2022–23 Montreal Canadiens season

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2022–23 Montreal Canadiens
Division 8th Atlantic
Conference 15th Eastern
2022–23 record 31–45–6
Home record 17–21–3
Road record 14–24–3
Goals for 232
Goals against 307
Team information
General Manager Kent Hughes
Coach Martin St. Louis
Captain Nick Suzuki
Alternate captains Joel Edmundson
Brendan Gallagher
Arena Bell Centre
Team leaders
Goals Cole Caufield
Nick Suzuki (26)
Assists Nick Suzuki (40)
Points Nick Suzuki (66)
Penalties in minutes Arber Xhekaj (101)
Plus/minus Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Mike Matheson (+7)
Wins Sam Montembeault (16)
Goals against average Sam Montembeault (3.42)
<2021–22 2023–24>

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 after a loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.[1]

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 Suzuki 82 26 40 66 −13 33
Kirby Dach 58 14 24 38 −2 43
Cole Caufield 46 26 10 36 −10 2
Mike Hoffman 67 14 20 34 −10 28
Mike Matheson 48 8 26 34 +7 33
Josh Anderson 69 21 11 32 −8 72
Jonathan Drouin 58 2 27 29 −18 18
Christian Dvorak 64 10 18 28 −12 6
Rafael Harvey-Pinard 34 14 6 20 +7 10
David Savard 62 3 17 20 −14 40
Jake Evans 54 2 17 19 −5 28
Kaiden Guhle 44 4 14 18 −19 27
Evgenii Dadonov 50 4 14 18 −10 16
Sean Monahan 25 6 11 17 −5 16
Jordan Harris 65 4 13 17 −3 26
Jesse Ylonen 37 6 10 16 −11 0
Michael Pezzetta 63 7 8 15 −4 77
Rem Pitlick 46 6 9 15 −15 22
Justin Barron 39 4 11 15 −2 20
Johnathan Kovacevic 77 3 12 15 +3 39
Brendan Gallagher 37 8 6 14 −5 45
Joel Armia 43 7 7 14 −7 22
Alex Belzile 31 6 8 14 0 13
Arber Xhekaj 51 5 8 13 −9 101
Joel Edmundson 61 2 11 13 −29 58
Juraj Slafkovsky 39 4 6 10 −13 33
Denis Gurianov 23 5 3 8 −7 6
Chris Tierney 23 1 6 7 −7 4
Chris Wideman 46 0 6 6 −6 81
Anthony Richard 13 3 2 5 +2 6
Lucas Condotta 1 1 0 1 0 0
Sean Farrell 6 1 0 1 −2 0
Joel Teasdale 2 0 1 1 −2 0
Corey Schueneman 7 0 1 1 +1 0
Frederic Allard 3 0 0 0 +2 0
Owen Beck 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[96]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Allen 42 41 2,450:25 15 24 3 145 3.55 1335 .891 1 0 1 2
Sam Montembeault 40 39 2,333:51 16 19 3 133 3.42 1345 .901 0 0 0 0
Cayden Primeau 3 2 138:35 0 2 0 8 3.46 54 .852 0 0 0 0

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 July 16, 2022[97][98]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
34 Canada Jake Allen G L 33 2020 Fredericton, New Brunswick
17 Canada Josh Anderson RW R 30 2020 Burlington, Ontario
40 Finland Joel Armia RW R 31 2018 Pori, Finland
52 Canada Justin Barron D R 22 2022 Halifax, Nova Scotia
41 Canada Paul Byron (A) LW L 35 2015 Ottawa, Ontario
22 United States Cole Caufield RW R 23 2019 Mosinee, Wisconsin
Canada Kirby Dach (RFA) C R 23 2022 St. Albert, Alberta
63 Russia Evgenii Dadonov RW L 35 2022 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
92 Canada Jonathan Drouin LW L 29 2017 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
28 United States Christian Dvorak C L 28 2021 Palos, Illinois
44 Canada Joel Edmundson D L 30 2020 Brandon, Manitoba
71 Canada Jake Evans C R 28 2014 Toronto, Ontario
11 Canada Brendan Gallagher (A) RW R 32 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
54 United States Jordan Harris D L 23 2018 Haverhill, Massachusetts
68 Canada Mike Hoffman LW L 34 2021 Kitchener, Ontario
Canada Mike Matheson D L 30 2022 Pointe-Claire, Quebec
35 Canada Sam Montembeault (RFA) G L 27 2021 Bécancour, Quebec
55 Canada Michael Pezzetta LW L 26 2016 Toronto, Ontario
32 United States Rem Pitlick C L 27 2022 Ottawa, Ontario
31 Canada Carey Price G L 36 2005 Anahim Lake, British Columbia
58 Canada David Savard D R 33 2021 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Slovakia Juraj Slafkovsky LW L 20 2022 Kosice, Slovakia
14 Canada Nick Suzuki (A) C R 24 2018 London, Ontario
20 United States Chris Wideman D R 34 2021 St. Louis, Missouri


Awards and honours

Milestones