2025–26 Montreal Canadiens season

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The 2025–26 Montreal Canadiens season is the 117th for the club that was established on December 4, 1909, and their 109th season as a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL).

DivisionAtlantic

ConferenceEastern

2025–26 record48–24–10

Home record24–15–2

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2025–26 Montreal Canadiens
Division	Atlantic
Conference	Eastern
2025–26 record	48–24–10
Home record	24–15–2
Road record	24–9–8
Goals for	283
Goals against	256
Team information
General manager	Kent Hughes
Coach	Martin St. Louis
Captain	Nick Suzuki
Alternate captains	Brendan Gallagher Mike Matheson
Arena	Bell Centre
Minor league affiliates	Laval Rocket (AHL) Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Cole Caufield (51)
Assists	Nick Suzuki (72)
Points	Nick Suzuki (101)
Penalty minutes	Arber Xhekaj (116)
Plus/minus	Nick Suzuki (+37)
Wins	Jakub Dobes (29)
Goals against average	Jacob Fowler (2.43)
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

After a three-year period near the bottom of the standings from the 2021–22 to 2023–24 seasons, the rebuilding Canadiens had capped the 2024–25 season with an unexpected postseason berth.^[1] The team would improve on this in the 2025–26 season, qualifying for the playoffs for a second consecutive time on April 5, 2026, after the Minnesota Wild defeated the Detroit Red Wings.^[2] The Canadiens finished the regular season with the sixth-best record in the NHL, and third-best in the Atlantic Division.^[1]

The Canadiens faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs, ultimately prevailing in a seven-game series. This was the team's first postseason series victory in five years.^[3]

The season saw Montreal players reach a number of offensive milestones, with winger Cole Caufield scoring 51 goals, becoming the first Canadien to reach the 50-goal mark since Stéphane Richer in the 1989–90 season.^[4] Team captain Nick Suzuki finished with 101 points, the first time that a Canadien had recorded a 100-point season since Mats Näslund did so in the 1985–86 season.^[5]^[6]

Standings

Divisional standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Buffalo Sabres	82	50	23	9	42	288	241	+47	109
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	50	26	6	40	290	231	+59	106
3	x – Montreal Canadiens	82	48	24	10	34	283	256	+27	106
4	x – Boston Bruins	82	45	27	10	33	272	250	+22	100
5	x – Ottawa Senators	82	44	27	11	38	278	246	+32	99
6	Detroit Red Wings	82	41	31	10	30	241	258	−17	92
7	Florida Panthers	82	40	38	4	32	251	276	−25	84
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	32	36	14	23	253	299	−46	78

Source: National Hockey League^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Boston Bruins	82	45	27	10	33	272	250	+22	100
2	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	44	27	11	38	278	246	+32	99

3	ME	Washington Capitals	82	43	30	9	37	263	244	+19	95
4	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	41	31	10	30	241	258	−17	92
5	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	40	30	12	28	253	253	0	92
6	ME	New York Islanders	82	43	34	5	29	233	241	−8	91
7	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	42	37	3	29	230	254	−24	87
8	AT	Florida Panthers	82	40	38	4	32	251	276	−25	84
9	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	32	36	14	23	253	299	−46	78
10	ME	New York Rangers	82	34	39	9	25	238	250	−12	77

Source: National Hockey League^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 25, 2025.^[9]

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2025 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Pittsburgh	1–2	Montreal	SO	Fowler	20,595	1–0–0	^[10]
2	September 23	Philadelphia	2–4	Montreal		Kahkonen	20,429	2–0–0	^[11]
3	September 25	Toronto	7–2	Montreal		Montembeault	20,962	2–1–0	^[12]
4	September 27	Montreal	4–2	Toronto		Kahkonen	18,216	3–1–0	^[13]
5	September 30^A	Montreal	5–0	Ottawa		Dobes	18,259	4–1–0	^[14]
6	October 4	Ottawa	3–1	Montreal		Montembeault	20,962	4–2–0	^[15]
Notes: ^A Game played at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.^[16]

