2022–23 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2022–23 Montreal Canadiens season was the franchise's 114th season since its establishment on December 4, 1909, and their 106th season as member of the National Hockey League. On March 28, 2023, the Canadiens were eliminated from playoff contention following a regulation loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.[1]

2022–23 Montreal Canadiens
Division8th Atlantic
Conference15th Eastern
2022–23 record31–45–6
Home record17–21–3
Road record14–24–3
Goals for232
Goals against307
Team information
General managerKent Hughes
CoachMartin St. Louis
CaptainNick Suzuki
Alternate captainsJoel Edmundson
Brendan Gallagher
ArenaBell Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Laval Rocket (AHL)
Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsCole Caufield
Nick Suzuki (26)
AssistsNick Suzuki (40)
PointsNick Suzuki (66)
Penalty minutesArber Xhekaj (101)
Plus/minusRafael Harvey-Pinard
Mike Matheson (+7)
WinsSam Montembeault (16)
Goals against averageSam Montembeault (3.42)

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p Boston Bruins 82 65 12 5 54 305 177 +128 135
2 x Toronto Maple Leafs 82 50 21 11 42 279 222 +57 111
3 x Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 30 6 38 283 254 +29 98
4 x Florida Panthers 82 42 32 8 36 290 273 +17 92
5 e Buffalo Sabres 82 42 33 7 30 296 300 4 91
6 e Ottawa Senators 82 39 35 8 31 261 271 10 86
7 e Detroit Red Wings 82 35 37 10 28 240 279 39 80
8 e Montreal Canadiens 82 31 45 6 21 232 307 75 68
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)
e Eliminated from playoff contention; p Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x New York Islanders 82 42 31 9 36 243 222 +21 93
2 AT x Florida Panthers 82 42 32 8 36 290 273 +17 92
3 ME e Pittsburgh Penguins 82 40 31 11 31 262 264 2 91
4 AT e Buffalo Sabres 82 42 33 7 30 296 300 4 91
5 AT e Ottawa Senators 82 39 35 8 31 261 271 10 86
6 AT e Detroit Red Wings 82 35 37 10 28 240 279 39 80
7 ME e Washington Capitals 82 35 37 10 27 255 265 10 80
8 ME e Philadelphia Flyers 82 31 38 13 26 222 277 55 75
9 AT e Montreal Canadiens 82 31 45 6 21 232 307 75 68
10 ME e Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 48 9 15 214 330 116 59
Source: National Hockey League[3]
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)
e Eliminated from playoff contention; x Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022.[12]

2022–23 game log

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

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season[95]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Nick Suzuki82264066−1333
Kirby Dach58142438−243
Cole Caufield46261036−102
Mike Hoffman67142034−1028
Mike Matheson4882634+733
Josh Anderson69211132−872
Jonathan Drouin5822729−1818
Christian Dvorak64101828−126
Rafael Harvey-Pinard3414620+710
David Savard6231720−1440
Jake Evans5421719−528
Kaiden Guhle4441418−1927
Evgenii Dadonov5041418−1016
Sean Monahan2561117−516
Jordan Harris6541317−326
Jesse Ylonen3761016−110
Michael Pezzetta637815−477
Rem Pitlick466915−1522
Justin Barron3941115−220
Johnathan Kovacevic7731215+339
Brendan Gallagher378614−545
Joel Armia437714−722
Alex Belzile316814013
Arber Xhekaj515813−9101
Joel Edmundson6121113−2958
Juraj Slafkovsky394610−1333
Denis Gurianov23538−76
Chris Tierney23167−74
Chris Wideman46066−681
Anthony Richard13325+26
Lucas Condotta110100
Sean Farrell6101−20
Joel Teasdale2011−20
Corey Schueneman7011+10
Frederic Allard3000+20
Owen Beck1000−10

Goaltenders

Regular season[96]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Allen42412,450:25152431453.551335.8911012
Sam Montembeault40392,333:51161931333.421345.9010000
Cayden Primeau32138:3502083.4654.8520000

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.

Roster

Updated April 14, 2023[97][98]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
34 Canada Jake Allen G L 32 2020 Fredericton, New Brunswick
17 Canada Josh Anderson Injured Reserve RW R 29 2020 Burlington, Ontario
40 Finland Joel Armia RW R 29 2018 Pori, Finland
52 Canada Justin Barron D R 21 2022 Halifax, Nova Scotia
60 Canada Alex Belzile Injured Reserve RW R 31 2019 Saint-Éloi, Quebec
41 Canada Paul Byron Injured Reserve LW L 34 2015 Ottawa, Ontario
22 United States Cole Caufield Injured Reserve RW R 22 2019 Mosinee, Wisconsin
77 Canada Kirby Dach Injured Reserve C R 22 2022 St. Albert, Alberta
27 Canada Jonathan Drouin LW L 28 2017 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
28 United States Christian Dvorak Injured Reserve C L 27 2021 Palos, Illinois
44 Canada Joel Edmundson (A) D L 29 2020 Brandon, Manitoba
71 Canada Jake Evans C R 26 2014 Toronto, Ontario
57 United States Sean Farrell C L 21 2020 Milton, Massachusetts
11 Canada Brendan Gallagher (A) RW R 31 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
21 Canada Kaiden Guhle Injured Reserve D L 21 2020 Edmonton, Alberta
25 Russia Denis Gurianov RW L 25 2023 Togliatti, Russia
54 United States Jordan Harris Injured Reserve D L 22 2018 Haverhill, Massachusetts
68 Canada Mike Hoffman Injured Reserve LW L 33 2021 Kitchener, Ontario
26 Canada Johnathan Kovacevic D R 25 2022 Niagara Falls, Ontario
8 Canada Mike Matheson Injured Reserve D L 29 2022 Pointe-Claire, Quebec
91 Canada Sean Monahan Injured Reserve C L 28 2022 Brampton, Ontario
35 Canada Sam Montembeault G L 26 2021 Bécancour, Quebec
55 Canada Michael Pezzetta LW L 25 2016 Toronto, Ontario
32 United States Rem Pitlick C L 26 2022 Ottawa, Ontario
31 Canada Carey Price Injured Reserve G L 35 2005 Anahim Lake, British Columbia
58 Canada David Savard Injured Reserve D R 32 2021 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
20 Slovakia Juraj Slafkovsky Injured Reserve LW L 19 2022 Košice, Slovakia
14 Canada Nick Suzuki (C) C R 23 2018 London, Ontario
67 Canada Chris Tierney C L 28 2023 Keswick, Ontario
6 United States Chris Wideman D R 33 2021 St. Louis, Missouri
72 Canada Arber Xhekaj Injured Reserve D L 22 2021 Hamilton, Ontario

Awards and honours

Milestones

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