2006–07 Montreal Canadiens season
2006–07 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 4th Northeast |
Conference | 10th Eastern |
2006–07 record | 42–34–6 |
Home record | 26–12–3 |
Road record | 16–22–3 |
Goals for | 245 |
Goals against | 256 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bob Gainey Pierre Gauthier (interim, Dec. 10–Jan. 1)[1] |
Coach | Guy Carbonneau |
Captain | Saku Koivu |
Alternate captains | Alexei Kovalev (Feb–Apr) Craig Rivet (Oct–Feb) Sheldon Souray |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Michael Ryder (30) |
Assists | Saku Koivu (53) |
Points | Saku Koivu (75) |
Penalty minutes | Sheldon Souray (135) |
Plus/minus | Alexander Perezhogin (+11) |
Wins | Cristobal Huet (19) |
Goals against average | Cristobal Huet (2.81) |
The 2006–07 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 98th season, 90th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The club finished fourth in the Northeast division and missed qualification for the playoffs by two points after losing the final game of the regular season 6–5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Pre-season
[edit]The Canadiens were only minimally active in offseason transactions, with forwards Sergei Samsonov and Mike Johnson and defenceman Janne Niinimaa representing the only additions. Forwards Jan Bulis, Richard Zednik and Mike Ribeiro moved to other teams: Bulis via free agency to Vancouver, Zednik via a trade to Washington and Ribeiro via a trade to Dallas (for Niinimaa).
Regular season
[edit]The club intended to build on a 2005–06 season in which it took the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes to six games in the first round of the playoffs. Behind the leadership of goaltender Cristobal Huet and captain Saku Koivu, the Canadiens poised themselves to join the elite of the Eastern Conference.
However, the team failed to keep its momentum for the whole season. Cristobal Huet's injury on February 15, 2007, forced the Canadiens to use backup goaltenders Jaroslav Halak and David Aebischer. Despite Halak's decent performance, the Canadiens could not clinch a playoff spot. They were eliminated on April 8 after a 6–5 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the season's last game.
On January 9, 2007, the NHL announced that Sheldon Souray had been voted by the fans to start at defence in the 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas.[2]
The Canadiens finished the regular season with the NHL's best power-play percentage, at 22.75% (86 for 378), and tied the Ottawa Senators for most shorthanded goals scored, with 17.[3]
Standings
[edit]No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
2 | 4 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
3 | 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
4 | 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
5 | 13 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | P - Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
2 | Y - New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
3 | Y - Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
4 | X - Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
5 | X - Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
6 | X - New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
7 | X - Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
8 | X - New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
15 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast |
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
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October: 6–2–3 (home: 3–1–2; road: 3–1–1)
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November: 8–5–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–3–0)
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December: 8–4–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 3–3–1)
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January: 6–7–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–4–0)
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February: 5–9–1 (home: 3–5–0; road: 2–4–1)
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March: 8–5–0 (home: 6–0–0; road: 2–5–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
11 | Saku Koivu | C | 81 | 22 | 53 | 75 | −21 | 74 |
44 | Sheldon Souray | D | 81 | 26 | 38 | 64 | −28 | 135 |
73 | Michael Ryder | RW | 82 | 30 | 28 | 58 | −25 | 60 |
79 | Andrei Markov | D | 77 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 2 | 56 |
35 | Tomas Plekanec | LW | 81 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 10 | 36 |
27 | Alexei Kovalev | RW | 73 | 18 | 29 | 47 | −19 | 78 |
21 | Chris Higgins | C | 61 | 22 | 16 | 38 | −11 | 26 |
32 | Mark Streit | D | 76 | 10 | 26 | 36 | −5 | 14 |
20 | Mike Johnson | RW | 80 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 40 |
84 | Guillaume Latendresse | RW | 80 | 16 | 13 | 29 | −20 | 47 |
15 | Sergei Samsonov | LW | 63 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −4 | 10 |
