December 28 Montreal 3–4 Tampa Bay OT Price 19,092 21–9–5 47 Recap 36 December 29 Montreal 3–2 Florida OT Montoya 17,489 22–9–5 49 Recap 37 December 31 Montreal 3–4 Pittsburgh OT Price 19,633 22–9–6 50 Recap
January: 8–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 3 Montreal 2–1 Nashville OT Price 17,113 23–9–6 52 Recap 39 January 4 Montreal 4–3 Dallas OT Montoya 18,106 24–9–6 54 Recap 40 January 7 Montreal 5–3 Toronto Price 19,796 25–9–6 56 Recap 41 January 9 Washington 4–1 Montreal Price 21,288 25–10–6 56 Recap 42 January 11 Montreal 7–4 Winnipeg Montoya 15,294 26–10–6 58 Recap 43 January 12 Montreal 1–7 Minnesota Price 19,104 26–11–6 58 Recap 44 January 14 NY Rangers 4–5 Montreal Price 21,288 27–11–6 60 Recap 45 January 16 Montreal 0–1 Detroit Price 20,027 27–12–6 60 Recap 46 January 18 Pittsburgh 4–1 Montreal Price 21,288 27–13–6 60 Recap 47 January 20 Montreal 3–1 New Jersey Montoya 15,345 28–13–6 62 Recap 48 January 21 Buffalo 3–2 Montreal OT Price 21,288 28–13–7 63 Recap 49 January 24 Calgary 1–5 Montreal Price 21,288 29–13–7 65 Recap 50 January 26 Montreal 1–3 NY Islanders Price 12,019 29–14–7 65 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 51 January 31 Buffalo 2–5 Montreal Price 21,288 30–14–7 67 Recap
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Montreal 1–3 Philadelphia Price 19,768 30–15–7 67 Recap 53 February 4 Washington 3–2 Montreal Price 21,288 30–16–7 67 Recap 54 February 5 Edmonton 1–0 Montreal SO Montoya 21,288 30–16–8 68 Recap 55 February 7 Montreal 0–4 Colorado Price 12,667 30–17–8 68 Recap 56 February 9 Montreal 5–4 Arizona OT Price 14,098 31–17–8 70 Recap 57 February 11 St. Louis 4–2 Montreal Montoya 21,288 31–18–8 70 Recap 58 February 12 Montreal 0–4 Boston Price 17,565 31–19–8 70 Recap 59 February 18 Winnipeg 3–1 Montreal Price 21,288 31–20–8 70 Recap 60 February 21 Montreal 3–2 NY Rangers SO Price 18,006 32–20–8 72 Recap 61 February 23 NY Islanders 3–0 Montreal Price 21,288 32–21–8 72 Recap 62 February 25 Montreal 3–2 Toronto OT Price 19,843 33–21–8 74 Recap 63 February 27 Montreal 4–3 New Jersey OT Montoya 13,270 34–21–8 76 Recap 64 February 28 Columbus 0–1 Montreal OT Price 21,288 35–21–8 78 Recap
March: 9–3–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Nashville 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 36–21–8 80 Recap 66 March 4 Montreal 4–1 NY Rangers Price 18,006 37–21–8 82 Recap 67 March 7 Montreal 2–1 Vancouver OT Price 18,865 38–21–8 84 Recap 68 March 9 Montreal 0–5 Calgary Montoya 19,289 38–22–8 84 Recap 69 March 12 Montreal 4–1 Edmonton Price 18,347 39–22–8 86 Recap 70 March 14 Chicago 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 39–23–8 86 Recap 71 March 18 Montreal 4−3 Ottawa SO Price 19,653 40−23−8 88 Recap 72 March 19 Ottawa 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 41−23−8 90 Recap 73 March 21 Detroit 2–1 Montreal OT Montoya 21,288 41–23–9 91 Recap 74 March 23 Carolina 4–1 Montreal Price 21,288 41–24–9 91 Recap 75 March 25 Ottawa 1–3 Montreal Price 21,288 42–24–9 93 Recap 76 March 28 Dallas 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 43–24–9 95 Recap 77 March 30 Florida 2–6 Montreal Price 21,288 44–24–9 97 Recap
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Montreal 2–1 Tampa Bay OT Price 19,092 45–24–9 99 Recap 79 April 3 Montreal 4–1 Florida Lindgren 15,222 46–24–9 101 Recap 80 April 5 Montreal 1–2 Buffalo Price 18,815 46–25–9 101 Recap 81 April 7 Tampa Bay 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 46–26–9 101 Recap 82 April 8 Montreal 3–2 Detroit OT Lindgren 20,027 47–26–9 103 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 81 35 32 67 15 38 Radulov, AlexanderAlexander Radulov 76 18 36 54 10 62 Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 61 17 27 44 -5 24 Byron, PaulPaul Byron 81 22 21 43 21 29 Weber, SheaShea Weber 78 17 25 42 20 38 Danault, PhillipPhillip Danault 82 13 27 40 5 35 Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 62 6 30 36 18 16 Shaw, AndrewAndrew Shaw 68 12 17 29 4 110 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 64 10 19 29 7 39 Lehkonen, ArtturiArtturi Lehkonen 73 18 10 28 -1 8 Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 78 10 18 28 10 24 Petry, JeffJeff Petry 80 8 20 28 3 22 Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 74 4 24 28 8 44 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 78 8 9 17 5 38 Flynn, BrianBrian Flynn 51 6 4 10 2 4 Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais ‡ || 31 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 5 || 6 Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin 76 2 8 10 1 71 Carr, DanielDaniel Carr 33 2 7 9 4 6 Andrighetto, SvenSven Andrighetto ‡ || 27 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 1 || 4 Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn ‡ || 24 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 1 || 4 McCarron, MichaelMichael McCarron 31 1 4 5 -4 41 Nesterov, NikitaNikita Nesterov † || 13 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 3 || 4 Redmond, ZachZach Redmond 16 0 5 5 6 2 Terry, ChrisChris Terry 14 2 2 4 -1 4 Barberio, MarkMark Barberio ‡ || 26 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 1 || 10 Benn, JordieJordie Benn † || 13 || 2 || 0 || 2 || -1 || 4 Davidson, BrandonBrandon Davidson † || 10 || 0 || 2 || 2 || -3 || 4 Hudon, CharlesCharles Hudon 3 0 2 2 1 2 King, DwightDwight King † || 17 || 1 || 0 || 1 || -2 || 2 Scherbak, NikitaNikita Scherbak 3 1 0 1 1 0 Ott, SteveSteve Ott † || 11 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -2 || 17 de la Rose, JacobJacob de la Rose 9 0 0 0 -3 4 Farnham, BobbyBobby Farnham 3 0 0 0 0 17 Hanley, JoelJoel Hanley 7 0 0 0 -3 4 Johnston, RyanRyan Johnston 7 0 0 0 -3 4 Lernout, BrettBrett Lernout 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Martinsen, AndreasAndreas Martinsen † || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -4 || 0 Sergachev, MikhailMikhail Sergachev 4 0 0 0 1 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Radulov, AlexanderAlexander Radulov 6 2 5 7 0 6 Lehkonen, ArtturiArtturi Lehkonen 6 2 2 4 -1 2 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 6 1 2 3 -3 8 Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 6 1 2 3 -4 0 Weber, SheaShea Weber 6 1 2 3 1 5 Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 6 0 3 3 0 4 Danault, PhillipPhillip Danault 6 0 2 2 1 2 Byron, PaulPaul Byron 6 1 0 1 -3 0 Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin 2 1 0 1 1 2 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 3 1 0 1 1 0 Petry, JeffJeff Petry 6 1 0 1 -3 2 Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 5 0 1 1 -3 0 Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 6 0 1 1 -1 10 Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 6 0 1 1 -2 7 Benn, JordieJordie Benn 6 0 0 0 -3 6 Davidson, BrandonBrandon Davidson 3 0 0 0 -1 0 Flynn, BrianBrian Flynn 1 0 0 0 0 0 King, DwightDwight King 6 0 0 0 -1 0 Martinsen, AndreasAndreas Martinsen 2 0 0 0 -1 0 McCarron, MichaelMichael McCarron 1 0 0 0 -1 0 Nesterov, NikitaNikita Nesterov 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Ott, SteveSteve Ott 6 0 0 0 0 0 Shaw, AndrewAndrew 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
Price, CareyCarey Price	62	62	3,708:08	37	20	5	138	2.23	1794	.923	3	0	1	4
Montoya, AlAl Montoya	19	18	1124:53	8	6	4	50	2.67	569	.912	2	0	2	2
Lindgren, CharlieCharlie 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
Price, CareyCarey 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 Washington prospect Connor Hobbs	3 games (all pre-season)	N/A	September 29, 2016

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded Ref Weber, SheaShea Weber NHL Third Star of the Week October 31, 2016 Shea Weber NHL Second Star of the Month November 1, 2016 Price, CareyCarey Price NHL Third Star of the Week March 6, 2017 Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Ref Sergachev, MikhailMikhail Sergachev 1st Career NHL Game October 13, 2016 Lehkonen, ArtturiArtturi Lehkonen 1st Career NHL Game October 13, 2016 Artturi Lehkonen 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point October 15, 2016 Petry, JeffJeff Petry 100th Career NHL Point October 18, 2016 Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 100th Career NHL Assist November 15, 2016 Pacioretty, MaxMax 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 Weber, SheaShea Weber 800th Career NHL Game December 31, 2016 Scherbak, NikitaNikita Scherbak 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point January 7, 2017 Danault, PhillipPhillip Danault 100th Career NHL Game January 20, 2017 Radulov, AlexanderAlexander Radulov 200th Career NHL Game January 21, 2017 Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 200th Career NHL Game February 7, 2017 Max Pacioretty 200th Career NHL Goal February 9, 2017 Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 