2015–16 Montreal Canadiens season

2015–16 Montreal Canadiens
Division	6th Atlantic
Conference	13th Eastern
2015–16 record	38–38–6
Home record	22–16–3
Road record	16–22–3
Goals for	221
Goals against	236
Team information
General Manager	Marc Bergevin
Coach	Michel Therrien
Captain	Max Pacioretty[1]
Alternate captains	Brendan Gallagher[2] Andrei Markov[2] Tomas Plekanec[2] P. K. Subban[2]
Arena	Bell Centre
Minor league affiliations	St. John's IceCaps (AHL) Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Alex Galchenyuk Max Pacioretty (30)
Assists	P. K. Subban (45)
Points	Max Pacioretty (64)
Penalties in minutes	P. K. Subban (75)
Plus/minus	(+): Brendan Gallagher (+13) (–): Lars Eller (–13)
Wins	Mike Condon (21)
Goals against average	Charlie Lindgren (2.00)
<2014–15

The 2015–16 Montreal Canadiens season was the 107th season of the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 99th season in the National Hockey League.^[3] The season began its regular games on October 7, 2015 against the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 3–1 victory.^[4] This season marks the franchise's best start in a season with 9 consecutive wins, achieving a record of 9–0–0.^[5] The Canadiens did not suffer a loss until their 10th game of the season, losing to the Vancouver Canucks' 5–1 on October 27.^[5] However, starting in December, the Canadiens faced their worst slump since the 2000–01 season. Factors behind the slump include an injury to goaltender Carey Price and the team's offense struggling. Without Carey Price, the team went 21-34-4 since when losing their best goaltender in win over New York Rangers. Montreal missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012.

Off-season

On September 18, 2015, it was announced that Max Pacioretty was named the 29th captain after a player vote, with Andrei Markov, P. K. Subban, Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Plekanec as alternate captains.^[1][2] Gallagher and Markov will be paired and Subban and Plekanec would be their own pair, with a rotating routine with one pair playing their part at home and the other on the road.^[6]

The introduction of rookie goaltender Mike Condon to the main roster also highlighted notable off season moves by the club. After a stellar pre-season performance, Condon was ultimately rewarded for his play, subsequently replacing Dustin Tokarski on the goalie tandem as back-up to starter Carey Price.^[7]

Regular Season

The notoriety of the 2015-16 Montreal Canadiens season had been the extensive amount of injuries which had plagued members of the main roster. At the forefront of this misfortune was starting goaltender Carey Price, who had suffered a lower-body injury during a 4‒3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2015.^[8] He was sidelined with the injury until November 20 in a 5‒3 win against the New York Islanders after having missed nine games with a 5‒2‒2 record.^[9]

However, on November 25, Price re-aggravated his lower-body injury in a 5‒1 victory against the New York Rangers and did not return for the third period.^[10] At the time, Price was expected to miss an additional 6 weeks.^[10] Ultimately, Price's return did not actualize, and, on April 6, 2016, the Montreal Canadiens announced that Price would not return for the 2015–16 season. The extent of Price's injury was revealed to be a medial collateral ligament injury (MCL sprain).^[11]

On November 22, against the New York Islanders, right winger Brendan Gallagher sustained injuries to his fingers after attempting to block a shot.^[12] His injuries required surgery and was expected to miss at least six weeks.^[13] Gallagher returned for the 2016 Winter Classic in a 5‒1 win against the Boston Bruins and managed a goal and an assist, also receiving the first star of the game.^[14][15]

On March 10, 2016, defenseman P.K. Subban sustained a neck injury after colliding with defenseman Alexei Emelin in a 3–2 win against the Buffalo Sabres.^[16] Subban was sent to the hospital as a precautionary measure and was released the following day with a non-serious injury.^[16] On April 6, the club announced that he, similar to Price, would not return for the 2015–16 season.^[11]

Other notable injuries included those to defencemen Tom Gilbert, Jeff Petry, as well as Nathan Beaulieu. Due to the magnitude of sidelined players, many prospects had gained the opportunity to draw select time in the lineup, with Michael McCarron, Morgan Ellis, Joel Hanley, Darren Dietz, Daniel Carr, Charles Hudon, Brett Lernout, Ryan Johnston, and Charlie Lindgren all making their respective NHL debuts at some point throughout the season.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Florida Panthers	82	47	26	9	40	239	203	+36	103
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	31	5	43	227	201	+26	97
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	41	30	11	39	211	224	−13	93
4	Boston Bruins	82	42	31	9	38	240	230	+10	93
5	Ottawa Senators	82	38	35	9	32	236	247	−11	85
6	Montreal Canadiens	82	38	38	6	33	221	236	−15	82
7	Buffalo Sabres	82	35	36	11	33	201	222	−21	81
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	29	42	11	23	198	246	−48	69

