2014β15 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Atlantic Division champions | |
Division | 1st Atlantic |
Conference | 2nd Eastern |
2014β15 record | 50β22β10 |
Home record | 26β9β6 |
Road record | 24β13β4 |
Goals for | 221 |
Goals against | 189 |
Team information | |
General manager | Marc Bergevin |
Coach | Michel Therrien |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains |
Andrei Markov Max Pacioretty Tomas Plekanec P. K. Subban |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Average attendance | 21,286 (99.9%)
[1] (37 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hamilton Bulldogs (
AHL) Wheeling Nailers ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Max Pacioretty (37) |
Assists | P. K. Subban (45) |
Points | Max Pacioretty (67) |
Penalty minutes | Brandon Prust (130) |
Plus/minus | Max Pacioretty (+38) |
Wins | Carey Price (44) |
Goals against average | Carey Price (1.96) |
The 2014β15 Montreal Canadiens season was the 106th season of play for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and was also their 98th season in the National Hockey League. [2]
Defenceman Douglas Murray, forward George Parros and forward Thomas Vanek became free agents. [3] On July 1, 2014, captain Brian Gionta signed with the Buffalo Sabres, being joined by defenseman Josh Gorges, who was traded to the team the same day for the Minnesota Wild's 2016 second round pick previously acquired in a trade for Matt Moulson. [4] Notable free agent signing included defenseman Tom Gilbert, centre Manny Malhotra and prospect Jiri Sekac, formally of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). [5] On August 2, 2014, after months of ongoing negotiations, defenceman P. K. Subban signed an eight-year contract extension worth $72 million, avoiding salary arbitration. Subban becomes the highest paid defenseman through the 2014β15 season. [6]
Hockey operations changes included Daniel Lacroix and Rob Ramage being appointed assistant coach and player development coach, respectively. Ramage had previously played for the Canadiens and was part of the 1993 Stanley Cup Championship team, while Lacroix worked as assistant coach with the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Canadiens' main affiliate team in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2009β10 season. [7] [8] The Canadiens also announced a reorganization within the hockey department. Rick Dudley was named senior vice president, hockey operations. Scott Mellanby was promoted to assistant general manager, to work along with Larry Carriere. Trevor Timmins was appointed vice president of player personnel, as well as retaining his responsibilities as the club's director of amateur scouting. [8]
On June 18, 2014, it was announced that hall of famer Guy Lapointe would be honored by having his number 5 jersey retired during the 2014β15 season. Lapointe will become the 18th player to be honoured by the organization with jersey retirement and the second with the number 5, joining the late Bernie Geoffrion. [9]
For only the second time in franchise history, the Canadiens did not name a captain, instead opting for four alternate captains for the season. On September 15, team management named Andrei Markov, Max Pacioretty, Tomas Plekanec and P. K. Subban alternative captains. [10]
The 2014β15 season also marked changes to television broadcast rights to the Canadiens; RΓ©seau des sports renewed its French-language television rights to the team, agreeing to a 12-year extension. Due to Quebecor Media's exclusive national French-language broadcast rights to the NHL, RDS will now only be able to broadcast games in the team's blackout region of Quebec and eastern Canada. [11] Regional television rights in English were acquired by Sportsnet East in a three-year deal announced by Rogers on September 2, 2014. Three regional games will also be broadcast by City Montreal. [12]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 43 | 221 | 189 | +32 | 110 |
2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 262 | 211 | +51 | 108 |
3 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 235 | 221 | +14 | 100 |
4 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 238 | 215 | +23 | 99 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 213 | 211 | +2 | 96 |
6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 206 | 223 | −17 | 91 |
7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 211 | 262 | −51 | 68 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 161 | 274 | −113 | 54 |
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1 | September 23 | Boston | 2β3 | Montreal | MacDonald | 21,287 | 1β0β0 | Recap | |
2 | September 25 | Colorado | 2β3 | Montreal | OT | Budaj | 21,287 | 2β0β0 | Recap |
