2007–08 Montreal Canadiens season

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 2007–08 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 99th season of play and 91st in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins by four games to three in the Eastern Conference Quarter-final before being eliminated four games to one by the Philadelphia Flyers in the Conference Semi-final.

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Offseason events

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Regular season

Although some media picked the Canadiens to not make the playoffs, the team surprised the league with a large improvement in its play. The club won the Northeast Division title and placed first in the Eastern Conference. It was the team's first divisional title since the 1991–92 season. The team had not placed first in the Conference since the 1988–89 season.

The Canadiens retired two jersey numbers during the season with pre-game ceremonies at the Bell Centre. On November 19, 2007, the number 19 of defenceman Larry Robinson, a former member of the Big Three, was retired. On February 23, 2008, the number 23 of forward Bob Gainey was retired.

The Canadiens finished the regular season leading the NHL in power-play goals scored (90) and power-play percentage (24.06%). They also tied the Florida Panthers for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with three.[1]

Highlights

  • On October 10, 2007, goaltender Carey Price made his NHL debut, leading the Canadiens to a 3–2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.[2]
  • On January 11, 2008, defenceman Andrei Markov was named to the All-Star Game starting roster.[3]
  • On February 19, 2008, the Montreal Canadiens came back from a 0–5 deficit against the New York Rangers to win the game in a shootout 6–5. This marks the first time in the franchise's 99-year history that they have ever come back to win a game after going down 0–5. This game was compared to some of the greatest games in team history.
  • On March 1, 2008, the Montreal Canadiens took first place in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 1993 with a 2–1 win over the New Jersey Devils.
  • On March 22, 2008, the Montreal Canadiens won their 11th consecutive game against the Boston Bruins dating back to March 2007, besting their previous win streak over the Bruins of 10–0 from the 1956–57 NHL season.

Standings

Final standings

Northeast Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
2 Ottawa Senators 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
3 Boston Bruins 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
4 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 36 35 11 231 260 83

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Montreal Canadiens NE 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
2 y – Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 27 8 247 216 102
3 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 43 31 8 242 231 94
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 29 7 206 197 99
5 New York Rangers AT 82 42 27 13 213 199 97
6 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 42 29 11 248 233 95
7 Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
8 Boston Bruins NE 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
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9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 43 33 6 252 249 92
10 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 38 35 9 216 226 85
12 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 36 35 11 231 260 83
13 New York Islanders AT 82 35 38 9 194 243 79
14 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 34 40 8 216 272 76
15 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 31 42 9 223 267 71

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)


Playoffs

Template:Main article The Montreal Canadiens clinched a playoff spot following a 7–5 victory against the Ottawa Senators on March 24, 2008, their 77th game of the season. They were the first team in the East to clinch a spot in the playoffs, won the Northeast Division and finished first in the Eastern Conference with 104 points, their highest total since the 1988–89 season.

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Boston Bruins

This was the 31st playoff meeting between these two Original Six rivals, with Montreal winning twenty-three of the thirty previous series. They last met in the 2004 Eastern Conference quarterfinals where Montreal won in seven games. Montreal won all eight games during this year's regular season series. The Canadiens held off Boston winning the series in seven games.

Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Montreal winning three of the four previous series. They last met in the 1989 Prince of Wales Conference Final where Montreal won in six games. Montreal swept this year's four game regular season series. Despite this, the Flyers eliminated the Canadiens in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won | 1 || October 3 || Montreal || 3–2 || Carolina || OT || Huet || 18,680 || 1–0–0 || 2 || W |- Template:Game-otl | 2 || October 6 || Montreal || 3–4 || Toronto || OT || Huet || 19,476 || 1–0–1 || 3 || OTL |- Template:Game-won | 3 || October 10 || Montreal || 3–2 || Pittsburgh || || Price || 17,006 || 2–0–1 || 5 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 4 || October 13 || Carolina || 3–1 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 2–1–1 || 5 || L |- Template:Game-otl | 5 || October 16 || Florida || 2–1 || Montreal || SO || Huet || 21,273 || 2–1–2 || 6 || OTL |- Template:Game-lost | 6 || October 18 || Montreal || 3–4 || Ottawa || || Price || 20,019 || 2–2–2 || 6 || L |- Template:Game-won | 7 || October 20 || Buffalo || 2–4 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 3–2–2 || 8 || W |- Template:Game-won | 8 || October 22 || Boston || 1–6 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 4–2–2 || 10 || W |- Template:Game-won | 9 || October 26 || Montreal || 7–4 || Carolina || || Huet||16,796 || 5–2–2 || 12 || W |- Template:Game-won | 10 || October 27 || Montreal || 4–3 || Pittsburgh || SO || Price || 17,085 || 6–2–2 || 14 || W |- Template:Game-otl | 11 || October 30 || Atlanta || 3–2 || Montreal || SO || Price || 21,273 || 6–2–3 || 15 || OTL |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won | 12 || November 1 || Philadelphia || 2–5 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 7–2–3 || 17 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 13 || November 3 || Toronto || 3–2 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 7–3–3 || 17 || L |- Template:Game-won | 14 || November 5 || Buffalo || 0–2 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 8–3–3 || 19 || W |- Template:Game-won | 15 || November 8 || Montreal || 2–1 || Boston || || Price || 15,183 || 9–3–3 || 21 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 16 || November 10 || Montreal || 1–3 || Ottawa || || Huet || 20,065 || 9–4–3 || 21 || L |- Template:Game-won | 17 || November 13 || Montreal || 4–3 || Toronto || OT || Price || 19,595 || 10–4–3 || 23 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 18 || November 16 || Montreal || 1–4 || Buffalo || || Huet || 18,690 || 10–5–3 || 23 || L |- Template:Game-won | 19 || November 17 || Boston || 4–7 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 11–5–3 || 25 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 20 || November 19 || Ottawa || 4–2 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 11–6–3 || 25 || L |- Template:Game-won | 21 || November 21 || Montreal || 4–1 || NY Islanders || || Huet || 13,153 || 12–6–3 || 27 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 22 || November 23 || Montreal || 2–4 || Buffalo || || Price || 18,690 || 12–7–3 || 27 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 23 || November 24 || Buffalo || 3–0 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 12–8–3 || 27 || L |- Template:Game-won | 24 || November 27 || Montreal || 4–3 || Toronto || SO || Price || 19,608 || 13–8–3 || 29 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 25 || November 30 || Montreal || 0–4 || New Jersey || || Price || 15,081 || 13–9–3 || 29 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-otl | 26 || December 1 || Nashville || 5–4 || Montreal || SO || Huet || 21,273 || 13–9–4 || 30 || OTL |- Template:Game-lost | 27 || December 4 || Detroit || 4–1 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 13–10–4 || 30 || L |- Template:Game-won | 28 || December 6 || Montreal || 4–2 || Boston || || Price || 14,977 || 14–10–4 || 32 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 29 || December 8 || Carolina || 5–1 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 14–11–4 || 32 || L |- Template:Game-otl | 30 || December 11 || Tampa Bay || 3–2 || Montreal || SO || Price || 21,273 || 14–11–5 || 33 || OTL |- Template:Game-won | 31 || December 13 || Montreal || 4–1 || Philadelphia || || Price || 19,322 || 15–11–5 || 35 || W |- Template:Game-won | 32 || December 15 || Toronto || 1–4 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 16–11–5 || 37 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 33 || December 18 || Florida || 3–2 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 16–12–5 || 37 || L |- Template:Game-won | 34 || December 20 || Montreal || 5–2 || Washington || || Huet || 12,670 || 17–12–5 || 39 || W |- Template:Game-otl | 35 || December 22 || Montreal || 2–3 || Atlanta || SO || Huet || 17,153 || 17–12–6 || 40 || OTL |- Template:Game-lost | 36 || December 23 || Montreal || 1–4 || Dallas || || Price || 18,185 || 17–13–6 || 40 || L |- Template:Game-won | 37 || December 27 || Montreal || 5–2 || Tampa Bay || || Huet || 20,294 || 18–13–6 || 42 || W |- Template:Game-won | 38 || December 28 || Montreal || 5–1 || Florida || || Huet || 19,838 || 19–13–6 || 44 || W |- Template:Game-otl | 39 || December 30 || Montreal || 3–4 || NY Rangers || OT || Huet || 18,200 || 19–13–7 || 45 || OTL |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won | 40 || January 3 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–6 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 20–13–7 || 47 || W |- Template:Game-otl | 41 || January 5 || Washington Capitals || 5–4 || Montreal || OT || Price || 21,273 || 20–13–8 || 48 || OTL |- Template:Game-won | 42 || January 8 || Chicago Blackhawks || 3–4 || Montreal || OT || Huet || 21,273 || 21–13–8 || 50 || W |- Template:Game-won | 43 || January 10 || Montreal || 5–2 || Boston Bruins || || Huet || 17,565 || 22–13–8 || 52 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 44 || January 12 || Montreal || 1–4 || New York Rangers || || Huet || 18,200 || 22–14–8 || 52 || L |- Template:Game-won | 45 || January 15 || Montreal || 3–1 || New York Islanders || || Huet || 11,439 || 23–14–8 || 54 || W |- Template:Game-won | 46 || January 17 || Montreal || 3–2 || Atlanta Thrashers || SO || Huet || 16,181 || 24–14–8 || 56 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 47 || January 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 24–15–8 || 56 || L |- Template:Game-won | 48 || January 22 || Boston Bruins || 2–8 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 25–15–8 || 58 || W |- Template:Game-won | 49 || January 24 || Montreal || 4–3 || New Jersey Devils || || Huet || 14,257 || 26–15–8 || 60 || W |- Template:Game-won | 50 || January 29 || Washington Capitals || 0–4 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 27–15–8 || 62 || W |- Template:Game-otl | 51 || January 31 || Montreal || 4–5 || Washington Capitals || OT || Huet || 14,930 || 27–15–9 || 63 || OTL |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won | 52 || February 2 || New York Islanders || 1–4 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 28–15–9 || 65 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 53 || February 3 || New York Rangers || 5–3 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 28–16–9 || 65 || L |- Template:Game-won | 54 || February 5 || Ottawa Senators || 3–4 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 29–16–9 || 67 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 55 || February 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 29–17–9 || 67 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 56 || February 9 || Montreal || 1–6 || Ottawa Senators || || Huet || 20,292 || 29–18–9 || 67 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 57 || February 12 || Montreal || 2–3 || Tampa Bay Lightning || || Huet || 17,420 || 29–19–9 || 67 || L |- Template:Game-won | 58 || February 13 || Montreal || 2–1 || Florida Panthers || OT || Price || 17,100 || 30–19–9 || 69 || W |- Template:Game-won | 59 || February 16 || Philadelphia Flyers || 0–1 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 31–19–9 || 71 || W |- Template:Game-won | 60 || February 17 || Montreal || 5–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Price || 19,611 || 32–19–9 || 73 || W |- Template:Game-won | 61 || February 19 || New York Rangers || 5–6 || Montreal || SO || Huet || 21,273 || 33–19–9 || 75 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 62 || February 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Montreal || || Huet || 21,273 || 33–20–9 || 75 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 63 || February 23 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 3–0 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 33–21–9 || 75 || L |- Template:Game-won | 64 || February 26 || Atlanta Thrashers || 1–5 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 34–21–9 || 77 || W |- Template:Game-won | 65 || February 29 || Montreal || 6–2 || Buffalo Sabres || || Price || 18,690 || 35–21–9 || 79 || W |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won | 66 || March 1 || New Jersey Devils || 1–2 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 36–21–9 || 81 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 67 || March 3 || Montreal || 4–6 || San Jose Sharks || || Price || 17,496 || 36–22–9 || 81 || L |- Template:Game-won | 68 || March 6 || Montreal || 4–2 || Phoenix Coyotes || || Price || 14,841 || 37–22–9 || 83 || W |- Template:Game-won | 69 || March 8 || Montreal || 5–2 || Los Angeles Kings || || Halak || 18,118 || 38–22–9 || 85 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 70 || March 9 || Montreal || 1–3 || Anaheim Ducks || || Price || 17,174 || 38–23–9 || 85 || L |- Template:Game-won | 71 || March 11 || New Jersey Devils || 0–4 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 39–23–9 || 87 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 72 || March 13 || Ottawa Senators || 3–0 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 39–24–9 || 87 || L |- Template:Game-won | 73 || March 15 || New York Islanders || 0–3 || Montreal || || Halak || 21,273 || 40–24–9 || 89 || W |- Template:Game-otl | 74 || March 18 || St. Louis Blues || 4–3 || Montreal || SO || Halak || 21,273 || 40–24–10 || 90 || OTL |- Template:Game-won | 75 || March 20 || Montreal || 4–2 || Boston Bruins || || Price || 17,565 || 41–24–10 || 92 || W |- Template:Game-won | 76 || March 22 || Boston Bruins || 2–3 || Montreal || SO || Price || 21,273 || 42–24–10 || 94 || W |- Template:Game-won | 77 || March 24 || Ottawa Senators || 5–7 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 43–24–10 || 96 || W |- Template:Game-won | 78 || March 28 || Montreal || 4–3 || Buffalo Sabres || OT || Price || 18,690 || 44–24–10 || 98 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 79 || March 29 || Montreal || 2–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Halak || 19,584 || 44–25–10 || 98 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won | 80 || April 1 || Montreal || 3–0 || Ottawa Senators || || Price || 20,236 || 45–25–10 || 100 || W |- Template:Game-won | 81 || April 3 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–3 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 46–25–10 || 102 || W |- Template:Game-won | 82 || April 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–3 || Montreal || || Price || 21,273 || 47–25–10 || 104 || W |- Template:Game log section end |- | Legend:

