2025–26 Montreal Canadiens season

2025–26 Montreal Canadiens
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2025–26 record38–21–10
Home record20–13–2
Road record18–8–8
Goals for244
Goals against228
Team information
General managerKent Hughes
CoachMartin St. Louis
CaptainNick Suzuki
Alternate captainsBrendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson
ArenaBell Centre
Minor league affiliatesLaval Rocket (AHL)
Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsCole Caufield (43)
AssistsNick Suzuki (61)
PointsNick Suzuki (85)
Penalty minutesArber Xhekaj (108)
Plus/minusNick Suzuki (+27)
WinsJakub Dobes (22)
Goals against averageJacob Fowler (2.72)

The 2025–26 Montreal Canadiens season is the franchise's 117th season since its establishment on December 4, 1909, and their 109th season (108th season of play) as member of the National Hockey League.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Buffalo Sabres 71 44 20 7 37 251 207 +44 95
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 69 43 21 5 34 251 192 +59 91
3 Montreal Canadiens 69 38 21 10 26 244 228 +16 86
4 Boston Bruins 70 39 23 8 29 234 217 +17 86
5 Detroit Red Wings 70 38 24 8 27 205 208 −3 84
6 Ottawa Senators 69 36 24 9 30 234 213 +21 81
7 Florida Panthers 69 34 32 3 27 206 229 −23 71
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 71 29 29 13 21 221 250 −29 71
Updated to game(s) played on March 21, 2026. Source: National Hockey League[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Boston Bruins 70 39 23 8 29 234 217 +17 86
2 ME New York Islanders 71 40 26 5 26 206 202 +4 85
3 AT Detroit Red Wings 70 38 24 8 27 205 208 −3 84
4 AT Ottawa Senators 69 36 24 9 30 234 213 +21 81
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 69 34 23 12 21 202 211 −9 80
6 ME Washington Capitals 71 35 27 9 30 220 208 +12 79
7 ME New Jersey Devils 69 35 32 2 23 187 209 −22 72
8 AT Florida Panthers 69 34 32 3 27 206 229 −23 71
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 71 29 29 13 21 221 250 −29 71
10 ME New York Rangers 70 28 33 9 19 198 224 −26 65
Updated to game(s) played on March 22, 2026. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 25, 2025.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.[10]

2025–26 game log
March: 5–4–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
60 March 3 Montreal 5–7 San Jose Dobes 17,435 33–18–9 75 [70]
61 March 6 Montreal 5–6 Anaheim SO Montembeault 14,470 33–18–10 76 [71]
62 March 7 Montreal 4–3 Los Angeles Dobes 18,145 34–18–10 78 [72]
63 March 10 Toronto 1–3 Montreal Dobes 20,962 35–18–10 80 [73]
64 March 11 Montreal 3–2 Ottawa Fowler 17,229 36–18–10 82 [74]
65 March 14 San Jose 4–2 Montreal Dobes 20,962 36–19–10 82 [75]
66 March 15 Anaheim 4–3 Montreal Fowler 20,962 36–20–10 82 [76]
67 March 17 Boston 2–3 Montreal OT Dobes 20,962 37–20–10 84 [77]
68 March 19 Montreal 1–3 Detroit Dobes 19,515 37–21–10 84 [78]
69 March 21 NY Islanders 3–7 Montreal Fowler 20,962 38–21–10 86 [79]
70 March 24 Carolina Montreal
71 March 26 Columbus Montreal
72 March 28 Montreal Nashville
73 March 29 Montreal Carolina
74 March 31 Montreal Tampa Bay

