2024–25 Montreal Canadiens season explained

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

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 19, 2024.^[1]

2024 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 23		0–5	Montreal			20,690	1–0–0	[2]
2	September 24		0–3	Montreal			20,539	2–0–0	[3]
3	September 26	Montreal	1–2				18,107	2–1–0	[4]
4	September 28	Toronto	2–1	Montreal		Primeau	21,105	2–2–0	[5]
5	October 1		4–3	Montreal		Primeau	20,983	2–3–0	[6]
6	October 5	Montreal	2–4	Ottawa		Montembeault	16,266	2–4–0	[7]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.^[8]

2024–25 game log
October: 4–6–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 1–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 0–1 Montreal 21,105 1–0–0 2 [9] 2 October 10 Montreal 4–6 17,850 1–1–0 2 [10] 3 October 12 1–4 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 2–1–0 4 [11] 4 October 14 6–3 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 2–2–0 4 [12] 5 October 17 4–1 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 2–3–0 4 [13] 6 October 19 Montreal 3–4 SO Primeau 15,411 2–3–1 5 [14] 7 October 22 7–2 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 2–4–1 5 [15] 8 October 26 2–5 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 3–4–1 7 [16] 9 October 27 Montreal 4–3 Primeau 17,440 4–4–1 9 [17] 10 October 29 8–2 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 4–5–1 9 [18] 11 October 31 Montreal 3–6 Primeau 15,789 4–6–1 9 [19]
November: 4–6–2 (home: 2–1–2; road: 2–5–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 2 Montreal 1–3 17,362 4–7–1 9 [20] 13 November 5 3–2 Montreal OT Montembeault 21,105 4–7–2 10 [21] 14 November 7 Montreal 3–5 Montembeault 16,514 4–8–2 10 [22] 15 November 9 Montreal 1–4 Montembeault 19,277 4–9–2 10 [23] 16 November 11 Montreal 7–5 Montembeault 15,687 5–9–2 12 [24] 17 November 14 Montreal 0–3 Montembeault 17,012 5–10–2 12 [25] 18 November 16 1–5 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 6–10–2 14 [26] 19 November 18 0–3 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 7–10–2 16 [27] 20 November 23 6–2 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 7–11–2 16 [28] 21 November 26 3–2 Montreal OT Montembeault 21,105 7–11–3 17 [29] 22 November 27 Montreal 4–3 Columbus OT 15,485 8–11–3 19 [30] 23 November 30 Montreal 3–4 Montembeault 18,006 8–12–3 19 [31]
December: 1–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Montreal 3–6 17,850 8–13–3 19 [32] 25 December 3 1–2 Montreal OT 21,105 9–13–3 21 [33] 26 December 5 Montreal 27 December 7 Montreal 28 December 9 Montreal 29 December 12 Montreal 30 December 14 Montreal 31 December 17 Montreal 32 December 20 Montreal 33 December 21 Detroit Montreal 34 December 23 Montreal 35 December 28 Montreal 36 December 29 Montreal 37 December 31 Montreal
January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 3 Montreal 39 January 4 Montreal 40 January 6 Montreal 41 January 10 Montreal 42 January 11 Montreal 43 January 14 Montreal 44 January 16 Montreal Dallas 45 January 18 Montreal 46 January 19 Montreal 47 January 21 Montreal 48 January 23 Montreal 49 January 25 Montreal 50 January 28 Montreal 51 January 30 Montreal
February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Montreal 53 February 4 Montreal 54 February 5 Montreal 55 February 8 Montreal 56 February 9 Montreal 57 February 22 Montreal 58 February 25 Montreal 59 February 27 San Jose Montreal
March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 60 March 1 Montreal 61 March 3 Buffalo Montreal 62 March 6 Montreal 63 March 8 Montreal 64 March 11 Montreal 65 March 12 Montreal 66 March 15 Montreal 67 March 18 Montreal 68 March 20 Montreal 69 March 22 Montreal 70 March 25 Montreal 71 March 27 Montreal 72 March 28 Montreal 73 March 30 Montreal Florida
April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 74 April 1 Montreal 75 April 3 Montreal 76 April 5 Montreal 77 April 6 Montreal 78 April 8 Montreal 79 April 11 Montreal 80 April 12 Montreal 81 April 14 Montreal 82 April 16 Montreal
Legend:

