2015–16 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season

Team leadersGoalsAlex Galchenyuk
Max Pacioretty (30)AssistsP. K. Subban (45)PointsMax Pacioretty (64)Penalty minutesP. K. Subban (75)Plus/minusBrendan Gallagher (+13)WinsMike Condon (21)Goals against averageCharlie Lindgren (2.00)

The 2015–16 Montreal Canadiens season was the 107th season of the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 99th season in the National Hockey League.[2]

Off-season

On September 18, 2015, it was announced that Max Pacioretty was named the 29th captain after a player vote, with Andrei Markov, P. K. Subban, Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Plekanec as alternate captains.[3][4] Gallagher and Markov will be paired and Subban and Plekanec would be their own pair, with a rotating routine with one pair playing their part at home and the other on the road.[5]

The introduction of rookie goaltender Mike Condon to the main roster also highlighted notable off season moves by the club. After a stellar pre-season performance, Condon was ultimately rewarded for his play, subsequently replacing Dustin Tokarski on the goalie tandem as back-up to starter Carey Price.[6]

Regular season

The team began its regular season on October 7, 2015, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, recording a 3–1 victory.[7] This season also marked the franchise's best start to a campaign with 9 consecutive wins.[8] The Canadiens did not suffer a loss until their 10th game of the season, falling to the Vancouver Canucks' 5–1 on October 27.[8]

Despite this, the notoriety of the 2015–16 Montreal Canadiens season had been the extensive amount of injuries which had plagued members of the main roster. At the forefront of this misfortune was starting goaltender Carey Price, who had suffered a lower-body injury during a 4‒3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2015.[9] He was sidelined with the injury until November 20 in a 5‒3 win against the New York Islanders after having missed nine games with a 5‒2‒2 record.[10]

However, on November 25, Price re-aggravated his lower-body injury in a 5‒1 victory against the New York Rangers and did not return for the third period.[11] At the time, Price was expected to miss an additional 6 weeks.[11] Ultimately, Price's return did not actualize, and, on April 6, 2016, the Montreal Canadiens announced that Price would not return for the 2015–16 season. The extent of Price's injury was revealed to be a medial collateral ligament injury (MCL sprain).[12]

On November 22, against the New York Islanders, right winger Brendan Gallagher sustained injuries to his fingers after attempting to block a shot.[13] His injuries required surgery and was expected to miss at least six weeks.[14] Gallagher returned for the 2016 Winter Classic in a 5‒1 win against the Boston Bruins and managed a goal and an assist, also receiving the first star of the game.[15][16]

On March 10, 2016, defenseman P. K. Subban sustained a neck injury after colliding with defenseman Alexei Emelin in a 3–2 win against the Buffalo Sabres.[17] Subban was sent to the hospital as a precautionary measure, but was released the following day with a non-serious injury.[17] On April 6, the club announced that Subban would miss the last two games of the 2015–16 season.[12]

Other notable injuries included those to defencemen Tom Gilbert, Jeff Petry, as well as Nathan Beaulieu. Due to the magnitude of sidelined players, many prospects had gained the opportunity to draw select time in the lineup, with Michael McCarron, Morgan Ellis, Joel Hanley, Darren Dietz, Daniel Carr, Charles Hudon, Brett Lernout, Ryan Johnston, and goaltender Charlie Lindgren all making their respective NHL debuts at some point throughout the season.

The latter half of the Canadiens' season saw them face their worst slump since the 1939-40 season. With this, Montreal missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012. Similarly, no Canadian team in the NHL made the playoffs that year, marking the first time since 1970 that all Canadian franchises failed to qualify for the postseason.[18][19]

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Florida Panthers 82 47 26 9 40 239 203 +36 103
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 31 5 43 227 201 +26 97
3 x – Detroit Red Wings 82 41 30 11 39 211 224 −13 93
4 Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 +10 93
5 Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 −11 85
6 Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 −15 82
7 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 −21 81
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 −48 69
Source: National Hockey League[20]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
2 ME x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 +10 93
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 −11 85
6 ME New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
7 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 −15 82
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 −21 81
9 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
10 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 −48 69
Source: National Hockey League[21]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–3–2 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 1–1–0)[22]
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 22 Toronto 2–1 Montreal OT Fucale 21,287 0–0–1 Recap
2 September 24 Washington 4–3 Montreal SO Condon 21,287 0–0–2 Recap
3 September 25 Chicago 5–1 Montreal Price 21,287 0–1–2 Recap
4 September 26 Montreal 1–0 Toronto Condon 17,992 1–1–2 Recap
5[a] September 28 Pittsburgh 1–4 Montreal Price 18,259 2–1–2 Recap
6 October 1 Ottawa 5–2 Montreal Price 21,287 2–2–2 Recap
7 October 3 Montreal 4–5 Ottawa Tokarski 17,912 2–3–2 Recap