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Playoffs

Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won | 1 || April 10 || Bell Centre ||Boston Bruins || 1–4 || Montreal || || Hnidy || S. Kostitsyn, A. Kostitsyn, Smolinski, Kostopoulos || Price || 21,273 || Montreal leads 1–0 || W |- Template:Game-won | 2 || April 12 || Bell Centre || Boston Bruins || 2–3 || Montreal || 1OT || Schaefer, Krejci|| Hamrlik, S. Kostitsyn, Kovalev || Price || 21,273 || Montreal leads 2–0 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 3 || April 13 || TD Banknorth Garden || Montreal || 1–2 || Boston Bruins || 1OT || Lucic, Savard || Kostopoulos || Price || 17,565 || Montreal leads 2–1 || L |- Template:Game-won | 4 || April 15 || TD Banknorth Garden || Montreal || 1–0 || Boston Bruins || || || Brisebois || Price || 17,565 || Montreal leads 3–1 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 5 || April 17 || Bell Centre || Boston Bruins || 5–1 || Montreal || || Kessel, Metropolit, Chara, Sturm, Sobotka || Kovalev || Price || 21,273 || Montreal leads 3–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 6 || April 19 || TD Banknorth Garden || Montreal || 4–5 || Boston Bruins || ||Kessel, Sobotka, Lucic, Kessel, Sturm || Higgins, Plekanec, Bouillon, Higgins|| Price || 17,565 || Series tied 3–3 || L |- Template:Game-won | 7 || April 21 || Bell Centre || Boston Bruins || 0–5 || Montreal || || || Komisarek, Streit, A. Kostitsyn (2), S. Kostitsyn || Price || 21,273 || Montreal wins 4–3 || W |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won | 1 || April 24 || Bell Centre || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–4 || Montreal || 1OT || Umberger, Dowd, Lupul || A. Kostitsyn, Kovalev (2), Kostopoulos || Price || 21,273 || Montreal leads 1–0 || W |- Template:Game-lost | 2 || April 26 || Bell Centre || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–2 || Montreal || || Umberger (2), Carter, Briere || Koivu, Markov || Price || 21,273 || Series tied 1–1 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 3 || April 28 || Wachovia Center || Montreal || 2–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Upshall, Richards, Umberger || Plekanec, Koivu || Price || 19,849 || Philadelphia leads 2–1 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 4 || April 30 || Wachovia Center || Montreal || 2–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || ||Umberger, Hartnell, Briere, Umberger || Plekanec, Koivu || Halak || 19,872 || Philadelphia leads 3–1 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 5 || May 3 || Bell Centre || Philadelphia Flyers || 6–4 || Montreal || || Umberger, Richards, Umberger, Hartnell, Upshall, Knuble|| Plekanec, Kovalev, Higgins, A. Kostitsyn || Price || 21,273 || Philadelphia wins 4–1 || L |- Template:Game log section end |- | Legend:

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Player statistics

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Regular season

Skaters

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Alexei Kovalev 82 35 49 84 18 70
Tomas Plekanec 81 29 40 69 15 42
Mark Streit 81 13 49 62 −6 28
Andrei Markov 82 16 42 58 1 63
Saku Koivu 77 16 40 56 −4 93
Andrei Kostitsyn 78 26 27 53 15 28
Chris Higgins 81 27 25 52 0 20
Michael Ryder 70 14 17 31 −4 30
Guillaume Latendresse 73 16 11 27 −2 41
Sergei Kostitsyn 52 9 18 27 9 51
Roman Hamrlik 77 5 21 26 7 38
Bryan Smolinski 64 8 17 25 −8 20
Maxim Lapierre 53 7 10 17 3 60
Michael Komisarek 75 4 13 17 9 101
Mathieu Dandenault 61 9 5 14 −11 34
Tom Kostopoulos 66 7 6 13 −3 113
Kyle Chipchura 36 4 7 11 −1 10
Patrice Brisebois 43 3 8 11 −2 26
Mikhail Grabovski 24 3 6 9 −4 8
Josh Gorges 63 0 9 9 0 32
Steve Begin 44 3 5 8 0 48
Francis Bouillon 74 2 6 8 9 61
Ryan O'Byrne 33 1 6 7 7 45
Carey Price (G) 41 0 2 2 0 0
Cristobal Huet (G) 39 0 1 1 0 0
Gregory Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 5
Matt D'Agostini 1 0 0 0 0 2
Corey Locke 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Garth Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% SA GAA
Carey Price 41 2414 24 12 3 103 3 .920 1282 2.56
Jaroslav Halak 6 285 2 1 1 10 1 .934 151 2.11
Cristobal Huet 39 2277 21 12 6 97 2 .916 1150 2.55
Combined 82 4976 47 25 10 210* 6 .919 2583 2.53