Player statistics

As of December 2, 2024

Skaters

Regular season^[35]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	24	9	15	24	−1	4
	24	16	6	22	−5	4
	24	0	15	15	−11	16
	21	2	12	14	−7	10
	22	2	12	14	−10	29
	24	8	5	13	−4	11
	24	4	8	12	−3	6
	24	4	6	10	−4	32
	24	2	8	10	−9	12
	24	2	6	8	−7	0
	23	6	2	8	−4	10
	24	1	7	8	−20	14
	19	2	4	6	+1	10
	24	5	0	5	−10	6
	18	2	3	5	−4	25
	23	0	5	5	−6	18
	5	1	2	3	−4	6
	21	0	3	3	−6	37
	12	0	2	2	−4	2
	12	1	0	1	−6	8
	3	0	0	0	−1	0
	3	0	0	0	−1	4
	4	0	0	0	−1	2
	2	0	0	0	−2	2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[36] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	18	17	921:51	6	10	2	48	3.12	464	.897	2	0	0	0
	10	7	512:23	2	3	1	38	4.45	243	.844	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.

Awards and honours

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	data-sort-type="date"	Reached	Ref
	100th career NHL point	October 9, 2024	[37]
	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 10, 2024	[38]
	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	October 12, 2024	[39]
	800th career NHL game	October 17, 2024	[40]
	100th career NHL game	October 17, 2024	[41]
	100th career NHL game	October 19, 2024	[42]
	1st career NHL goal	October 19, 2024	[43]
Emil Heineman	1st career NHL assist	November 2, 2024	[44]
	300th career NHL point	November 11, 2024	[45]
	100th career NHL point	November 16, 2024	[46]

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		Ref
June 28, 2024	To Los Angeles Kings WPG 1st-round pick in 2024 (26th overall) COL 2nd-round pick in 2024 (57th overall) 7th-round pick in 2024 (198th overall)	To Montreal Canadiens 1st-round pick in 2024 (21st overall)	[47]
June 30, 2024	To New Jersey Devils Johnathan Kovacevic	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 20261	[48]
August 19, 2024	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Harris	To Montreal Canadiens Patrik Laine 2nd-round pick in 2026	[49]

Notes

1. 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
			1-year	Free agency	[50]
			1-year	Free agency	[51]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team (League)	Term	Via	Ref
			2-year	Free agency	[52]
			1-year	Free agency	[53]
		Amur Khabarovsk (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	[54]
		HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL)	1-year	Free agency	[55]
		HK Poprad (Tipos Extraliga)	1-year	Free agency	[56]
		San Jose Barracuda (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[57]
		Modo Hockey (SHL)	2-year	Free agency	[58]
			1-year	Free agency	[59]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
		8-year‡	[60]
		2-year	[61]
		2-year	[62]
		6-year‡	[63]

Draft picks

See also: Montreal Canadiens 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		SKA-1946 (MHL)
1	211	Michael Hage	C		Chicago Steel (USHL)
3	70	Aatos Koivu	C		HC-TPS (U20 SM-sarja)
3	782	Logan Sawyer	LW		Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
4	102	Owen Protz	D		Brantford Bulldogs (OHL)
5	1303	Tyler Thorpe	RW		Vancouver Giants (WHL)
5	134	Mikus Vecvanags	G		HS Riga (OHL Latvia)
6	166	Ben Merrill	C		Saint Sebastian's Arrows (USHS)
7	2104	Makar Khanin	RW		HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg (MHL)
7	2245	Rasmus Bergqvist	D		Skelleftea AIK (J20 Nationell)

Notes

1. The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent Winnipeg's first-round pick, Colorado's second-round pick and a seventh-round pick all in 2024 (26th, 57th and 198th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.^[64]
2. The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade July 1, 2023, that sent Joel Edmundson to Washington in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this pick.^[65]

Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2023, that sent Marcus Johansson to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.^[66]

