2014–15 Montreal Canadiens season

2014–15 Montreal Canadiens
Atlantic Division Champions
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	2nd Eastern
2014–15 record	50–22–10
Home record	26–9–6
Road record	24–13–4
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[1] (37 games)
Minor league affiliations	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Max Pacioretty (37)
Assists	P. K. Subban (45)
Points	Max Pacioretty (67)
Penalties in minutes	Brandon Prust (130)
Plus/minus	(+): Max Pacioretty (38) (−): Manny Malhotra (−6)
Wins	Carey Price (44)
Goals against average	Carey Price (1.96)
<2013–14 2015–16>

The 2014–15 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]

Off-season

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 2014–15 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 2009–10 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 2014–15 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 2014–15 season also marked changes to television broadcast rights to the Canadiens; Réseau 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]

Playoffs

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 4–3. 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 3–2 win in Game 2. Cameron replaced Andrew Hammond with Craig Anderson as his starting goalie for Game 3, but Dale Weise tied the game with 5:47 left in the third period, then scored at 3:40 into overtime to give Montreal a 2–1 win. Anderson rebounded in Game 4, stopping all 28 Montreal shots while Mike Hoffman scored the Senators' only goal to win 1–0. Ottawa then took Game 5 by a score of 5–1 as Anderson stopped 45 of 46 shots, and Bobby Ryan scored two goals. The Canadiens then eliminated the Senators in Game 6 via a 2–0 scoreline as goaltender Carey Price stopped 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 2–1 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, 6–2, 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 2–1 victory. The Canadiens stayed alive in Game 4, as Max Pacioretty recorded a shorthanded goal and two assists, as Montreal built a 5–0 second-period lead en route to a 6–2 win. Then in Game 5, P.A. Parenteau scored with 4:07 left in regulation to give the Canadiens a 2–1 victory. In Game 6, Ben Bishop stopped 18 of 19 Montreal shots, and Kucherov scored two goals, as Tampa Bay won 4–1 to take the series.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – New York Rangers	82	53	22	7	49	252	192	+60	113
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	45	26	11	40	242	203	+39	101
3	x – New York Islanders	82	47	28	7	40	252	230	+22	101

