Notes and references
- Source: NHL Official Guide & Record Book
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This is a list of franchise records for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.
| Most points | 132 | 1976–77 |
| Most wins | 60 | 1976–77 |
| Most losses | 49 | 2021–22 |
| Most ties | 23 | 1962–63 |
| Most overtime losses | 16 | 2011–12 |
| Most goals for | 387 | 1976–77 |
| Most goals against | 319 | 2021–22 |
| Fewest points [1] | 55 | 2021–22 |
| Fewest wins [1] | 22 | 2021–22 |
| Fewest losses [1] | 8 [2] | 1976–77 |
| Fewest ties [1] | 5 | 1983–84 |
| Fewest goals for [1] | 155 | 1952–53 |
| Fewest goals against [1] | 131 [2] | 1955–56 |
| Most penalty minutes | 1847 | 1995–96 |
| Most shutouts | 22 [2] | 1928–29 |
| Most goals | 16 [2] | March 3, 1920 |
| Most goals against | 11 | 6 times |
| Biggest comeback | 5 | vs New York Rangers (February 19, 2008; after trailing 0–5 halfway into the game, the Canadiens scored five goals in regulation time, and won 6–5 in a shootout after overtime.) [3] |
| Winning streaks | ||
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| Overall | 12 | January 1, 1968 - February 3, 1968 |
| Home | 13 | November 2, 1943 - January 8, 1944, January 30, 1977 - March 26, 1977 |
| Away | 8 | December 18, 1977 - January 18, 1978, January 21, 1982 - February 21, 1982 |
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| Overall | 12 | February 13, 1926 - March 13, 1926 |
| Home | 7 | December 16, 1939 - January 18, 1940, October 28, 2000 - November 25, 2000 |
| Away | 10 | January 16, 1926 - March 13, 1926 |
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| Overall | 28 | December 18, 1977 - February 23, 1978 (23W, 5T) |
| Home | 34 [2] | November 1, 1976 - April 2, 1977 (28W, 6T) |
| Away | 23 [2] | November 27, 1974 - March 12, 1975 (14W, 9T) |
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| Overall | 12 | February 13, 1926 - March 13, 1926 (12L), November 28, 1935 - December 29, 1935 (8L, 4T) |
| Home | 15 | December 16, 1939 - March 7, 1940 (12L, 3T) |
| Away | 12 | November 26, 1933 - January 28, 1934 (8L, 4T), October 20, 1951 - December 13, 1951 (8L, 4T) |
| Most seasons | 20 | Henri Richard |
| Most games | 1256 | Henri Richard |
| Most goals | 544 | Maurice Richard |
| Most assists | 728 | Guy Lafleur |
| Most points | 1246 | Guy Lafleur (518G, 728A) |
| Most penalty minutes | 2248 | Chris Nilan |
| Most wins | 361 | Carey Price |
| Most shutouts | 75 | George Hainsworth |
| Most consecutive games played | 560 | Doug Jarvis |
| Most Stanley Cups | 17 | Jean Beliveau (10 as a player) (7 as an office executive) |
| Most goals | 60 | Steve Shutt (1976–77), Guy Lafleur (1977–78) |
| Most assists | 82 | Pete Mahovlich (1974–75) |
| Most points | 136 | Guy Lafleur(1976–77, 56G, 80A) |
| Most penalty minutes | 358 | Chris Nilan (1984–85) |
| Most points (defenceman) | 85 | Larry Robinson (1976–77, 19G, 66A) |
| Most points (rookie) | 71 | Mats Naslund (1982–83, 26G, 45A), Kjell Dahlin (1985–86, 32G, 39A) |
| Most shutouts | 22¹ | George Hainsworth (1928–29) |
| Most goals | 6 | Newsy Lalonde (January 10, 1920) |
| Most assists | 6 | Elmer Lach (February 6, 1943) |
| Most points | 8 | Maurice Richard (December 28, 1944, 5G, 3A), Bert Olmstead (January 9, 1954, 4G, 4A) |
| Most saves (playoff game) | 60 | Patrick Roy (April 25, 1994) [4] |
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The Montreal Canadiens, officially le Club de hockey Canadien and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Since 1996, the Canadiens have played their home games at Bell Centre, originally known as Molson Centre. The team previously played at the Montreal Forum, which housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships.
The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's (NHL) goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the thirty-two NHL general managers vote to determine the winner. It is named in honour of Georges Vezina, goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens from 1910 until 1925, who died in 1926 of tuberculosis. The trophy was first awarded after the 1926–27 NHL season and was awarded to the top goaltender. From 1946–47 to 1981–82, the trophy went to the goaltender(s) of the team allowing the fewest goals during the regular season; now, the William M. Jennings Trophy is awarded for this.
Guy Damien Lafleur, nicknamed "the Flower" and "Le Démon Blond", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was the first player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score 50 goals in six consecutive seasons as well as 50 goals and 100 points in six consecutive seasons. Between 1971 and 1991, Lafleur played right wing for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Quebec Nordiques in an NHL career spanning 17 seasons, and five Stanley Cup championships in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. Lafleur was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988, named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history in 2017, and was named to the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2022.
