Montreal Canadiens year by year
109 seasons since 1917-18 · 3645-2488-837-230 all time · 23 titles
How have the Canadiens ranked, year by year?
The Montreal Canadiens have played 108 seasons since 1917-18: 3644-2487-837-229 in the regular season, with 23 titles. Their defense allowed the fewest goals in the league 7 times: 2014-15, 1991-92, 1988-89, 1987-88 and 3 more. Their offense scored the most in 1979-80. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2016-17's (4th in goals allowed), the best offense 2025-26's (7th in goals scored). In 2026-27 they are 1-1-1, 7th in goals scored and 30th in goals allowed after 3 games.
| Season | W-L-T-OTL | Offense | Defense | Coach | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1-1-1 | 4.007th | 4.6730th | Martin St. Louis | — |
| 2025-26Montréal Canadiens | 48-24-10 | 3.407th | 3.0616th | Martin St. Louis | Playoffs, 9-10 |
| 2024-25Montréal Canadiens | 40-31-11 | 2.9617th | 3.1822nd | Martin St. Louis | Playoffs, 1-4 |
| 2023-24Montréal Canadiens | 30-36-16 | 2.8326th | 3.4326th | Martin St. Louis | — |
| 2022-23Montréal Canadiens | 31-45-6 | 2.7726th | 3.7229th | Martin St. Louis | — |
| 2021-22Montréal Canadiens | 22-49-11 | 2.6627th | 3.8732nd | Dominique Ducharme, Martin St. Louis | — |
| 2020-21Montréal Canadiens | 24-21-11 | 2.8217th | 2.9518th | Claude Julien, Dominique Ducharme | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 2019-20Montréal Canadiens | 31-31-9 | 2.9319th | 3.1019th | Claude Julien | Playoffs, 5-5 |
| 2018-19Montréal Canadiens | 44-30-8 | 3.0013th | 2.8813th | Claude Julien | — |
| 2017-18Montréal Canadiens | 29-40-13 | 2.5229th | 3.1525th | Claude Julien | — |
| 2016-17Montréal Canadiens | 47-26-9 | 2.7215th | 2.414th | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien | Playoffs, 2-4 |
| 2015-16Montréal Canadiens | 38-38-6 | 2.6316th | 2.8421st | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien | — |
| 2014-15Montréal Canadiens | 50-22-10 | 2.6120th | 2.241st | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien | Playoffs, 6-6 |
| 2013-14Montréal Canadiens | 46-28-8 | 2.5521st | 2.458th | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien | Playoffs, 10-7 |
| 2012-13Montréal Canadiens | 29-14-5 | 3.044th | 2.5814th | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien | Playoffs, 1-4 |
| 2011-12Montréal Canadiens | 31-35-16 | 2.5219th | 2.6111th | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien, Jacques Martin, Randy Cunneyworth | — |
| 2010-11Montréal Canadiens | 44-30-8 | 2.6021st | 2.518th | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien, Jacques Martin | Playoffs, 3-4 |
| 2009-10Montréal Canadiens | 39-33-10 | 2.5625th | 2.6611th | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien, Jacques Martin | Playoffs, 9-10 |
| 2008-09Montréal Canadiens | 41-30-11 | 2.9512th | 2.9319th | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien, Bob Gainey, Guy Carbonneau | Playoffs, 0-4 |
| 2007-08Montréal Canadiens | 47-25-10 | 3.132nd | 2.6312th | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien, Bob Gainey, Guy Carbonneau | Playoffs, 5-7 |
| 2006-07Montréal Canadiens | 42-34-6 | 2.9115th | 3.0622nd | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien, Bob Gainey, Guy Carbonneau | — |
| 2005-06Montréal Canadiens | 42-31-9 | 2.9420th | 2.9813th | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien, Bob Gainey | Playoffs, 2-4 |
| 2003-04Montréal Canadiens | 41-30-7-4 | 2.5416th | 2.3410th | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien | Playoffs, 4-7 |
| 2002-03Montréal Canadiens | 30-35-8-9 | 2.5120th | 2.8523rd | Michel Therrien, Claude Julien | — |
| 2001-02Montréal Canadiens | 36-31-12-3 | 2.5219th | 2.5515th | Michel Therrien | Playoffs, 6-6 |
| 2000-01Montréal Canadiens | 28-40-8-6 | 2.5122nd | 2.8318th | Alain Vigneault, Michel Therrien | — |
| 1999-00Montréal Canadiens | 35-34-9-4 | 2.3926th | 2.374th | Alain Vigneault | — |
| 1998-99Montréal Canadiens | 32-39-11 | 2.2426th | 2.5513th | Alain Vigneault | — |
| 1997-98Montréal Canadiens | 37-32-13 | 2.875th | 2.5413th | Alain Vigneault | Playoffs, 4-6 |