1. The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent Arvid Henrikson to San Jose in exchange for Nick Bonino and this pick.^[67]
2. The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade July 1, 2023, that sent Joel Edmundson to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.^[68]
3. The Edmonton Oilers' seventh-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Brett Kulak to Edmonton in exchange for William Lagesson, a conditional second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.^[69]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canadiens share 2024-25 preseason schedule . NHL.com . September 15, 2024 . June 19, 2024.
2. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - Sep 23, 2024 . NHL.com . September 26, 2024 . September 23, 2024.
3. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New Jersey Devils - Sep 24, 2024 . NHL.com . September 26, 2024 . September 24, 2024.
4. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Toronto Maple Leafs - Sep 26, 2024 . NHL.com . September 26, 2024 . September 26, 2024.
5. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Montréal Canadiens - Sep 28, 2024 . NHL.com . September 28, 2024 . September 28, 2024.
6. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - Oct 1, 2024 . NHL.com . October 1, 2024 . October 1, 2024.
7. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - Oct 5, 2024 . NHL.com . October 5, 2024 . October 5, 2024.
8. Web site: Canadiens announce 2024-25 regular season schedule . NHL.com . September 15, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
9. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Toronto Maple Leafs - Oct 9, 2024 . NHL.com . October 9, 2024 . October 9, 2024.
10. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Boston Bruins - Oct 11, 2024 . NHL.com . October 11, 2024 . October 11, 2024.
11. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - Oct 12, 2024 . NHL.com . October 12, 2024 . October 12, 2024.
12. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Montréal Canadiens - Oct 14, 2024 . NHL.com . October 14, 2024 . October 14, 2024.
13. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - Montréal Canadiens - Oct 17, 2024. NHL.com . October 18, 2024. October 17, 2024.
14. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New York Islanders - Oct 19, 2024. NHL.com . October 20, 2024. October 19, 2024.
15. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New York Rangers - Oct 22, 2024 . NHL.com . October 22, 2024 . October 22, 2024.
16. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - St. Louis Blues - Oct 26, 2024 . NHL.com . October 26, 2024 . October 26, 2024.
17. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - Oct 27, 2024 . NHL.com . October 27, 2024 . October 27, 2024.
18. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Philadelphia Flyers - Oct 29, 2024 . NHL.com . October 29, 2024 . October 29, 2024.
19. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Washington Capitals - Oct 31, 2024 . NHL.com . October 31, 2024 . October 31, 2024.
20. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Pittsburgh Penguins - Nov 2, 2024 . NHL.com . November 2, 2024 . November 2, 2024.
21. Web site: Calgary Flames - Montréal Canadiens - Nov 5, 2024 . NHL.com . November 5, 2024. November 5, 2024.
22. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New Jersey Devils - Nov 7, 2024 . NHL.com . November 7, 2024 . November 7, 2024.
23. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Toronto Maple Leafs - Nov 9, 2024 . NHL.com . November 9, 2024 . November 9, 2024.
24. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres - Nov 11, 2024 . NHL.com . November 11, 2024 . November 11, 2024.
25. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Minnesota Wild - Nov 14, 2024 . NHL.com . November 14, 2024 . November 14, 2024.
26. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Montréal Canadiens - Nov 16, 2024 . NHL.com . November 16, 2024 . November 16, 2024.
27. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Montréal Canadiens - Nov 18, 2024 . NHL.com . November 18, 2024 . November 18, 2024.
28. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - Montréal Canadiens - Nov 23, 2024 . NHL.com . November 23, 2024 . November 23, 2024.
29. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Utah Hockey Club - Nov 26, 2024 . NHL.com . November 26, 2024 . November 26, 2024.
30. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Montréal Canadiens - Nov 27, 2024 . NHL.com . November 27, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
31. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New York Rangers - Nov 30, 2024 . NHL.com . November 30, 2024 . November 30, 2024.
32. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Boston Bruins - Dec 1, 2024 . NHL.com . December 1, 2024 . December 1, 2024.
33. Web site: New York Islanders - Montréal Canadiens - Dec 3, 2024 . NHL.com . December 3, 2024 . December 3, 2024.
34. Web site: Xhekaj fined maximum for unsportsmanlike conduct in Canadiens game. NHL Public Relations. September 29, 2024. NHL.com. October 6, 2024.
35. Web site: 2024–25 Regular season – Montreal Canadiens Stats – Skaters . NHL.com. December 2, 2024.
36. Web site: 2024–25 Regular season – Montreal Canadiens Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . December 2, 2024.
37. Web site: Canadiens: Big Rivalry On A Big Night. The Hockey News. Hains. Karine. October 9, 2024 . October 13, 2024.
38. Web site: MTL@BOS: Game recap. Montreal Canadiens. NHL.com. October 10, 2024 . October 13, 2024.
39. Web site: OTT@MTL: Game recap. Montreal Canadiens. NHL.com. October 12, 2024 . October 13, 2024.
40. CanadiensMTL. 1847052781485498490. October 17, 2024. Un bel accomplissement pour David Savard. Félicitations!
    