3 [a] | September 26 | Montreal | 3β2 | Colorado | Tokarski | 15,074 | 3β0β0 | Recap | |
4 | September 28 | Washington | 2β0 | Montreal | Price | 21,287 | 3β1β0 | Recap | |
5 | October 1 | Montreal | 3β1 | Chicago | Price | 20,413 | 4β1β0 | Recap | |
6 | October 3 | Montreal | 3β4 | Ottawa | OT | Budaj | 19,034 | 4β1β1 | Recap |
7 | October 4 | Ottawa | 4β2 | Montreal | Price | 21,287 | 4β2β1 | Recap | |
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
The Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs as the Atlantic Division regular season champions. The Canadiens won the first three games of the series en route to defeating the Senators in six games. In Game 1, Brian Flynn scored the game-winning goal at 17:17 of the second period, and recorded two assists as the Canadiens won 4β3. Montreal's P. K. Subban was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for slashing Ottawa's Mark Stone during the second period, resulting in a microfracture of Stone's right wrist, but did not face any further League discipline. Alex Galchenyuk's goal at 3:40 into overtime gave the Canadiens a 3β2 win in Game 2. Cameron replaced Andrew Hammond with Craig Anderson as his starting goalie for Game 3, who despite a strong outing, surrendered the tying goal by but Dale Weise with 5:47 left in the third period, who also scored at 3:40 into overtime to give Montreal a 2β1 win. Anderson rebounded in Game 4, stopping all 28 Montreal shots while Mike Hoffman scored the Senators' only goal to win 1β0. Ottawa also took Game 5 by a score of 5β1 as Anderson stopped 45 of 46 shots, with Bobby Ryan contributing two goals. The Canadiens then eliminated the Senators in Game 6 by a score of 2β0, with goaltender Carey Price registering the shutout stopping all 43 of Ottawa's shots.
In the second round, Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Canadiens in six games. In Game 1, Nikita Kucherov scored 2:06 into double overtime to give Tampa Bay a 2β1 win. This winning goal was controversial because the Lightning appeared to have been offside on the play, but nothing was called by the linesmen. Earlier at 2:56 of the first overtime period, Kucherov's apparent winning goal was waved off after officials ruled that he pushing Carey Price's pad into the net after the Montreal goalie made the initial save. The Lightning also won Game 2, 6β2, scoring four power play goals. Montreal's Brandon Prust was then fined $5,000 for his postgame derogatory public comments directed toward Referee Brad Watson, which he later apologized for the day afterward. In Game 3, Tyler Johnson scored with 1.1 seconds left to give Tampa Bay a 2β1 victory. The Canadiens stayed alive in Game 4, as Max Pacioretty recorded a shorthanded goal and two assists, as Montreal built a 5β0 second-period lead en route to a 6β2 win. Then, in Game 5, P.A. Parenteau scored with 4:07 left in regulation to give the Canadiens a 2β1 victory. In Game 6, Ben Bishop stopped 18 of 19 Montreal shots, and Kucherov scored two goals, as Tampa Bay won 4β1 to take the series.
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Carey Price | 66 | 66 | 3977 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 130 | 1.96 | 1953 | .933 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Dustin Tokarski | 17 | 16 | 1005 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 2.75 | 509 | .910 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Carey Price | 12 | 12 | 752 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 2.23 | 352 | .920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canadiens. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
β‘Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Alexei Emelin | Illegal check to head of Buffalo Sabres forward Brian Gionta during NHL Game No. 337 in Buffalo on Friday, November 28, 2014, at 18:06 of the third period. | β | $11,021.51 | November 29, 2014 [14] |
P. K. Subban | Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 712 in New York on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at 13:05 of the first period. | β | $2,000.00 | February 4, 2015 [15] |
P. K. Subban | Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 1005 in Montreal on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at 0:53 of the second period. | β | $3,000.00 | March 20, 2015 [16] |
Brandon Prust | Derogatory public comments directed toward Referee Brad Watson on Sunday, May 3, 2015. | β | $5,000.00 | May 5, 2015 [17] |
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The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014β15 season:
Date | Details | |
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June 28, 2014 [28] | To
Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2014 |
