1984–85 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1984–85 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 76th season of play.
Offseason
- July 1984: Patrick Roy signed his first NHL contract with the Montreal Canadiens. There was a clause that if he played in at least 40 games, he would receive a $5,000 bonus.
Regular season
- October 24, 1984: Patrick Roy was sent down to the Granby Bisons without having played a regular season game.
- February 23, 1985: At the beginning of the third period, Patrick Roy made his NHL debut. Roy replaced Doug Soetaert and earned the first win of his career in a 6–4 win over the Winnipeg Jets. It was his only game this season but he would play 1275 more games until 2003.
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
- Adams Division Finals
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| LW | 80 | 42 | 37 | 79 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | |
| RW | 75 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 120 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 6 | |
| D | 74 | 9 | 55 | 64 | 87 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 79 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 43 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| C | 67 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 65 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 59 | -9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 76 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 75 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 30 | -3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| LW | 70 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C/LW | 72 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 59 | -18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 77 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 358 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 72 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 123 | -13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 79 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| D | 73 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 53 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 35 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 51 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 42 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 72 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 77 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 3252 | 54 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 167 | 3.08 | 1 | |
| 1606 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 91 | 3.40 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Team: | 4878 | 80 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 258 | 3.17 | 1 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| LW | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 733 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 3.27 | 1 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| Team: | 753 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 3.27 | 1 |
Awards and records
- Chris Chelios, runner-up, Calder Memorial Trophy
- Chris Chelios, NHL All-Rookie Team
- Steve Penney, NHL All-Rookie Team
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
NHL Draft
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 5 | Petr Svoboda | CHZ Litvínov | |
| 1 | 8 | Shayne Corson | Brantford Alexanders | |
| 2 | 29 | Stephane Richer | Granby Bisons | |
| 3 | 51 | Patrick Roy | Granby Bisons | |
| 3 | 54 | Graeme Bonar | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |
| 4 | 65 | Lee Brodeur | Grafton High School | |
| 5 | 95 | Gerald Johansson | Swift Current Broncos | |
| 6 | 116 | Jim Nesich | Verdun Juniors | |
| 7 | 137 | Scott MacTavish | Fredericton High School | |
| 8 | 158 | Brad McCaughey | Ann Arbor High School | |
| 9 | 179 | Eric Demers | Shawinigan Cataractes | |
| 10 | 199 | Ron Annear | United States International University | |
| 11 | 220 | Dave Tanner | Notre Dame Hounds | |
| 12 | 240 | Troy Crosby | Verdun Juniors |