*The team has also allowed 6 game losing shootout goals and 6 empty net goals. These goals do not count towards a goalie's personal statistics.

Playoffs

Skaters

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Alexei Kovalev 12 5 6 11 −4 8
Tomas Plekanec 12 4 5 9 −1 2
Saku Koivu 7 3 6 9 1 4
Andrei Kostitsyn 12 5 3 8 −4 2
Sergei Kostitsyn 12 3 5 8 5 14
Patrice Brisebois 10 1 5 6 −3 6
Chris Higgins 12 3 2 5 1 2
Tom Kostopoulos 12 3 1 4 −1 6
Mark Streit 11 1 3 4 −1 8
Andrei Markov 12 1 3 4 0 8
Mike Komisarek 12 1 2 3 3 18
Bryan Smolinski 12 1 2 3 1 2
Francis Bouillon 7 1 2 3 0 4
Roman Hamrlik 12 1 2 3 −3 8
Steve Begin 12 0 3 3 1 8
Josh Gorges 12 0 3 3 −2 0
Maxim Lapierre 12 0 3 3 −5 6
Guillaume Latendresse 8 0 1 1 −5 19
Michael Ryder 4 0 0 0 1 2
Ryan O'Byrne 4 0 0 0 −2 0
Mathieu Dandenault 9 0 0 0 −3 2
Carey Price (G) 11 0 0 0 0 2
Jaroslav Halak (G) 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Player GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% SA GAA
Carey Price 11 648 5 6 30 2 .901 305 2.78
Jaroslav Halak 2 76 0 0 3 0 .889 28 2.34
COMBINED 12 724 5 7 33 2 .900 333 2.70

*The team has also allowed 2 empty net goals. These goals do not count towards a goalie's personal statistics.

Awards and records

Awards

Team awards

On April 5, following the final home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team announced its award winners for the season.

Player Award Notes
Alexei Kovalev Molson Cup Awarded to the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and with the most "three stars" recognitions.
Mark Streit (2) Jacques Beauchamp Trophy Awarded by the Sports Writers Association of Montreal to a player for recognition of his outstanding achievement in the game of hockey.

National Hockey League awards

Records

  • February 19 win against the New York Rangers was the largest comeback in franchise history after being down 0–5.[4]

