2021–22 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 8th Atlantic |
Conference | 16th Eastern |
2021–22 record | 22–49–11 |
Home record | 11–26–4 |
Road record | 11–23–7 |
Goals for | 221 |
Goals against | 319 |
Team information | |
General manager | Marc Bergevin (Oct. 13 – Nov. 28)[1] Kent Hughes (Jan. 18 – Apr. 29)[2] |
Coach | Dominique Ducharme (Oct. 13 – Feb. 9)[3] Martin St. Louis (interim, Feb. 9 – Apr. 29)[4] |
Captain | Shea Weber |
Alternate captains | Paul Byron Ben Chiarot (Oct. 13 – Mar. 16) Brendan Gallagher Jeff Petry Nick Suzuki Tyler Toffoli (Oct. 13 – Feb. 14) |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Average attendance | 17,170[5] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Laval Rocket (AHL) Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Cole Caufield (23) |
Assists | Nick Suzuki (40) |
Points | Nick Suzuki (61) |
Penalty minutes | Michael Pezzetta (81) |
Plus/minus | Jordan Harris Sami Niku (+3) |
Wins | Jake Allen (9) |
Goals against average | Andrew Hammond (2.40) |
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The 2021–22 Montreal Canadiens season was the 113th for the club that was established on December 4, 1909, and their 105th season as a franchise in the National Hockey League.
The Canadiens were unable to replicate their success from the prior season that saw them reach the Stanley Cup Finals, whereas on March 25, 2022, they became the first team to be eliminated from playoff contention following the Washington Capitals' 4–3 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres.[6]
Ultimately, the Canadiens finished last in the league for the first time since the 1939–40 NHL season and the first time in the NHL's expansion era, in what was one of the worst seasons in the team's history.[7][8][9] Collectively, they set team records for most regulation losses (49), most goals against (319), fewest wins[10] (22), and fewest points[10] (55), while its .335 point percentage was the team's third-worst ever, after only both the 1925–26 (.319) and 1939–40 (.260) campaigns. As a result of this, Montreal won the draft lottery to select first overall in the NHL Entry Draft for the first time in 42 years.[11] The Canadiens also became the first team since the 2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes to finish in last place in the NHL a year after making the Stanley Cup Finals.[12] With a total of 720 man-games lost, the team likewise set an NHL record for most injuries in a season, which they would subsequently break the following season.[13]
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1 | p – Florida Panthers | 82 | 58 | 18 | 6 | 42 | 340 | 246 | +94 | 122 |
2 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 45 | 315 | 253 | +62 | 115 |
3 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 39 | 287 | 233 | +54 | 110 |
4 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
5 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
6 | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
7 | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
8 | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
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1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
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1 | September 25 | Montreal | 4–1 | Toronto | Primeau | — | 0–1–0 | [16] | |
2 | September 27 | Toronto | 2–5 | Montreal | Allen | 7,500 | 1–1–0 | [17] | |
3 | October 1 | Montreal | 2–7 | Ottawa | Allen | — | 1–2–0 | [18] | |
4 | October 2 | Ottawa | 1–2 | Montreal | Primeau | 7,500 | 2–2–0 | [19] | |
5 | October 5 | Montreal | 2–6 | Toronto | Montembeault | — | 2–3–0 | [20] | |
6 | October 7 | Ottawa | 5–4 | Montreal | SO | Allen | 7,500 | 2–3–1 | [21] |
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Final stats
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Nick Suzuki | 82 | 21 | 40 | 61 | −29 | 30 |
Cole Caufield | 67 | 23 | 20 | 43 | −24 | 10 |
Mike Hoffman | 67 | 15 | 20 | 35 | −24 | 32 |
Christian Dvorak | 56 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −19 | 24 |
Josh Anderson | 69 | 19 | 13 | 32 | −25 | 65 |
Artturi Lehkonen‡ | 58 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 14 |
Jake Evans | 72 | 13 | 16 | 29 | −5 | 22 |
Jeff Petry | 68 | 6 | 21 | 27 | −11 | 36 |
Chris Wideman | 64 | 4 | 23 | 27 | −25 | 67 |
Tyler Toffoli‡ | 37 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −8 | 4 |
Rem Pitlick† | 46 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 12 |
Brendan Gallagher | 56 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 69 |
Jonathan Drouin | 34 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −9 | 23 |
Ben Chiarot‡ | 54 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −18 | 42 |
Ryan Poehling | 57 | 9 | 8 | 17 | −21 | 6 |
David Savard | 62 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −22 | 36 |
Joel Armia | 60 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −15 | 14 |
Brett Kulak‡ | 56 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −10 | 33 |
Alexander Romanov | 79 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −9 | 53 |
Laurent Dauphin | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −10 | 25 |
Michael Pezzetta | 51 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −7 | 81 |
Mathieu Perreault | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +2 | 4 |
Paul Byron | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −8 | 2 |
Joel Edmundson | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −1 | 35 |
Corey Schueneman | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −5 | 8 |