To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2014 |
June 30, 2014 [29] | To
Colorado Avalanche Daniel Briere |
To Montreal Canadiens P. A. Parenteau 5th-round pick in 2015 |
July 1, 2014 [30] | To
Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges |
To Montreal Canadiens MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 |
October 5, 2014 [31] | To
Winnipeg Jets Peter Budaj Patrick Holland |
To Montreal Canadiens Eric Tangradi |
November 11, 2014 [32] | To
Dallas Stars Travis Moen |
To Montreal Canadiens Sergei Gonchar |
November 20, 2014 [33] | To
Anaheim Ducks Rene Bourque |
To Montreal Canadiens Bryan Allen |
February 24, 2015 [34] | To
Anaheim Ducks Jiri Sekac |
To Montreal Canadiens Devante Smith-Pelly |
March 2, 2015 [35] | To
Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2015 Conditional 5th-round pick in 2015 |
To Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry |
March 2, 2015 [36] | To
Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2016 |
To Montreal Canadiens Brian Flynn |
March 2, 2015 [37] | To
Buffalo Sabres Jack Nevins 7th-round pick in 2016 |
To Montreal Canadiens Torrey Mitchell |
Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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July 1, 2014 | Manny Malhotra | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 year, $850,000 | [38] |
July 1, 2014 | Tom Gilbert | Florida Panthers | 2 years, $5.6 million | [39] |
July 1, 2014 | Jiri Sekac | HC Lev Praha | 2 years, $2.7 million | [40] |
July 1, 2014 | Joey MacDonald | Calgary Flames | 1 year, $600,000 | [41] |
October 2, 2014 | Drayson Bowman | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 year, $575,000 | [42] |
Date | Player | New team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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June 3, 2014 | Joonas Nattinen | Modo Hockey | 1 year | [43] |
July 1, 2014 | Thomas Vanek | Minnesota Wild | 3 years, $19.5 million | [44] |
July 1, 2014 | Brian Gionta | Buffalo Sabres | 3 years, $12.75 million | [45] |
July 1, 2014 | Mike Blunden | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 year, $600,000 | [46] |
July 1, 2014 | Devan Dubnyk | Arizona Coyotes | 1 year, $800,000 | [47] |
July 3, 2014 | Nick Tarnasky | New York Rangers | 2 years, two-way contract | [48] |
July 24, 2014 | Martin St. Pierre | KHL MedveΕ‘Δak Zagreb | 1 year | [49] |
August 7, 2014 | Ryan White | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 year, $575,000 | [50] |
September 25, 2014 | Robert Czarnik | Indy Fuel | 1 year | [51] |
October 14, 2014 | Francis Bouillon | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 1 year | [52] |
January 20, 2015 | Douglas Murray | KΓΆlner Haie | 1 year | [53] |
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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July 1, 2014 | Mike Weaver | 1 year, $1.75 million contract extension | [54] |
July 1, 2014 | Jeremy Gregoire | 3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract | [55] |
July 21, 2014 | Nikita Scherbak | 3 years, $3.625 million entry-level contract | [56] |
July 24, 2014 | Lars Eller | 4 years, $14 million contract extension | [57] |
August 2, 2014 | P. K. Subban | 8 years, $72 million contract extension | [58] |
November 29, 2014 | Brendan Gallagher | 6 years, $22.5 million contract extension | [59] |
December 19, 2014 | Brett Lernout | 3 years, $2.055 million entry-level contract | [60] |
April 12, 2015 | Mark MacMillan | 2 years, entry-level contract | [61] |
June 1, 2015 | Gabriel Dumont | 1-year, two-way contract extension | [62] |
June 1, 2015 | Morgan Ellis | 1 year, two-way contract extension | [62] |
June 2, 2015 | Jeff Petry | 6 years, $33 million contract extension | [63] [64] |
June 13, 2015 | Nathan Beaulieu | 2 years, $4 million contract extension | [65] |
June 15, 2015 | Torrey Mitchell | 3 years, $3.6 million contract extension | [66] |
Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27β28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. [67]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 26 | Nikita Scherbak | RW |
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Saskatoon Blades ( WHL) |
3 | 73 b | Brett Lernout | D |
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Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
5 | 125 a | Nikolas Koberstein | D |
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Olds Grizzlys ( AJHL) |
5 | 147 | Daniel Audette | C |
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Sherbrooke Phoenix ( QMJHL) |
6 | 177 | Hayden Hawkey | G | ![]() |
Omaha Lancers ( USHL) |
7 | 207 | Jake Evans | C |
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St. Michael's Buzzers ( OJHL) |
