The 2013–14

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

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was the 105th season of play for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and was their 97th season in the

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. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

by sweeping them in the first round. They upset the top team in the NHL, the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The ...

, in a hard fought seven game series, before falling to the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its ho ...

in the Eastern Conference Final in six games.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

The Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs as the Atlantic Division's third seed. They swept the

in the first round, and faced the

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-winning

in the second round. They defeated the Bruins in a deciding Game 7 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals where they were eliminated by the

in six games with their star goaltender Carey Price injured.

Player statistics

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^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and honours

Milestones

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following

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during the 2013–14 season:

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

Montreal Canadiens' picks at the

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, which was held in

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on June 30, 2013. ;Draft notes * The

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as a result of a February 27, 2012, trade that sent

Andrei Kostitsyn Andrei Olegovich Kostitsyn ( be, Андрэй Алегавiч Касціцын; russian: Андрей Олегович Костицын; born 3 February 1985) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently a free agent. The me ...

to the Predators in exchange for a 2013 conditional fifth-round pick and this pick. * The

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are the third major professional ice hockey tea ...

' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as a result of a January 12, 2012, trade that sent

Michael Cammalleri Michael Anthony Cammalleri (born June 8, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for five different teams. He was selected in the second round, 49th overall, by the Los ...

, Karri Ramo and a 2012 fifth-round pick (#124–

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) to the Flames in exchange for

Rene Bourque Rene Gary Wayne Bourque (born December 10, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Bourque was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent in 200 ...

, Patrick Holland and this pick. * The

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and were founde ...

' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as a result of a February 26, 2013, trade that sent

Erik Cole Erik Thomas Cole (born November 6, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. Originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Cole played 15 seasons in the NHL for the Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers, ...

to the Stars in exchange for

Michael Ryder Michael Glen Wayne Ryder (born March 31, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Ryder played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, and New Jersey Devils. ...

and this pick. * The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent

Davis Drewiske Davis Anthony Drewiske (born November 22, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens. Playing career Davis played his youth hock ...

to Montreal in exchange for this pick. * The

' seventh-round pick went to the

Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference, and initially played their home game ...

as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2014 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.

References

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