Notes:
a Game was played at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[23]
October: 10–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 6–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 7 Montreal 3–1 Toronto Price 19,241 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 10 Montreal 4–2 Boston Price 17,565 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 11 Montreal 3–1 Ottawa Condon 19,177 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 13 Montreal 3–2 Pittsburgh Price 18,626 4–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 15 NY Rangers 0–3 Montreal Price 21,288 5–0–0 10 Recap
6 October 17 Detroit 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 6–0–0 12 Recap
7 October 20 St. Louis 0–3 Montreal Price 21,288 7–0–0 14 Recap
8 October 23 Montreal 7–2 Buffalo Condon 18,214 8–0–0 16 Recap
9 October 24 Toronto 3–5 Montreal Price 21,288 9–0–0 18 Recap
10 October 27 Montreal 1–5 Vancouver Price 18,570 9–1–0 18 Recap
11 October 29 Montreal 3–4 Edmonton Price 16,839 9–2–0 18 Recap
12 October 30 Montreal 6–2 Calgary Condon 19,289 10–2–0 20 Recap
November: 8–2–3 (Home: 5–2–2; Road: 3–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
13 November 1 Winnipeg 1–5 Montreal Condon 21,288 11–2–0 22 Recap
14 November 3 Ottawa 2–1 Montreal OT Condon 21,288 11–2–1 23 Recap
15 November 5 NY Islanders 1–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 12–2–1 25 Recap
16 November 7 Boston 2–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 13–2–1 27 Recap
17 November 11 Montreal 3–4 Pittsburgh SO Condon 18,455 13–2–2 28 Recap
18 November 14 Colorado 6–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 13–3–2 28 Recap
19 November 16 Vancouver 3–4 Montreal OT Condon 21,288 14–3–2 30 Recap
20 November 19 Arizona 3–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 14–4–2 30 Recap
21 November 20 Montreal 5–3 NY Islanders Price 15,171 15–4–2 32 Recap
22 November 22 NY Islanders 2–4 Montreal Price 21,288 16–4–2 34 Recap
23 November 25 Montreal 5–1 NY Rangers Price 18,006 17–4–2 36 Recap
24 November 27 Montreal 3–2 New Jersey SO Condon 16,514 18–4–2 38 Recap
25 November 28 New Jersey 3–2 Montreal OT Condon 21,288 18–4–3 39 Recap
December: 3–11–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 1–7–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 1 Columbus 1–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 19–4–3 41 Recap
27 December 3 Washington 3–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 19–5–3 41 Recap
28 December 5 Montreal 2–3 Carolina Condon 10,687 19–6–3 41 Recap
29 December 9 Boston 3–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 19–7–3 41 Recap
30 December 10 Montreal 2–3 Detroit Tokarski 20,027 19–8–3 41 Recap
31 December 12 Ottawa 1–3 Montreal Tokarski 21,288 20–8–3 43 Recap
32 December 15 San Jose 3–1 Montreal Tokarski 21,288 20–9–3 43 Recap
33 December 17 Los Angeles 3–0 Montreal Condon 21,288 20–10–3 43 Recap
34 December 19 Montreal 2–6 Dallas Condon 18,532 20–11–3 43 Recap
35 December 21 Montreal 1–5 Nashville Tokarski 17,113 20–12–3 43 Recap
36 December 22 Montreal 1–2 Minnesota Condon 19,105 20–13–3 43 Recap
37 December 26 Montreal 1–3 Washington Condon 18,506 20–14–3 43 Recap
38 December 28 Montreal 4–3 Tampa Bay SO Condon 19,092 21–14–3 45 Recap
39 December 29 Montreal 1–3 Florida Scrivens 19,822 21–15–3 45 Recap
January: 3–7–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 2–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
40 January 1 Montreal 5–1 Boston Condon 67,246 22–15–3 47 Recap
41 January 5 Montreal 3–4 Philadelphia Scrivens 19,163 22–16–3 47 Recap
42 January 6 New Jersey 1–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–16–3 49 Recap
43 January 9 Pittsburgh 3–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–17–3 49 Recap
44 January 14 Chicago 2–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–18–3 49 Recap
45 January 16 Montreal 3–4 St. Louis OT Condon 19,501 23–18–4 50 Recap
46 January 17 Montreal 2–5 Chicago Scrivens 22,030 23–19–4 50 Recap
47 January 19 Boston 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 23–20–4 50 Recap
