1995–96 Montreal Canadiens season

1995–96 Montreal Canadiens
Division 3rd Northeast
Conference 6th Eastern
1995–96 record 40–32–10
Home record 23–12–6
Road record 17–20–4
Goals for 265
Goals against 248
Team information
General Manager Serge Savard (Oct)
Rejean Houle
Coach Jacques Demers (Oct)
Mario Tremblay
Captain Mike Keane (Oct-Dec)
Pierre Turgeon (Dec-Apr)
Alternate captains Vincent Damphousse
Lyle Odelein
Arena Montreal Forum and Molson Centre
Team leaders
Goals Pierre Turgeon and Vincent Damphousse (38)
Assists Pierre Turgeon (58)
Points Pierre Turgeon (96)
Penalties in minutes Lyle Odelein (230)
Plus/minus Peter Popovic (+21)
Wins Jocelyn Thibault (23)
Goals against average Jocelyn Thibault (2.83)
<1994–95 1996–97>

The 1995–96 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 87th season. Two notable events happened during the season. The Canadiens moved from their long-time home Montreal Forum to the new Molson Centre. The other was the trade of star goaltender Patrick Roy. The club qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first round to the New York Rangers.

Regular season

Tremblay Incident

The Roy Trade

Final Game at the Forum

Season standings

Northeast Division
No. GP W L T GF GA PTS
1 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 49 29 4 362 284 102
2 Boston Bruins 82 40 31 11 282 269 91
3 Montreal Canadiens 82 40 32 10 265 248 90
4 Hartford Whalers 82 34 39 9 237 259 77
5 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 247 262 72
6 Ottawa Senators 82 18 59 5 191 291 41
Eastern Conference[14]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 45 24 13 282 208 103
2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 49 29 4 362 284 102
3 New York Rangers ATL 82 41 27 14 272 237 96
4 Florida Panthers ATL 82 41 31 10 254 234 92
5 Boston Bruins NE 82 40 31 11 282 269 91
6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 40 32 10 265 248 90
7 Washington Capitals ATL 82 39 32 11 234 204 89
8 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 38 32 12 238 248 88
9 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 37 33 12 215 202 86
10 Hartford Whalers NE 82 34 39 9 237 259 77
11 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 33 42 7 247 262 73
12 New York Islanders ATL 82 22 50 10 229 315 54
13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 18 59 5 191 291 41

