2008–09 Montréal Canadiens
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 41-30-11, 93 pts · Playoffs 0-4
The 2008–09 Montréal Canadiens went 41-30-11 (93 points) in the Northeast Division and played 4 playoff games (0-4). Alex Kovalev led the team with 65 points (26 G, 39 A). Jaroslav Halak had 18 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kovalev | R | 78 | 26 | 39 | 65 | -5 | 74 | 11 | 209 | 12.4 | 19:26 | 56 | 20 |
| Andrei Markov | D | 78 | 12 | 52 | 64 | -2 | 36 | 7 | 165 | 7.3 | 24:38 | 61 | 111 |
| Saku Koivu | C | 65 | 16 | 34 | 50 | +4 | 44 | 5 | 123 | 13.0 | 17:03 | 43 | 21 |
| Andrei Kostitsyn | L | 74 | 23 | 18 | 41 | -7 | 50 | 6 | 169 | 13.6 | 15:35 | 124 | 23 |
| Alex Tanguay | L | 50 | 16 | 25 | 41 | +13 | 34 | 5 | 76 | 21.1 | 16:05 | 47 | 13 |
| Tomas Plekanec | C | 80 | 20 | 19 | 39 | -9 | 54 | 6 | 202 | 9.9 | 17:15 | 53 | 38 |
| Robert Lang | C | 50 | 18 | 21 | 39 | +6 | 36 | 8 | 101 | 17.8 | 16:53 | 17 | 24 |
| Roman Hamrlik | D | 81 | 6 | 27 | 33 | +4 | 62 | 0 | 143 | 4.2 | 21:55 | 104 | 195 |
| Maxim Lapierre | C | 79 | 15 | 13 | 28 | +9 | 76 | 1 | 165 | 9.1 | 14:48 | 130 | 52 |
| Guillaume Latendresse | R | 56 | 14 | 12 | 26 | +4 | 45 | 1 | 117 | 12.0 | 13:37 | 140 | 12 |
| Josh Gorges | D | 81 | 4 | 19 | 23 | +12 | 37 | 2 | 63 | 6.3 | 20:08 | 94 | 161 |
| Chris Higgins | L | 57 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -1 | 22 | 2 | 151 | 7.9 | 17:00 | 79 | 39 |
| Sergei Kostitsyn | L | 56 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 64 | 5 | 74 | 10.8 | 14:08 | 49 | 21 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | R | 78 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 106 | 0 | 121 | 6.6 | 14:09 | 167 | 42 |
| Matt D'Agostini | R | 53 | 12 | 9 | 21 | -17 | 16 | 3 | 116 | 10.3 | 13:25 | 48 | 26 |
| Patrice Brisebois | D | 62 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 19 | 4 | 68 | 7.4 | 15:54 | 45 | 69 |
| Mathieu Schneider | D | 23 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 14 | 5 | 46 | 10.9 | 20:57 | 14 | 42 |
| Mathieu Dandenault | R | 41 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +7 | 17 | 0 | 46 | 8.7 | 11:45 | 42 | 29 |
| Mike Komisarek | D | 66 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 56 | 3.6 | 20:37 | 191 | 207 |
| Max Pacioretty | L | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 27 | 1 | 57 | 5.3 | 12:37 | 44 | 19 |
| Steve Begin | L | 42 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 27 | 0 | 65 | 9.2 | 10:51 | 119 | 26 |
| Francis Bouillon | D | 54 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 53 | 0 | 51 | 9.8 | 16:30 | 122 | 55 |
| Ryan O'Byrne | D | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -7 | 58 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 15:06 | 77 | 41 |
| Glen Metropolit | C | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | 11:37 | 12 | 11 |
| Kyle Chipchura | C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 10:18 | 8 | 3 |
| Georges Laraque | R | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 61 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 7:39 | 42 | 5 |
| Gregory Stewart | L | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 8:37 | 38 | 5 |
| Yannick Weber | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 15:06 | 4 | 1 |
| Ben Maxwell | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9:55 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Janik | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 0 | 3 | |
| Alex Henry | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6:34 | 2 | 1 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Halak | 81 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1077 | .915 | 2.86 | 1 |
| Carey Price | 69 | 49 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 1513 | .905 | 2.83 | 1 |
| Marc Denis | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .857 | 3.00 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | @ BUF | L 1–2 | Final/SO |
| Oct 11 | @ TOR | W 6–1 | Final |
| Oct 13 | @ PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 15 | vs BOS | W 4–3 | Final/SO |
| Oct 18 | vs PHX | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs FLA | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs ANA | L 4–6 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs CAR | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Oct 30 | @ MIN | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ NYI | W 5–4 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ CBJ | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Nov 8 | @ TOR | L 3–6 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs OTT | W 4–0 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ BOS | L 1–6 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs PHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ STL | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Nov 18 | @ CAR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ OTT | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Nov 22 | vs BOS | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Nov 24 | vs NYI | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Nov 26 | @ DET | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 28 | @ WSH | L 0–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs BUF | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs ATL | W 5–4 | Final |
| Dec 4 | vs NYR | W 6–2 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs NJD | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 9 | vs CGY | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs TBL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs WSH | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ CAR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 18 | vs PHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs BUF | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 21 | vs CAR | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 27 | @ PIT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ FLA | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ TBL | W 2–1 | Final/SO |
| Jan 2 | @ NJD | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 4 | vs FLA | W 6–5 | Final/SO |
| Jan 7 | @ NYR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 8 | vs TOR | W 6–2 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs WSH | W 5–4 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ BOS | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs NSH | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 17 | @ OTT | W 5–4 | Final/SO |
| Jan 20 | @ ATL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 21 | @ NJD | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ TBL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 29 | @ FLA | L 1–5 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs LAK | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 1 | vs BOS | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs PIT | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ BUF | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs TOR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 9 | @ CGY | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 11 | @ EDM | L 2–7 | Final |
| Feb 13 | @ COL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 15 | @ VAN | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ WSH | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Feb 19 | @ PIT | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs OTT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs VAN | W 3–0 | Final |
| Feb 27 | @ PHI | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 28 | vs SJS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ BUF | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 6 | @ ATL | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ DAL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs EDM | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 12 | vs NYI | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 14 | vs NJD | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs NYR | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Mar 19 | @ OTT | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs TOR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs ATL | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs TBL | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 28 | vs BUF | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Mar 31 | vs CHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Apr 2 | @ NYI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Apr 4 | @ TOR | W 6–2 | Final |
| Apr 6 | vs OTT | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 7 | @ NYR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 9 | @ BOS | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Apr 11 | vs PIT | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 16 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | @ BOS | L 1–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | vs BOS | L 2–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | vs BOS | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |