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 for the second consecutive season following a 3–2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.^[2]

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
Average attendance	21,078[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Laval Rocket (AHL) Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Cole Caufield Nick Suzuki (26)
Assists	Nick Suzuki (40)
Points	Nick Suzuki (66)
Penalty 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 →

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	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	Buffalo Sabres	82	42	33	7	30	296	300	−4	91
6	Ottawa Senators	82	39	35	8	31	261	271	−10	86
7	Detroit Red Wings	82	35	37	10	28	240	279	−39	80
8	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	45	6	21	232	307	−75	68

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)
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	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	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	40	31	11	31	262	264	−2	91
4	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	42	33	7	30	296	300	−4	91
5	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	39	35	8	31	261	271	−10	86
6	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	35	37	10	28	240	279	−39	80
7	ME	Washington Capitals	82	35	37	10	27	255	265	−10	80
8	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	31	38	13	26	222	277	−55	75
9	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	45	6	21	232	307	−75	68
10	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	25	48	9	15	214	330	−116	59

Source: National Hockey League^[4]
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)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

2022 preseason game log: 0–6–2 (home: 0–5–0; road: 0–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	New Jersey	2–1	Montreal		Primeau	19,308	0–1–0	[5]
2	September 28	Montreal	0–3	Toronto		Montembeault	17,519	0–2–0	[6]
3	September 29	Winnipeg	4–3	Montreal		Primeau	19,544	0–3–0	[7]
4	October 1	Montreal	4–5	Ottawa	OT	Primeau	15,878	0–3–1	[8]
5	October 3	Toronto	5–1	Montreal		Allen	19,636	0–4–1	[9]
6	October 4	Ottawa	5–4	Montreal		Montembeault	19,550	0–5–1	[10]
7	October 6[a]	Ottawa	4–3	Montreal		Primeau	1,078	0–6–1	[11]
8	October 8[a]	Montreal	2–3	Ottawa	OT	Allen	1,155	0–6–2	[12]
Notes: a After being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two NHL preseason games as part of Kraft Hockeyville saw the puck drop between the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators on October 6, 2022, at the Steele Community Centre in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, and October 8 at the J.K. Irving Centre in Bouctouche, New Brunswick.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022.^[13]