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
2	ME	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98
3	AT	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
5	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71
9	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
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.	—	$11,021.51	November 29, 2014[13]
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.	—	$2,000.00	February 4, 2015[14]
P. K. Subban	Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 1005 in Montreal on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at 0:53 of the second period.	—	$3,000.00	March 20, 2015[15]
Brandon Prust	Derogatory public comments directed toward Referee Brad Watson on Sunday, May 3, 2015.	—	$5,000.00	May 5, 2015[16]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 23	Boston	2–3	Montreal		MacDonald	21,287	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 25	Colorado	2–3	Montreal	OT	Budaj	21,287	2–0–0	Recap
3^[a]	September 26	Montreal	3–2	Colorado		Tokarski	15,074	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 28	Washington	2–0	Montreal		Price	21,287	3–1–0	Recap
5	October 1	Montreal	3–1	Chicago		Price	20,413	4–1–0	Recap
6	October 3	Montreal	3–4	Ottawa	OT	Budaj	19,034	4–1–1	Recap
7	October 4	Ottawa	4–2	Montreal		Price	21,287	4–2–1	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 8–2–1 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Montreal 4–3 Toronto Price 19,745 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 9 Montreal 2–1 Washington SO Tokarski 18,506 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 11 Montreal 4–3 Philadelphia SO Price 19,745 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 13 Montreal 1–7 Tampa Bay Price 17,622 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 16 Boston 4–6 Montreal Price 21,287 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 18 Colorado 2–3 Montreal Price 21,287 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 21 Detroit 1–2 Montreal OT Price 21,287 6–1–0 12 Recap 8 October 25 NY Rangers 1–3 Montreal Price 21,287 7–1–0 14 Recap 9 October 27 Montreal 0–3 Edmonton Tokarski 16,839 7–2–0 14 Recap 10 October 28 Montreal 2–1 Calgary SO Price 19,289 8–2–0 16 Recap 11 October 30 Montreal 2–3 Vancouver OT Price 18,870 8–2–1 17 Recap
November: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 2 Calgary 6–2 Montreal Price 21,287 8–3–1 17 Recap 13 November 4 Chicago 5–0 Montreal Price 21,287 8–4–1 17 Recap 14 November 5 Montreal 2–1 Buffalo SO Tokarski 17,837 9–4–1 19 Recap 15 November 8 Minnesota 1–4 Montreal Price 21,287 10–4–1 21 Recap 16 November 11 Winnipeg 0–3 Montreal Price 21,287 11–4–1 23 Recap 17 November 13 Boston 1–5 Montreal Price 21,287 12–4–1 25 Recap 18 November 15 Philadelphia 3–6 Montreal Price 21,287 13–4–1 27 Recap 19 November 16 Montreal 4–1 Detroit Tokarski 20,027 14–4–1 29 Recap 20 November 18 Pittsburgh 4–0 Montreal Price 21,287 14–5–1 29 Recap 21 November 20 St. Louis 1–4 Montreal Price 21,287 15–5–1 31 Recap 22 November 22 Montreal 2–0 Boston Price 17,565 16–5–1 33 Recap 23 November 23 Montreal 0–5 NY Rangers Tokarski 18,006 16–6–1 33 Recap 24 November 28 Montreal 1–2 Buffalo Price 19,070 16–7–1 33 Recap 25 November 29 Buffalo 4–3 Montreal SO Tokarski 21,287 16–7–2 34 Recap
December: 8–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 1 Montreal 4–3 Colorado Price 14,038 17–7–2 36 Recap 27 December 3 Montreal 1–2 Minnesota Price 19,034 17–8–2 36 Recap 28 December 5 Montreal 3–4 Chicago Price 22,087 17–9–2 36 Recap 29 December 6 Montreal 1–4 Dallas Price 16,098 17–10–2 36 Recap 30 December 9 Vancouver 1–3 Montreal Price 21,286 18–10–2 38 Recap 31 December 12 Los Angeles 2–6 Montreal Price 21,286 19–10–2 40 Recap 32 December 16 Carolina 1–4 Montreal Price 21,286 20–10–2 42 Recap 33 December 18 Anaheim 2–1 Montreal Price 21,286 20–11–2 42 Recap 34 December 20 Ottawa 1–4 Montreal Price 21,286 21–11–2 44 Recap 35 December 23 Montreal 3–1 NY Islanders Price 16,170 22–11–2 46 Recap 36 December 29 Montreal 3–1 Carolina Price 17,123 23–11–2 48 Recap 37 December 30 Montreal 2–1 Florida SO Tokarski 19,164 24–11–2 50 Recap
