2012–13 Montreal Canadiens season

2012–13 Montreal Canadiens
Northeast Division Champions
Division	1st Northeast
Conference	2nd Eastern
2012–13 record	29–14–5
Home record	14–7–3
Road record	15–7–2
Goals for	149
Goals against	126
Team information
General Manager	Marc Bergevin
Coach	Michel Therrien
Captain	Brian Gionta
Alternate captains	Josh Gorges Andrei Markov
Arena	Bell Centre
Average attendance	21,273 (100%)[1] (15 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Michael Ryder (16)
Assists	P. K. Subban (27)
Points	Max Pacioretty (39)
Penalties in minutes	Brandon Prust (110)
Plus/minus	Alex Galchenyuk (+14)
Wins	Carey Price (21)
Goals against average	Peter Budaj (2.29)
<2011–12 2013–14>

The 2012–13 Montreal Canadiens season was the 104th season of play for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909. However, it will only be their 96th season in the National Hockey League. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

Off-season

After a disappointing 2011–12 season, the Canadiens started over in the front office. Marc Bergevin was named the new general manager on May 2, 2012.^[2] Rick Dudley was then named as the assistant general manager.^[3] The search then began for a new head coach and on June 5, Michel Therrien was named the new head coach. This will be Therrien's second stint as the Canadiens head coach (previously coached team from 2000 to 2003)^[4] Scott Mellanby was hired as the director of player personnel^[5] and Randy Cunneyworth and Randy Ladouceur were relieved of their assistant coaching duties.^[6] Some other hockey operations changes included the hiring of Martin Lapointe as director of player development, Patrice Brisebois was hired as a player development coach and on June 15, Gerard Gallant, J. J. Daigneault and Clement Jodoin were added to Montreal's coaching staff as assistant coaches.

Montreal held the third overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and selected Alex Galchenyuk from the Sarnia Sting.

2012–13 Cancelled Games (For reference only)
Preseason # Date Visitor Home 1 September 23 Ottawa Montreal 2 September 24 Buffalo Montreal 3 September 27 Montreal Ottawa 4 October 2 Montreal Carolina 5 October 3 Carolina Montreal 6 October 6 Boston Montreal 7 October 7 New Jersey Montreal
October # Date Visitor Home 1 October 11 Ottawa Montreal 2 October 13 Montreal Toronto 3 October 16 Boston Montreal 4 October 18 Montreal Boston 5 October 20 Washington Montreal 6 October 23 Montreal Minnesota 7 October 25 Philadelphia Montreal 8 October 27 Anaheim Montreal 9 October 30 Montreal Calgary