2022–23 game log
October: 5–4–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 12 Toronto 3–4 Montreal Allen 21,105 1–0–0 2 [14] 2 October 14 Montreal 0–3 Detroit Allen 19,515 1–1–0 2 [15] 3 October 15 Montreal 1–3 Washington Montembeault 18,573 1–2–0 2 [16] 4 October 17 Pittsburgh 2–3 Montreal OT Montembeault 21,105 2–2–0 4 [17] 5 October 20 Arizona 2–6 Montreal Allen 20,691 3–2–0 6 [18] 6 October 22 Dallas 5–2 Montreal Allen 21,105 3–3–0 6 [19] 7 October 25 Minnesota 3–1 Montreal Allen 20,867 3–4–0 6 [20] 8 October 27 Montreal 3–2 Buffalo Montembeault 12,735 4–4–0 8 [21] 9 October 29 Montreal 7–4 St. Louis Allen 18,096 5–4–0 10 [22]
November: 6–6–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Montreal 1–4 Minnesota Allen 16,385 5–5–0 10 [23] 11 November 3 Montreal 2–3 Winnipeg OT Montembeault 13,729 5–5–1 11 [24] 12 November 5 Vegas 6–4 Montreal Allen 21,105 5–6–1 11 [25] 13 November 8 Montreal 3–2 Detroit SO Allen 17,033 6–6–1 13 [26] 14 November 9 Vancouver 2–5 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 7–6–1 15 [27] 15 November 12 Pittsburgh 4–5 Montreal OT Allen 21,105 8–6–1 17 [28] 16 November 15 New Jersey 5–1 Montreal Allen 20,753 8–7–1 17 [29] 17 November 17 Montreal 4–6 Columbus Montembeault 14,914 8–8–1 17 [30] 18 November 19 Philadelphia 4–5 Montreal SO Allen 21,105 9–8–1 19 [31] 19 November 22 Buffalo 7–2 Montreal Allen 20,984 9–9–1 19 [32] 20 November 23 Montreal 3–1 Columbus Montembeault 14,197 10–9–1 21 [33] 21 November 25 Montreal 3–2 Chicago SO Montembeault 16,159 11–9–1 23 [34] 22 November 29 San Jose 4–0 Montreal Allen 21,105 11–10–1 23 [35]
December: 4–9–2 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–6–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 1 Montreal 2–1 Calgary Allen 18,106 12–10–1 25 [36] 24 December 3 Montreal 3–5 Edmonton Allen 18,347 12–11–1 25 [37] 25 December 5 Montreal 6–7 Vancouver OT Montembeault 18,420 12–11–2 26 [38] 26 December 6 Montreal 4–2 Seattle Allen 17,151 13–11–2 28 [39] 27 December 10 Los Angeles 4–2 Montreal Allen 21,105 13–12–2 28 [40] 28 December 12 Calgary 1–2 Montreal SO Allen 21,105 14–12–2 30 [41] 29 December 14 Montreal 2–3 Ottawa Montembeault 19,567 14–13–2 30 [42] 30 December 15 Anaheim 5–2 Montreal Allen 21,105 14–14–2 30 [43] 31 December 17 Tampa Bay 5–1 Montreal Allen 21,105 14–15–2 30 [44] 32 December 19 Montreal 3–2 Arizona OT Montembeault 4,600 15–15–2 32 [45] 33 December 21 Montreal 1–2 Colorado OT Allen 18,091 15–15–3 33 [46] 34 December 23 Montreal 2–4 Dallas Allen 18,532 15–16–3 33 [47] 35 December 28 Montreal 1–4 Tampa Bay Allen 19,092 15–17–3 33 [48] 36 December 29 Montreal 2–7 Florida Montembeault 19,623 15–18–3 33 [49] 37 December 31 Montreal 2–9 Washington Allen 18,573 15–19–3 33 [50]
January: 5–8–1 (home: 4–5–1; road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 3 Montreal 3–6 Nashville Montembeault 17,581 15–20–3 33 [51] 39 January 5 NY Rangers 4–1 Montreal Allen 21,105 15–21–3 33 [52] 40 January 7 St. Louis 4–5 Montreal Allen 21,105 16–21–3 35 [53] 41 January 9 Seattle 4–0 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 16–22–3 35 [54] 42 January 12 Nashville 3–4 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 17–22–3 37 [55] 43 January 14 Montreal 