Sami Niku | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
Kale Clague† | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −8 | 18 |
Jesse Ylonen | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
Tyler Pitlick† | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 4 |
Justin Barron† | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Cedric Paquette | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 25 |
Lukas Vejdemo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
Jordan Harris | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 8 |
Rafael Harvey-Pinard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
William Lagesson† | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
Adam Brooks‡ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Mattias Norlinder | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 |
Alex Belzile | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Brandon Baddock‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Hillis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jake Allen | 35 | 35 | 1,947:40 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 107 | 3.30 | 1,123 | .905 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sam Montembeault | 38 | 30 | 1,942:49 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 122 | 3.77 | 1,124 | .891 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Hammond‡ | 4 | 3 | 200:10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.40 | 100 | .920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carey Price | 5 | 5 | 297:30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3.63 | 148 | .878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cayden Primeau | 12 | 9 | 519:13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 4.62 | 302 | .868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael McNiven‡ | 1 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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.
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued | Ref |
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Cedric Paquette | Boarding Ducks forward Trevor Zegras | 2 games | $9,500.00 | November 1, 2021 | [112] |
Brendan Gallagher | Roughing Rangers forward Barclay Goodrow | N/A | $2,500.00 | November 17, 2021 | [113] |
Chris Wideman | Head-butting Bruins forward Erik Haula | 1 game | $3,750.00 | January 13, 2022 | [114] |
Jonathan Drouin | Cross-checking Stars forward Tyler Seguin | N/A | $5,000.00 | January 19, 2022 | [115] |
Michael Pezzetta | Illegal check to the head of Capitals forward T.J. Oshie | 2 games | $7,500.00 | April 18, 2022 | [116] |
Player | Award | Awarded | Ref |
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Nick Suzuki | NHL All-Star Game selection | January 13, 2022 | [117] |
Cole Caufield | NHL Rookie of the Month | April 1, 2022 | [118] |
Carey Price | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | June 1, 2022 | [119] |
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The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | ToAnaheim Ducks CHI's 3rd-round pick in 20211 |
To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
[153] |
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | ToTampa Bay Lightning VGK's 4th-round pick in 20212 |
To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2022 |
[154] |
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | ToMinnesota Wild 4th-round pick in 2021 |
To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2021 7th-round pick in 2021 |
[155] |
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | ToArizona Coyotes 7th-round pick in 2021 |
To Montreal Canadiens STL's 7th-round pick in 20223 |
[156] |
September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) | To Arizona Coyotes Conditional 1st-round pick in 20224 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
To Montreal Canadiens Christian Dvorak |
[157] |
February 12, 2022 (2022-02-12) | To Minnesota Wild Brandon Baddock |
To Montreal Canadiens Andrew Hammond |
[158] |
February 14, 2022 (2022-02-14) | ToCalgary Flames Tyler Toffoli |
To Montreal Canadiens Tyler Pitlick Emil Heineman Conditional 1st-round pick in 20225 5th-round pick in 2023 |
[159] |
March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02) | To Calgary Flames Michael McNiven |
To Montreal Canadiens Future considerations |
[160] |
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16) | ToFlorida Panthers Ben Chiarot6 |
To Montreal Canadiens Conditional 1st-round pick in 20237 NYR's 4th-round pick in 20228 Ty Smilanic |
[161] |
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | ToEdmonton Oilers Brett Kulak9 |
To Montreal Canadiens William Lagesson Conditional 2nd-round pick in 202210 7th-round pick in 2024 |
[162] |
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | ToColorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen11 |
To Montreal Canadiens Justin Barron 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
[163] |
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | ToNew Jersey Devils Andrew Hammond |
To Montreal Canadiens Nate Schnarr |
[164] |
June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | ToVegas Golden Knights Shea Weber |
To Montreal Canadiens Evgenii Dadonov |
[165] |
Date | Player | Former team (League) | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Louie Belpedio | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency | [177] |
Jean-Sebastien Dea | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [178] | |
Mike Hoffman | St. Louis Blues | 3-year | Free agency | [179] | |