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Roster

Updated March 18, 2026[80][81]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
17 Josh Anderson  RW R 31 2020 Burlington, Ontario
76 Zachary Bolduc LW L 23 2025 Trois-Rivières, Quebec
45 Alexandre Carrier D R 29 2024 Quebec City, Quebec
13 Cole Caufield RW R 25 2019 Mosinee, Wisconsin
77 Kirby Dach  C R 25 2022 Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
24 Phillip Danault C L 33 2025 Victoriaville, Quebec
93 Ivan Demidov RW L 20 2024 Sergiyev Posad, Russia
75 Jakub Dobeš G L 24 2020 Ostrava, Czech Republic
53 Noah Dobson D R 26 2025 Summerside, Prince Edward Island
71 Jake Evans C R 29 2014 Toronto, Ontario
32 Jacob Fowler G L 22 2023 Melbourne, Florida
11 Brendan Gallagher (A) RW R 33 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
21 Kaiden Guhle D L 24 2020 Sherwood Park, Alberta
48 Lane Hutson D L 22 2022 Holland, Michigan
91 Oliver Kapanen C R 22 2021 Timrå, Sweden
92 Patrik Laine  RW R 27 2024 Tampere, Finland
8 Mike Matheson (A) D L 32 2022 Pointe-Claire, Quebec
35 Sam Montembeault G L 29 2021 Bécancour, Quebec
15 Alex Newhook C L 25 2023 St. John's, Newfoundland
20 Juraj Slafkovský LW L 21 2022 Košice, Slovakia
47 Jayden Struble D L 24 2019 Cumberland, Rhode Island
14 Nick Suzuki (C) C R 26 2018 London, Ontario
85 Alexandre Texier LW L 26 2025 Saint-Martin-d'Heres, France
90 Joe Veleno C L 26 2025 Kirkland, Quebec
72 Arber Xhekaj D L 25 2021 Hamilton, Ontario

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded Ref
Jakub Dobes NHL Third Star of the Month November 1, 2025 [82]
Juraj Slafkovsky NHL Third Star of the Week December 29, 2025 [83]
Ivan Demidov NHL Rookie of the Month January 1, 2026 [84]

Milestones

Regular season
Oliver Kapanen 1st career NHL goal October 8, 2025 [85]
Zachary Bolduc 100th career NHL game October 11, 2025 [86]
Alexandre Carrier 300th career NHL game October 14, 2025 [87]
Alex Newhook 300th career NHL game October 14, 2025 [88]
Noah Dobson 400th career NHL game November 1, 2025 [89]
Cole Caufield 300th career NHL game November 4, 2025 [90]
Lane Hutson 100th career NHL game November 11, 2025 [91]
Jared Davidson 1st career NHL game November 15, 2025 [92]
Mike Matheson 200th career NHL assist November 22, 2025 [93][94]
Florian Xhekaj 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
November 22, 2025 [95]
Adam Engstrom 1st career NHL game November 26, 2025 [96]
Nick Suzuki 400th career NHL point November 26, 2025 [97]
Jared Davidson 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
December 7, 2025 [98]
Jacob Fowler 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL win
December 11, 2025 [99]
Owen Beck 1st career NHL goal December 20, 2025 [100]
Jacob Fowler 1st career NHL shutout December 20, 2025 [101]
Lane Hutson 100th career NHL point December 20, 2025 [102]
Noah Dobson 200th career NHL assist December 30, 2025 [103][104]
Arber Xhekaj 200th career NHL game December 30, 2025 [105]
Phillip Danault 400th career NHL point January 4, 2026 [106]
Alexandre Texier 100th career NHL point January 7, 2026 [107]
Alexandre Texier 1st career NHL hat-trick January 8, 2026 [108]
Nick Suzuki 500th career NHL game January 10, 2026 [109]
Alexandre Carrier 100th career NHL point January 12, 2026 [110]

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 27, 2025 To New York Islanders
CGY 1st-round pick in 2025 (16th overall)
1st-round pick in 2025 (17th overall)
Emil Heineman
To Montreal Canadiens
Noah Dobson
[111]
June 28, 2025 To Carolina Hurricanes
PIT 2nd-round pick in 2025 (41st overall)
2nd-round pick in 2025 (49th overall)
To Montreal Canadiens
CHI 2nd-round pick in 2025 (34th overall)
6th-round pick in 2025 (189th overall)
[112]
June 28, 2025 To Boston Bruins
VAN 3rd-round pick in 2025 (79th overall)
DET 4th-round pick in 2025 (108th overall)
To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick in 2025 (69th overall)
[113]
June 30, 2025 To Carolina Hurricanes
Cayden Primeau
To Montreal Canadiens
7th-round pick in 2026
[114]
July 1, 2025 To St. Louis Blues
Logan Mailloux
To Montreal Canadiens
Zachary Bolduc
[115]
September 5, 2025 To San Jose Sharks
Carey Price
5th-round pick in 2026
To Montreal Canadiens
Gannon Laroque
[116]
March 13, 2026 To Ottawa Senators
Riley Kidney
To Montreal Canadiens
Jake Chiasson
Hunter Shepard
[117]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team (League) Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Alex Belzile New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [118]
Sammy Blais St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [119]
Nathan Clurman Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [118]
Kaapo Kahkonen Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [119]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Marc Del Gaizo Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [120]
July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16) Joe Veleno Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency [121]
November 23, 2025 (2025-11-23) Alexandre Texier St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [122]
November 27, 2025 (2025-11-27) Sammy Blais Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers [123]