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2025–26 game log

October: 8–3–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 5–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 8	Montreal	2–5	Toronto		Montembeault	19,037	0–1–0	0	^[17]
2	October 9	Montreal	5–1	Detroit		Dobes	19,515	1–1–0	2	^[18]
3	October 11	Montreal	3–2	Chicago		Montembeault	19,344	2–1–0	4	^[19]
4	October 14	Seattle	4–5	Montreal	OT	Montembeault	20,962	3–1–0	6	^[20]
5	October 16	Nashville	2–3	Montreal	OT	Dobes	20,962	4–1–0	8	^[21]
6	October 18	NY Rangers	4–3	Montreal		Montembeault	20,962	4–2–0	8	^[22]
7	October 20	Buffalo	2–4	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	5–2–0	10	^[23]
8	October 22	Montreal	2–1	Calgary	OT	Dobes	17,826	6–2–0	12	^[24]
9	October 23	Montreal	5–6	Edmonton		Montembeault	18,347	6–3–0	12	^[25]
10	October 25	Montreal	4–3	Vancouver		Dobes	18,846	7–3–0	14	^[26]
11	October 28	Montreal	4–3	Seattle	OT	Dobes	17,151	8–3–0	16	^[27]

November: 5–5–3 (home: 3–4–1; road: 2–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 1	Ottawa	3–4	Montreal	OT	Montembeault	20,962	9–3–0	18	^[28]
13	November 4	Philadelphia	5–4	Montreal	SO	Montembeault	20,962	9–3–1	19	^[29]
14	November 6	Montreal	3–4	New Jersey	OT	Dobes	16,514	9–3–2	20	^[30]
15	November 8	Utah	2–6	Montreal		Montembeault	20,962	10–3–2	22	^[31]
16	November 11	Los Angeles	5–1	Montreal		Montembeault	20,962	10–4–2	22	^[32]
17	November 13	Dallas	7–0	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	10–5–2	22	^[33]
18	November 15	Boston	3–2	Montreal		Montembeault	20,962	10–6–2	22	^[34]
19	November 17	Montreal	3–4	Columbus	SO	Dobes	14,811	10–6–3	23	^[35]
20	November 20	Washington	8–4	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	10–7–3	23	^[36]
21	November 22	Toronto	2–5	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	11–7–3	25	^[37]
22	November 26	Montreal	4–3	Utah		Dobes	12,478	12–7–3	27	^[38]
23	November 28	Montreal	4–1	Vegas		Montembeault	17,739	13–7–3	29	^[39]
24	November 29	Montreal	2–7	Colorado		Dobes	18,112	13–8–3	29	^[40]

December: 8–4–3 (home: 4–4–0; road: 4–0–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 2	Ottawa	5–2	Montreal		Montembeault	20,962	13–9–3	29	^[41]
26	December 3	Winnipeg	2–3	Montreal	SO	Dobes	20,962	14–9–3	31	^[42]
27	December 6	Montreal	2–1	Toronto	SO	Dobes	19,081	15–10–3	33	^[43]
28	December 7	St. Louis	4–3	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	15–10–3	33	^[44]
29	December 9	Tampa Bay	6–1	Montreal		Montembeault	20,962	15–11–3	33	^[45]
30	December 11	Montreal	4–2	Pittsburgh		Fowler	14,845	16–11–3	35	^[46]
31	December 13	Montreal	4–5	NY Rangers	OT	Fowler	18,006	16–11–4	36	^[47]
32	December 14	Edmonton	1–4	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	17–11–4	38	^[48]
33	December 16	Philadelphia	4–1	Montreal		Fowler	20,962	17–12–4	38	^[49]
34	December 18	Chicago	1–4	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	18–12–4	40	^[50]
35	December 20	Pittsburgh	0–4	Montreal		Fowler	20,962	19–12–4	42	^[51]
36	December 21	Montreal	3–4	Pittsburgh	SO	Dobes	17,695	19–12–5	43	^[52]
37	December 23	Montreal	6–2	Boston		Fowler	17,850	20–12–5	45	^[53]
38	December 28	Montreal	4–5	Tampa Bay	SO	Fowler	19,092	20–12–6	46	^[54]
39	December 30	Montreal	3–2	Florida	OT	Montembeault	19,646	21–12–6	48	^[55]

January: 10–5–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 4–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
40	January 1	Montreal	7–5	Carolina		Dobes	18,299	22–12–6	50	^[56]
41	January 3	Montreal	0–2	St. Louis		Fowler	18,096	22–13–6	50	^[57]
42	January 4	Montreal	4–3	Dallas	OT	Montembeault	18,532	23–13–6	52	^[58]
43	January 7	Calgary	1–4	Montreal		Fowler	20,962	24–13–6	54	^[59]
44	January 8	Florida	2–6	Montreal		Montembeault	20,962	25–13–6	56	^[60]
45	January 10	Detroit	4–0	Montreal		Fowler	20,962	25–14–6	56	^[61]
46	January 12	Vancouver	3–6	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	26–14–6	58	^[62]
47	January 13	Montreal	2–3	Washington	OT	Montembeault	18,347	26–14–7	59	^[63]
48	January 15	Montreal	3–5	Buffalo		Fowler	19,070	26–15–7	59	^[64]
49	January 17	Montreal	6–5	Ottawa	OT	Montembeault	18,020	27–15–7	61	^[65]
50	January 20	Minnesota	3–4	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	28–15–7	63	^[66]
51	January 22	Buffalo	4–2	Montreal		Montembeault	20,962	28–16–7	63	^[67]
52	January 24	Montreal	3–4	Boston		Montembeault	17,850	28–17–7	63	^[68]
53	January 27	Vegas	2–3	Montreal	OT	Dobes	20,962	29–17–7	65	^[69]
54	January 29	Colorado	3–7	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	30–17–7	67	^[70]
55	January 31	Montreal	4–2	Buffalo		Dobes	19,070	31–17–7	69	^[71]