1–2 NY Islanders Montembeault 17,255 17–23–3 37 [56] 44 January 15 Montreal 2–1 NY Rangers Montembeault 18,006 18–23–3 39 [57] 45 January 17 Winnipeg 1–4 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 19–23–3 41 [58] 46 January 19 Florida 6–2 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 19–24–3 41 [59] 47 January 21 Toronto 2–3 Montreal OT Montembeault 21,105 20–24–3 43 [60] 48 January 24 Boston 4–2 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 20–25–3 43 [61] 49 January 26 Detroit 4–3 Montreal OT Allen 21,105 20–25–4 44 [62] 50 January 28 Montreal 0–5 Ottawa Montembeault 20,034 20–26–4 44 [63] 51 January 31 Ottawa 5–4 Montreal Allen 21,105 20–27–4 44 [64]
February: 6–3–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 11 NY Islanders 3–4 Montreal OT Montembeault 21,105 21–27–4 46 [65] 53 February 12 Edmonton 2–6 Montreal Allen 21,105 22–27–4 48 [66] 54 February 14 Chicago 0–4 Montreal Allen 21,105 23–27–4 50 [67] 55 February 16 Montreal 2–6 Carolina Montembeault 18,680 23–28–4 50 [68] 56 February 18 Montreal 1–5 Toronto Allen 19,535 23–29–4 50 [69] 57 February 21 Montreal 5–2 New Jersey Montembeault 14,854 24–29–4 52 [70] 58 February 24 Montreal 5–2 Philadelphia Allen 19,661 25–29–4 54 [71] 59 February 25 Ottawa 5–2 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 25–30–4 54 [72] 60 February 28 Montreal 3–1 San Jose Allen 11,470 26–30–4 56 [73]
March: 4–10–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 2–7–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 2 Montreal 2–3 Los Angeles Allen 16,974 26–31–4 56 [74] 62 March 3 Montreal 2–3 Anaheim Montembeault 14,391 26–32–4 56 [75] 63 March 5 Montreal 3–4 Vegas Allen 18,049 26–33–4 56 [76] 64 March 7 Carolina 4–3 Montreal SO Allen 21,105 26–33–5 57 [77] 65 March 9 NY Rangers 4–3 Montreal SO Montembeault 21,105 26–33–6 58 [78] 66 March 11 New Jersey 3–1 Montreal Allen 21,105 26–34–6 58 [79] 67 March 13 Colorado 8–4 Montreal Allen 21,105 26–35–6 58 [80] 68 March 14 Montreal 6–4 Pittsburgh Montembeault 17,185 27–35–6 60 [81] 69 March 16 Montreal 5–9 Florida Allen 17,372 27–36–6 60 [82] 70 March 18 Montreal 3–5 Tampa Bay Montembeault 19,092 27–37–6 60 [83] 71 March 21 Tampa Bay 2–3 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 28–37–6 62 [84] 72 March 23 Montreal 2–4 Boston Allen 17,850 28–38–6 62 [85] 73 March 25 Columbus 2–8 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 29–38–6 64 [86] 74 March 27 Montreal 4–3 Buffalo SO Allen 16,435 30–38–6 66 [87] 75 March 28 Montreal 2–3 Philadelphia Primeau 18,916 30–39–6 66 [88] 76 March 30 Florida 5–2 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 30–40–6 66 [89]
April: 1–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Carolina 3–0 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 30–41–6 66 [90] 78 April 4 Detroit 5–0 Montreal Primeau 21,105 30–42–6 66 [91] 79 April 6 Washington 2–6 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 31–42–6 68 [92] 80 April 8 Montreal 1–7 Toronto Montembeault 19,033 31–43–6 68 [93] 81 April 12 Montreal 2–4 NY Islanders Montembeault 17,255 31–44–6 68 [94] 82 April 13 Boston 5–4 Montreal Montembeault 21,105 31–45–6 68 [95]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season^[96]