| 1996-97Montréal Canadiens | 31-36-15 | 3.049th | 3.3723rd | Mario Tremblay | Playoffs, 1-4 |
| 1995-96Montréal Canadiens | 40-32-10 | 3.2310th | 3.0211th | Jacques Demers, Mario Tremblay, Jacques Laperriere | Playoffs, 2-4 |
| 1994-95Montréal Canadiens | 18-23-7 | 2.6022nd | 3.0817th | Jacques Demers | — |
| 1993-94Montréal Canadiens | 41-29-14 | 3.3710th | 2.957th | Jacques Demers | — |
| 1992-93Montréal Canadiens | 48-30-6 | 3.889th | 3.337th | Jacques Demers | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1991-92Montréal Canadiens | 41-28-11 | 3.3414th | 2.591st | Pat Burns | — |
| 1990-91Montréal Canadiens | 39-30-11 | 3.419th | 3.112nd | Pat Burns | — |
| 1989-90Montréal Canadiens | 41-28-11 | 3.6012th | 2.922nd | Pat Burns | — |
| 1988-89Montréal Canadiens | 53-18-9 | 3.945th | 2.731st | Pat Burns | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1987-88Montréal Canadiens | 45-22-13 | 3.739th | 2.981st | Jean Perron | — |
| 1986-87Montréal Canadiens | 41-29-10 | 3.4619th | 3.011st | Jean Perron | — |
| 1985-86Montréal Canadiens | 40-33-7 | 4.136th | 3.504th | Jean Perron | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1984-85Montréal Canadiens | 41-27-12 | 3.8610th | 3.274th | Jacques Lemaire | — |
| 1983-84Montréal Canadiens | 35-40-5 | 3.5818th | 3.697th | Bob Berry, Jacques Lemaire | — |
| 1982-83Montréal Canadiens | 42-24-14 | 4.382nd | 3.587th | Bob Berry | — |
| 1981-82Montréal Canadiens | 46-17-17 | 4.503rd | 2.791st | Bob Berry | — |
| 1980-81Montréal Canadiens | 45-22-13 | 4.154th | 2.901st | Claude Ruel | — |
| 1979-80Montréal Canadiens | 47-20-13 | 4.101st | 3.003rd | Claude Ruel, Bernie Geoffrion | — |
| 1978-79Montréal Canadiens | 52-17-11 | 4.21 | 2.55 | Claude Ruel, Scotty Bowman | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1977-78Montréal Canadiens | 59-10-11 | 4.49 | 2.29 | Claude Ruel, Scotty Bowman | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1976-77Montréal Canadiens | 60-8-12 | 4.84 | 2.14 | Claude Ruel, Scotty Bowman | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1975-76Montréal Canadiens | 58-11-11 | 4.21 | 2.17 | Claude Ruel, Scotty Bowman | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1974-75Montréal Canadiens | 47-14-19 | 4.67 | 2.81 | Claude Ruel, Scotty Bowman | — |
| 1973-74Montréal Canadiens | 45-24-9 | 3.76 | 3.08 | Claude Ruel, Scotty Bowman | — |
| 1972-73Montréal Canadiens | 52-10-16 | 4.22 | 2.36 | Claude Ruel, Scotty Bowman | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1971-72Montréal Canadiens | 46-16-16 | 3.94 | 2.63 | Claude Ruel, Scotty Bowman | — |
| 1970-71Montréal Canadiens | 42-23-13 | 3.73 | 2.77 | Claude Ruel, Al MacNeil | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1969-70Montréal Canadiens | 38-22-16 | 3.21 | 2.64 | Claude Ruel | — |
| 1968-69Montréal Canadiens | 46-19-11 | 3.57 | 2.66 | Claude Ruel | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1967-68Montréal Canadiens | 42-22-10 | 3.19 | 2.26 | Toe Blake | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1966-67Montréal Canadiens | 32-25-13 | 2.89 | 2.69 | Toe Blake | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1965-66Montréal Canadiens | 41-21-8 | 3.41 | 2.47 | Toe Blake | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1964-65Montréal Canadiens | 36-23-11 | 3.01 | 2.64 | Toe Blake | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1963-64Montréal Canadiens | 36-21-13 | 2.99 | 2.39 | Toe Blake | — |
| 1962-63Montréal Canadiens | 28-19-23 | 3.21 | 2.61 | Toe Blake | — |
| 1961-62Montréal Canadiens | 42-14-14 | 3.70 | 2.37 | Toe Blake | — |
| 1960-61Montréal Canadiens | 41-19-10 | 3.63 | 2.69 | Toe Blake | — |
