2013–14 Montreal Canadiens season
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. The Montreal 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.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
The 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 Finals where they were eliminated by the New York Rangers in six games with their star goaltender Carey Price injured.Player statistics
Final Stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 73 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 8 | 35 | |
| 82 | 10 | 43 | 53 | −4 | 81 | |
| 79 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 11 | 24 | |
| 81 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 38 | |
| 81 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 34 | |
| 81 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 4 | 73 | |
| 81 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 1 | 22 | |
| 65 | 13 | 18 | 31 | −12 | 26 | |
| 77 | 12 | 14 | 26 | −15 | 68 | |
| 69 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 30 | |
| 59 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −1 | 59 | |
| 63 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −1 | 32 | |
| † | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
| 60 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −6 | 18 | |
| 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 12 | |
| 52 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −1 | 121 | |
| 65 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 49 | |
| ‡ | 46 | 0 | 11 | 11 | −4 | 12 |
| † | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −5 | 34 | |
| 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −8 | 50 | |
| † | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 53 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −12 | 42 | |
| 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 40 | |
| 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 85 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 24 | |
| 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 18 | |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 27 | |
| 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −4 | 4 | |
| 17 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −4 | 10 | |
| 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −7 | 8 | |
| 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | |
| 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 59 | 59 | 3464 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 134 | 2.32 | 1828 | .927 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 24 | 21 | 1338 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 2.51 | 615 | .909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.84 | 93 | .946 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 739 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 2.35 | 358 | .919 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 300 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.60 | 155 | .916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 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
Awards and honours
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 5, 2013 | |
| 600th Career NHL Game | October 5, 2013 | |
| Michaël Bournival | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 17, 2013 |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 22, 2013 | |
| 100th Career NHL Assist | November 27, 2013 | |
| 1st Career NHL Game | January 18, 2014 | |
| 900th Career NHL Game | March 8, 2014 | |
| 100th Career NHL Assist | March 15, 2014 | |
| Max Pacioretty | 200th Career NHL Point | March 18, 2014 |
| Max Pacioretty | 100th Career NHL Goal | March 25, 2014 |
| 500th Career NHL Game | February 2, 2014 | |
| 600th Career NHL Game | April 9, 2014 |
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2014 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 16, 2014 | |
| Michaël Bournival | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 22, 2014 |
| 100th Career Playoff Game | May 1, 2014 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | May 12, 2014 |
Transactions
The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:Trades
Free agents acquired
| Player | Former team | Contract terms |
| Daniel Briere | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 years, $8 million |
| Stefan Fournier | Halifax Mooseheads | 3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract |
| Martin St. Pierre | Rockford IceHogs | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Nick Tarnasky | Rochester Americans | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Robert Mayer | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 years, $1.24 million |
| Douglas Murray | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 year, $1.5 million |
| Daniel Carr | Union College | 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract |
Free agents lost
| Player | New team | Contract terms |
| Yannick Weber | Vancouver Canucks | 1 year, $650,000 |
| Michael Ryder | New Jersey Devils | 2 years, $7 million |
| Frederic St. Denis | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 year, $575,000 |
| Jeff Halpern | Phoenix Coyotes | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Jason DeSantis | HIFK | 1 year |
| Petteri Nokelainen | Brynäs IF | 1 year |
Lost via retirement
Player signings
| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Gabriel Dumont | July 10, 2013 | 2 years, $1.125 million |
| Michael McCarron | July 11, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Ryan White | July 12, 2013 | 1 year, $700,000 |
| Sven Andrighetto | July 15, 2013 | 3 years, $1.9 million entry-level contract |
| Dustin Tokarski | August 19, 2013 | 1 year, $575,000 |
| Zach Fucale | September 13, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Alexei Emelin | October 31, 2013 | 4 years, $16.4 million contract extension |
| Mac Bennett | March 26, 2014 | 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract |
| Dustin Tokarski | April 12, 2014 | 2 years, $1.125 million contract extension |
| Jacob de la Rose | April 14, 2014 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Connor Crisp | April 24, 2014 | 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract |
| Greg Pateryn | May 8, 2014 | 2 years, $1.125 million contract extension |
| Dalton Thrower | May 30, 2014 | 3 years, $2.18 million entry-level contract |
| Dale Weise | June 17, 2014 | 2 years, $2.05 million contract extension |
| Andrei Markov | June 23, 2014 | 3 years, $17.25 million contract extension |
Draft picks
Montreal 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 |
| 1 | 25 | Michael McCarron | RW | United States | Western Michigan University |
| 2 | 34 | Jacob de la Rose | LW |  Sweden | Leksands IF |
| 2 | 36 | Zach Fucale | G |  Canada | Halifax Mooseheads |
| 2 | 55 | Artturi Lehkonen | LW |  Finland | KalPa |
| 3 | 71 | Connor Crisp | LW | Canada | Erie Otters |
| 3 | 86 | Sven Andrighetto | RW |  Switzerland | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
| 4 | 116 | Martin Reway | LW |  Slovakia | Gatineau Olympiques |
| 6 | 176 | Jeremy Gregoire | C | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
;Draft notes
- 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.
- 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 to the Flames in exchange for Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland and this pick.
- 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.
- The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent Davis Drewiske to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
- The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2014 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.