48 January 23 Montreal 3–2 Toronto SO Condon 19,807 24–20–4 52 Recap
49 January 25 Montreal 2–5 Columbus Condon 11,927 24–21–4 52 Recap
50 January 26 Columbus 5–2 Montreal Scrivens 21,288 24–22–4 52 Recap
February: 6–6–1 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 1–5–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 2 Montreal 2–4 Philadelphia Condon 19,031 24–23–4 52 Recap
52 February 3 Buffalo 4–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 24–24–4 52 Recap
53 February 6 Edmonton 1–5 Montreal Scrivens 21,288 25–24–4 54 Recap
54 February 7 Carolina 1–2 Montreal SO Scrivens 21,288 26–24–4 56 Recap
55 February 9 Tampa Bay 2–4 Montreal Scrivens 21,288 27–24–4 58 Recap
56 February 12 Montreal 4–6 Buffalo Condon 18,505 27–25–4 58 Recap
57 February 15 Montreal 2–6 Arizona Condon 14,338 27–26–4 58 Recap
58 February 17 Montreal 2–3 Colorado Scrivens 16,271 27–27–4 58 Recap
59 February 19 Philadelphia 2–3 Montreal SO Condon 21,288 28–27–4 60 Recap
60 February 22 Nashville 2–1 Montreal SO Condon 21,288 28–27–5 61 Recap
61 February 24 Montreal 4–3 Washington Condon 18,506 29–27–5 63 Recap
62 February 27 Toronto 1–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 30–27–5 65 Recap
63 February 29 Montreal 2–6 San Jose Condon 16,205 30–28–5 65 Recap
March: 6–8–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 2–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 2 Montreal 2–3 Anaheim SO Condon 15,273 30–28–6 66 Recap
65 March 3 Montreal 2–3 Los Angeles Scrivens 18,230 30–29–6 66 Recap
66 March 5 Montreal 2–4 Winnipeg Condon 15,294 30–30–6 66 Recap
67 March 8 Dallas 3–4 Montreal OT Scrivens 21,288 31–30–6 68 Recap
68 March 10 Buffalo 2–3 Montreal Condon 21,288 32–30–6 70 Recap
69 March 12 Minnesota 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 32–31–6 70 Recap
70 March 15 Florida 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 32–32–6 70 Recap
71 March 16 Montreal 3–2 Buffalo OT Scrivens 18,815 33–32–6 72 Recap
72 March 19 Montreal 0–5 Ottawa Scrivens 19,722 33–33–6 72 Recap
73 March 20 Calgary 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 33–34–6 72 Recap
74 March 22 Anaheim 3–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 34–34–6 74 Recap
75 March 24 Montreal 3–4 Detroit Scrivens 20,027 34–35–6 74 Recap
76 March 26 NY Rangers 5–2 Montreal Condon 21,288 34–36–6 74 Recap
77 March 29 Detroit 3–4 Montreal Condon 21,288 35–36–6 76 Recap
78 March 31 Montreal 3–0 Tampa Bay Condon 19,092 36–36–6 78 Recap
April: 2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
79 April 2 Montreal 3–4 Florida Condon 17,427 36–37–6 78 Recap
80 April 5 Florida 4–1 Montreal Condon 21,288 36–38–6 78 Recap
81 April 7 Montreal 4–2 Carolina Lindgren 15,120 37–38–6 80 Recap
82 April 9 Tampa Bay 2–5 Montreal Condon 21,288 38–38–6 82 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season[24]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Max Pacioretty 82 30 34 64 −10 34
Alex Galchenyuk 82 30 26 56 −8 20
Tomas Plekanec 82 14 40 54 4 36
P. K. Subban 68 6 45 51 4 75
Andrei Markov 82 5 39 44 −6 38
Brendan Gallagher 53 19 21 40 13 24
David Desharnais 65 11 18 29 −6 20
Dale Weise‡ 56 14 12 26 0 22
Lars Eller 79 13 13 26 −13 28
Tomas Fleischmann‡ 57 10 10 20 −1 28
Torrey Mitchell 71 11 8 19 2 51
Nathan Beaulieu 64 2 17 19 −6 55
Paul Byron 62 11 7 18 −9 11
Sven Andrighetto 44 7 10 17 1 6
Jeff Petry 51 5 11 16 −6 16
Devante Smith-Pelly‡ 46 6 6 12 −2 22
Alexei Emelin 72 0 12 12 −7 71
Brian Flynn 56 4 6 10 −3 6
Mark Barberio 30 2 8 10 0 6
Daniel Carr 23 6 3 9 0 8
Greg Pateryn 38 1 6 7 −8 49
Joel Hanley 10 0 6 6 0 0
Phillip Danault† 21 3 2 5 −2 8
Darren Dietz 13 1 4 5 −1 13
Alexander Semin‡ 15 1 3 4 1 12
Michael McCarron 20 1 1 2 −10 37
Tom Gilbert 45 1 1 2 3 12
Mike Brown† 14 1 1 2 −2 27
Lucas Lessio 12 1 1 2 1 2
Charles Hudon 3 0 2 2 2 0
Christian Thomas‡ 5 0 2 2 1 2
Stefan Matteau† 12 0 1 1 −4 4
Jacob de la Rose 22 0 1 1 −6 6
Bud Holloway 1 0 0 0 0 0
Victor Bartley† 9 0 0 0 3 6
John Scott† 1 0 0 0 −1 2
Morgan Ellis 3 0 0 0 0 2
Brett Lernout 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Johnston 3 0 0 0 1 0
Jarred Tinordi‡ 3 0 0 0 −3 5