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

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	82	56	18	8	52	252	193	+59	120
2	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	48	26	8	44	245	203	+42	104
3	x – New York Rangers	82	46	27	9	43	236	217	+19	101

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

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Florida Panthers	82	47	26	9	40	239	203	+36	103
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	31	5	43	227	201	+26	97
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	41	30	11	39	211	224	−13	93

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

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – New York Islanders	82	45	27	10	40	232	216	+16	100
2	ME	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	27	14	38	214	218	−4	96
3	AT	Boston Bruins	82	42	31	9	38	240	230	+10	93
4	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	31	16	33	198	226	−28	86
5	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	38	35	9	32	236	247	−11	85
6	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	38	36	8	36	184	208	−24	84
7	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	38	38	6	33	221	236	−15	82
8	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	35	36	11	33	201	222	−21	81
9	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	40	8	28	219	252	−33	76
10	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	29	42	11	23	198	246	−48	69

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–3–2 (Home: 1–2–2 ; Road: 1–1–0)[17]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Toronto	2–1	Montreal	OT	Fucale	21,287	0–0–1	Recap
2	September 24	Washington	4–3	Montreal	SO	Condon	21,287	0–0–2	Recap
3	September 25	Chicago	5–1	Montreal		Price	21,287	0–1–2	Recap
4	September 26	Montreal	1–0	Toronto		Condon	17,992	1–1–2	Recap
5^[a]	September 28	Pittsburgh	1–4	Montreal		Price	18,259	2–1–2	Recap
6	October 1	Ottawa	5–2	Montreal		Price	21,287	2–2–2	Recap
7	October 3	Montreal	4–5	Ottawa		Tokarski	17,912	2–3–2	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[18]
October: 10–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 6–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Montreal 3–1 Toronto Price 19,241 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 10 Montreal 4–2 Boston Price 17,565 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 11 Montreal 3–1 Ottawa Condon 19,177 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 13 Montreal 3–2 Pittsburgh Price 18,626 4–0–0 8 Recap 5 October 15 NY Rangers 0–3 Montreal Price 21,288 5–0–0 10 Recap 6 October 17 Detroit 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 6–0–0 12 Recap 7 October 20 St. Louis 0–3 Montreal Price 21,288 7–0–0 14 Recap 8 October 23 Montreal 7–2 Buffalo Condon 18,214 8–0–0 16 Recap 9 October 24 Toronto 3–5 Montreal Price 21,288 9–0–0 18 Recap 10 October 27 Montreal 1–5 Vancouver Price 18,570 9–1–0 18 Recap 11 October 29 Montreal 3–4 Edmonton Price 16,839 9–2–0 18 Recap 12 October 30 Montreal 6–2 Calgary Condon 19,289 10–2–0 20 Recap
November: 8–2–3 (Home: 5–2–2 ; Road: 3–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 1 Winnipeg 1–5 Montreal Condon 21,288 11–2–0 22 Recap 14 November 3 Ottawa 2–1 Montreal OT Condon 21,288 11–2–1 23 Recap 15 November 5 NY Islanders 1–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 12–2–1 25 Recap 16 November 7 Boston 2–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 13–2–1 27 Recap 17 November 11 Montreal 3–4 Pittsburgh SO Condon 18,455 13–2–2 28 Recap 18 November 14 Colorado 6–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 13–3–2 28 Recap 19 November 16 Vancouver 3–4 Montreal OT Condon 21,288 14–3–2 30 Recap 20 November 19 Arizona 3–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 14–4–2 30 Recap 21 November 20 Montreal 5–3 NY Islanders Price 15,171 15–4–2 32 Recap 22 November 22 NY Islanders 2–4 Montreal Price 21,288 16–4–2 34 Recap 23 November 25 Montreal 5–1 NY Rangers Price 18,006 17–4–2 36 Recap 24 November 27 Montreal 3–2 New Jersey SO Condon 16,514 18–4–2 38 Recap 25 November 28 New Jersey 3–2 Montreal OT Condon 21,288 18–4–3 39 Recap