14 | Radek Bonk | C | 74 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 54 |
8 | Mike Komisarek | D | 82 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 96 |
52 | Craig Rivet‡ | D | 54 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −7 | 57 |
42 | Alexander Perezhogin | LW | 61 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 48 |
51 | Francis Bouillon | D | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −10 | 52 |
40 | Maxim Lapierre | C | 46 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −7 | 24 |
46 | Andrei Kostitsyn | W | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
22 | Steve Begin | C | 52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −6 | 46 |
25 | Mathieu Dandenault | D | 68 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −8 | 40 |
57 | Garth Murray | C | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −10 | 32 |
6 | Janne Niinimaa | D | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −13 | 36 |
47 | Aaron Downey | RW | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −6 | 48 |
41 | Jaroslav Halak | G | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
39 | Cristobal Huet | G | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
62 | Duncan Milroy | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
30 | David Aebischer | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
26 | Josh Gorges† | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
59 | Mikhail Grabovski | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
Goaltending
[edit]Regular season | |||||||||||
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
39 | Cristobal Huet | 42 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1280 | 107 | 2.81 | .916 | 2 | 2286 |
30 | David Aebischer | 32 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 929 | 93 | 3.17 | .900 | 0 | 1760 |
41 | Jaroslav Halak | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 469 | 44 | 2.89 | .906 | 2 | 912 |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) | King Clancy Memorial Trophy | Saku Koivu | [7] |
League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Cristobal Huet | [8] |
Sheldon Souray[a] | |||
NHL Third Star of the Month | Cristobal Huet (November) | [10] | |
NHL Third Star of the Week | Sheldon Souray (October 22) | [11] | |
Jaroslav Halak (March 25) | |||
Team | Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy | Mark Streit | [12] |
Molson Cup | Cristobal Huet | [13] |
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]July 12, 2006 | To Washington Capitals Richard Zednik | To Montreal Canadiens 3rd round pick in 2007 |
July 12, 2006 | To Phoenix Coyotes 4th round pick in 2007 | To Montreal Canadiens Mike Johnson |
September 30, 2006 | To Dallas Stars Mike Ribeiro 6th round pick in 2008 | To Montreal Canadiens Janne Niinimaa 5th round pick in 2007 |
December 15, 2006 | To San Jose Sharks Patrick Traverse | To Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Biron |
February 25, 2007 | To San Jose Sharks Craig Rivet 5th round pick in 2008 | To Montreal Canadiens Josh Gorges 1st round pick in 2007 |
Free agents acquired
[edit]Player | Former team |
F Sergei Samsonov | Edmonton Oilers |
Free agents lost
[edit]Player | Current team |
F Jan Bulis | Vancouver Canucks |
Claimed off waivers
[edit]Player | Former team | Date |
G Michael Leighton | Philadelphia Flyers | February 27 |
Draft picks
[edit]Montreal's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[14] The Canadiens had the 16th overall draft pick, which they traded to the San Jose Sharks for the 20th and 53rd overall picks.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 20 | David Fischer (D) | ![]() | Montreal Canadiens (from San Jose) | Apple Valley High School (MSHSL) |
2 | 49 | Ben Maxwell (C) | ![]() | Montreal Canadiens | Kootenay Ice (WHL) |
2 | 53 | Mathieu Carle (D) | ![]() | Montreal Canadiens (from San Jose) | Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) |
3 | 66 | Ryan White (C) | ![]() | Montreal Canadiens (from Chicago) | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
5 | 139 | Pavel Valentenko (D) | ![]() | Montreal Canadiens | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russian Superleague) |
7 | 199 | Cameron Cepek (D) | ![]() | Montreal Canadiens | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- "Montreal Canadiens 2006-07 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- "2006-07 Montreal Canadiens Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "Canadiens GM returns to work after daughter's death". ESPN. January 2, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ TSN : NHL – Canada's Sports Leader
- ^ "2006-07 NHL Summary".
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007". NHL.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "NHL Three Stars of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "NHL Three Stars of the Week". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.553
- ^ Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.552
- ^ "2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.