2014β15 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Atlantic Division champions | |
Division | 1st Atlantic |
Conference | 2nd Eastern |
2014β15 record | 50β22β10 |
Home record | 26β9β6 |
Road record | 24β13β4 |
Goals for | 221 |
Goals against | 189 |
Team information | |
General manager | Marc Bergevin |
Coach | Michel Therrien |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains |
Andrei Markov Max Pacioretty Tomas Plekanec P. K. Subban |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Average attendance | 21,286 (99.9%)
[1] (37 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
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AHL) Wheeling Nailers ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Max Pacioretty (37) |
Assists | P. K. Subban (45) |
Points | Max Pacioretty (67) |
Penalty minutes | Brandon Prust (130) |
Plus/minus | Max Pacioretty (+38) |
Wins | Carey Price (44) |
Goals against average | Carey Price (1.96) |
The 2014β15 Montreal Canadiens season was the 106th season of play for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and was also their 98th season in the National Hockey League. [2]
Defenceman Douglas Murray, forward George Parros and forward Thomas Vanek became free agents. [3] On July 1, 2014, captain Brian Gionta signed with the Buffalo Sabres, being joined by defenseman Josh Gorges, who was traded to the team the same day for the Minnesota Wild's 2016 second round pick previously acquired in a trade for Matt Moulson. [4] Notable free agent signing included defenseman Tom Gilbert, centre Manny Malhotra and prospect Jiri Sekac, formally of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). [5] On August 2, 2014, after months of ongoing negotiations, defenceman P. K. Subban signed an eight-year contract extension worth $72 million, avoiding salary arbitration. Subban becomes the highest paid defenseman through the 2014β15 season. [6]
Hockey operations changes included Daniel Lacroix and Rob Ramage being appointed assistant coach and player development coach, respectively. Ramage had previously played for the Canadiens and was part of the 1993 Stanley Cup Championship team, while Lacroix worked as assistant coach with the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Canadiens' main affiliate team in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2009β10 season. [7] [8] The Canadiens also announced a reorganization within the hockey department. Rick Dudley was named senior vice president, hockey operations. Scott Mellanby was promoted to assistant general manager, to work along with Larry Carriere. Trevor Timmins was appointed vice president of player personnel, as well as retaining his responsibilities as the club's director of amateur scouting. [8]
On June 18, 2014, it was announced that hall of famer Guy Lapointe would be honored by having his number 5 jersey retired during the 2014β15 season. Lapointe will become the 18th player to be honoured by the organization with jersey retirement and the second with the number 5, joining the late Bernie Geoffrion. [9]
For only the second time in franchise history, the Canadiens did not name a captain, instead opting for four alternate captains for the season. On September 15, team management named Andrei Markov, Max Pacioretty, Tomas Plekanec and P. K. Subban alternative captains. [10]
The 2014β15 season also marked changes to television broadcast rights to the Canadiens; RΓ©seau des sports renewed its French-language television rights to the team, agreeing to a 12-year extension. Due to Quebecor Media's exclusive national French-language broadcast rights to the NHL, RDS will now only be able to broadcast games in the team's blackout region of Quebec and eastern Canada. [11] Regional television rights in English were acquired by Sportsnet East in a three-year deal announced by Rogers on September 2, 2014. Three regional games will also be broadcast by City Montreal. [12]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 43 | 221 | 189 | +32 | 110 |
2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 262 | 211 | +51 | 108 |
3 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 235 | 221 | +14 | 100 |
4 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 238 | 215 | +23 | 99 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 213 | 211 | +2 | 96 |
6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 206 | 223 | −17 | 91 |
7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 211 | 262 | −51 | 68 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 161 | 274 | −113 | 54 |
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1 | September 23 | Boston | 2β3 | Montreal | MacDonald | 21,287 | 1β0β0 | Recap | |
