2025–26 Montreal Canadiens season

2025–26 Montreal Canadiens
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2025–26 record0–0–0
Home record0–0–0
Road record0–0–0
Goals for0
Goals against0
Team information
General managerKent Hughes
CoachMartin St. Louis
CaptainNick Suzuki
Alternate captainsBrendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson
ArenaBell Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Laval Rocket (AHL)
Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)

The 2025–26 Montreal Canadiens season is the franchise's 117th season since its establishment on December 4, 1909, and their 109th season (108th season of play) as member of the National Hockey League.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 25, 2025.[1]

2025 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 22 Pittsburgh – Montreal
2 September 23 Philadelphia – Montreal
3 September 25 Toronto – Montreal
4 September 27 Montreal – Toronto
5 September 30A Montreal – Ottawa
6 October 4 Ottawa – Montreal

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

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.[2]

2025–26 game log

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

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Milestones

Regular season

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

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 		[3]
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) 		[4]
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) 		[5]
June 30, 2025 To Carolina Hurricanes
Cayden Primeau 		To Montreal Canadiens
7th-round pick in 2026 		[6]
July 1, 2025 To St. Louis Blues
Logan Mailloux 		To Montreal Canadiens
Zachary Bolduc 		[7]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team (League) Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Alex Belzile New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [8]
Sammy Blais St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [9]
Nathan Clurman Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [8]
Kaapo Kahkonen Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [9]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Marc Del Gaizo Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [10]
July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16) Joe Veleno Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency [11]

Players lost

Date Player New team (League) Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Joel Armia Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free agency [12]
Christian Dvorak Philadelphia Flyers 1-year Free agency [13]
Michael Pezzetta Toronto Maple Leafs 2-year Free agency [14]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Rafael Harvey-Pinard Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [15]
July 4, 2025 (2025-07-04) Alex Barre-Boulet Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [16]
July 5, 2025 (2025-07-05) Xavier Simoneau Laval Rocket (AHL) 1-year Free agency [17]
July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11) Noel Hoefenmayer HC Sochi (KHL) 1-year Free agency [18]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27) Noah Dobson 8-year [3]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Sean Farrell 1-year [10]
July 3, 2025 (2025-07-03) William Trudeau 1-year [19]
July 6, 2025 (2025-07-06) Jakub Dobes 2-year [20]
July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28) Jayden Struble 2-year [21]

Draft picks

See also: Montreal Canadiens 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.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
2 341 Alexander Zharovsky RW  Russia Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
3 692 Hayden Paupanekis C  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 81 Bryce Pickford D  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
3 823 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 Handel D  Germany Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6 1894 Andrew MacNiel D  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7 209 Max Vig D  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)

Notes

  1. 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.[22]
    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.[23]
  2. 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.[24]
  3. 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).[25] The condition – Montreal will receive a second-round pick in 2025 if Allen plays 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.[26]
  4. 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.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Canadiens share 2025-26 preseason schedule". Montreal Canadiens. June 25, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  2. ^ "Canadiens unveil 2025-26 season schedule". Montreal Canadiens. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  3. ^ a b "Dobson traded to Canadiens by Islanders, signs 8-year contract". NHL.com. June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  4. ^ @CanadiensMTL (June 28, 2025). "Les Canadiens font l'acquisition des 34e et 189e choix au total des Hurricanes de la Caroline en retour des 41e et 49e choix au total du Repêchage 2025 de la LNH

    The Canadiens have acquired the 34th and 189th overall picks from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the 41st and 49th overall picks in the 2025 NHL Draft

    #GoHabsGo | #RepêchageLNH | #NHLDraft"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ @CanadiensMTL (June 28, 2025). "Les Canadiens font l'acquisition du 69e choix au total des Bruins de Boston en retour des 79e et 108e choix au total du Repêchage 2025 de la LNH

    The Canadiens have acquired the 69th overall pick from the Boston Bruins in exchange for the 79th and 108th overall picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.

    #GoHabsGo | #RepêchageLNH | #NHLDraft"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Primeau traded to Hurricanes by Canadiens". NHL.com. June 30, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  7. ^ "Canadiens acquire forward Zachary Bolduc from the St. Louis Blues". Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  8. ^ a b "One-year contracts for Alex Belzile and Nate Clurman". Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  9. ^ a b "One-year contracts for Samuel Blais and Kaapo Kahkonen". Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  10. ^ a b "One-year contracts for Sean Farrell and Marc Del Gaizo". Montreal Canadiens. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  11. ^ "One-year contract for Joe Veleno". Montreal Canadiens. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  12. ^ "Kings Sign Forward Joel Armia to Two-Year Contract". Los Angeles Kings. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  13. ^ "Flyers Agree to Terms With Center Christian Dvorak". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  14. ^ "Leafs sign Pezzetta to two-year deal". TSN.ca. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  15. ^ "Penguins Sign Forwards Anthony Mantha and Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Defenseman Phil Kemp". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  16. ^ "Avalanche Signs Barre-Boulet". Colorado Avalanche. July 4, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  17. ^ "Rocket signs Simoneau and three others". Laval Rocket. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  18. ^ Vinnik, Nastya (July 11, 2025). "ХК «Сочи» заключил контракт с канадским защитником Ноэлем Хёфенмайером" [HC Sochi signs contract with Canadian defenseman Noel Hofenmeyer]. Championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  19. ^ "One-year contract for defenseman William Trudeau". Montreal Canadiens. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  20. ^ "Two-year contract for goaltender Jakub Dobes". Montreal Canadiens. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  21. ^ "Two-year contract for Jayden Struble". Montreal Canadiens. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  22. ^ a b "Canes Pick Seven Players On Second Day Of Draft". Carolina Hurricanes. June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  23. ^ "Blackhawks swing deal with Hurricanes to land 29th overall pick". Sportsnet.ca. June 27, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  24. ^ "Bruins Make Six Selections on Day Two of 2025 NHL Entry Draft". Boston Bruins. June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  25. ^ "Jake Allen traded to New Jersey for a conditional third-round pick in 2025". Montreal Canadiens. March 8, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2025 – via NHL.com.
  26. ^ Battalio, Anthony (March 20, 2025). "Devils Complete Jake Allen Trade as Draft Pick Condition Falls Short". Centraljersey.com. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
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