2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season
The 2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season was the 108th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 100th season in the National Hockey League.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
Player statistics
Final statsSkaters
| Player | ||||||
| 81 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 15 | 38 | |
| 76 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 10 | 62 | |
| 61 | 17 | 27 | 44 | −5 | 24 | |
| 81 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 21 | 29 | |
| 78 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 20 | 38 | |
| 82 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 5 | 35 | |
| 62 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 18 | 16 | |
| 68 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 110 | |
| 64 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 39 | |
| 73 | 18 | 10 | 28 | −1 | 8 | |
| 78 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 24 | |
| 80 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 22 | |
| 74 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 44 | |
| 78 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 38 | |
| 51 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |
| ‡ | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 76 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 71 | |
| 33 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |
| ‡ | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| ‡ | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −4 | 41 | |
| † | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| ‡ | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| † | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| † | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| † | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| † | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 17 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| † | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 10 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 7 |
Goaltenders
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 387:28 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1.86 | 179 | .933 | 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.
Suspensions/fines
Awards and honours
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded | Ref |
| NHL Third Star of the Week | October 31, 2016 | ||
| Shea Weber | NHL Second Star of the Month | November 1, 2016 | |
| NHL Third Star of the Week | March 6, 2017 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached | Ref |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 13, 2016 | ||
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 13, 2016 | ||
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 15, 2016 | |
| 100th Career NHL Point | October 18, 2016 | ||
| 100th Career NHL Assist | November 15, 2016 | ||
| 500th Career NHL Game | November 19, 2016 | ||
| Alex Galchenyuk | 300th Career NHL Game | December 4, 2016 | |
| Jeff Petry | 400th Career NHL Game | December 29, 2016 | |
| 800th Career NHL Game | December 31, 2016 | ||
| 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | January 7, 2017 | ||
| 100th Career NHL Game | January 20, 2017 | ||
| 200th Career NHL Game | January 21, 2017 | ||
| 200th Career NHL Game | February 7, 2017 | ||
| Max Pacioretty | 200th Career NHL Goal | February 9, 2017 | |
| 900th Career NHL Game | February 11, 2017 | ||
| 300th Career NHL Game | February 12, 2017 | ||
| Max Pacioretty | 400th Career NHL Point | February 28, 2017 | |
| Shea Weber | 300th Career NHL Assist | February 28, 2017 | |
| 100th Career NHL Point | March 12, 2017 | ||
| Alex Galchenyuk | 200th Career NHL Point | March 14, 2017 | |
| 500th Career NHL Game | March 14, 2017 | ||
| 600th Career NHL Game | March 19, 2017 | ||
| Max Pacioretty | 200th Career NHL Assist | April 1, 2017 | |
| Brandon Davidson | 100th Career NHL Game | April 7, 2017 |
| Player | Milestone | Reached | Ref |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 | ||
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 | ||
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 | ||
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 12, 2017 | ||
| Paul Byron | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 14, 2017 | |
| Phillip Danault | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 14, 2017 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2017 | ||
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 16, 2017 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Goal | April 22, 2017 | ||
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 22, 2017 |
Transactions
The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Lost via waivers
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 9 | Mikhail Sergachev | Defence |  Russia | Windsor Spitfires |
| 3 | 70 | William Bitten | Centre |  Canada | Flint Firebirds |
| 4 | 100 | Victor Mete | Defence | Canada | London Knights |
| 5 | 124 | Casey Staum | Defence |  United States | Hill-Murray Pioneers |
| 6 | 160 | Michael Pezzetta | Centre | Canada | Sudbury Wolves |
| 7 | 187 | Arvid Henrikson | Defence |  Sweden | AIK Jrs. |
;Notes
- The Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- This was actually the Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick, which went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015 that sent Brandon Prust to Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and this pick. The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick had previously gone to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Brian Flynn to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
- This was Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick, as the Canadiens' seventh-round pick had gone to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Torrey Mitchell to Montreal in exchange for Jack Nevins and this pick. The Jet's pick went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.