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

# R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOct 7, 19951–7 Philadelphia Flyers0–1–0
2LOct 11, 19951–6 @ Florida Panthers0–2–0
3LOct 12, 19951–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning0–3–0
4LOct 14, 19951–4 New Jersey Devils0–4–0
5LOct 20, 19950–2 @ New York Islanders0–5–0
6WOct 21, 19954–3 Toronto Maple Leafs1–5–0
7WOct 23, 19956–3 Los Angeles Kings2–5–0
8WOct 25, 19957–2 Florida Panthers3–5–0
9WOct 27, 19954–1 @ Hartford Whalers4–5–0
10WOct 28, 19955–3 Chicago Blackhawks5–5–0
11WOct 31, 19953–1 @ Boston Bruins6–5–0
12LNov 1, 19952–5 @ Washington Capitals6–6–0
13WNov 4, 19954–1 Boston Bruins7–6–0
14LNov 8, 19952–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim7–7–0
15WNov 11, 19954–0 @ Calgary Flames8–7–0
16WNov 12, 19954–2 @ Vancouver Canucks9–7–0
17WNov 15, 19954–1 @ Edmonton Oilers10–7–0
18WNov 18, 19955–1 Ottawa Senators11–7–0
19WNov 20, 19954–3 OT Hartford Whalers12–7–0
20LNov 22, 19952–4 @ Hartford Whalers12–8–0
21TNov 25, 19952–2 OT Colorado Avalanche12–8–1
22LNov 28, 19952–3 @ Detroit Red Wings12–9–1
23LNov 29, 19954–5 @ St. Louis Blues12–10–1
24LDec 2, 19951–11 Detroit Red Wings12–11–1
25WDec 6, 19954–2 New Jersey Devils13–11–1
26LDec 7, 19955–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins13–12–1
27TDec 9, 19952–2 OT New York Rangers13–12–2
28WDec 12, 19956–5 @ Winnipeg Jets14–12–2
29WDec 15, 19954–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks15–12–2
30LDec 16, 19952–4 Philadelphia Flyers15–13–2
31WDec 18, 19953–2 Hartford Whalers16–13–2
32LDec 20, 19951–2 @ Buffalo Sabres16–14–2
33WDec 22, 19954–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins17–14–2
34WDec 23, 19951–0 Pittsburgh Penguins18–14–2
35LDec 26, 19950–4 @ Washington Capitals18–15–2
36LDec 28, 19951–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning18–16–2
37WDec 30, 19954–1 @ Ottawa Senators19–16–2
38LJan 3, 19964–7 @ New York Rangers19–17–2
39TJan 4, 19962–2 OT @ New York Islanders19–17–3
40LJan 6, 19966–7 Buffalo Sabres19–18–3
41TJan 8, 19963–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning19–18–4
42TJan 10, 19962–2 OT Vancouver Canucks19–18–5
43WJan 12, 19966–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins20–18–5
44TJan 13, 19963–3 OT St. Louis Blues20–18–6
45WJan 17, 19963–0 @ Ottawa Senators21–18–6
46LJan 22, 19961–4 Tampa Bay Lightning21–19–6
47WJan 25, 19966–2 @ Florida Panthers22–19–6
48WJan 27, 19964–1 Winnipeg Jets23–19–6
49WJan 28, 19965–4 Boston Bruins24–19–6
50WJan 31, 19965–3 Washington Capitals25–19–6
51LFeb 1, 19962–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers25–20–6
52WFeb 3, 19964–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs26–20–6
53LFeb 5, 19962–4 @ Colorado Avalanche26–21–6
54WFeb 7, 19964–2 @ Dallas Stars27–21–6
55LFeb 10, 19963–5 Ottawa Senators27–22–6
56WFeb 12, 19963–0 San Jose Sharks28–22–6
57TFeb 15, 19962–2 OT @ New York Rangers28–22–7
58WFeb 17, 19965–1 Calgary Flames29–22–7
59LFeb 21, 19963–5 @ Hartford Whalers29–23–7
60LFeb 23, 19965–6 @ New Jersey Devils29–24–7
61WFeb 24, 19967–3 Pittsburgh Penguins30–24–7
62LFeb 26, 19964–7 @ San Jose Sharks30–25–7
63LFeb 28, 19962–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim30–26–7
64LMar 2, 19964–5 @ Los Angeles Kings30–27–7
65WMar 9, 19963–2 Ottawa Senators31–27–7
66WMar 11, 19964–1 Dallas Stars32–27–7
67TMar 13, 19961–1 OT @ New Jersey Devils32–27–8
68WMar 16, 19964–2 New York Rangers33–27–8
69WMar 18, 19963–2 Buffalo Sabres34–27–8
70WMar 20, 19963–2 Hartford Whalers35–27–8
71WMar 22, 19964–1 @ Buffalo Sabres36–27–8
72LMar 23, 19965–6 Edmonton Oilers36–28–8
73WMar 25, 19964–1 New York Islanders37–28–8
74LMar 27, 19960–1 OT Washington Capitals37–29–8
75WMar 28, 19964–3 OT @ Boston Bruins38–29–8
76WMar 30, 19963–1 @ Ottawa Senators39–29–8
77LApr 1, 19964–6 Buffalo Sabres39–30–8
78LApr 3, 19961–4 Boston Bruins39–31–8
79TApr 4, 19963–3 OT @ Boston Bruins39–31–9
80WApr 6, 19962–1 Florida Panthers40–31–9
81LApr 11, 19962–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers40–32–9
82TApr 13, 19965–5 OT New York Islanders40–32–10

Playoffs

NY Rangers vs. Montreal
Date Away Home
April 16 Montreal 3 2 NY Rangers OT
April 18 Montreal 5 3 NY Rangers
April 21 NY Rangers 2 1 Montreal
April 23 NY Rangers 4 3 Montreal
April 26 Montreal 2 3 NY Rangers
April 28 NY Rangers 5 3 Montreal
NY Rangers wins series 4–2