January: 8–2–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Montreal 4–2 New Jersey Price 16,174 25–11–2 52 Recap 39 January 3 Montreal 4–1 Pittsburgh Price 18,630 26–11–2 54 Recap 40 January 6 Tampa Bay 4–2 Montreal Price 21,286 26–12–2 54 Recap 41 January 10 Pittsburgh 2–1 Montreal OT Price 21,286 26–12–3 55 Recap 42 January 14 Montreal 3–2 Columbus Price 14,964 27–12–3 57 Recap 43 January 15 Montreal 1–4 Ottawa Tokarski 19,893 27–13–3 57 Recap 44 January 17 NY Islanders 4–6 Montreal Tokarski 21,287 28–13–3 59 Recap 45 January 20 Nashville 1–2 Montreal OT Price 21,287 29–13–3 61 Recap 46 January 27 Dallas 2–3 Montreal Price 21,286 30–13–3 63 Recap 47 January 29 Montreal 1–0 NY Rangers Price 18,006 31–13–3 65 Recap 48 January 31 Washington 0–1 Montreal OT Price 21,286 32–13–3 67 Recap
February: 9–3–2 (Home: 5–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 1 Arizona 3–2 Montreal Tokarski 21,286 32–14–3 67 Recap 50 February 3 Buffalo 3–2 Montreal Price 21,286 32–15–3 67 Recap 51 February 7 New Jersey 2–6 Montreal Price 21,287 33–15–3 69 Recap 52 February 8 Montreal 3–1 Boston Price 17,565 34–15–3 71 Recap 53 February 10 Philadelphia 1–2 Montreal OT Price 21,287 35–15–3 73 Recap 54 February 12 Edmonton 4–3 Montreal OT Tokarski 21,286 35–15–4 74 Recap 55 February 14 Toronto 1–2 Montreal SO Price 21,287 36–15–4 76 Recap 56 February 16 Montreal 2–0 Detroit Price 20,027 37–15–4 78 Recap 57 February 18 Montreal 2–4 Ottawa Tokarski 18,949 37–16–4 78 Recap 58 February 19 Florida 3–2 Montreal SO Price 21,286 37–16–5 79 Recap 59 February 21 Columbus 1–3 Montreal Price 21,286 38–16–5 81 Recap 60 February 24 Montreal 5–2 St. Louis Price 19,383 39–16–5 83 Recap 61 February 26 Montreal 5–2 Columbus Price 12,357 40–16–5 85 Recap 62 February 28 Toronto 0–4 Montreal Price 21,287 41–16–5 87 Recap
March: 6–6–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 2 Montreal 0–4 San Jose Price 17,236 41–17–5 87 Recap 64 March 4 Montreal 1–3 Anaheim Price 17,174 41–18–5 87 Recap 65 March 5 Montreal 3–4 Los Angeles SO Tokarski 18,230 41–18–6 88 Recap 66 March 7 Montreal 2–0 Arizona Price 14,094 42–18–6 90 Recap 67 March 10 Tampa Bay 1–0 Montreal OT Price 21,287 42–18–7 91 Recap 68 March 12 Ottawa 5–2 Montreal Price 21,287 42–19–7 91 Recap 69 March 14 Montreal 3–1 NY Islanders Price 16,170 43–19–7 93 Recap 70 March 16 Montreal 2–4 Tampa Bay Price 19,204 43–20–7 93 Recap 71 March 17 Montreal 3–2 Florida Tokarski 18,245 44–20–7 95 Recap 72 March 19 Carolina 0–4 Montreal Price 21,286 45–20–7 97 Recap 73 March 21 San Jose 0–2 Montreal Price 21,286 46–20–7 99 Recap 74 March 24 Montreal 2–3 Nashville OT Price 17,113 46–20–8 100 Recap 75 March 26 Montreal 2–5 Winnipeg Tokarski 15,016 46–21–8 100 Recap 76 March 28 Florida 2–3 Montreal OT Price 21,287 47–21–8 102 Recap 77 March 30 Tampa Bay 5–3 Montreal Price 21,286 47–22–8 102 Recap
April: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 2–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Washington 5–4 Montreal SO Price 21,286 47–22–9 103 Recap 79 April 3 Montreal 2–3 New Jersey SO Tokarski 16,592 47–22–10 104 Recap 80 April 5 Montreal 4–1 Florida Price 14,112 48–22–10 106 Recap 81 April 9 Detroit 3–4 Montreal OT Price 21,287 49–22–10 108 Recap 82 April 11 Montreal 4–3 Toronto SO Price 19,308 50–22–10 110 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Montreal defeated Ottawa in six games in the first round. After taking a 3–0 series lead, the Senators attempted a comeback, as Ottawa won the next two games. However, Price's shutout in Game 6 sealed the series victory for Montreal.