Goaltenders

Regular Season[25]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Mike Condon 55 51 3,122:44 21 25 6 141 2.71 1458 .903 1 0 0 0
Carey Price 12 12 698:20 10 2 0 24 2.06 365 .934 2 0 0 0
Ben Scrivens 15 14 821:58 5 8 0 42 3.07 447 .906 0 0 0 0
Charlie Lindgren 1 1 60:00 1 0 0 2 2.00 28 .929 0 0 0 0
Dustin Tokarski‡ 6 4 226:10 1 3 0 12 3.18 98 .878 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Ref
Zack Kassian Suspended indefinitely for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program 2 months N/A October 5, 2015 [26]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded Ref
Carey Price NHL First Star of the Week October 19, 2015 [27]
Andrei Markov NHL Second Star of the Week October 26, 2015 [28]
Carey Price NHL Second Star of the Month November 2, 2015 [29]
Mike Condon NHL Third Star of the Week November 9, 2015 [30]
Alex Galchenyuk NHL Third Star of the Week November 30, 2015 [31]
P. K. Subban NHL All-Star Game selection January 6, 2016 [32]
John Scott NHL First Star of the Week February 1, 2016 [33]
Mike Condon NHL Third Star of the Week February 29, 2016 [34]

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached Ref
Max Pacioretty 400th Career NHL Game October 7, 2015 [citation needed]
Tomas Plekanec 500th Career NHL Point October 10, 2015 [citation needed]
Mike Condon 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Win		 October 11, 2015 [citation needed]
Alex Galchenyuk 200th Career NHL Game October 20, 2015 [citation needed]
Andrei Markov 500th Career NHL Point October 23, 2015 [citation needed]
Tomas Plekanec 300th Career NHL Assist October 23, 2015 [citation needed]
Tom Gilbert 600th Career NHL Game October 23, 2015 [citation needed]
Dale Weise 1st Career NHL Hat-trick October 31, 2015 [citation needed]
Nathan Beaulieu 100th Career NHL Game November 1, 2015 [citation needed]
Tomas Fleischmann 600th Career NHL Game November 16, 2015 [citation needed]
Max Pacioretty 300th Career NHL Point November 23, 2015 [citation needed]
Bud Holloway 1st Career NHL Game November 27, 2015 [citation needed]
Daniel Carr 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 December 5, 2015 [citation needed]
Charles Hudon 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 December 10, 2015 [citation needed]
Brian Flynn 200th Career NHL Game December 15, 2015 [citation needed]
Michael McCarron 1st Career NHL Game December 19, 2015 [citation needed]
Dale Weise 300th Career NHL Game January 17, 2016 [citation needed]
Torrey Mitchell 500th Career NHL Game February 7, 2016 [citation needed]
Michael McCarron 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 February 27, 2016 [citation needed]
Morgan Ellis 1st Career NHL Game March 2, 2016 [citation needed]
Darren Dietz 1st Career NHL Game March 12, 2016 [citation needed]
Greg Pateryn 1st Career NHL Goal March 16, 2016 [citation needed]
Mike Brown 400th Career NHL Game March 18, 2016 [citation needed]
Joel Hanley 1st Career NHL Game March 20, 2016 [citation needed]
Michael McCarron 1st Career NHL Goal March 20, 2016 [citation needed]
Joel Hanley 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 March 22, 2016 [citation needed]
Darren Dietz 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 March 22, 2016 [citation needed]
Mike Condon 1st Career Shutout March 31, 2016 [citation needed]
David Desharnais 400th Career NHL Game March 31, 2016 [citation needed]
Alexei Emelin 300th Career NHL Game March 31, 2016 [citation needed]
Brett Lernout 1st Career NHL Game April 2, 2016 [citation needed]
Ryan Johnston 1st Career NHL Game April 5, 2016 [citation needed]
Charlie Lindgren 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Win		 April 7, 2016 [citation needed]
Darren Dietz 1st Career NHL Goal April 7, 2016 [citation needed]
Paul Byron 200th Career NHL Game April 9, 2016 [citation needed]

