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

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Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 25, 2025.

Regular season

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

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

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

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the

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, which was held on June 27–28, 2025, at the

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' 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. #: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

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, and this pick. # The

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' 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. # The

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' 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). The condition – Montreal will receive a second-round pick in 2025 if Allen plays in more than 40 games during the

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– was not converted when it became unfeasible for Allen to reach this threshold based on remaining team schedule in mid-March 2025. # The

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' 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.

References

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