November # Date Visitor Home 10 November 1 Montreal Edmonton 11 November 3 Montreal Vancouver 12 November 6 Phoenix Montreal 13 November 8 Winnipeg Montreal 14 November 10 NY Rangers Montreal 15 November 13 Calgary Montreal 16 November 15 Montreal Winnipeg 17 November 17 Montreal Colorado 18 November 19 Nashville Montreal 19 November 20 Montreal New Jersey 20 November 24 Vancouver Montreal 21 November 27 Tampa Bay Montreal
December # Date Visitor Home 22 December 1 Toronto Montreal 23 December 2 Montreal Columbus 24 December 4 Chicago Montreal 25 December 6 Montreal Buffalo 26 December 8 Buffalo Montreal 27 December 10 Carolina Montreal 28 December 12 Montreal NY Rangers 29 December 13 Los Angeles Montreal 30 December 15 Montreal Buffalo 31 December 17 Buffalo Montreal 32 December 19 Montreal Ottawa 33 December 20 Montreal Washington 34 December 22 Montreal Toronto 35 December 27 Montreal Tampa Bay 36 December 28 Montreal Florida 37 December 31 Montreal Carolina
January # Date Visitor Home 38 January 3 New Jersey Montreal 39 January 5 Toronto Montreal 40 January 8 Florida Montreal 41 January 10 Montreal Philadelphia 42 January 12 Montreal Dallas 43 January 13 Montreal St. Louis 44 January 16 Pittsburgh Montreal 45 January 18 Montreal Pittsburgh 46 January 19 Boston Montreal 47 January 22 Tampa Bay Montreal 48 January 29 Edmonton Montreal 49 January 30 Montreal Detroit
February # Date Visitor Home 50 February 2 NY Islanders Montreal 51 February 3 Ottawa Montreal 52 February 6 Carolina Montreal 53 February 8 Montreal Pittsburgh 54 February 9 Toronto Montreal 55 February 12 Montreal NY Islanders 56 February 15 Montreal Buffalo 57 February 17 Montreal Winnipeg 58 February 19 San Jose Montreal 59 February 20 Montreal NY Rangers 60 February 23 Pittsburgh Montreal 61 February 25 Montreal Ottawa 62 February 28 Boston Montreal
March # Date Visitor Home 63 March 2 NY Islanders Montreal 64 March 4 Montreal Boston 65 March 7 Montreal Washington 66 March 9 Montreal Tampa Bay 67 March 10 Montreal Florida 68 March 13 Ottawa Montreal 69 March 15 Montreal Philadelphia 70 March 16 Montreal New Jersey 71 March 19 Montreal Ottawa 72 March 21 New Jersey Montreal 73 March 23 Montreal NY Islanders 74 March 26 Winnipeg Montreal 75 March 27 Montreal Winnipeg 76 March 30 NY Rangers Montreal
April # Date Visitor Home 77 April 2 Philadelphia Montreal 78 April 4 Washington Montreal 79 April 6 Buffalo Montreal 80 April 9 Florida Montreal 81 April 12 Montreal Carolina 82 April 13 Montreal Toronto