Cedric Paquette | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency | [180] | |
David Savard | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-year | Free agency | [181] | |
Chris Wideman | Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [182] | |
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Mathieu Perreault | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency | [183] |
September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24) | Sami Niku | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency | [184] |
October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) | Sam Montembeault | Florida Panthers | Waivers | [185] | |
October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04) | Arber Xhekaj | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [186] |
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) | Adam Brooks | Toronto Maple Leafs | Waivers | [187] | |
December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) | Kale Clague | Los Angeles Kings | Waivers | [188] | |
January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12) | Rem Pitlick | Minnesota Wild | Waivers | [189] | |
March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31) | Lucas Condotta | University of Massachusetts Lowell (HE) | 1-year | Free agency | [190] |
June 14, 2022 (2022-06-14) | Otto Leskinen | Tappara (Liiga) | 1-year | Free-agency | [191] |
Date | Player | New team (League) | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 13, 2021 (2021-07-13) | Jordan Weal | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [192] |
July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) | Jake Lucchini | Laval Rocket (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [193] |
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) | Cale Fleury | Seattle Kraken | Expansion Draft | [194] | |
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Phillip Danault | Los Angeles Kings | 6-year | Free agency | [195] |
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Charlie Lindgren | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [196] |
Jon Merrill | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency | [197] | |
Corey Perry | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-year | Free agency | [198] | |
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05) | Tomas Tatar | New Jersey Devils | 2-year | Free agency | [199] |
August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) | Gustav Olofsson | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency | [200] |
September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency1 | [201] |
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) | Erik Gustafsson | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | [202] |
October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15) | Michael Frolik | Lausanne HC (NL) | 2-year | Free agency | [203] |
November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17) | Adam Brooks | Vegas Golden Knights | Waivers | [204] | |
December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) | Arsen Khisamutdinov | Mutual termination | [205] | ||
December 18, 2021 (2021-12-18) | Arsen Khisamutdinov | Dinamo Riga (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [206] |
March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04) | Joseph Blandisi | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency2 | [207] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15) | Alex Belzile | 1-year | Re-signing | [208] |
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) | Joel Armia | 4-year | Re-signing | [209] |
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Artturi Lehkonen | 1-year | Re-signing | [210] |
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05) | Michael Pezzetta | 1-year | Re-signing | [211] |
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) | Michael McNiven | 1-year | Re-signing | [212] |
August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27) | Ryan Poehling | 2-year | Re-signing | [213] |
October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03) | Jake Evans | 3-year | Re-signing | [214] |
October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12) | Nick Suzuki | 8-year | Re-signing | [215] |
March 26, 2022 (2022-03-26) | Jordan Harris | 2-year | Entry-level | [216] |
March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30) | Joshua Roy | 3-year | Entry-level | [217] |
April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04) | Emil Heineman | 3-year | Entry-level | [218] |
May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04) | Riley Kidney | 3-year | Entry-level | [219] |
June 6, 2022 (2022-06-06) | Chris Wideman | 2-year | Re-signing | [220] |
Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
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1 | 31 | Logan Mailloux | D | ![]() |
SK Lejon (Hockeyettan) |
2 | 63 | Riley Kidney | C | ![]() |
Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) |
2 | 641 | Oliver Kapanen | C | ![]() |
KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja) |
3 | 872 | Dmitri Kostenko | D | ![]() |
Lada Togliatti (VHL) |
4 | 1133 | William Trudeau | D | ![]() |
Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) |
5 | 1424 | Daniil Sobolev | D | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
5 | 1505 | Joshua Roy | RW | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) |
6 | 191 | Xavier Simoneau | C | ![]() |
Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
7 | 2146 | Joe Vrbetic | G | ![]() |
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