    A great achievement for unsung hero David Savard. Congratulations!
    
    #GoHabsGo.
41. CanadiensMTL. 1847063157761507768. October 17, 2024. Psst... C'est aussi le 100e match d'Arber ce soir!
    
    Psst... It's also Arber's 100th NHL game tonight!
    
    #GoHabsGo.
42. CanadiensMTL. 1847758372348842443. October 19, 2024. matchs dans la LNH
    
    #GoHabsGo.
43. Web site: MTL@NYI: Game recap. NHL.com. Montreal Canadiens. October 19, 2024. October 20, 2024.
44. Web site: MTL@PIT: Game recap. Montreal Canadiens. NHL.com. November 2, 2024 . November 2, 2024.
45. CanadiensMTL. 1856048375277470005. November 11, 2024. Bravo, Nick!
    
    #GoHabsGo.
46. Web site: Seventh-rounder Jake Evans making most of opportunity on Canadiens’ second-line. Yahoo! Sports. Stoopler. Jordan. November 17, 2024 . November 17, 2024.
47. Web site: Canadiens acquire first-round pick from Los Angeles Kings. NHL.com. Montreal Canadiens. September 17, 2024. June 28, 2024.
48. Web site: Kovacevic Traded to Devils. New Jersey Devils. NHL.com. September 17, 2024 . June 30, 2024.
49. Web site: Canadiens acquire Patrik Laine and a 2026 second-round pick. NHL.com. Montreal Canadiens. September 17, 2024 . August 19, 2024.
50. Web site: One-year contract for Alex Barré-Boulet. NHL.com. Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2024 . September 17, 2024.
51. Web site: One-year contract for Gustav Lindström. NHL.com. Montreal Canadiens. October 9, 2024 . October 13, 2024.
52. SeattleKraken. 1807918007685112298 . Seattle Kraken . July 1, 2024. Welcome to The Deep! .
53. Web site: Lightning sign four skaters to one-year, two-way contracts . Tampa Bay Lightning. NHL.com. July 1, 2024. September 17, 2024.
54. Web site: Duffett . Nate . Recent Acquisition Leaves Canadiens for KHL Opportunity . . September 17, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
55. Web site: HC Ambrì-Piotta . Philippe Maillet in biancoblù, Virtanen rinnova fino al 2028 . July 29, 2024 . September 17, 2024 . Italian .
56. Web site: Prichádza obranca z farmy Canadiens . Šerý . Rudolf . HK Poprad . August 2, 2024 . September 17, 2024 . sk .
57. Web site: San Jose Barracuda sign forward Colin White . San Jose Barracuda . August 13, 2024 . September 17, 2024 .
58. Web site: Mattias Norlinder returns to Sweden; donations raised to pay contract. . September 17, 2024 . O'Brien. Derek. September 4, 2024.
59. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forward Tanner Pearson to One-Year Contract. Vegas Golden Knights. NHL.com. October 4, 2024. October 6, 2024.
60. Web site: Eight-year contract extension for Juraj Slafkovský. NHL.com. Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2024. September 17, 2024.
61. Web site: Two-year contract for Justin Barron. Montreal Canadiens . NHL.com . September 17, 2024 . July 30, 2024.
62. Web site: Two-year contract for Arber Xhekaj. Montreal Canadiens . NHL.com . July 30, 2024. September 17, 2024.
63. Web site: Six-year contract extension for Kaiden Guhle. Montreal Canadiens . NHL.com . July 31, 2024. September 17, 2024.
64. Web site: Canadiens move up in draft after trade with Kings. Sportsnet.ca. June 28, 2024. September 17, 2024.
65. Web site: Capitals Acquire Joel Edmundson from Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2023. September 17, 2024. Washington Capitals. NHL.com.
66. Web site: Minnesota Wild Acquires Marcus Johansson from the Washington Capitals. February 28, 2023. September 17, 2024. Minnesota Wild. NHL.com.
67. Web site: Acquisition of a 2024 5th-round pick and Tony Sund from the Sharks . NHL.com. Montreal Canadiens . March 3, 2023 . September 17, 2024.
68. Web site: Edmundson traded to Capitals by Canadiens. July 5, 2023. September 17, 2024. NHL.com.
69. Web site: RELEASE: Oilers acquire Brett Kulak from Montreal. March 21, 2022. September 17, 2024. Edmonton Oilers. NHL.com.