Regular season

The Canadiens had the most power-play opportunities during the regular season, with 207. They also tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest shorthanded goals scored, with zero.^[7]

Standings

Northeast Division^[8]

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	63
2	Boston Bruins	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	62
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	57
4	Ottawa Senators	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	56
5	Buffalo Sabres	48	21	21	6	14	125	143	48

Eastern Conference^[9]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	72
2	y – Montreal Canadiens	NE	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	63
3	y – Washington Capitals	SE	48	27	18	3	24	149	130	57
4	Boston Bruins	NE	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	62
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	57
6	New York Rangers	AT	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	56
7	Ottawa Senators	NE	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	56
8	New York Islanders	AT	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	55
9	Winnipeg Jets	SE	48	24	21	3	22	128	144	51
10	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	49
11	New Jersey Devils	AT	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	48
12	Buffalo Sabres	NE	48	21	21	6	14	125	143	48
13	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	48	19	25	4	18	128	160	42
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	48	18	26	4	17	148	150	40
15	Florida Panthers	SE	48	15	27	6	12	112	171	36

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, z – Won best record in conference

Revised regular season schedule

2012–13 Schedule 29–14–5 (Home: 10–4–3; Road: 12–3–2)[10]
January: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0), 8 Points # Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 1 19 7:00PM Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 0–1–0 0 2 22 7:30PM Florida Panthers 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 1–1–0 2 3 24 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 2–1–0 4 4 27 6:00PM New Jersey Devils 3–4(OT) Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 3–1–0 6 5 29 7:30PM Winnipeg Jets 3–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 4–1–0 8 6 30 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 1–5 Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place (19,620) 4–2–0 8 Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss
February: 9–2–3 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 3–0–2), 21 Points # Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 7 2 2:00PM Buffalo Sabres 1–6 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 5–2–0 10 8 3 2:00PM Ottawa Senators 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 6–2–0 12 9 6 7:30PM Boston Bruins 2–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 6–3–0 12 10 7 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 4–5 (SO) Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,866) 6–3–1 13 11 9 7:00PM Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 6–4–1 13 12 12 7:30PM Montreal Canadiens 4–3(SO) Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204) 7–4–1 15 13 14 7:30PM Montreal Canadiens 1–0(OT) Florida Panthers BB&T Center (17,204) 8–4–1 17 14 16 7:00PM Philadelphia Flyers 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 9–4–1 19 15 18 7:30PM Carolina Hurricanes 0–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 10–4–1 21 16 19 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 3–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (17,200) 11–4–1 23 17 21 7:30PM New York Islanders 4–3(OT) Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 11–4–2 24 18 23 7:00PM New York Rangers 0–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 12–4–2 26 19 25 7:30PM Montreal Canadiens 1–2(SO) Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place (19,218) 12–4–3 27 20 27 7:30PM Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,625) 13–4–3 29 Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss
March: 9–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 7–2–0), 20 Points # Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 21 2 7:00PM Pittsburgh Penguins 7–6(OT) Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 13–4–4 30 22 3 7:30PM Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 14–4–4 32 23 5 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 3–6 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (9,498) 14–5–4 32 24 7 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (16,774) 15–5–4 34 25 9 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204) 16–5–4 36 26 10 6:00PM Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (19,189) 17–5–4 38 27 13 7:00PM Ottawa Senators 3–4(SO) Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 18–5–4 40 28 16 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 2–1 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (17,625) 19–5–4 42 29 19 7:30PM Buffalo Sabres 3–2(OT) Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 19–5–5 43 30 21 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 5–2 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,012) 20–5–5 45 31 23 7:00PM Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 20–6–5 45 32 26 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 0–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,646) 20–7–5 45 33 27 7:30PM Montreal Canadiens 6–5(SO) Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 21–7–5 47 34 30 7:00PM New York Rangers 0–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 22–7–5 49 Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss
April: 7–7–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–4–0), 14 Points # Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 35 1 7:30PM Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 23–7–5 51 36 3 7:30PM Montreal Canadiens 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,537) 23–8–5 51 37 4 7:30PM Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 24–8–5 53 38 6 7:00PM Boston Bruins 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 25–8–5 55 39 9 7:30PM Washington Capitals 3–2 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 25–9–5 55 40 11 7:30PM Montreal Canadiens 5–1 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (19,070) 26–9–5 57 41 13 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 1–5 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,625) 26–10–5 57 42 15 7:30PM Philadelphia Flyers 7–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 26–11–5 57 43 17 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,626) 26–12–5 57 44 18 7:30PM Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 27–12–5 59 45 20 7:00PM Washington Capitals 5–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 27–13–5 59 46 23 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 2–3 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (17,625) 27–14–5 59 47 25 8:00PM Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre 28–14–5 61 48 27 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre 29–14–5 63 Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Ottawa wins series 4–1 # Date Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Series 1 May 2 7:00PM Ottawa Senators 4–2 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) Senators lead 1–0 2 May 3 7:00PM Ottawa Senators 1–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) Series tied 1–1 3 May 5 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 1–6 Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place (20,249) Senators lead 2–1 4 May 7 7:00PM Montreal Canadiens 2–3 OT Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place (20,500) Senators lead 3–1 5 May 9 7:00PM Ottawa Senators 6–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) Senators win 4–1 Legend:           = Win           = Loss