December: 3–11–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 1–7–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 1 Columbus 1–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 19–4–3 41 Recap 27 December 3 Washington 3–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 19–5–3 41 Recap 28 December 5 Montreal 2–3 Carolina Condon 10,687 19–6–3 41 Recap 29 December 9 Boston 3–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 19–7–3 41 Recap 30 December 10 Montreal 2–3 Detroit Tokarski 20,027 19–8–3 41 Recap 31 December 12 Ottawa 1–3 Montreal Tokarski 21,288 20–8–3 43 Recap 32 December 15 San Jose 3–1 Montreal Tokarski 21,288 20–9–3 43 Recap 33 December 17 Los Angeles 3–0 Montreal Condon 21,288 20–10–3 43 Recap 34 December 19 Montreal 2–6 Dallas Condon 18,532 20–11–3 43 Recap 35 December 21 Montreal 1–5 Nashville Tokarski 17,113 20–12–3 43 Recap 36 December 22 Montreal 1–2 Minnesota Condon 19,105 20–13–3 43 Recap 37 December 26 Montreal 1–3 Washington Condon 18,506 20–14–3 43 Recap 38 December 28 Montreal 4–3 Tampa Bay SO Condon 19,092 21–14–3 45 Recap 39 December 29 Montreal 1–3 Florida Scrivens 19,822 21–15–3 45 Recap
January: 3–7–1 (Home: 1–4–0 ; Road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 1 Montreal 5–1 Boston Condon 67,246 22–15–3 47 Recap 41 January 5 Montreal 3–4 Philadelphia Scrivens 19,163 22–16–3 47 Recap 42 January 6 New Jersey 1–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–16–3 49 Recap 43 January 9 Pittsburgh 3–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–17–3 49 Recap 44 January 14 Chicago 2–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–18–3 49 Recap 45 January 16 Montreal 3–4 St. Louis OT Condon 19,501 23–18–4 50 Recap 46 January 17 Montreal 2–5 Chicago Scrivens 22,030 23–19–4 50 Recap 47 January 19 Boston 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–20–4 50 Recap 48 January 23 Montreal 3–2 Toronto SO Condon 19,807 24–20–4 52 Recap 49 January 25 Montreal 2–5 Columbus Condon 11,927 24–21–4 52 Recap 50 January 26 Columbus 5–2 Montreal Scrivens 21,288 24–22–4 52 Recap
February: 6–6–1 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 1–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Montreal 2–4 Philadelphia Condon 19,031 24–23–4 52 Recap 52 February 3 Buffalo 4–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 24–24–4 52 Recap 53 February 6 Edmonton 1–5 Montreal Scrivens 21,288 25–24–4 54 Recap 54 February 7 Carolina 1–2 Montreal SO Scrivens 21,288 26–24–4 56 Recap 55 February 9 Tampa Bay 2–4 Montreal Scrivens 21,288 27–24–4 58 Recap 56 February 12 Montreal 4–6 Buffalo Condon 18,505 27–25–4 58 Recap 57 February 15 Montreal 2–6 Arizona Condon 14,338 27–26–4 58 Recap 58 February 17 Montreal 2–3 Colorado Scrivens 16,271 27–27–4 58 Recap 59 February 19 Philadelphia 2–3 Montreal SO Condon 21,288 28–27–4 60 Recap 60 February 22 Nashville 2–1 Montreal SO Condon 21,288 28–27–5 61 Recap 61 February 24 Montreal 4–3 Washington Condon 18,506 29–27–5 63 Recap 62 February 27 Toronto 1–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 30–27–5 65 Recap 63 February 29 Montreal 2–6 San Jose Condon 16,205 30–28–5 65 Recap
