Montreal Canadiens Playoff History

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Franchise Overview

106 85 25
Seasons Made Playoffs Championships

Past 10 Seasons (2015 - 2024)

44.2% 4 5 0
Winning Percentage Made Playoffs Playoff Series Wins Championships

Championship Years

1919, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993

Montreal Canadiens Playoff Results

Year Record Result
2024 30-36-16 Season Ongoing
2023 31-45-6 Missed Playoffs
2022 22-49-11 Missed Playoffs
2021 24-21-11 Lost Final (Won 3 Rounds)
2020 31-31-9 Lost First Round (Won 1 Round)
2019 44-30-8 Missed Playoffs
2018 29-40-13 Missed Playoffs
2017 47-26-9 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2016 38-38-6 Missed Playoffs
2015 50-22-10 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2014 46-28-8 Lost Conference Finals (Won 2 Rounds)
2013 29-14-5 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2012 31-35-16 Missed Playoffs
2011 44-30-8 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2010 39-33-10 Lost Conference Finals (Won 2 Rounds)
2009 41-30-11 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2008 47-25-10 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2007 42-34-6 Missed Playoffs
2006 42-31-9 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2004 41-30-7-4 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2003 30-35-8-9 Missed Playoffs
2002 36-31-12-3 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2001 28-40-8-6 Missed Playoffs
2000 35-34-9-4 Missed Playoffs
1999 32-39-11 Missed Playoffs
1998 37-32-13 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1997 31-36-15 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1996 40-32-10 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1995 18-23-7 Missed Playoffs
1994 41-29-14 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1993 48-30-6 Won Stanley Cup Final
1992 41-28-11 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1991 39-30-11 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1990 41-28-11 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1989 53-18-9 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 3 Rounds)
1988 45-22-13 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1987 41-29-10 Lost Conference Finals (Won 2 Rounds)
1986 40-33-7 Won Stanley Cup Final
1985 41-27-12 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1984 35-40-5 Lost Conference Finals (Won 2 Rounds)
1983 42-24-14 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1982 46-17-17 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1981 45-22-13 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1980 47-20-13 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1979 52-17-11 Won Stanley Cup Final
1978 59-10-11 Won Stanley Cup Final
1977 60-8-12 Won Stanley Cup Final
1976 58-11-11 Won Stanley Cup Final
1975 47-14-19 Lost Conference Finals (Won 1 Round)
1974 45-24-9 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1973 52-10-16 Won Stanley Cup Final
1972 46-16-16 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1971 42-23-13 Won Stanley Cup Final
1970 38-22-16 Missed Playoffs
1969 46-19-11 Won Stanley Cup Final
1968 42-22-10 Won Stanley Cup Final
1967 32-25-13 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1966 41-21-8 Won Stanley Cup Final
1965 36-23-11 Won Stanley Cup Final
1964 36-21-13 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1963 28-19-23 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1962 42-14-14 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1961 41-19-10 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1960 40-18-12 Won Stanley Cup Final
1959 39-18-13 Won Stanley Cup Final
1958 43-17-10 Won Stanley Cup Final
1957 35-23-12 Won Stanley Cup Final
1956 45-15-10 Won Stanley Cup Final
1955 41-18-11 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1954 35-24-11 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1953 28-23-19 Won Stanley Cup Final
1952 34-26-10 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1951 25-30-15 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1950 29-22-19 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1949 28-23-9 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1948 20-29-11 Missed Playoffs
1947 34-16-10 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1946 28-17-5 Won Stanley Cup Final
1945 38-8-4 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1944 38-5-7 Won Stanley Cup Final
1943 19-19-12 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1942 18-27-3 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1941 16-26-6 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1940 10-33-5 Missed Playoffs
1939 15-24-9 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1938 18-17-13 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1937 24-18-6 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1936 11-26-11 Missed Playoffs
1935 19-23-6 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1934 22-20-6 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1933 18-25-5 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1932 25-16-7 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1931 26-10-8 Won Stanley Cup Final
1930 21-14-9 Won Stanley Cup Final
1929 22-7-15 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1928 26-11-7 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1927 28-14-2 Lost Conference Finals (Won 1 Round)
1926 11-24-1 Missed Playoffs
1925 17-11-2 Won NHL Final
1924 13-11 Won NHL Final
1923 13-9-2 Lost NHL Final (Won 0 Rounds)
1922 12-11-1 Missed Playoffs
1921 13-11 Missed Playoffs
1920 13-11 Missed Playoffs
1919 10-8 Won NHL Final
1918 13-9 Lost NHL Final (Won 0 Rounds)

Montreal Canadiens History

Overview

The Montreal Canadiens have played a total of 106 seasons. Their first season was in 1918, and their most recent season was in 2024.

Have the Montreal Canadiens gone by any other names?

No, the Montreal Canadiens have been known by that name since 1918.

What division do the Montreal Canadiens play in?

The Montreal Canadiens currently play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

What was the best start to a Canadiens season?

The best start to a Canadiens season was the 2015-16 Montreal Canadiens, who started the season 9-0. The second best starts to a Canadiens season was the 1955-56 Montreal Canadiens, the 1970-71 Montreal Canadiens and the 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens, who all started the season with 4 wins.

What was the worst start to a Canadiens season?

The worst start to a Canadiens season was the 1938-39 Montreal Canadiens, who started the season at 0-7. The second worst starts to a Canadiens season was the 1995-96 Montreal Canadiens and the 2021-22 Montreal Canadiens, who both started the season with 5 losses.

When was the last time the Canadiens were in the playoffs?

The Montreal Canadiens last made the playoffs in 2021, when they lost the Final. They've been in the playoffs a total of 85 times in their 106 seasons.

When was the last time the Canadiens missed the playoffs?

The Montreal Canadiens last missed the playoffs in 2023.

When was the last time the Canadiens won a playoff series?

In 2021, the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights in the Conference Finals.

When was the last time the Canadiens lost a playoff series?

In 2021, the Montreal Canadiens lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Final.

What years did the Canadiens make the Stanley Cup Finals?

The Montreal Canadiens have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals 35 times, in 1918, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989, 1993 and 2021.

How many Stanley Cups have the Canadiens won?

The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup Finals 25 times, in 1919, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986 and 1993.

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