| 1959-60Montréal Canadiens | 40-18-12 | 3.64 | 2.54 | Toe Blake | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1958-59Montréal Canadiens | 39-18-13 | 3.69 | 2.26 | Toe Blake | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1957-58Montréal Canadiens | 43-17-10 | 3.57 | 2.26 | Toe Blake | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1956-57Montréal Canadiens | 35-23-12 | 3.00 | 2.21 | Toe Blake | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1955-56Montréal Canadiens | 45-15-10 | 3.17 | 1.87 | Toe Blake | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1954-55Montréal Canadiens | 41-18-11 | 3.26 | 2.24 | Dick Irvin | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1953-54Montréal Canadiens | 35-24-11 | 2.79 | 2.01 | Dick Irvin | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1952-53Montréal Canadiens | 28-23-19 | 2.21 | 2.11 | Dick Irvin | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1951-52Montréal Canadiens | 34-26-10 | 2.79 | 2.34 | Dick Irvin | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1950-51Montréal Canadiens | 25-30-15 | 2.47 | 2.63 | Dick Irvin | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1949-50Montréal Canadiens | 29-22-19 | 2.46 | 2.14 | Dick Irvin | — |
| 1948-49Montréal Canadiens | 28-23-9 | 2.53 | 2.10 | Dick Irvin | — |
| 1947-48Montréal Canadiens | 20-29-11 | 2.45 | 2.82 | Dick Irvin | — |
| 1946-47Montréal Canadiens | 34-16-10 | 3.15 | 2.30 | Dick Irvin | Lost the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1945-46Montréal Canadiens | 28-17-5 | 3.44 | 2.68 | Dick Irvin | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1944-45Montréal Canadiens | 38-8-4 | 4.56 | 2.42 | Dick Irvin | — |
| 1943-44Montréal Canadiens | 38-5-7 | 4.68 | 2.18 | Dick Irvin | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1942-43Montréal Canadiens | 19-19-12 | 3.62 | 3.82 | Dick Irvin | — |
| 1941-42Montréal Canadiens | 18-27-3 | 2.79 | 3.60 | Dick Irvin | — |
| 1940-41Montréal Canadiens | 16-26-6 | 2.52 | 3.06 | Dick Irvin | — |
| 1939-40Montréal Canadiens | 10-33-5 | 1.88 | 3.48 | Pit Lepine | — |
| 1938-39Montréal Canadiens | 15-24-9 | 2.40 | 3.04 | Cecil Hart, Jules Dugal | — |
| 1937-38Montréal Canadiens | 18-17-13 | 2.56 | 2.67 | Cecil Hart | — |
| 1936-37Montréal Canadiens | 24-18-6 | 2.40 | 2.31 | Cecil Hart | — |
| 1935-36Montréal Canadiens | 11-26-11 | 1.71 | 2.56 | Cecil Hart, Sylvio Mantha | — |
| 1934-35Montréal Canadiens | 19-23-6 | 2.29 | 3.02 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand, Cecil Hart | — |
| 1933-34Montréal Canadiens | 22-20-6 | 2.06 | 2.10 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand, Cecil Hart | — |
| 1932-33Montréal Canadiens | 18-25-5 | 1.92 | 2.40 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand, Cecil Hart | — |
| 1931-32Montréal Canadiens | 25-16-7 | 2.67 | 2.31 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand, Cecil Hart | — |
| 1930-31Montréal Canadiens | 26-10-8 | 2.93 | 2.02 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand, Cecil Hart | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1929-30Montréal Canadiens | 21-14-9 | 3.23 | 2.59 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand, Cecil Hart | Won the Stanley Cup Final |
| 1928-29Montréal Canadiens | 22-7-15 | 1.61 | 0.98 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand, Cecil Hart | — |
| 1927-28Montréal Canadiens | 26-11-7 | 2.64 | 1.09 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand, Cecil Hart | — |
| 1926-27Montréal Canadiens | 28-14-2 | 2.25 | 1.52 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand, Cecil Hart | — |
| 1925-26Montréal Canadiens | 11-24-1 | 2.19 | 3.00 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand | — |
| 1924-25Montréal Canadiens | 17-11-2 | 3.10 | 1.87 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand | — |
| 1923-24Montréal Canadiens | 13-11 | 2.46 | 2.00 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand | Won the championship |
| 1922-23Montréal Canadiens | 13-9-2 | 3.04 | 2.54 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand | — |
| 1921-22Montréal Canadiens | 12-11-1 | 3.67 | 3.92 | Newsy Lalonde, Leo Dandurand | — |
| 1920-21Montréal Canadiens | 13-11 | 4.67 | 4.13 | Newsy Lalonde | — |
| 1919-20Montréal Canadiens | 13-11 | 5.38 | 4.71 | Newsy Lalonde | — |
| 1918-19Montréal Canadiens | 10-8 | 4.89 | 4.33 | Newsy Lalonde | — |
| 1917-18Montréal Canadiens | 13-9 | 5.23 | 3.82 | Newsy Lalonde | — |
Regular season. Offense and defense are goals scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1979-80, the first season after the WHA merger.