The 2013–14 Montreal Canadiens season was the 105th season of play for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and was their 97th season in the National Hockey League. Qualifying for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning by sweeping them in the first round. They upset the top team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins, in a hard fought seven game series, before falling to the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final in six games.
2013–14 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 3rd Atlantic |
Conference | 4th Eastern |
2013–14 record | 46–28–8 |
Home record | 23–13–5 |
Road record | 23–15–3 |
Goals for | 215 |
Goals against | 204 |
Team information | |
General manager | Marc Bergevin |
Coach | Michel Therrien |
Captain | Brian Gionta |
Alternate captains | Josh Gorges Andrei Markov |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Average attendance | 21,273 (100%)[1] (41 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Max Pacioretty (39) |
Assists | P. K. Subban (43) |
Points | Max Pacioretty (60) |
Penalty minutes | Brandon Prust (121) |
Plus/minus | Andrei Markov (+12) |
Wins | Carey Price (34) |
Goals against average | Dustin Tokarski (1.84) |
Standings
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Boston Bruins | 82 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 51 | 261 | 177 | +84 | 117 |
2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 215 | +25 | 101 |
3 | x – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 40 | 215 | 204 | +11 | 100 |
4 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
7 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |
Schedule and results
editPre-season
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 15 | Buffalo | 5–4 | Montreal | SO | Fucale | 21,273 | 0–0–1 | Recap |
2 | September 16 | Boston | 6–3 | Montreal | Mayer | 21,273 | 0–1–1 | Recap | |
3[a] | September 20 | Montreal | 6–0 | Carolina | Budaj | 15,176 | 1–1–1 | Recap | |
4 | September 21 | Carolina | 3–1 | Montreal | Price | 21,273 | 1–2–1 | Recap | |
5 | September 23 | New Jersey | 2–3 | Montreal | Price | 21,273 | 2–2–1 | Recap | |
6 | September 25 | Montreal | 2–5 | Ottawa | Budaj | 16,194 | 2–3–1 | Recap | |
7 | September 26 | Ottawa | 1–3 | Montreal | Price | 21,273 | 3–3–1 | Recap | |
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Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
editThe Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs as the Atlantic Division's third seed. They swept the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round, and faced the Presidents' Trophy-winning Boston Bruins in the second round. They defeated the Bruins in a deciding Game 7 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Final where they were eliminated by the New York Rangers in six games with their star goaltender Carey Price injured.
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
editFinal stats[2]
Skaters
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Goaltenders
editPlayer | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Carey Price | 59 | 59 | 3464 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 134 | 2.32 | 1828 | .927 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Peter Budaj | 24 | 21 | 1338 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 2.51 | 615 | .909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Dustin Tokarski | 3 | 2 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.84 | 93 | .946 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Carey Price | 12 | 12 | 739 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 2.35 | 358 | .919 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dustin Tokarski | 5 | 5 | 300 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.60 | 155 | .916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Budaj | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 8 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canadiens. Stats reflect time with the Candadiens only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Suspensions/fines
editPlayer | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued | Ref |
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Alexei Emelin | Butt-ending Canucks forward Pascal Pelletier | N/A | $5,000.00 | February 7, 2014 | [3] |
Douglas Murray | Illegal check to the head of Lightning defenceman Michael Kostka | 3 games | $23,076.93 | April 3, 2014 | [4] |
Brandon Prust | Interfering with Rangers forward Derek Stepan | 2 games | N/A | May 23, 2014 | [5] |
Awards and honours
editMilestones
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Transactions
editThe Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:
Trades
editDate | Details | |
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June 30, 2013[6] | To Florida Panthers 7th round-pick in 2013 – MacKenzie Weegar |
To Montreal Canadiens 7th round-pick in 2014[a] – Hugo Fagerblom |
July 2, 2013[7] | To New York Rangers Danny Kristo |
To Montreal Canadiens Christian Thomas |
July 5, 2013[8] | To Florida Panthers Philippe Lefebvre 7th-round pick in 2014 – Hugo Fagerblom |
To Montreal Canadiens George Parros |
February 3, 2014[9] | To Vancouver Canucks Raphael Diaz |
To Montreal Canadiens Dale Weise |
February 6, 2014[10] | To Los Angeles Kings Steve Quailer |
To Montreal Canadiens Robert Czarnik |
March 4, 2014[11] | To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2015[b] – Ryan Pilon |
To Montreal Canadiens Mike Weaver |
March 5, 2014[12] | To Nashville Predators Future considerations |
To Montreal Canadiens Devan Dubnyk |
March 5, 2014[13] | To New York Islanders Sebastian Collberg Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2014[c] – Johnathan MacLeod |
To Montreal Canadiens Thomas Vanek Conditional 5th-round pick in 2014 – Nikolas Koberstein |
June 14, 2014[14] | To Anaheim Ducks Louis Leblanc |
To Montreal Canadiens Conditional 5th-round pick in 2015[d] |
- ^ Pick subsequently traded back to Florida Panthers.