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^[97]

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.

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued	Ref
Josh Anderson	Boarding Golden Knights defenceman Alex Pietrangelo	2 games	$59,459.46	November 6, 2022	[98]
Juraj Slafkovsky	Boarding Red Wings forward Matt Luff	2 games	$10,270.28	November 9, 2022	[99]
Mike Matheson	Interference against Panthers forward Eric Staal	N/A	$5,000.00	January 20, 2023	[100]
Nick Suzuki	Cross-checking Panthers forward Anton Lundell	N/A	$2,500.00	March 17, 2023	[101]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded	Ref
Nick Suzuki	NHL All-Star Game selection	January 5, 2023	[102]
Nick Suzuki	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 27, 2023	[103]

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Ref Kaiden Guhle 1st career NHL game October 12, 2022 [104] Jordan Harris 1st career NHL assist October 12, 2022 [105] Juraj Slafkovsky 1st career NHL game October 12, 2022 [104] Arber Xhekaj 1st career NHL game October 12, 2022 [104] Arber Xhekaj 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point October 15, 2022 [106] Kaiden Guhle 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point October 17, 2022 [107] Juraj Slafkovsky 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point October 20, 2022 [108] Arber Xhekaj 1st career NHL goal October 22, 2022 [109] Kaiden Guhle 1st career NHL goal October 27, 2022 [110] Christian Dvorak 1st career NHL hat-trick October 29, 2022 [111] Nick Suzuki 100th career NHL assist October 29, 2022 [112] Josh Anderson 400th career NHL game November 5, 2022 [113] Joel Armia 400th career NHL game November 5, 2022 [113] Johnathan Kovacevic 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point November 9, 2022 [114] Juraj Slafkovsky 1st career NHL assist November 17, 2022 [115] Cole Caufield 100th career NHL game December 1, 2022 [116] Johnathan Kovacevic 1st career NHL goal December 6, 2022 [117] Anthony Richard 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point December 21, 2022 [118] Anthony Richard 1st career NHL assist January 3, 2023 [119] David Savard 700th career NHL game January 7, 2023 [120] Christian Dvorak 400th career NHL game January 12, 2023 [121] Kirby Dach 200th career NHL game January 24, 2023 [122] Rafael Harvey-Pinard 1st career NHL assist January 26, 2023 [123] Owen Beck 1st career NHL game January 28, 2023 [124] Alex Belzile 1st career NHL goal February 12, 2023 [125] Christian Dvorak 200th career NHL point February 12, 2023 [125] Rem Pitlick 100th career NHL game February 16, 2023 [126] Mike Matheson 100th career NHL assist February 21, 2023 [127] Josh Anderson 200th career NHL point March 13, 2023 [128] David Savard 200th career NHL point March 13, 2023 [129] Jonathan Drouin 200th career NHL assist March 14, 2023 [130] Joel Edmundson 100th career NHL point March 14, 2023 [131] Michael Pezzetta 100th career NHL game March 14, 2023 [132] Nick Suzuki 200th career NHL point March 23, 2023 [133] Rafael Harvey-Pinard 1st career NHL hat-trick March 25, 2023 [134] Brendan Gallagher 200th career NHL goal March 27, 2023 [135] Sean Farrell 1st career NHL game March 28, 2023 [136] Sean Farrell 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point March 30, 2023 [137] Sam Montembeault 100th career NHL game April 6, 2023 [138] Joel Teasdale 1st career NHL game April 12, 2023 [139] Lucas Condotta 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point April 13, 2023 [140] Joel Teasdale 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point April 13, 2023 [140]

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Key

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2023-24 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07)	To New York Islanders Alexander Romanov 4th-round pick in 2022	To Montreal Canadiens 1st-round pick in 2022	[141]
July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07)	To Chicago Blackhawks NYI's 1st-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2022	To Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach	[142]
July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)	To Vegas Golden Knights TBL's 4th-round pick in 20221	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2023	[143]
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Jeff Petry Ryan Poehling	To Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson 4th-round pick in 2023	[144]
August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)	To Calgary Flames Future considerations	To Montreal Canadiens Sean Monahan Conditional 1st-round pick in 2024, 2025, or 20262 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 20253 Conditional 4th-round pick in 20254	[145]
October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26)	To Chicago Blackhawks Cam Hillis	To Montreal Canadiens Nicolas Beaudin	[146]
February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26)	To Dallas Stars Evgenii Dadonov5	To Montreal Canadiens Denis Gurianov	[147]
March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)	To Los Angeles Kings Nate Schnarr	To Montreal Canadiens Frederic Allard	[148]
March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino (via SJS)6	To Montreal Canadiens Tony Sund (via SJS) SJS's 5th-round pick in 2024 (via SJS)	[149]
	To San Jose Sharks Arvid Henrikson (via MTL) PIT's 7th-round pick in 2023 (via PIT) Conditional 5th-round pick in 2024 (via PIT)7
June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27)	To Colorado Avalanche Gianni Fairbrother FLA's 1st-round pick in 20238 2nd-round pick in 2023	To Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook	[150]

