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This is a list of franchise records for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. Team records. Single season. Most points: 132: 1976–77:
The Blueshirts won the playoff and so the Canadiens finished in second place. b From the 1910 season to the 1916–17 season, the O'Brien Cup was awarded to the champion of the NHA. [8] c The 1916–17 NHA season was played in two half seasons. Montreal qualified for the two-game total-goal playoff by winning the first half of the schedule.
In the 1976–77 season, the Canadiens set three still-standing team records – fewest losses (8) in an 80-game season, [28] the longest home unbeaten streak (34), [29] and best goal differential (+216) [30] – and one record that lasted until the 2022–23 Boston Bruins beat it, for the most points (132) in an 80-game season.
The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 68th season. The team is regarded to be one of the greatest NHL teams ever composed. The Canadiens won their 20th Stanley Cup in 1976–77, taking the NHL championship. Montreal set new records for most wins (60) and points (132) in a season. [1]
The Canadiens' home rink, the Montreal Arena, was destroyed by fire in January 1918. The team moved into the Jubilee Arena, which subsequently burned down in 1919. After spending seven seasons in the Mount Royal Arena, the Canadiens moved into the Montreal Forum in 1926, sharing it with the rival Montreal Maroons until 1938.
On March 3, the Montreal Canadiens pummeled the Quebec Bulldogs 16–3, setting an all-time record for goals by one team. Georges Vezina came third in the league in goals against average of 4.66 per game. Newsy Lalonde led the Canadiens in offence, scoring 37 goals and 9 assists to place second in league scoring to Joe Malone.
February 13, 2001: Patrick Roy made his first visit to Montreal since breaking Terry Sawchuk's record for most wins by a goaltender. Roy had won 289 games with Montreal, and the Canadiens held a pregame ceremony for Roy. [6] The Canadiens allowed the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season, with just three. [7]
The 2020–21 Montreal Canadiens season was the 112th for the club that was established on December 4, 1909, and their 104th season as a franchise in the National Hockey League. Due to the Canada–U.S. border restrictions brought in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Canadiens were re-aligned with the other six Canadian franchises into ...