900th Career NHL Game February 11, 2017 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan 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 Byron, PaulPaul Byron 100th Career NHL Point March 12, 2017 Alex Galchenyuk 200th Career NHL Point March 14, 2017 Price, CareyCarey Price 500th Career NHL Game March 14, 2017 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey 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 Ref Lehkonen, ArtturiArtturi Lehkonen 1st Career Playoff Game April 12, 2017 Danault, PhillipPhillip Danault 1st Career Playoff Game April 12, 2017 Byron, PaulPaul Byron 1st Career Playoff Game April 12, 2017 Martinsen, AndreasAndreas 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 Davidson, BrandonBrandon Davidson 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2017 Artturi Lehkonen 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point April 16, 2017 Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin 1st Career Playoff Goal April 22, 2017 McCarron, MichaelMichael 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 Ref June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To Washington Capitals Lars Eller To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018 June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2016 MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 To Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) To Winnipeg Jets 7th-round pick in 2017 To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2016 June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) To Nashville Predators P. K. Subban To Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) To Florida Panthers Tim Bozon To Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Racine January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26) To Tampa Bay Lightning Jonathan Racine 6th-round pick in 2017 To Montreal Canadiens Nikita Nesterov February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21) To Carolina Hurricanes Philip Samuelsson To Montreal Canadiens Keegan Lowe February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) To Dallas Stars Greg Pateryn 4th-round pick in 2017 To Montreal Canadiens Jordie Benn February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) To Edmonton Oilers David Desharnais To Montreal Canadiens Brandon Davidson March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Detroit Red Wings 6th-round pick in 2018 To Montreal Canadiens Steve Ott March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018 To Montreal Canadiens Dwight King March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Colorado Avalanche Sven Andrighetto To Montreal Canadiens Andreas Martinsen June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) To Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2018 To Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Drouin Conditional 6th-round pick in 2018 June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) To Buffalo Sabres Nathan Beaulieu To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2017 Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref 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) Ref 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) Ref 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 See also: List of Montreal Canadiens 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[a] Casey Staum Defence United States Hill-Murray Pioneers (MSHSL) 6 160 Michael Pezzetta Centre Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 7 187[b] Arvid Henrikson Defence Sweden AIK Jrs. (Sweden) Notes The Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 2016 (45th overall) and this pick. [a] This was actually the Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick, which went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015 that sent Brandon Prust to Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and this pick. The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick had previously gone to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Brian Flynn to Montreal in exchange for this pick. [b] This was Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick, as the Canadiens' seventh-round pick had gone to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Torrey Mitchell to Montreal in exchange for Jack Nevins and this pick. The Jet's pick went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick. References