Notes

1. The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2023 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.^[151]

   Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent Vegas' fourth-round pick in 2021 (126th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.^[152]

2. Montreal will have the option to receive Calgary's first-round pick in 2024 if this pick is outside of the top 20. If Montreal declines to exercise this option or Calgary's first-round pick in 2024 is within the top 20, they will receive one of Calgary or Florida's first-round picks in 2025 or 2026. If both Calgary and Florida's first-round picks in 2025 are outside of the top 10, Montreal will receive the earlier of the two. If Calgary's first-round pick in 2025 is in the top 10 and Florida's is outside, Montreal will receive Florida's first-round pick in 2025; if Florida's first-round pick in 2025 is in the top 10 and Calgary's outside, Montreal will receive Calgary's first-round pick in 2025. If both Calgary and Florida's first-round picks in 2025 are within the top 10, Montreal will receive Calgary's first-round pick, unless said pick is the first-overall selection in 2025; if so, Montreal will instead receive the earlier of Calgary or Florida's first-round picks in 2026.
3. Montreal will receive Calgary's third-round pick in 2025 if Calgary's first-round pick in 2025 is the first-overall selection and Florida's first-round pick in 2025 is in the top 10 selections; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.
4. Montreal will receive Calgary's fourth-round pick in 2025 if both Calgary and Florida's first-round selections in 2025 are outside of the top 10, Florida's draft position is better than Calgary's, and the rights to Florida's first-round pick in 2025 are with another team; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.
5. The Canadiens will retain 50% of Dadonov's remaining salary until the end of the current season.
6. The Canadiens will retain 50% of Bonino's remaining salary until the end of the current season.
7. San Jose will receive Pittsburgh's fourth-round pick in 2024 should the Penguins reach the 2023 Eastern Conference final – was not converted from a fifth-round selection when the Penguins were eliminated from playoff contention on April 12, 2023.^[153]
8. Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent Ben Chiarot to Florida in exchange for Ty Smilanic, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[154] The condition – Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Florida's first-round pick in 2022 is outside of the top 10^[155] – was converted when the Panthers qualified for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 3, 2022.^[156]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team (League)	Term	Via	Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Madison Bowey	Vancouver Canucks	1-year	Free agency	[157]
	Anthony Richard	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	[157]
	Mitchell Stephens	Detroit Red Wings	1-year	Free agency	[157]
October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08)	Johnathan Kovacevic	Winnipeg Jets		Waivers	[158]
February 23, 2023 (2023-02-23)	Chris Tierney	Florida Panthers		Waivers	[159]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team (League)	Term	Via	Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Louie Belpedio	Philadelphia Flyers	1-year	Free agency	[160]
	Kale Clague	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	[161]
	Laurent Dauphin	Arizona Coyotes	1-year	Free agency	[162]
	Xavier Ouellet	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year	Free agency	[163]
July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)	Jean-Sebastien Dea	Arizona Coyotes	2-year	Free agency	[164]
July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)	William Lagesson	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	Free agency	[165]
July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29)	Sami Niku	JYP (Liiga)	1-year	Free agency	[166]
August 12, 2022 (2022-08-12)	Josh Brook	Calgary Wranglers (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[167]
August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)	Cedric Paquette	HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	[168]
September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)	Mathieu Perreault			Retirement	[169]
October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)	Tyler Pitlick	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free agency	[170]
February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08)	Lukas Vejdemo	Djurgårdens IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)	1-year	Free agency	[171]
May 9, 2023 (2023-05-09)	Frederic Allard	Luleå HF (SHL)	2-year	Free agency	[172]
May 10, 2023 (2023-05-10)	Otto Leskinen	Tappara (Liiga)	2-year	Free agency	[173]
June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05)	Tony Sund	HIFK (Liiga)	1-year	Free agency	[174]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11)	Michael Pezzetta	1-year	[175]
	Corey Schueneman	1-year	[176]
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Alex Belzile	1-year	[177]
	Nate Schnarr	1-year	[177]
	Juraj Slafkovsky	3-year†	[178]
	Joel Teasdale	1-year	[177]
July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)	Filip Mesar	3-year†	[179]
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16)	Rem Pitlick	2-year	[180]
July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18)	Sam Montembeault	2-year	[181]
September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)	Kirby Dach	4-year	[182]
September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)	Cayden Primeau	3-year	[183]
October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01)	Jake Allen	2-year‡	[184]
October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)	Owen Beck	3-year†	[185]
October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)	Logan Mailloux	3-year†	[186]
October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)	William Trudeau	3-year†	[187]
February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10)	Jordan Harris	2-year‡	[188]
March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)	Xavier Simoneau	2-year†‡	[189]
March 15, 2023 (2023-03-15)	Jayden Struble	2-year†‡	[190]
March 26, 2023 (2023-03-26)	Sean Farrell	3-year†	[191]
March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31)	Jakub Dobes	2-year†‡	[192]
June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)	Michael Pezzetta	2-year‡	[193]
June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05)	Cole Caufield	8-year‡	[194]
June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	Sean Monahan	1-year‡	[195]