2 | September 25 | Colorado | 2β3 | Montreal | OT | Budaj | 21,287 | 2β0β0 | Recap |
3 [a] | September 26 | Montreal | 3β2 | Colorado | Tokarski | 15,074 | 3β0β0 | Recap | |
4 | September 28 | Washington | 2β0 | Montreal | Price | 21,287 | 3β1β0 | Recap | |
5 | October 1 | Montreal | 3β1 | Chicago | Price | 20,413 | 4β1β0 | Recap | |
6 | October 3 | Montreal | 3β4 | Ottawa | OT | Budaj | 19,034 | 4β1β1 | Recap |
7 | October 4 | Ottawa | 4β2 | Montreal | Price | 21,287 | 4β2β1 | Recap | |
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The Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs as the Atlantic Division regular season champions. The Canadiens won the first three games of the series en route to defeating the Senators in six games. In Game 1, Brian Flynn scored the game-winning goal at 17:17 of the second period, and recorded two assists as the Canadiens won 4β3. Montreal's P. K. Subban was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for slashing Ottawa's Mark Stone during the second period, resulting in a microfracture of Stone's right wrist, but did not face any further League discipline. Alex Galchenyuk's goal at 3:40 into overtime gave the Canadiens a 3β2 win in Game 2. Cameron replaced Andrew Hammond with Craig Anderson as his starting goalie for Game 3, who despite a strong outing, surrendered the tying goal by but Dale Weise with 5:47 left in the third period, who also scored at 3:40 into overtime to give Montreal a 2β1 win. Anderson rebounded in Game 4, stopping all 28 Montreal shots while Mike Hoffman scored the Senators' only goal to win 1β0. Ottawa also took Game 5 by a score of 5β1 as Anderson stopped 45 of 46 shots, with Bobby Ryan contributing two goals. The Canadiens then eliminated the Senators in Game 6 by a score of 2β0, with goaltender Carey Price registering the shutout stopping all 43 of Ottawa's shots.
In the second round, Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Canadiens in six games. In Game 1, Nikita Kucherov scored 2:06 into double overtime to give Tampa Bay a 2β1 win. This winning goal was controversial because the Lightning appeared to have been offside on the play, but nothing was called by the linesmen. Earlier at 2:56 of the first overtime period, Kucherov's apparent winning goal was waved off after officials ruled that he pushing Carey Price's pad into the net after the Montreal goalie made the initial save. The Lightning also won Game 2, 6β2, scoring four power play goals. Montreal's Brandon Prust was then fined $5,000 for his postgame derogatory public comments directed toward Referee Brad Watson, which he later apologized for the day afterward. In Game 3, Tyler Johnson scored with 1.1 seconds left to give Tampa Bay a 2β1 victory. The Canadiens stayed alive in Game 4, as Max Pacioretty recorded a shorthanded goal and two assists, as Montreal built a 5β0 second-period lead en route to a 6β2 win. Then, in Game 5, P.A. Parenteau scored with 4:07 left in regulation to give the Canadiens a 2β1 victory. In Game 6, Ben Bishop stopped 18 of 19 Montreal shots, and Kucherov scored two goals, as Tampa Bay won 4β1 to take the series.
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Legend: Win Loss * denotes if needed |
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Carey Price | 66 | 66 | 3977 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 130 | 1.96 | 1953 | .933 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Dustin Tokarski | 17 | 16 | 1005 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 2.75 | 509 | .910 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Carey Price | 12 | 12 | 752 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 2.23 | 352 | .920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canadiens. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
β‘Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Alexei Emelin | Illegal check to head of Buffalo Sabres forward Brian Gionta during NHL Game No. 337 in Buffalo on Friday, November 28, 2014, at 18:06 of the third period. | β | $11,021.51 | November 29, 2014 [14] |
P. K. Subban | Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 712 in New York on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at 13:05 of the first period. | β | $2,000.00 | February 4, 2015 [15] |
P. K. Subban | Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 1005 in Montreal on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at 0:53 of the second period. | β | $3,000.00 | March 20, 2015 [16] |
Brandon Prust | Derogatory public comments directed toward Referee Brad Watson on Sunday, May 3, 2015. | β | $5,000.00 | May 5, 2015 [17] |
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The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014β15 season:
