2013–14 Montreal Canadiens season

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2013–14 Montreal Canadiens
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference4th Eastern
2013–14 record46–28–8
Home record23–13–5
Road record23–15–3
Goals for215
Goals against204
Team information
General managerMarc Bergevin
CoachMichel Therrien
CaptainBrian Gionta
Alternate captainsJosh Gorges
Andrei Markov
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance21,273 (100%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMax Pacioretty (39)
AssistsP. K. Subban (43)
PointsMax Pacioretty (60)
Penalty minutesBrandon Prust (121)
Plus/minusAndrei Markov (+12)
WinsCarey Price (34)
Goals against averageDustin Tokarski (1.84)

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[]

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins 82 54 19 9 51 261 177 +84 117
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 27 9 38 240 215 +25 101
3 x – Montreal Canadiens 82 46 28 8 40 215 204 +11 100
4 x – Detroit Red Wings 82 39 28 15 34 222 230 −8 93
5 Ottawa Senators 82 37 31 14 30 236 265 −29 88
6 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 38 36 8 29 231 256 −25 84
7 Florida Panthers 82 29 45 8 21 196 268 −72 66
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 21 51 10 14 157 248 −91 52
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

2013–14 Game Log

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

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.

2014 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics[]

Final Stats[2]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carey Price 59 59 3464 34 20 5 134 2.32 1828 .927 6 0 2 4
Peter Budaj 24 21 1338 10 8 3 56 2.51 615 .909 1 0 0 6
Dustin Tokarski 3 2 163 2 0 0 5 1.84 93 .946 1 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carey Price 12 12 739 8 4 29 2.35 358 .919 1 0 0 0
Dustin Tokarski 5 5 300 2 3 13 2.60 155 .916 0 0 0 0
Peter Budaj 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[]

Transactions[]

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Trades[]

Date Details
June 30, 2013[3] To Florida Panthers
7th round-pick in 2013 – MacKenzie Weegar
To Montreal Canadiens
7th round-pick in 2014[a] – 
July 2, 2013[4] To New York Rangers
Danny Kristo
To Montreal Canadiens
Christian Thomas
July 5, 2013[5] To Florida Panthers
Philippe Lefebvre
7th-round pick in 2014 – 
To Montreal Canadiens
George Parros
February 3, 2014[6] To Vancouver Canucks
Raphael Diaz
To Montreal Canadiens
Dale Weise
February 6, 2014[7] To Los Angeles Kings
Steve Quailer
To Montreal Canadiens
Robert Czarnik
March 4, 2014[8] To Florida Panthers
5th-round pick in 2015[b] – 
To Montreal Canadiens
Mike Weaver
March 5, 2014[9] To Nashville Predators
Future considerations
To Montreal Canadiens
Devan Dubnyk
March 5, 2014[10] To New York Islanders
Sebastian Collberg
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2014[c] – 
To Montreal Canadiens
Thomas Vanek
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2014 – 
June 14, 2014[11] To Anaheim Ducks
Louis Leblanc
To Montreal Canadiens
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2015[d]
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