March: 6–8–1 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 Montreal 2–3 Anaheim SO Condon 15,273 30–28–6 66 Recap 65 March 3 Montreal 2–3 Los Angeles Scrivens 18,230 30–29–6 66 Recap 66 March 5 Montreal 2–4 Winnipeg Condon 15,294 30–30–6 66 Recap 67 March 8 Dallas 3–4 Montreal OT Scrivens 21,288 31–30–6 68 Recap 68 March 10 Buffalo 2–3 Montreal Condon 21,288 32–30–6 70 Recap 69 March 12 Minnesota 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 32–31–6 70 Recap 70 March 15 Florida 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 32–32–6 70 Recap 71 March 16 Montreal 3–2 Buffalo OT Scrivens 18,815 33–32–6 72 Recap 72 March 19 Montreal 0–5 Ottawa Scrivens 19,722 33–33–6 72 Recap 73 March 20 Calgary 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 33–34–6 72 Recap 74 March 22 Anaheim 3–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 34–34–6 74 Recap 75 March 24 Montreal 3–4 Detroit Scrivens 20,027 34–35–6 74 Recap 76 March 26 NY Rangers 5–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 34–36–6 74 Recap 77 March 29 Detroit 3–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 35–36–6 76 Recap 78 March 31 Montreal 3–0 Tampa Bay Condon 19,092 36–36–6 78 Recap
April: 2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 2 Montreal 3–4 Florida Condon 17,427 36–37–6 78 Recap 80 April 5 Florida 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 36–38–6 78 Recap 81 April 7 Montreal 4–2 Carolina Lindgren 15,120 37–38–6 80 Recap 82 April 9 Tampa Bay 2–5 Montreal Condon 21,288 38–38–6 82 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season[19] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 82 30 34 64 −10 34 Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 82 30 26 56 −8 20 Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 82 14 40 54 4 36 Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban 68 6 45 51 4 75 Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 82 5 39 44 −6 38 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 53 19 21 40 13 24 Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais 65 11 18 29 −6 20 Eller, LarsLars Eller 79 13 13 26 −13 28 Weise, DaleDale Weise^‡ 56 14 12 26 0 22 Fleischmann, TomasTomas Fleischmann^‡ 57 10 10 20 −1 28 Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 71 11 8 19 2 51 Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 64 2 17 19 −6 55 Byron, PaulPaul Byron 62 11 7 18 −9 11 Andrighetto, SvenSven Andrighetto 44 7 10 17 1 6 Petry, JeffJeff Petry 51 5 11 16 −6 16 Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin 72 0 12 12 −7 71 Smith-Pelly, DevanteDevante Smith-Pelly^‡ 46 6 6 12 −2 22 Barberio, MarkMark Barberio 30 2 8 10 0 6 Flynn, BrianBrian Flynn 56 4 6 10 −3 6 Carr, DanielDaniel Carr 23 6 3 9 0 8 Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn 38 1 6 7 −8 49 Hanley, JoelJoel Hanley 10 0 6 6 0 0 Dietz, DarrenDarren Dietz 13 1 4 5 −1 13 Danault, PhillipPhillip Danault^† 21 3 2 5 −2 8 Semin, AlexanderAlexander Semin^‡ 15 1 3 4 1 12 Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 45 1 1 2 3 12 Brown, MikeMike Brown^† 14 1 1 2 −2 27 Lessio, LucasLucas Lessio 12 1 1 2 1 2 Hudon, CharlesCharles Hudon 3 0 2 2 2 0 McCarron, MichaelMichael McCarron 20 1 1 2 −10 37 Thomas, ChristianChristian Thomas^‡ 5 0 2 2 1 2 Matteau, StefanStefan Matteau^† 12 0 1 1 −4 4 de la Rose, JacobJacob de la Rose 22 0 1 1 −6 6 Holloway, BudBud Holloway 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bartley, VictorVictor Bartley^† 9 0 0 0 3 6 Scott, JohnJohn Scott^† 1 0 0 0 −1 2 Ellis, MorganMorgan Ellis 3 0 0 0 0 2 Lernout, BrettBrett Lernout 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnston, RyanRyan Johnston 3 0 0 0 1 0 Tinordi, JarredJarred Tinordi^‡ 3 0 0 0 −3 5