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Turgeon, PierrePierre Turgeon C 80 38 58 96 44191716
Damphousse, VincentVincent Damphousse C 80 38 56 94 15851143
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi RW 82 28 50 78 69201126
Rucinsky, MartinMartin Rucinsky LW 56 25 35 60 548923
Koivu, SakuSaku Koivu C 82 20 25 45 40-7832
Bure, ValeriValeri Bure RW 77 22 20 42 2810501
Brisebois, PatricePatrice Brisebois D 69 9 27 36 6510301
Kovalenko, AndreiAndrei Kovalenko RW 51 17 17 34 339303
Savage, BrianBrian Savage LW 75 25 8 33 28-8404
Malakhov, VladimirVladimir Malakhov D 61 5 23 28 797200
Stevenson, TurnerTurner Stevenson RW 80 9 16 25 167-2002
Odelein, LyleLyle Odelein D 79 3 14 17 2308010
Quintal, StephaneStephane Quintal D 68 2 14 16 117-4011
Brunet, BenoitBenoit Brunet LW 26 7 8 15 17-4314
Popovic, PeterPeter Popovic D 76 2 12 14 6921000
Petrov, OlegOleg Petrov RW 36 4 7 11 23-9002
Bureau, MarcMarc Bureau C 65 3 7 10 46-3001
Murray, ChrisChris Murray RW 48 3 4 7 1635001
Keane, MikeMike Keane RW 18 0 7 7 6-6000
Wilkie, DavidDavid Wilkie D 24 1 5 6 10-10100
Rivet, CraigCraig Rivet D 19 1 4 5 544000
Brashear, DonaldDonald Brashear LW 67 0 4 4 223-10000
Kiprusoff, MarkoMarko Kiprusoff D 24 0 4 4 8-3000
Racine, YvesYves Racine D 25 0 3 3 26-7000
Fraser, ScottScott Fraser C 15 2 0 2 4-1000
Fitzpatrick, RoryRory Fitzpatrick D 42 0 2 2 18-7000
Ferguson, CraigCraig Ferguson C 10 1 0 1 2-5000
Daigneault, J. J.J. J. Daigneault D 7 0 1 1 60000
Groleau, FrancoisFrancois Groleau D 2 0 1 1 22000
Jablonski, PatPat Jablonski G 23 0 1 1 20000
Bordeleau, SebastienSebastien Bordeleau C 4 0 0 0 0-1000
Conroy, CraigCraig Conroy C 7 0 0 0 2-4000
Dirk, RobertRobert Dirk D 3 0 0 0 60000
Labrecque, PatrickPatrick Labrecque G 2 0 0 0 20000
Lamb, MarkMark Lamb C 1 0 0 0 00000
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy G 22 0 0 0 60000
Sarault, YvesYves Sarault LW 14 0 0 0 4-7000
Theodore, JoseJose Theodore G 1 0 0 0 00000
Thibault, JocelynJocelyn Thibault G 40 0 0 0 20000
Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker RW 3 0 0 0 0-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Thibault, JocelynJocelyn Thibault 2334 40 23 13 3 110 2.83 312581148.913
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy 1260 22 12 9 1 62 2.95 1667605.907
Jablonski, PatPat Jablonski 1264 23 5 9 6 62 2.94 0676614.908
Labrecque, PatrickPatrick Labrecque 98 2 0 1 0 7 4.29 04740.851
Theodore, JoseJose Theodore 9 1 0 0 0 1 6.67 021.500
Team: 4965 82 40 32 10 242 2.92 426502408.909

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Damphousse, VincentVincent Damphousse C 6 4 4 8 0012
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi RW 6 3 3 6 0300
Turgeon, PierrePierre Turgeon C 6 2 4 6 2000
Koivu, SakuSaku Koivu C 6 3 1 4 8000
Brisebois, PatricePatrice Brisebois D 6 1 2 3 6000
Wilkie, DavidDavid Wilkie D 6 1 2 3 12000
Bureau, MarcMarc Bureau C 6 1 1 2 4000
Fitzpatrick, RoryRory Fitzpatrick D 6 1 1 2 0000
Odelein, LyleLyle Odelein D 6 1 1 2 6010
Brunet, BenoitBenoit Brunet LW 3 0 2 2 0000
Popovic, PeterPeter Popovic D 6 0 2 2 4000
Savage, BrianBrian Savage LW 6 0 2 2 2000
Bure, ValeriValeri Bure RW 6 0 1 1 6000
Petrov, OlegOleg Petrov RW 5 0 1 1 0000
Quintal, StephaneStephane Quintal D 6 0 1 1 6000
Stevenson, TurnerTurner Stevenson RW 6 0 1 1 2000
Brashear, DonaldDonald Brashear LW 6 0 0 0 2000
Jablonski, PatPat Jablonski G 1 0 0 0 0000
Kovalenko, AndreiAndrei Kovalenko RW 6 0 0 0 6000
Murray, ChrisChris Murray RW 4 0 0 0 4000
Thibault, JocelynJocelyn Thibault G 6 0 0 0 0000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Thibault, JocelynJocelyn Thibault 311 6 2 4 18 3.47 0188170.904
Jablonski, PatPat Jablonski 49 1 0 0 1 1.22 01716.941
Team: 360 6 2 4 19 3.17 0205186.907

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 8 Terry Ryan Left Wing  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
3 60 Miloslav Guren Defence  Czechoslovakia HC Zlín (Czech)
3 74 Martin Hohenberger Left Wing  Austria Prince George Cougars (WHL)
4 86 Jonathan Delisle Right Wing  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
5 112 Niklas Anger Right Wing  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)
6 138 Boyd Olson Center  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
7 164 Stephane Robidas Defence  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
8 190 Greg Hart Right Wing  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
9 216 Eric Houde Center  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

See also

References

  1. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.341, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  2. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.342, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  3. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, pp.343-4 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  4. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.339 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  5. 1 2 Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.347, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  6. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.348, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  7. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.350 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  8. 1 2 Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.351 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  9. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.382 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  10. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.383 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  11. http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1984/84051.html
  12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-BJOK7zKmo
  13. http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/hockey/canadiensstory.html?id=21e7b9f5-b334-46ac-9f76-4a6b78ab809b
  14. "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  15. "1995-96 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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