Player statistics

Final stats^[11]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 44 15 24 39 8 28 Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban 42 11 27 38 12 57 Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 47 14 19 33 3 24 Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 48 10 20 30 −9 14 Eller, LarsLars Eller 46 8 22 30 8 45 Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais 48 10 18 28 −2 26 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 44 15 13 28 10 33 Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 48 9 18 27 14 20 Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta 48 14 12 26 3 8 Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder^† 27 10 11 21 −2 8 Prust, BrandonBrandon Prust 38 5 9 14 11 110 Diaz, RaphaelRaphael Diaz 23 1 13 14 4 6 Bourque, ReneRene Bourque 27 7 6 13 −1 32 Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin 38 3 9 12 2 33 Bouillon, FrancisFrancis Bouillon 48 1 8 9 4 21 Gorges, JoshJosh Gorges 48 2 7 9 4 15 Moen, TravisTravis Moen 45 2 4 6 −4 32 Cole, ErikErik Cole^‡ 19 3 3 6 1 10 Armstrong, ColbyColby Armstrong 37 2 3 5 1 12 Kaberle, TomasTomas Kaberle 10 0 3 3 4 0 Drewiske, DavisDavis Drewiske^† 9 1 2 3 0 0 Dumont, GabrielGabriel Dumont 10 1 2 3 1 13 Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern^† 16 1 1 2 −3 2 Weber, YannickYannick Weber 6 0 2 2 −1 2 Tinordi, JarredJarred Tinordi 8 0 2 2 5 2 Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 6 0 2 2 5 0 White, RyanRyan White 26 1 0 1 1 67 Blunden, MikeMike Blunden 5 0 0 0 −1 4 Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn 3 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec 5 0 4 4 −5 2 Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban 5 2 2 4 −1 31 Bourque, ReneRene Bourque 5 2 1 3 −1 10 Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 5 1 2 3 −4 0 Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder 5 1 1 2 0 2 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 5 2 0 2 −7 5 Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta 2 0 1 1 −2 0 Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 5 0 1 1 −1 0 Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern 3 0 1 1 1 0 Prust, BrandonBrandon Prust 4 0 1 1 −3 14 Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais 5 0 1 1 1 2 White, RyanRyan White 3 1 0 1 −1 23 Tinordi, JarredJarred Tinordi 5 0 1 1 −3 15 Bouillon, FrancisFrancis Bouillon 5 0 0 0 −3 17 Moen, TravisTravis Moen 5 0 0 0 −2 17 Armstrong, ColbyColby Armstrong 4 0 0 0 −1 15 Gorges, JoshJosh Gorges 5 0 0 0 −4 4 Blunden, MikeMike Blunden 1 0 0 0 0 10 Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 4 0 0 0 0 4 Eller, LarsLars Eller 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dumont, GabrielGabriel Dumont 3 0 0 0 0 12 Diaz, RaphaelRaphael Diaz 5 0 0 0 −4 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Price, CareyCarey Price	39	38	2249:01	21	13	4	97	2.59	1018	.905	3	0	0	0
Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj	13	10	656:29	8	1	1	25	2.29	273	.908	1	0	0	0
Totals		48	2905:30	29	14	5	122	2.52	1291	.905	4	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Price, CareyCarey Price	4	4	239:05	1	2	13	3.26	123	.894	0	0	0	0
Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj	2	1	62:32	0	2	7	6.67	31	.774	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

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
P. K. Subban[12]	James Norris Memorial Trophy	June 15, 2013

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 1st Career NHL Game January 19, 2013 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 1st Career NHL Game January 19, 2013 Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point January 22, 2013 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point January 22, 2013 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 1st Career NHL Goal January 27, 2013 Prust, BrandonBrandon Prust 300th Career NHL Game March 2, 2013 Bouillon, FrancisFrancis Bouillon 700th Career NHL Game March 7, 2013 Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn 1st Career NHL Game March 9, 2013 Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 300th Career NHL Assist March 10, 2013 Dumont, GabrielGabriel Dumont 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point March 13, 2013 Tinordi, JarredJarred Tinordi 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point March 16, 2013 Desharnais, DavidDavid Desharnais 100th Career NHL Point March 21, 2013 Moen, TravisTravis Moen 600th Career NHL Game March 23, 2013 Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 1st Career NHL Game March 30, 2013 Beaulieu, NathanNathan Beaulieu 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point April 1, 2013 Price, CareyCarey Price 300th Career NHL Game April 1, 2013 Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern 900th Career NHL Game April 11, 2013 Dumont, GabrielGabriel Dumont 1st Career NHL Goal April 17, 2013 Eller, LarsLars Eller 200th Career NHL Game April 23, 2013 Subban, P.K.P.K. Subban 200th Career NHL Game April 23, 2013

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point May 2, 2013 Diaz, RaphaelRaphael Diaz 1st Career Playoff Game May 2, 2013 Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point May 2, 2013 White, RyanRyan White 1st Career Playoff Goal May 3, 2013 Dumont, GabrielGabriel Dumont 1st Career Playoff Game May 3, 2013 Blunden, MikeMike Blunden 1st Career Playoff Game May 9, 2013

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

Trades

Date	Details
January 14, 2013[13]	To Florida Panthers Brendon Nash	To Montreal Canadiens Jason DeSantis
February 14, 2013[14]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Cedrick Desjardins	To Montreal Canadiens Dustin Tokarski
February 26, 2013[15]	To Dallas Stars Erik Cole	To Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder 3rd round-pick in 2013
April 2, 2013[16]	To Los Angeles Kings 5th round-pick in 2013	To Montreal Canadiens Davis Drewiske