The 1917–18 NHL season was the first season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league was formed after the suspension of the National Hockey Association (NHA). Play was held in two halves, December 19 to February 4, and February 6 to March 6. The Canadiens won the first half, and Toronto the second half. The Montreal Wanderers withdrew early in January 1918 after their rink, the Westmount Arena, burned down. Toronto won the NHL playoff and then won the Stanley Cup by defeating the PCHA's Vancouver Millionaires three games to two in a best-of-five series.
The 1918–19 NHL season was the second season of the National Hockey League (NHL). While at first it was uncertain that the NHL would operate, and the possibility that National Hockey Association (NHA) would be resumed, the unfinished business of Eddie Livingstone's Toronto and Ottawa's NHA franchise, led to the NHL owners suspending the NHA again. Livingstone would attempt to overthrow the NHA management, and failing that, attempt to operate a rival league. The pre-season was filled with legal actions, deceptions and public verbal attacks. Ultimately, the NHL operated with three teams, in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. However, the season ended early with Toronto suspending operations, leaving Montreal and Ottawa to play off for the championship. Montreal would win the playoff and travel to Seattle for the Stanley Cup Finals. However, the championship series was not completed due to influenza infecting the whole Montreal team and causing the eventual death of Montreal's Joe Hall.
The 1992–93 NHL season was the 76th regular season of the National Hockey League. Each player wore a patch on their jersey throughout the season to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup. The league expanded to 24 teams with the addition of the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The 1967–68 NHL season was the 51st season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 12 teams, putting the new six in the newly created West Division, while the "Original Six" were all placed in the newly created East Division. The regular season schedule was expanded to 74 games per team and featured the first time all twelve teams played games on the same day on October 18, 1967. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup against the new St. Louis Blues, in four games.
The 1963–64 NHL season was the 47th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs won their third consecutive Stanley Cup by defeating the Detroit Red Wings four games to three in the final series.
The 1965–66 NHL season was the 49th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens won their second consecutive Stanley Cup as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two in the final series.
The 1955–56 NHL season was the 39th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup champions as they beat the Detroit Red Wings four games to one in the best-of-seven final series.
The 1929–30 NHL season was the 13th season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. The Montreal Canadiens upset the heavily favoured Boston Bruins two games to none in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The 1940–41 NHL season was the 24th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Seven teams each played 48 games. The Boston Bruins were the Stanley Cup winners as they swept the Detroit Red Wings four games to none in the final series.
The 1969–70 NHL season was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League. For the third straight season, the St. Louis Blues reached the Stanley Cup Finals, and for the third straight year, the winners of the expansion West Division were swept four games to none. This time, however, it was at the hands of the Boston Bruins, as the defending champions Montreal Canadiens narrowly missed the playoffs, something that did not happen again for the next quarter century. With both the Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs missing the 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs, it was the first time in league history that no Canadian team in the NHL qualified for the playoffs. It was also the final season that teams wore their colored jerseys at home until the 2003–04 season.
The 1970–71 NHL season was the 54th season of the National Hockey League. Two new teams, the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks made their debuts and were both put into the East Division. The Chicago Black Hawks were moved to the West Division. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup by beating the Black Hawks in seven games in the finals.
The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 68th season. The team is regarded to be the greatest NHL team ever composed. The Canadiens won their 20th Stanley Cup in 1976–77, taking the NHL championship. Montreal set new records for most wins (60) and points (132) in a season. Those records were not broken until the re-introduction of regular season overtime and the extension of the schedule to 82 games. The 1976–77 Canadiens continue to hold the all-time records for regulation wins as well as points per game (1.650). They outscored their opponents by 216 goals, a differential average of 2.7 goals per game.
The 1917–18 Toronto Hockey Club season was the first season of the new Toronto franchise in the newly organized National Hockey League (NHL). The team was intended as a 'temporary' franchise, operating without an official club nickname and without a formal organization separate from the Toronto Arena Company that managed the Arena Gardens. Despite this, the team came together to win the first NHL Championship, competing against existing teams that had transferred directly from the National Hockey Association (NHA). Toronto would go on to win the Stanley Cup by defeating the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champion Vancouver Millionaires – the first Stanley Cup for an NHL team and the second Cup for a Toronto team after the Toronto Blueshirts' victory in the 1913–14 season of the NHA. To this day, the Toronto Arenas are the only team in the four major North American sports to win the title in their first season as a franchise.
The 2008–09 Montreal Canadiens season was their 100th season and 92nd in the National Hockey League (NHL). While it was widely believed that the 2008–09 season marked the team's centennial, this would not be until the following season with the Canadiens' 100th anniversary taking place on December 4, 2009.
The 1917–18 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's ninth season and first as a member of the new National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens sided with other members of the National Hockey Association (NHA) and voted to suspend the NHA and start the NHL to expel the Toronto Blueshirts ownership. The Canadiens qualified for the playoffs by winning the first half of the season, but lost the playoff to the temporary Toronto franchise, made up of Blueshirts players.
The 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens season was the 110th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 102nd in the National Hockey League. Despite a strong effort, the Canadiens failed to qualify for the playoffs, marking the first time that the team missed back-to-back postseasons since the 2000–01 season. Finishing the season with 96 points, the Canadiens also tied the record for most points by a non-qualifying NHL team, joining the 2014–15 Boston Bruins and the 2017–18 Florida Panthers.