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) To Vancouver Canucks
Brandon Prust 		To Montreal Canadiens
Zack Kassian
5th-round pick in 2016 		[35]
December 15, 2015 (2015-12-15) To Arizona Coyotes
Christian Thomas 		To Montreal Canadiens
Lucas Lessio 		[36]
December 28, 2015 (2015-12-28) To Edmonton Oilers
Zack Kassian 		To Montreal Canadiens
Ben Scrivens 		[37]
January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07) To Anaheim Ducks
Dustin Tokarski 		To Montreal Canadiens
Max Friberg 		[38]
January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) To Arizona Coyotes
Jarred Tinordi
Stefan Fournier 		To Montreal Canadiens
Victor Bartley
John Scott 		[39]
February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26) To Chicago Blackhawks
Dale Weise
Tomas Fleischmann 		To Montreal Canadiens
Phillip Danault
2nd-round pick in 2018 		[40]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To New Jersey Devils
Devante Smith-Pelly 		To Montreal Canadiens
Stefan Matteau 		[41]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Joel Hanley Portland Pirates 1 year, two-way contract [42]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Mark Barberio Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, two-way contract [43]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Bud Holloway SC Bern 1 year, two-way contract [44]
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13) Ryan Johnston Colgate University Raiders 2 years, two-way contract [45]
July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) Alexander Semin Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $1.1 million [46]
October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) Tomas Fleischmann Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $750,000 [47]
March 26, 2016 (2016-03-26) Tom Parisi Providence Friars 2 years, two-way contract [48]
March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30) Charlie Lindgren St. Cloud State Huskies 2 years, two-way contract [49]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
May 8, 2015 (2015-05-08) Magnus Nygren Färjestad BK 1 year [50]
June 19, 2015 (2015-06-19) Joey MacDonald Schwenninger Wild Wings 1 year [51]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) P. A. Parenteau Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $1.5 million [52]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Davis Drewiske Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, two-way contract [53]
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08) Eric Tangradi Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $575,000 [54]
October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12) Drayson Bowman Colorado Eagles 1 year [55]
December 3, 2015 (2015-12-03) Manny Malhotra Lake Erie Monsters 1 year [56]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref
Paul Byron Calgary Flames October 6, 2015 [57]
Mike Brown San Jose Sharks February 29, 2016 [58]

Lost via release

Player Date Ref
Alexander Semin December 10, 2015 (2015-12-10) [59]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) Brian Flynn 2 years, $1.9 million contract extension [60]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Greg Pateryn 2 years, $1.6 million contract extension [61]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Christian Thomas 1 year, two-way contract extension [62]
July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09) Noah Juulsen 3 years, entry-level contract [63]
July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14) Michael Bournival 1 year, two-way contract extension [64]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) Jarred Tinordi 1 year, two-way contract extension [65]
July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) Daniel Audette 3 years, entry-level contract [66]
July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) Alex Galchenyuk 2 years, $5.6 million contract extension [67]
September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24) Michael McNiven 3 years, entry-level contract [68]
October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) Tomas Plekanec 2 years, $12 million contract extension [69]
February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23) Paul Byron 3 years, $3.5 million contract extension [70]
May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08) Artturi Lehkonen 3 years, entry-level contract [71]
May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18) Martin Reway 3 years, entry-level contract [72]
June 11, 2016 (2016-06-11) Sven Andrighetto 1 year, contract extension [73]
June 13, 2016 (2016-06-13) Mark Barberio 2 years, $1.5 million contract extension [74]
June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) Joel Hanley 1 year, two-way contract extension [75]

Draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 26 Noah Juulsen D Canada Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
3 87 Lukas Vejdemo C Sweden Sweden Djurgårdens IF (SHL)
5 131a Matthew Bradley C Canada Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6 177 Simon Bourque D Canada Canada Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
7 207 Jeremiah Addison LW Canada Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)

Notes

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