- ^ Pick subsequently traded to New York Islanders.
- ^ Condition satisfied; pick subsequently traded to Tampa Bay Lightning.
- ^ Condition not satisfied.
Free agents acquired
editPlayer | Former team | Contract terms |
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Daniel Briere[15] | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 years, $8 million |
Stefan Fournier[16] | Halifax Mooseheads | 3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract |
Martin St. Pierre[17] | Rockford IceHogs | 1 year, $550,000 |
Nick Tarnasky[18] | Rochester Americans | 1 year, $550,000 |
Robert Mayer[19] | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 years, $1.24 million |
Douglas Murray[20] | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 year, $1.5 million |
Daniel Carr[21] | Union College | 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract |
Free agents lost
editPlayer | New team | Contract terms |
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Yannick Weber[22] | Vancouver Canucks | 1 year, $650,000 |
Michael Ryder[23] | New Jersey Devils | 2 years, $7 million |
Frederic St. Denis[24] | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 year, $575,000 (two-way) |
Jeff Halpern[25] | Phoenix Coyotes | 1 year, $600,000 (two-way) |
Jason DeSantis[26] | HIFK | 1 year |
Petteri Nokelainen[27] | Brynäs IF | 1 year |
Lost via retirement
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Blake Geoffrion[28] |
Player signings
editPlayer | Date | Contract terms |
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Gabriel Dumont[29] | July 10, 2013 | 2 years, $1.125 million |
Michael McCarron[30] | July 11, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
Ryan White[31] | July 12, 2013 | 1 year, $700,000 |
Sven Andrighetto[32] | July 15, 2013 | 3 years, $1.9 million entry-level contract |
Dustin Tokarski[33] | August 19, 2013 | 1 year, $575,000 |
Zach Fucale[34] | September 13, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
Alexei Emelin[35] | October 31, 2013 | 4 years, $16.4 million contract extension |
Mac Bennett[36] | March 26, 2014 | 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract |
Dustin Tokarski[37] | April 12, 2014 | 2 years, $1.125 million contract extension |
Jacob de la Rose[38] | April 14, 2014 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
Connor Crisp[21] | April 24, 2014 | 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract |
Greg Pateryn[39] | May 8, 2014 | 2 years, $1.125 million contract extension |
Dalton Thrower[40] | May 30, 2014 | 3 years, $2.18 million entry-level contract |
Dale Weise[41] | June 17, 2014 | 2 years, $2.05 million contract extension |
Andrei Markov[42] | June 23, 2014 | 3 years, $17.25 million contract extension |
Draft picks
editMontreal Canadiens' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 25 | Michael McCarron | RW | United States | Western Michigan University (CCHA) |
2 | 34[a] | Jacob de la Rose | LW | Sweden | Leksands IF (SHL) |
2 | 36[b] | Zach Fucale | G | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
2 | 55 | Artturi Lehkonen | LW | Finland | KalPa (SM-liiga) |
3 | 71[c] | Connor Crisp | LW | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
3 | 86 | Sven Andrighetto | RW | Switzerland | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
4 | 116 | Martin Reway | LW | Slovakia | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
6 | 176 | Jeremy Gregoire | C | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
Notes
edit- a The Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as a result of a February 27, 2012, trade that sent Andrei Kostitsyn to the Predators in exchange for a 2013 conditional fifth-round pick and this pick.[44]
- b The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as a result of a January 12, 2012, trade that sent Michael Cammalleri, Karri Ramo and a 2012 fifth-round pick (#124–Ryan Culkin) to the Flames in exchange for Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland and this pick.[45]
- c The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as a result of a February 26, 2013, trade that sent Erik Cole to the Stars in exchange for Michael Ryder and this pick.[46]
References