Draft picks

See also: List of Montreal Canadiens draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2022 NHL entry draft, which was held on July 7–8, 2022, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1	1	Juraj Slafkovsky	LW	Slovakia	TPS (Liiga)
1	261	Filip Mesar	RW	Slovakia	HK Poprad (Tipos Extraliga)
2	36	Owen Beck	C	Canada	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
2	622	Lane Hutson	D	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3	753	Vinzenz Rohrer	C	Austria	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3	924	Adam Engstrom	D	Sweden	Djurgårdens IF (SHL)
4	1275	Cedrick Guindon	LW	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
5	130	Jared Davidson	C	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6	162	Emmett Croteau	G	Canada	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7	194	Petteri Nurmi	D	Finland	HPK (Liiga)
7	2166	Miguel Tourigny	D	Canada	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)

Notes

1. The Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 14, 2022, that sent Tyler Toffoli to Calgary in exchange for Tyler Pitlick, Emil Heineman, a fifth-round pick in 2023, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[196] The condition – Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2023 along with a fourth-round pick in 2024 should Calgary's first-round pick in 2022 be a top ten selection^[196] – was not converted when the Flames qualified for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 16, 2022.
2. The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Brett Kulak to Edmonton in exchange for William Lagesson, a seventh-round pick in 2024, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[197] The condition – Montreal will receive a second-round pick in 2023 should Edmonton qualify for the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals^[197] – was not converted following the Oilers' playoff elimination versus the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference final on June 6, 2022.
3. The Anaheim Ducks' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent Chicago's third-round pick in 2021 (76th overall) to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.^[198]
4. The Carolina Hurricanes' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as compensation for not matching an offer sheet from Carolina to restricted free agent Jesperi Kotkaniemi on September 4, 2021.
5. The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent Ben Chiarot to Florida in exchange for Ty Smilanic, a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and this pick being conditional at the time of the trade.^[154] The condition – Montreal will receive the lowest of the Rangers' or Jets' fourth-round pick in 2022.^[199][154] – was converted when the Rangers clinched a spot in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 9, 2022, and when the Jets were eliminated from the playoffs on April 20, 2022.
6. The St. Louis Blues' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2021 to Arizona in exchange for this pick.^[198]

   Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 22, 2021, that sent future considerations to Philadelphia in exchange for Shayne Gostisbehere, a second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.^[200]

   Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 12, 2021, that sent Erik Gustafsson to Montreal in exchange for this pick.^[201]

   Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 2, 2020, that sent Washington's third-round pick and Chicago's seventh-round pick both in 2020 to St. Louis in exchange for Jake Allen and this pick.^[202]