The Canadiens would face a tougher challenge in the second round against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay had swept the five-game regular season series from Montreal, and then proceeded to win the first three games of the series. However, on May 7, Montreal won their first game of 2014–15 against Tampa Bay, as they posted a 6–2 victory against the Lightning to save their season. Montreal would win the next game 2-1, before subsequently losing the series in Game 6 by a final score of 4-1.

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Ottawa Senators: Montreal wins 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Ottawa 3–4 Montreal Price 21,287 1–0 Recap 2 April 17 Ottawa 2–3 Montreal OT Price 21,287 2–0 Recap 3 April 19 Montreal 2–1 Ottawa OT Price 20,500 3–0 Recap 4 April 22 Montreal 0–1 Ottawa Price 20,500 3–1 Recap 5 April 24 Ottawa 5–1 Montreal Price 21,287 3–2 Recap 6 April 26 Montreal 2–0 Ottawa Price 20,500 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay wins 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 Tampa Bay 2–1 Montreal 2OT Price 21,287 0–1 Recap 2 May 3 Tampa Bay 6–2 Montreal Price 21,287 0–2 Recap 3 May 6 Montreal 1–2 Tampa Bay Price 19,204 0–3 Recap 4 May 7 Montreal 6–2 Tampa Bay Price 19,204 1–3 Recap 5 May 9 Tampa Bay 1–2 Montreal Price 21,287 2–3 Recap 6 May 12 Montreal 1–4 Tampa Bay Price 19,204 2–4 Recap Legend:       Win       Loss * denotes if needed

Player statistics

Final^[17]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 80 37 30 67 38 32 Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 82 26 34 60 8 46 Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban 82 15 45 60 21 74 Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 81 10 40 50 22 38 Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais 82 14 34 48 22 24 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 82 24 23 47 18 31 Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 80 20 26 46 8 39 Weise, DaleDale Weise 79 10 19 29 21 34 Eller, LarsLars Eller 77 15 12 27 −6 42 Parenteau, P. A.P. A. Parenteau 56 8 14 22 0 30 Prust, BrandonBrandon Prust 82 4 14 18 6 134 Sekac, JiriJiri Sekac^‡ 50 7 9 16 −3 18 Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin 68 3 11 14 5 59 Gonchar, SergeiSergei Gonchar^† 45 1 12 13 7 16 Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 72 4 8 12 10 30 Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 64 1 8 9 6 45 Petry, JeffJeff Petry^† 19 3 4 7 −3 10 de la Rose, JacobJacob de la Rose 33 4 2 6 −5 12 Bournival, MichaelMichael Bournival 29 3 2 5 3 4 Malhotra, MannyManny Malhotra 58 1 3 4 −6 12 Weaver, MikeMike Weaver 31 0 4 4 0 6 Andrighetto, SvenSven Andrighetto 12 2 1 3 0 0 Smith-Pelly, DevanteDevante Smith-Pelly^† 20 1 2 3 −2 12 Tinordi, JarredJarred Tinordi 13 0 2 2 −5 19 Bourque, ReneRene Bourque^‡ 13 0 2 2 −9 6 Thomas, ChristianChristian Thomas 18 1 0 1 −2 7 Allen, BryanBryan Allen^† 5 0 1 1 −2 2 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell^† 14 0 1 1 −2 8 Tangradi, EricEric Tangradi 7 0 0 0 −3 17 Bowman, DraysonDrayson Bowman 3 0 0 0 0 0 Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn 17 0 0 0 0 6 Dumont, GabrielGabriel Dumont 3 0 0 0 −1 0 Flynn, BrianBrian Flynn^† 9 0 0 0 −2 0 Moen, TravisTravis Moen^‡ 10 0 0 0 0 4