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- ^ "2013–2014 Regular Season Stats – Points – Montreal Canadiens – Statistics". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Canadiens' Emelin fined $5,000 for butt-ending". NHL.com. February 7, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "Murray suspended three games for illegal check". NHL.com. April 3, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "Prust suspended 2 games for interference". NHL.com. May 23, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "The newest Habs". Canadiens.nhl.com. June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "Canadiens acquire Christian Thomas from the New York Rangers". Canadiens.nhl.com. July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ^ "Canadiens acquire George Parros". Canadiens.nhl.com. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Canadiens acquire forward Dale Weise from Vancouver in return for Raphael Diaz". Canadiens.nhl.com. February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ^ "The Montreal Canadiens have acquired Robert Czarnik". Canadiens.nhl.com. February 6, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Canadiens acquire defenseman Mike Weaver from the Florida Panthers". Canadiens.nhl.com. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Canadiens acquire goaltender Devan Dubnyk from the Nashville Predators". Canadiens.nhl.com. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ "Habs acquire Vanek". Canadiens.nhl.com. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "Leblanc to Anaheim for a conditional draft pick". Canadiens.nhl.com. June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ Canadiens sign Daniel Briere to a two-year deal
- ^ CANADIENS SIGN FORWARD STEFAN FOURNIER TO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT
- ^ Canadiens sign free agent Martin St-Pierre to a one-year contract
- ^ Canadiens sign free agent Nick Tarnasky to a one-year contract
- ^ Canadiens sign Robert Mayer to a two-year contract
- ^ August 22, 2013
- ^ a b Canadiens sign forwards Connor Crisp and Daniel Carr to contracts
- ^ Canucks sign Weber, Biega & Blain
- ^ "Devils sign forward Michael Ryder – New Jersey Devils – News". New Jersey Devils. July 5, 2013.
- ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets – Blue Jackets sign Frederic St. Denis – Columbus Blue Jackets – News". Columbus Blue Jackets. July 7, 2013.
- ^ Coyotes Sign Halpern to One-Year, Two-Way Contract
- ^ "Rico Fata and Jason DeSantis transfer to HIFK" (in Finnish). HIFK. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ^ "Petteri Nokelainen new center in Brynäs" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. August 16, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "Canadiens' Blake Geoffrion retires from hockey at age 25". The Globe and Mail. July 15, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a 2-year, 2-way contract with forward Gabriel Dumont.
- ^ Canadiens sign Michael McCarron to an entry level contract.
- ^ Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with forward Ryan White
- ^ Three-year contract for Sven Andrighetto
- ^ Canadiens sign goaltender Dustin Tokarski to a one-year contract
- ^ Canadiens sign goaltender Zachary Fucale to a three-year contract
- ^ Four-year contract extension for Emelin
- ^ Canadiens sign defenseman Mac Bennett to a two-year contract
- ^ Canadiens sign goaltender Dustin Tokarski to a two-year contract extension
- ^ Canadiens sign forward Jacob de la Rose to a three-year contract
- ^ Canadiens sign defenseman Greg Pateryn to a two-year contract extension
- ^ Canadiens sign defenseman Dalton Thrower to a three-year contract
- ^ Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract extension with forward Dale Weise
- ^ Canadiens agree to terms on a three-year contract extension with defenseman Andrei Markov.
- ^ "2013 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ "Canadiens trade forward Andrei Kostitsyn to the Nashville Predators". Montreal Canadiens. February 27, 2012.
- ^ "Michael Cammalleri traded to Calgary". Montreal Canadiens. January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Habs acquire Michael Ryder and a third round draft pick in 2013 from Dallas in return for Erik Cole". Montreal Canadiens. February 26, 2013.