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Brandon Prust[17] New York Rangers 4 years, $10 million Cedrick Desjardins[18] Lake Erie Monsters 1 year, $600,000 Francis Bouillon[19] Nashville Predators 1 year, $1.5 million Colby Armstrong[20] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $1 million Mike Condon[21] Princeton University 2 years, $1.36 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Andreas Engqvist[22] Atlant Moscow Oblast undisclosed Brad Staubitz[23] Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.275 million Scott Gomez[24] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $700,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Jeff Halpern[25] New York Rangers March 23, 2013

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Aaron Palushaj[26]	Colorado Avalanche	February 5, 2013

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Steve Quailer[27]	June 14, 2012	2 years, $1.3 million entry-level contract
Ryan White[28]	June 26, 2012	1 year, $687,500
Petteri Nokelainen[29]	June 29, 2012	1 year, $575,000
Brendon Nash[29]	June 29, 2012	1 year, $575,000
Travis Moen[30]	June 29, 2012	4 years, $7.2 million
Alexei Emelin[31]	June 30, 2012	2 years, $4 million
Mike Blunden[32]	July 1, 2012	1 year, $575,000
Carey Price[33]	July 2, 2012	6 years, $39 million
Frederic St. Denis[34]	July 5, 2012	1 year, $575,000
Lars Eller[35]	July 6, 2012	2 years, $2.65 million
Aaron Palushaj[36]	July 12, 2012	1 year, $600,000
Raphael Diaz[37]	July 13, 2012	2 years, $2.45 million
Blake Geoffrion[38]	July 16, 2012	1 year, $803,250
Alex Galchenyuk[39]	July 23, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Max Pacioretty[40]	August 13, 2012	6 years, $27 million contract extension
P. K. Subban[41]	January 28, 2013	2 years, $5.75 million
David Desharnais[42]	March 15, 2013	4 years, $14 million contract extension
Darren Dietz[43]	March 17, 2013	3 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract
Francis Bouillon[44]	March 20, 2013	1 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Danny Kristo[45]	April 3, 2013	2 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Peter Budaj[46]	April 10, 2013	2 years, $2.8 million contract extension
Magnus Nygren[47]	May 21, 2013	2 years, $1.7175 million entry-level contract
Sebastian Collberg[48]	May 21, 2013	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Tim Bozon[49]	May 30, 2013	3 years, $2.0275 million entry-level contract
Davis Drewiske[50]	June 13, 2013	2 years, $1.275 million contract extension
Mike Blunden[51]	June 28, 2013	1 year, $550,000 contract extension

Draft picks

Montreal Canadiens' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.^[52]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	3	Alex Galchenyuk	C	United States	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
2	33	Sebastian Collberg	RW	Sweden	Frölunda HC (Sweden)
2	51^[a]	Dalton Thrower	D	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3	64	Tim Bozon	LW	United States	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4	94	Brady Vail	C	United States	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
5	122^[b]	Charles Hudon	LW	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
6	154	Erik Nystrom	LW	Sweden	MODO Jr. (Swe-Jr.)

Draft Notes^[53]

• ^a The Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the Montréal Canadiens as a result of a February 17, 2012, trade that sent Hal Gill and a 2013 conditional fifth-round pick (if Blake Geoffrion plays 40 NHL games in 2012–13) to the Predators in exchange for Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney and this pick.
• ^b The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as a result of a June 29, 2011, trade that sent James Wisniewski to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.
• The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a January 12, 2012, trade that traded Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland and a 2013 second round pick to the Canadiens for Michael Cammalleri, Karri Ramo and this pick.
• The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of an October 23, 2011, trade that traded Petteri Nokelainen and Garrett Stafford to the Canadiens for Colin Stuart, Anton Stralman and this pick.

See also

• 2012–13 NHL season

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External links

• 2012–13 Season at Official Site
• 2012–13 Season at ESPN
• 2012–13 Season at Hockey Reference