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban 12 1 7 8 1 31 Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 11 5 2 7 2 16 Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 12 2 3 5 5 14 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 12 1 4 5 4 6 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 12 3 2 5 5 0 Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 12 1 3 4 3 6 Prust, BrandonBrandon Prust 12 1 3 4 1 35 Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 12 1 3 4 1 10 Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais 11 1 2 3 −1 4 Petry, JeffJeff Petry 12 2 1 3 2 4 Eller, LarsLars Eller 12 1 2 3 0 4 Weise, DaleDale Weise 12 2 1 3 3 16 Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn 7 0 3 3 2 0 Smith-Pelly, DevanteDevante Smith-Pelly 12 1 2 3 −1 2 Flynn, BrianBrian Flynn 6 1 2 3 −1 0 Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 12 1 1 2 −1 8 Parenteau, P. A.P. A. Parenteau 8 1 1 2 0 2 Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin 12 0 2 2 1 10 Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 5 0 1 1 1 0 de la Rose, JacobJacob de la Rose 12 0 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Price, CareyCarey Price	66	66	3977	44	16	6	130	1.96	1953	.933	9	0	1	4
Tokarski, DustinDustin Tokarski	17	16	1005	6	6	4	46	2.75	509	.910	0	0	1	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Price, CareyCarey Price	12	12	752	6	6	28	2.23	352	.920	1	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

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded Plekanec, T.T. Plekanec NHL First Star of the Week[18] October 13, 2014 Price, C.C. Price NHL Second Star of the Week[19] November 17, 2014 Price, C.C. Price NHL Third Star of the Week[20] January 5, 2015 Price, C.C. Price NHL All-Star game selection[21] January 10, 2015 Price, C.C. Price NHL First Star of the Week[22] February 2, 2015 Desharnais, D.D. Desharnais NHL Third Star of the Week[23] February 9, 2015 Pacioretty, M.M. Pacioretty NHL Third Star of the Week[24] February 23, 2015 Price, C.C. Price NHL Second Star of the Month[25] March 1, 2015 Subban, P.K.P.K. Subban NHL Second Star of the Week[26] March 2, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Sekac, J.J. Sekac 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2014 J. Sekac 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point October 16, 2014 Parenteau, P.P. Parenteau 300th Career NHL Game October 27, 2014 Eller, L.L. Eller 300th Career NHL Game November 5, 2014 J. Sekac 1st Career NHL Assist November 8, 2014 Subban, P.P. Subban 300th Career NHL Game November 11, 2014 Gonchar, S.S. Gonchar 800th Career NHL Point November 15, 2014 Plekanec, T.T. Plekanec 700th Career NHL Game November 20, 2014 Markov, A.A. Markov 100th Career NHL Goal November 22, 2014 Weise, D.D. Weise 200th Career NHL Game November 28, 2014 Andrighetto, S.S. Andrighetto 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point December 6, 2014 Prust, B.B. Prust 400th Career NHL Game December 12, 2014 Galchenyuk, A.A. Galchenyuk 1st Career NHL Hat-trick December 16, 2014 B. Prust 100th Career NHL Point December 20, 2014 A. Markov 800th Career NHL Game December 23, 2014 Price, C.C. Price 400th Career NHL Game 200th Career NHL Win January 2, 2015 Emelin, A.A. Emelin 200th Career NHL Game January 2, 2015 Desharnais, D.D. Desharnais 300th Career NHL Game January 15, 2015 De la Rose, J.J. De la Rose 1st Career NHL Game February 3, 2015 Thomas, C.C. Thomas 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point February 12, 2015 J. De la Rose 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point February 12, 2015 Gallagher, B.B. Gallagher 100th Career NHL Point February 19, 2015 D. Desharnais 200th Career NHL Point February 28, 2015 S. Gonchar 1,300th Career NHL Game March 12, 2015 A. Galchenyuk 100th Career NHL Point March 21, 2015 T. Plekanec 200th Career NHL Goal April 4, 2015

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Flynn, B.B. Flynn 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point April 15, 2015 Petry, J.J. Petry 1st Career Playoff Game April 15, 2015 De la Rose, J.J. De la Rose 1st Career Playoff Game April 15, 2015 Pateryn, G.G. Pateryn 1st Career Playoff Game April 22, 2015 G. Pateryn 1st Career Playoff Point April 24, 2015 J. Petry 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point May 3, 2015

