List of Montreal Canadiens seasons


The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League and are one of the Original Six teams of the league. The club is officially known as le Club de hockey Canadien. Founded in 1909, they have played a total of 107 seasons, 8 with the National Hockey Association and 99 with the NHA's successor, the NHL. They are the only club to have played every season for both leagues and the only active NHL team to pre-date the founding of that league. They have won the Stanley Cup 24 times, once under the NHA and 23 times since the founding of the NHL, and have also won 11 O'Brien Cup titles, 24 division championships, and 8 conference championships. Overall they have the most games played, most wins, most ties, most points, highest points percentage, most years in the playoffs, most division championships, and most Stanley Cup championships of any team in the NHL.

Table key

Term or abbreviationDefinition
FinishFinal position in division or league standings
GAGoals against
GFGoals for
GPNumber of games played
LNumber of losses
OTNumber of losses in overtime
PtsNumber of points
TNumber of ties
TGTwo-game total goals series
WNumber of wins
Does not apply

NHA (1910–1917)

From 1909–10 until 1916–17 the Canadiens played 8 seasons in the National Hockey Association. They qualified for the postseason three times and won two NHA championships as well as their first Stanley Cup title.

NHL (1917–1967)

NHL (1967–present)

Totals from all seasons