February: 2–0–2 (home: 1–0–1; road: 1–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
56	February 2	Montreal	3–4	Minnesota	OT	Dobes	18,228	31–17–8	70	^[72]
57	February 4	Montreal	5–1	Winnipeg		Montembeault	15,225	32–17–8	72	^[73]
58	February 26	NY Islanders	4–3	Montreal	OT	Montembeault	20,962	32–17–9	73	^[74]
59	February 28	Washington	2–6	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	33–17–9	75	^[75]

March: 10–4–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 5–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
60	March 3	Montreal	5–7	San Jose		Dobes	17,435	33–18–9	75	^[76]
61	March 6	Montreal	5–6	Anaheim	SO	Montembeault	14,470	33–18–10	76	^[77]
62	March 7	Montreal	4–3	Los Angeles		Dobes	18,145	34–18–10	78	^[78]
63	March 10	Toronto	1–3	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	35–18–10	80	^[79]
64	March 11	Montreal	3–2	Ottawa		Fowler	17,229	36–18–10	82	^[80]
65	March 14	San Jose	4–2	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	36–19–10	82	^[81]
66	March 15	Anaheim	4–3	Montreal		Fowler	20,962	36–20–10	82	^[82]
67	March 17	Boston	2–3	Montreal	OT	Dobes	20,962	37–20–10	84	^[83]
68	March 19	Montreal	1–3	Detroit		Dobes	19,515	37–21–10	84	^[84]
69	March 21	NY Islanders	3–7	Montreal		Fowler	20,962	38–21–10	86	^[85]
70	March 24	Carolina	2–5	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	39–21–10	88	^[86]
71	March 26	Columbus	1–2	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	40–21–10	90	^[87]
72	March 28	Montreal	4–1	Nashville		Fowler	17,720	41–21–10	92	^[88]
73	March 29	Montreal	3–1	Carolina		Dobes	18,551	42–21–10	94	^[89]
74	March 31	Montreal	4–1	Tampa Bay		Dobes	19,092	43–21–10	96	^[90]

April: 5–3–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
75	April 2	Montreal	3–2	NY Rangers		Fowler	17,424	44–21–10	98	^[91]
76	April 4	Montreal	4–3	New Jersey	SO	Dobes	16,514	45–21–10	100	^[92]
77	April 5	New Jersey	3–0	Montreal		Fowler	20,962	45–22–10	100	^[93]
78	April 7	Florida	3–4	Montreal	SO	Dobes	20,962	46–22–10	102	^[94]
79	April 9	Tampa Bay	1–2	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	47–22–10	104	^[95]
80	April 11	Columbus	5–2	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	47–23–10	104	^[96]
81	April 12	Montreal	4–1	NY Islanders		Fowler	16,918	48–23–10	106	^[97]
82	April 14	Montreal	2–4	Philadelphia		Dobes	20,041	48–24–10	106	^[98]

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

Playoffs

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2026 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Montreal wins 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 19	Montreal	4–3	Tampa Bay	OT	Dobes	19,092	1–0	^[99]
2	April 21	Montreal	2–3	Tampa Bay	OT	Dobes	19,092	1–1	^[100]
3	April 24	Tampa Bay	2–3	Montreal	OT	Dobes	20,962	2–1	^[101]
4	April 26	Tampa Bay	3–2	Montreal		Dobes	20,962	2–2	^[102]
5	April 29	Montreal	3–2	Tampa Bay		Dobes	19,092	3–2	^[103]
6	May 1	Tampa Bay	1–0	Montreal	OT	Dobes	20,962	3–3	^[104]
7	May 3	Montreal	2–1	Tampa Bay		Dobes	19,092	4–3	^[105]

Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (A1) Buffalo Sabres: Series tied 0–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 6	Montreal	–	Buffalo				–
2	May 8	Montreal	–	Buffalo				–
3	May 10	Buffalo	–	Montreal				–
4	May 12	Buffalo	–	Montreal				–
5*	May	Montreal	–	Buffalo				–
6*	May	Buffalo	–	Montreal				–
7*	May	Montreal	–	Buffalo				–