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Roman Hamrlik 1,000th NHL career game October 3, 2007
Carey Price 1st NHL career game
1st NHL career win		 October 10, 2007
Kyle Chipchura 1st NHL career game October 10, 2007
Kyle Chipchura 1st NHL career goal
1st NHL career point		 October 20, 2007
Mikhail Grabovski 1st NHL career point October 20, 2007
Bryan Smolinski 1,000th NHL career game October 22, 2007
Mikhail Grabovski 1st NHL career goal October 22, 2007
Alexei Kovalev 1,000th NHL career game
800th NHL career point		 October 26, 2007
Alexei Kovalev 100th NHL power play career goal November 17, 2007
Ryan O'Byrne 1st NHL career game
1st NHL career point		 December 6, 2007
Sergei Kostitsyn 1st NHL career game December 13, 2007
Sergei Kostitsyn 1st NHL career point December 15, 2007
Mathieu Dandenault 800th NHL career game December 20, 2007
Sergei Kostitsyn 1st NHL career goal December 20, 2007
Saku Koivu 400th NHL career assist January 3, 2008
Corey Locke 1st career NHL game January 3, 2008
Francis Bouillon 400th NHL career game January 22, 2008
Saku Koivu 700th NHL career game January 31, 2008
Carey Price 1st NHL career assist
1st NHL career point		 February 9, 2008
Carey Price 1st NHL career shutout February 16, 2008
Ryan O'Byrne 1st NHL goal March 3, 2008
Alexei Kovalev 500th NHL career assist March 6, 2008
Patrice Brisebois 400th NHL career point March 8, 2008
Matt D'Agostini 1st NHL career game April 3, 2008
Gregory Stewart 1st NHL career game April 5, 2008
Maxime Lapierre 100th NHL career game April 5, 2008
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Mike Komisarek 1st NHL career playoff assist
1st NHL career playoff point		 April 10, 2008
Andrei Kostitsyn 1st NHL career playoff game
1st NHL career playoff goal
1st NHL career playoff point		 April 10, 2008
Sergei Kostitsyn 1st NHL career playoff game
1st NHL career playoff goal
1st NHL career playoff point		 April 10, 2008
Tom Kostopoulos 1st NHL career playoff game
1st NHL career playoff goal
1st NHL career playoff assist
1st NHL career playoff point		 April 10, 2008
Maxim Lapierre 1st NHL career playoff game
1st NHL career playoff assist
1st NHL career playoff point		 April 10, 2008
Guillaume Latendresse 1st NHL career playoff game April 10, 2008
Carey Price 1st NHL career playoff game
1st NHL career playoff win		 April 10, 2008
Mark Streit 1st NHL career playoff assist
1st NHL career playoff point		 April 10, 2008
Andrei Kostitsyn 1st NHL career playoff assist April 15, 2008
Ryan O'Byrne 1st NHL career playoff game April 15, 2008
Carey Price 1st NHL career playoff shutout April 15, 2008
Sergei Kostitsyn 1st NHL career playoff assist April 19, 2008
Tomas Plekanec 1st NHL career playoff goal April 19, 2008
Mike Komisarek 1st NHL career playoff goal April 21, 2008
Mark Streit 1st NHL career playoff goal April 21, 2008
Jaroslav Halak 1st NHL career playoff game April 28, 2008
Guillaume Latendresse 1st NHL career playoff assist
1st NHL career playoff point		 April 28, 2008

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

June 16, 2007 To Chicago Blackhawks
Sergei Samsonov 		To Montreal Canadiens
Jassen Cullimore
Tony Salmelainen
June 23, 2007 To Carolina Hurricanes
Michael Leighton 		To Montreal Canadiens
192nd overall pick in 2007
November 15, 2007 To Florida Panthers
Garth Murray 		To Montreal Canadiens
Claimed off waivers
February 8, 2008 To Detroit Red Wings
Francis Lemieux 		To Montreal Canadiens
Brett Engelhardt
February 18, 2008 To Phoenix Coyotes
Cory Urquhart 		To Montreal Canadiens
Olivier Latendresse
February 26, 2008 To Washington Capitals
Cristobal Huet 		To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2009

Free agents

Free agent acquisitions

Player Former team Contract terms
Roman Hamrlik Calgary Flames 4 years, $22 million
Bryan Smolinski Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $2 million
Tom Kostopoulos Los Angeles Kings 2 years, $1.8 million
Jamie Rivers St. Louis Blues 1 year, $525,000
Patrice Brisebois Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $700,000
Brock Trotter University of Denver 3 years, minor league contract

Players lost to free agency

Player New team
Radek Bonk Nashville Predators
Dan Jancevski Tampa Bay Lightning
Sheldon Souray Edmonton Oilers
David Aebischer Phoenix Coyotes
Mike Johnson St. Louis Blues
Janne Niinimaa HC Davos

Draft picks

Montreal's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio.[5]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 12 Ryan McDonagh Defence Template:Flagu Cretin-Derham Hall (USHS-MN)
1 22 Max Pacioretty Left wing Template:Flagu Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
2 43 P. K. Subban Defence Template:Flagu Belleville Bulls (OHL)
3 65 Olivier Fortier Centre Template:Flagu Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
3 73 Yannick Weber Defence Template:Flagu Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5 133 Joe Stejskal Defence Template:Flagu Grand Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
5 142 Andrew Conboy Left wing Template:Flagu Omaha Lancers (USHL)
6 163 Nichlas Torp Defence Template:Flagu HV71 (Elitserien)
7 192 Scott Kishel Defence Template:Flagu Virginia High School (USHS-MN)

Farm teams

Hamilton Bulldogs

The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2007–08.

Cincinnati Cyclones

Montreal has a joint affiliation with the Nashville Predators for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2007–08.

See also

References

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