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[20]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Condon, MikeMike Condon	55	51	3,123	21	25	6	141	2.71	1458	.903	1	0	0	0
Scrivens, BenBen Scrivens	15	14	822	5	8	0	42	3.07	447	.906	0	0	0	0
Price, CareyCarey Price	12	12	698	10	2	0	24	2.06	365	.934	2	0	0	0
Lindgren, CharlieCharlie Lindgren	1	1	60	1	0	0	2	2.00	28	.929	0	0	0	0
Tokarski, DustinDustin Tokarski^‡	6	4	226:10	1	3	0	12	3.18	98	.878	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.

Roster

Updated April 9, 2016.^[21]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
42		Andrighetto, SvenSven Andrighetto	RW	L	23	2013	Sumiswald, Switzerland
45		Barberio, MarkMark Barberio	D	L	26	2015	Montreal, Quebec
20		Bartley, VictorVictor Bartley	D	L	28	2016	Ottawa, Ontario
28		Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu	D	L	23	2011	Strathroy, Ontario
13		Brown, MikeMike Brown	RW	R	30	2016	Northbrook, Illinois
41		Byron, PaulPaul Byron	LW	L	27	2015	Ottawa, Ontario
43		Carr, DanielDaniel Carr	LW	L	24	2014	Sherwood Park, Alberta
39		Condon, MikeMike Condon	G	L	26	2013	Needham, Massachusetts
24		Danault, PhillipPhillip Danault	C	L	23	2016	Victoriaville, Quebec
51		Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais	C	L	29	2008	Laurier-Station, Quebec
81		Eller, LarsLars Eller	LW	L	26	2010	Rødovre, Denmark
74		Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin	D	L	30	2004	Togliatti, Soviet Union
32		Flynn, BrianBrian Flynn	LW	R	27	2015	Lynnfield, Massachusetts
27		Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk	C	L	22	2012	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
11		Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher (A)	RW	R	23	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
77		Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert	D	R	33	2014	Bloomington, Minnesota
36		Lernout, BrettBrett Lernout	D	R	20	2014	Winnipeg, Manitoba
53		Lessio, LucasLucas Lessio	LW	L	23	2015	Maple, Ontario
35		Lindgren, CharlieCharlie Lindgren	G	R	22	2016	Lakeville, Minnesota
79		Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov (A)	D	L	37	1998	Voskresensk, Soviet Union
21		Matteau, StefanStefan Matteau	LW	L	22	2016	Chicago, Illinois
17		Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell	C	R	31	2015	Greenfield Park, Quebec
67		Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty (C)	LW	L	27	2007	New Canaan, Connecticut
6		Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn	D	R	25	2008	Sterling Heights, Michigan
26		Petry, JeffJeff Petry	D	R	28	2015	Ann Arbor, Michigan
14		Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec (A)	C	L	33	2001	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
31		Price, CareyCarey Price	G	L	28	2005	Anahim Lake, British Columbia
76		Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban (A)	D	R	26	2007	Toronto, Ontario

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued	Ref
Zack Kassian	Suspended indefinitely for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program.	2 months	N/A	October 5, 2015	[22]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded Ref Price, CareyCarey Price NHL First Star of the Week October 19, 2015 [23] Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov NHL Second Star of the Week October 26, 2015 [24] Price, CareyCarey Price NHL Second Star of the Month November 2, 2015 [25] Condon, MikeMike Condon NHL Third Star of the Week November 9, 2015 [26] Galchenyuk, A.A. Galchenyuk NHL Third Star of the Week November 30, 2015 [27] Subban, P.K.P.K. Subban NHL All-Star game selection January 6, 2016 [28] Scott, J.J. Scott NHL First Star of the Week February 1, 2016 [29] Condon, MikeMike Condon NHL Third Star of the Week February 29, 2016 [30]