Legend: Win Loss

Roster

Updated April 27, 2026^[106]^[107]

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No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
17	Josh Anderson	RW	R	31	2020	Burlington, Ontario
76	Zachary Bolduc	LW	L	23	2025	Trois-Rivières, Quebec
45	Alexandre Carrier	D	R	29	2024	Quebec City, Quebec
13	Cole Caufield	RW	R	25	2019	Mosinee, Wisconsin
77	Kirby Dach	C	R	25	2022	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
24	Phillip Danault	C	L	33	2025	Victoriaville, Quebec
93	Ivan Demidov	RW	L	20	2024	Sergiyev Posad, Russia
75	Jakub Dobeš	G	L	24	2020	Ostrava, Czech Republic
53	Noah Dobson	D	R	26	2025	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
42	Adam Engström	D	L	22	2022	Jarna, Sweden
71	Jake Evans	C	R	29	2014	Toronto, Ontario
32	Jacob Fowler	G	L	22	2023	Melbourne, Florida
11	Brendan Gallagher (A)	RW	R	33	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
21	Kaiden Guhle	D	L	24	2020	Sherwood Park, Alberta
48	Lane Hutson	D	L	22	2022	Holland, Michigan
91	Oliver Kapanen	C	R	22	2021	Timrå, Sweden
92	Patrik Laine	RW	R	28	2024	Tampere, Finland
8	Mike Matheson (A)	D	L	32	2022	Pointe-Claire, Quebec
35	Sam Montembeault	G	L	29	2021	Bécancour, Quebec
15	Alex Newhook	C	L	25	2023	St. John's, Newfoundland
20	Juraj Slafkovský	LW	L	22	2022	Košice, Slovakia
47	Jayden Struble	D	L	24	2019	Cumberland, Rhode Island
14	Nick Suzuki (C)	C	R	26	2018	London, Ontario
85	Alexandre Texier	LW	L	26	2025	Saint-Martin-d'Heres, France
90	Joe Veleno	C	L	26	2025	Kirkland, Quebec
72	Arber Xhekaj	D	L	25	2021	Hamilton, Ontario

Awards and honours

Awards

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Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded	Ref
Jakub Dobes	NHL Third Star of the Month	November 1, 2025	^[108]
Juraj Slafkovsky	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 29, 2025	^[109]
Ivan Demidov	NHL Rookie of the Month	January 1, 2026	^[110]
Cole Caufield	NHL Third Star of the Week	March 23, 2026	^[111]
Jakub Dobes	NHL First Star of the Week	March 30, 2026	^[112]

Milestones

Regular season
Oliver Kapanen	1st career NHL goal	October 8, 2025	^[113]
Zachary Bolduc	100th career NHL game	October 11, 2025	^[114]
Alexandre Carrier	300th career NHL game	October 14, 2025	^[115]
Alex Newhook	300th career NHL game	October 14, 2025	^[116]
Noah Dobson	400th career NHL game	November 1, 2025	^[117]
Cole Caufield	300th career NHL game	November 4, 2025	^[118]
Lane Hutson	100th career NHL game	November 11, 2025	^[119]
Jared Davidson	1st career NHL game	November 15, 2025	^[120]
Mike Matheson	200th career NHL assist	November 22, 2025	^[121]^[122]
Florian Xhekaj	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 22, 2025	^[123]
Adam Engstrom	1st career NHL game	November 26, 2025	^[124]
Nick Suzuki	400th career NHL point	November 26, 2025	^[125]
Jared Davidson	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	December 7, 2025	^[126]
Jacob Fowler	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win	December 11, 2025	^[127]
Owen Beck	1st career NHL goal	December 20, 2025	^[128]
Jacob Fowler	1st career NHL shutout	December 20, 2025	^[129]
Lane Hutson	100th career NHL point	December 20, 2025	^[130]
Noah Dobson	200th career NHL assist	December 30, 2025	^[131]^[132]
Arber Xhekaj	200th career NHL game	December 30, 2025	^[133]
Phillip Danault	400th career NHL point	January 4, 2026	^[134]
Alexandre Texier	100th career NHL point	January 7, 2026	^[135]
Alexandre Texier	1st career NHL hat-trick	January 8, 2026	^[136]
Nick Suzuki	500th career NHL game	January 10, 2026	^[137]
Alexandre Carrier	100th career NHL point	January 12, 2026	^[138]