Date | Details | |
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June 28, 2014 [28] | To
Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2014 |
To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2014 |
June 30, 2014 [29] | To
Colorado Avalanche Daniel Briere |
To Montreal Canadiens P. A. Parenteau 5th-round pick in 2015 |
July 1, 2014 [30] | To
Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges |
To Montreal Canadiens MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 |
October 5, 2014 [31] | To
Winnipeg Jets Peter Budaj Patrick Holland |
To Montreal Canadiens Eric Tangradi |
November 11, 2014 [32] | To
Dallas Stars Travis Moen |
To Montreal Canadiens Sergei Gonchar |
November 20, 2014 [33] | To
Anaheim Ducks Rene Bourque |
To Montreal Canadiens Bryan Allen |
February 24, 2015 [34] | To
Anaheim Ducks Jiri Sekac |
To Montreal Canadiens Devante Smith-Pelly |
March 2, 2015 [35] | To
Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2015 Conditional 5th-round pick in 2015 |
To Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry |
March 2, 2015 [36] | To
Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2016 |
To Montreal Canadiens Brian Flynn |
March 2, 2015 [37] | To
Buffalo Sabres Jack Nevins 7th-round pick in 2016 |
To Montreal Canadiens Torrey Mitchell |
Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
Ref |
July 1, 2014 | Manny Malhotra | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 year, $850,000 | [38] |
July 1, 2014 | Tom Gilbert | Florida Panthers | 2 years, $5.6 million | [39] |
July 1, 2014 | Jiri Sekac | HC Lev Praha | 2 years, $2.7 million | [40] |
July 1, 2014 | Joey MacDonald | Calgary Flames | 1 year, $600,000 | [41] |
October 2, 2014 | Drayson Bowman | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 year, $575,000 | [42] |
Date | Player | New team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
Ref |
June 3, 2014 | Joonas Nattinen | Modo Hockey | 1 year | [43] |
July 1, 2014 | Thomas Vanek | Minnesota Wild | 3 years, $19.5 million | [44] |
July 1, 2014 | Brian Gionta | Buffalo Sabres | 3 years, $12.75 million | [45] |
July 1, 2014 | Mike Blunden | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 year, $600,000 | [46] |
July 1, 2014 | Devan Dubnyk | Arizona Coyotes | 1 year, $800,000 | [47] |
July 3, 2014 | Nick Tarnasky | New York Rangers | 2 years, two-way contract | [48] |
July 24, 2014 | Martin St. Pierre | KHL MedveΕ‘Δak Zagreb | 1 year | [49] |
August 7, 2014 | Ryan White | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 year, $575,000 | [50] |
September 25, 2014 | Robert Czarnik | Indy Fuel | 1 year | [51] |
October 14, 2014 | Francis Bouillon | HC Ambrì-Piotta | 1 year | [52] |
January 20, 2015 | Douglas Murray | KΓΆlner Haie | 1 year | [53] |
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
Ref |
July 1, 2014 | Mike Weaver | 1 year, $1.75 million contract extension | [54] |
July 1, 2014 | Jeremy Gregoire | 3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract | [55] |
July 21, 2014 | Nikita Scherbak | 3 years, $3.625 million entry-level contract | [56] |
July 24, 2014 | Lars Eller | 4 years, $14 million contract extension | [57] |
August 2, 2014 | P. K. Subban | 8 years, $72 million contract extension | [58] |
November 29, 2014 | Brendan Gallagher | 6 years, $22.5 million contract extension | [59] |
December 19, 2014 | Brett Lernout | 3 years, $2.055 million entry-level contract | [60] |
April 12, 2015 | Mark MacMillan | 2 years, entry-level contract | [61] |
June 1, 2015 | Gabriel Dumont | 1-year, two-way contract extension | [62] |
June 1, 2015 | Morgan Ellis | 1 year, two-way contract extension | [62] |
June 2, 2015 | Jeff Petry | 6 years, $33 million contract extension | [63] [64] |
June 13, 2015 | Nathan Beaulieu | 2 years, $4 million contract extension | [65] |
June 15, 2015 | Torrey Mitchell | 3 years, $3.6 million contract extension | [66] |
Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27β28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. [67]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 26 | Nikita Scherbak | RW |
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Saskatoon Blades ( WHL) |
3 | 73 b | Brett Lernout | D |
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Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
5 | 125 a | Nikolas Koberstein | D |
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Olds Grizzlys ( AJHL) |
5 | 147 | Daniel Audette | C |
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Sherbrooke Phoenix ( QMJHL) |
6 | 177 | Hayden Hawkey | G | ![]() |
Omaha Lancers ( USHL) |
7 | 207 | Jake Evans | C |
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St. Michael's Buzzers ( OJHL) |