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Ref Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 400th Career NHL Game October 7, 2015 Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 500th Career NHL Point October 10, 2015 Condon, MikeMike Condon 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win October 11, 2015 Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 200th Career NHL Game October 20, 2015 Andrei Markov (ice hockey)Andrei Markov 500th Career NHL Point October 23, 2015 Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 300th Career NHL Assist October 23, 2015 Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 600th Career NHL Game October 23, 2015 Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 100th Career NHL Game November 1, 2015 Fleischmann, TomasTomas Fleischmann 600th Career NHL Game November 16, 2015 Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 300th Career NHL Point November 23, 2015 Carr, DanielDaniel Carr 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point December 5, 2015 Hudon, CharlesCharles Hudon 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Point December 10, 2015 McCarron, MichaelMichael McCarron 1st Career NHL Game December 19, 2015 McCarron, MichaelMichael McCarron 1st Career NHL Point February 27, 2016 Ellis, MorganMorgan Ellis 1st Career NHL Game March 2, 2016 Dietz, DarrenDarren Dietz 1st Career NHL Game March 12, 2016 Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn 1st Career NHL Goal March 16, 2016 Hanley, JoelJoel Hanley 1st Career NHL Game March 20, 2016 McCarron, MichaelMichael McCarron 1st Career NHL Goal March 20, 2016 Hanley, JoelJoel Hanley 1st Career NHL Point March 22, 2016 Dietz, DarrenDarren Dietz 1st Career NHL Point March 22, 2016 Condon, MikeMike Condon 1st Career Shutout March 31, 2016 Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais 400th Career NHL Game March 31, 2016 Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin 300th Career NHL Game March 31, 2016 Lernout, BrettBrett Lernout 1st Career NHL Game April 2, 2016 Ryan JohnstonRyan Johnston 1st Career NHL Game April 5, 2016 Lindgren, CharlieCharlie Lindgren 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win April 7, 2016 Dietz, DarrenDarren Dietz 1st Career NHL Goal April 7, 2016 Transactions The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season: Trades Date Details Ref July 1, 2015 To Vancouver Canucks Brandon Prust To Montreal Canadiens Zack Kassian 5th-round pick in 2016 [31] December 15, 2015 To Arizona Coyotes Christian Thomas To Montreal Canadiens Lucas Lessio [32] December 28, 2015 To Edmonton Oilers Zack Kassian To Montreal Canadiens Ben Scrivens [33] January 7, 2016 To Anaheim Ducks Dustin Tokarski To Montreal Canadiens Max Friberg [34] January 15, 2016 To Arizona Coyotes Jarred Tinordi Stefan Fournier To Montreal Canadiens Victor Bartley John Scott [35] February 26, 2016 To Chicago Blackhawks Dale Weise Tomas Fleischmann To Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault 2nd-round pick in 2018 [36] February 29, 2016 To New Jersey Devils Devante Smith-Pelly To Montreal Canadiens Stefan Matteau [37] Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Joel Hanley Portland Pirates 1 year, two-way contract [38] July 1, 2015 Mark Barberio Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, two-way contract [39] July 1, 2015 George Holloway SC Bern 1 year, two-way contract [40] July 13, 2015 Ryan Johnston Colgate University Raiders 2 years, two-way contract [41] July 24, 2015 Alexander Semin Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $1.1 million [42] October 4, 2015 Tomas Fleischmann Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $750,000 [43] March 26, 2016 Tom Parisi Providence Friars 2 years, two-way contract [44] March 30, 2016 Charlie Lindgren St. Cloud State Huskies 2 years, two-way contract [45] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 P. A. Parenteau Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $1.5 million [46] July 1, 2015 Davis Drewiske Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, two-way contract [47] July 8, 2015 Eric Tangradi Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $575,000 [48] Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref Paul Byron Calgary Flames October 6, 2015 [49] Mike Brown San Jose Sharks February 29, 2016 [50] Lost via Release Player Date Ref Alexander Semin December 10, 2015 [51] Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 30, 2015 Brian Flynn 2 years, $1.9 million [52] July 1, 2015 Greg Pateryn 2 years, $1.6 million contract extension [53] July 2, 2015 Christian Thomas 1 year, two-way contract extension [54] July 9, 2015 Noah Juulsen 3 years, entry-level contract [55] July 14, 2015 Michael Bournival 1 year, two-way contract extension [56] July 15, 2015 Jarred Tinordi 1 year, two-way contract extension [57] July 24, 2015 Daniel Audette 3 years, entry-level contract [58] July 30, 2015 Alex Galchenyuk 2 years, $5.6 million contract extension [59] September 24, 2015 Michael McNiven 3 years, entry-level contract [60] October 16, 2015 Tomas Plekanec 2 years, $12 million contract extension [61] February 23, 2016 Paul Byron 3 years, $3.5 million contract extension [62] Draft picks Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 26 Noah Juulsen D Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL) 3 87 Lukas Vejdemo C Sweden Djurgårdens IF Hockey (SHL) 5 131 Matthew Bradley C Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 6 177 Simon Bourque D Canada Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 7 207 Jeremiah Addison LW Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL) Draft notes[63] The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Jeff Petry to Montreal in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[64] The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Jeff Petry to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[64] The condition – Edmonton will receive a fourth-round pick in 2015 if Montreal advances to the second round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs[65] – was converted on April 26, 2015 when Montreal eliminated Ottawa in first-round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs. ^a The Colorado Avalanche's fifth-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 30, 2014 that sent Daniel Briere to Colorado in exchange for P. 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