Players lost

Date Player New team (League) Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Joel Armia Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free agency [124]
Christian Dvorak Philadelphia Flyers 1-year Free agency [125]
Michael Pezzetta Toronto Maple Leafs 2-year Free agency [126]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Rafael Harvey-Pinard Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [127]
July 4, 2025 (2025-07-04) Alex Barre-Boulet Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [128]
July 5, 2025 (2025-07-05) Xavier Simoneau Laval Rocket (AHL) 1-year Free agency [129]
July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11) Noel Hoefenmayer HC Sochi (KHL) 1-year Free agency [130]
October 6, 2025 (2025-10-06) Sammy Blais Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers [131]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27) Noah Dobson 8-year [111]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Sean Farrell 1-year [120]
July 3, 2025 (2025-07-03) William Trudeau 1-year [132]
July 6, 2025 (2025-07-06) Jakub Dobes 2-year [133]
July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28) Jayden Struble 2-year [134]
October 13, 2025 (2025-10-13) Lane Hutson 8-year [135]
November 28, 2025 (2025-11-28) Mike Matheson 5-year [136]
December 24, 2025 (2025-12-24) Bryce Pickford 3-year [137]

Draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27–28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
2 341 Alexander Zharovsky RW  Russia Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
3 692 Hayden Paupanekis C  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 81 Bryce Pickford D  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
3 823 Arseny Radkov G  Belarus Tyumensky Legion (MHL)
4 113 John Mooney C  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
5 145 Alexis Cournoyer G  Canada Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL)
6 177 Carlos Händel D  Germany Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6 1894 Andrew MacNiel D  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7 209 Max Vig D  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)

Notes

  1. The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2025 (41st overall) and a second-round pick in 2025 (49th overall) to Carolina in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2025 (189th overall), and this pick.[138]
    Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025 that sent a first-round pick in 2025 (29th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Dallas's second-round pick in 2025 (62nd overall), a fifth-round pick in 2027, and this pick.[139]
  2. The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to Montreal as a result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent Vancouver's third-round pick and Detroit's fourth-round pick both in 2025 (79th and 108th overall) to Boston in exchange for this pick.[140]
  3. The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024 that sent Jake Allen to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[141] The condition – Montreal will receive a second-round pick in 2025 if Allen plays in more than 40 games during the 2024–25 NHL season – was not converted when it became unfeasible for Allen to reach this threshold based on remaining team schedule in mid-March 2025.[142]
  4. The Carolina Hurricanes' sixth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2025 (41st overall) and a second-round pick in 2025 (49th overall) to Carolina in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick in 2025 (34th overall), and this pick.[138]

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    Game #100 tn

    #GoHabsGo"
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    1st home opener. 300th game.

    #GoHabsGo"
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    All good things come in 3(00)s!

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    #GoHabsGo"
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    #GoHabsGo"
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    #GoHabsGo"
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    Félicitations!

    You only get one first game. Congrats, Davy!

    #GoHabsGo"
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    How Swede it is

    #GoHabsGo"
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    Keep 'em coming, Cap

    #GoHabsGo"
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    Davy's first NHL point and you better believe Lane knew it

    #GoHabsGo"
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    BECK'S FIRST NHL GOAL!!!

    #GoHabsGo"
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    #GoHabsGo"
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    The truth is... He is Iron Man. Congrats, Nick!

    #GoHabsGo"
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    The Canadiens have acquired the 34th and 189th overall picks from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the 41st and 49th overall picks in the 2025 NHL Draft

    #GoHabsGo | #RepêchageLNH | #NHLDraft"
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    The Canadiens have acquired the 69th overall pick from the Boston Bruins in exchange for the 79th and 108th overall picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.

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