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

Date	Details
June 28, 2014[27]	To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2014 4th round pick in 2014	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2014
June 30, 2014[28]	To Colorado Avalanche Daniel Briere	To Montreal Canadiens P. A. Parenteau 5th-round pick in 2015
July 1, 2014[29]	To Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges	To Montreal Canadiens MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016
October 5, 2014[30]	To Winnipeg Jets Peter Budaj Patrick Holland	To Montreal Canadiens Eric Tangradi
November 11, 2014[31]	To Dallas Stars Travis Moen	To Montreal Canadiens Sergei Gonchar
November 20, 2014[32]	To Anaheim Ducks Rene Bourque	To Montreal Canadiens Bryan Allen
February 24, 2015[33]	To Anaheim Ducks Jiri Sekac	To Montreal Canadiens Devante Smith-Pelly
March 2, 2015[34]	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2015 conditional 5th-round pick in 2015	To Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry
March 2, 2015[35]	To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2016	To Montreal Canadiens Brian Flynn
March 2, 2015[36]	To Buffalo Sabres Jack Nevins 7th-round pick in 2016	To Montreal Canadiens Torrey Mitchell

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Manny Malhotra Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $850,000 [37] July 1, 2014 Tom Gilbert Florida Panthers 2 years, $5.6 million [38] July 1, 2014 Jiri Sekac HC Lev Praha 2 years, $2.7 million [39] July 1, 2014 Joey MacDonald Calgary Flames 1 year, $600,000 [40] October 2, 2014 Drayson Bowman Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $575,000 [41]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Thomas Vanek Minnesota Wild 3 years, $19.5 million [42] July 1, 2014 Brian Gionta Buffalo Sabres 3 years, $12.75 million [43] July 1, 2014 Mike Blunden Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $600,000 [44] July 1, 2014 Devan Dubnyk Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $800,000 [45] August 7, 2014 Ryan White Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $575,000 [46] May 8, 2015 Magnus Nygren Farjestads BK Karlstad 1 year [47] June 19, 2015 Joey MacDonald Schwenninger Wild Wings 1 year [48]

Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Mike Weaver 1 year, $1.75 million contract extension [49] July 1, 2014 Jeremy Gregoire 3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract [50] July 21, 2014 Nikita Scherbak 3 years, $3.625 million entry-level contract [51] July 24, 2014 Lars Eller 4 years, $14 million contract extension [52] August 2, 2014 P. K. Subban 8 years, $72 million contract extension [53] November 29, 2014 Brendan Gallagher 6 years, $22.5 million contract extension [54] December 19, 2014 Brett Lernout 3 years, $2.055 million entry-level contract [55] April 12, 2015 Mark MacMillan 2 years, entry level contract [56] June 1, 2015 Gabriel Dumont 1-year, two-way contract extension [57] June 1, 2015 Morgan Ellis 1 year, two-way contract extension [57] June 2, 2015 Jeff Petry 6 years, $33 million contract extension [58][59] June 8, 2015 Josiah Didier 1 year, minor league contract [60] June 13, 2015 Nathan Beaulieu 2 years, $4 million contract extension [61] June 15, 2015 Torrey Mitchell 3 years, $3.6 million contract extension [62] Draft picks Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[63] Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 26 Nikita Scherbak RW Russia Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 3 73 ^b Brett Lernout D Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 5 125 ^a Nikolas Koberstein D Canada Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) 5 147 Daniel Audette C Canada Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) 6 177 Hayden Hawkey G United States Omaha Lancers (USHL) 7 207 Jake Evans C Canada St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) Draft notes Montreal's second-round pick went to the New York Islanders, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2014 to Montreal, in exchange for Sebastian Collberg and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[64] The condition – New York would receive a second-round pick in 2014 if Montreal qualified for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 1, 2014.[65] ^a Montreal received the fifth round pick belonging to the New York Islanders, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Sebastian Collberg and a conditional second-round pick in 2014 to New York, in exchange for Thomas Vanek and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[64] The condition – Montreal would receive a fifth-round pick in 2014 if Montreal qualified for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 1, 2014.[65] ^b The Arizona Coyotes' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third and fourth-round pick in 2014 (87th and 117th overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick. 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