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key

† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
June 27, 2025	To New York Islanders CGY 1st-round pick in 2025 (16th overall) 1st-round pick in 2025 (17th overall) Emil Heineman	To Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson	^[139]
June 28, 2025	To Carolina Hurricanes PIT 2nd-round pick in 2025 (41st overall) 2nd-round pick in 2025 (49th overall)	To Montreal Canadiens CHI 2nd-round pick in 2025 (34th overall) 6th-round pick in 2025 (189th overall)	^[140]
June 28, 2025	To Boston Bruins VAN 3rd-round pick in 2025 (79th overall) DET 4th-round pick in 2025 (108th overall)	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2025 (69th overall)	^[141]
June 30, 2025	To Carolina Hurricanes Cayden Primeau	To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2026	^[142]
July 1, 2025	To St. Louis Blues Logan Mailloux	To Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc	^[143]
September 5, 2025	To San Jose Sharks Carey Price 5th-round pick in 2026	To Montreal Canadiens Gannon Laroque	^[144]
March 13, 2026	To Ottawa Senators Riley Kidney	To Montreal Canadiens Jake Chiasson Hunter Shepard	^[145]

Players acquired

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Date	Player	Former team (League)	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)	Alex Belzile	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	^[146]
	Sammy Blais	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free agency	^[147]
	Nathan Clurman	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency	^[146]
	Kaapo Kahkonen	Florida Panthers	1-year	Free agency	^[147]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)	Marc Del Gaizo	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	^[148]
July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16)	Joe Veleno	Seattle Kraken	1-year	Free agency	^[149]
November 23, 2025 (2025-11-23)	Alexandre Texier	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free agency	^[150]
November 27, 2025 (2025-11-27)	Sammy Blais	Toronto Maple Leafs		Waivers	^[151]

Players lost

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Date	Player	New team (League)	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)	Joel Armia	Los Angeles Kings	2-year	Free agency	^[152]
	Christian Dvorak	Philadelphia Flyers	1-year	Free agency	^[153]
	Michael Pezzetta	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year	Free agency	^[154]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)	Rafael Harvey-Pinard	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency	^[155]
July 4, 2025 (2025-07-04)	Alex Barre-Boulet	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency	^[156]
July 5, 2025 (2025-07-05)	Xavier Simoneau	Laval Rocket (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[157]
July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)	Noel Hoefenmayer	HC Sochi (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[158]
October 6, 2025 (2025-10-06)	Sammy Blais	Toronto Maple Leafs		Waivers	^[159]

Signings

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Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27)	Noah Dobson	8-year	^[139]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)	Sean Farrell	1-year	^[148]
July 3, 2025 (2025-07-03)	William Trudeau	1-year	^[160]
July 6, 2025 (2025-07-06)	Jakub Dobes	2-year	^[161]
July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)	Jayden Struble	2-year	^[162]
October 13, 2025 (2025-10-13)	Lane Hutson	8-year^‡	^[163]
November 28, 2025 (2025-11-28)	Mike Matheson	5-year^‡	^[164]
December 24, 2025 (2025-12-24)	Bryce Pickford	3-year^†	^[165]

Draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27–28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

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Round	#	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
2	34^[A]	Alexander Zharovsky	RW	Russia	Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
3	69^[B]	Hayden Paupanekis	C	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
	81	Bryce Pickford	D	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
	82^[C]	Arseny Radkov	G	Belarus	Tyumensky Legion (MHL)
4	113	John Mooney	C	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
5	145	Alexis Cournoyer	G	Canada	Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL)
6	177	Carlos Händel	D	Germany	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6	189^[D]	Andrew MacNiel	D	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7	209	Max Vig	D	United States	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)

Notes

[A]
The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2025 (41st overall) and a second-round pick in 2025 (49th overall) to Carolina in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2025 (189th overall), and this pick.^[166] Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025 that sent a first-round pick in 2025 (29th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Dallas's second-round pick in 2025 (62nd overall), a fifth-round pick in 2027, and this pick.^[167]
[B]
The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to Montreal as a result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent Vancouver's third-round pick and Detroit's fourth-round pick both in 2025 (79th and 108th overall) to Boston in exchange for this pick.^[168]
[C]
The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024 that sent Jake Allen to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[169] The condition – Montreal would receive a second-round pick in 2025 if Allen played in more than 40 games during the 2024–25 NHL season – was not converted when it became unfeasible for Allen to reach this threshold based on remaining team schedule in mid-March 2025.^[170]
[D]
The Carolina Hurricanes' sixth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2025 (41st overall) and a second-round pick in 2025 (49th overall) to Carolina in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick in 2025 (34th overall), and this pick.^[166]

2025–26 Montreal Canadiens season

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