2021–22 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2021–22 Montreal Canadiens season was the 113th for the club that was established on December 4, 1909, and their 105th season as a franchise in the National Hockey League.

2021–22 Montreal Canadiens
Division8th Atlantic
Conference16th Eastern
2021–22 record22–49–11
Home record11–26–4
Road record11–23–7
Goals for221
Goals against319
Team information
General managerMarc Bergevin (Oct. 13 – Nov. 28)[1]
Kent Hughes (Jan. 18 – Apr. 29)[2]
CoachDominique Ducharme (Oct. 13 – Feb. 9)[3]
Martin St. Louis (interim, Feb. 9 – Apr. 29)[4]
CaptainShea Weber
Alternate captainsPaul Byron
Ben Chiarot (Oct. 13 – Mar. 16)
Brendan Gallagher
Jeff Petry
Nick Suzuki
Tyler Toffoli (Oct. 13 – Feb. 14)
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance17,170 (81.4%)
(37 games)[5]
Minor league affiliate(s)Laval Rocket (AHL)
Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsCole Caufield (23)
AssistsNick Suzuki (40)
PointsNick Suzuki (61)
Penalty minutesMichael Pezzetta (81)
Plus/minusJordan Harris
Sami Niku ( 3)
WinsJake Allen (9)
Goals against averageAndrew Hammond (2.40)

The Canadiens were unable to replicate their success from the prior season that saw them reach the Stanley Cup Finals, whereas on March 25, 2022, they became the first team to be eliminated from playoff contention following the Washington Capitals' 4–3 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres.[6]

Ultimately, the Canadiens finished last in the league for the first time since the 1939–40 NHL season and the first time in the NHL's expansion era, in what was one of the worst seasons in the team's history.[7][8][9] Collectively, they set team records for most regulation losses (49), most goals against (319), fewest wins[10] (22), and fewest points[10] (55), while its .335 point percentage was the team's third-worst ever, after only both the 1925–26 (.319) and 1939–40 (.260) campaigns. As a result of this, Montreal won the draft lottery to select first overall in the NHL Entry Draft for the first time in 42 years.[11] The Canadiens also became the first team since the 2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes to finish in last place in the NHL a year after making the Stanley Cup Finals.[12] With a total of 720 man-games lost, the team likewise set an NHL record for most injuries in a season, which they would subsequently break the following season.[13]

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Florida Panthers 82 58 18 6 42 340 246 94 122
2 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 54 21 7 45 315 253 62 115
3 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 51 23 8 39 287 233 54 110
4 x – Boston Bruins 82 51 26 5 40 255 220 35 107
5 e – Buffalo Sabres 82 32 39 11 25 232 290 −58 75
6 e – Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 21 230 312 −82 74
7 e – Ottawa Senators 82 33 42 7 26 227 266 −39 73
8 e – Montreal Canadiens 82 22 49 11 16 221 319 −98 55
Source: National Hockey League[14]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Boston Bruins 82 51 26 5 40 255 220 35 107
2 ME x – Washington Capitals 82 44 26 12 35 275 245 30 100
3 ME e – New York Islanders 82 37 35 10 34 231 237 −6 84
4 ME e – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 37 38 7 26 262 300 −38 81
5 AT e – Buffalo Sabres 82 32 39 11 25 232 290 −58 75
6 AT e – Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 21 230 312 −82 74
7 AT e – Ottawa Senators 82 33 42 7 26 227 266 −39 73
8 ME e – New Jersey Devils 82 27 46 9 19 248 307 −59 63
9 ME e – Philadelphia Flyers 82 25 46 11 20 211 298 −87 61
10 AT e – Montreal Canadiens 82 22 49 11 16 221 319 −98 55
Source: National Hockey League[15]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021.[22]

2021–22 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Final stats

Skaters

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Regular season[110]
Player GP G A Pts /− PIM
Nick Suzuki 82 21 40 61 −29 30
Cole Caufield 67 23 20 43 −24 10
Mike Hoffman 67 15 20 35 −24 32
Christian Dvorak 56 11 22 33 −19 24
Josh Anderson 69 19 13 32 −25 65
Artturi Lehkonen 58 13 16 29 0 14
Jake Evans 72 13 16 29 −5 22
Jeff Petry 68 6 21 27 −11 36
Chris Wideman 64 4 23 27 −25 67
Tyler Toffoli 37 9 17 26 −8 4
Rem Pitlick 46 9 17 26 −9 12
Brendan Gallagher 56 7 17 24 −7 69
Jonathan Drouin 34 6 14 20 −9 23
Ben Chiarot 54 7 11 18 −18 42
Ryan Poehling 57 9 8 17 −21 6
David Savard 62 3 14 17 −22 36
Joel Armia 60 6 8 14 −15 14
Brett Kulak 56 3 10 13 −10 33
Alexander Romanov 79 3 10 13 −9 53
Laurent Dauphin 38 4 8 12 −10 25
Michael Pezzetta 51 5 6 11 −7 81
Mathieu Perreault 25 4 5 9 2 4
Paul Byron 27 4 3 7 −8 2
Joel Edmundson 24 3 3 6 −1 35
Corey Schueneman 24 2 4 6 −5 8
Sami Niku 13 0 6 6 3 2
Kale Clague 25 2 3 5 −8 18
Jesse Ylonen 14 2 3 5 2 2
Tyler Pitlick 14 1 2 3 −6 4
Justin Barron 5 1 1 2 −2 0
Cedric Paquette 24 0 2 2 −6 25
Lukas Vejdemo 6 1 0 1 −3 0
Jordan Harris 10 1 0 1 3 8
Rafael Harvey-Pinard 4 1 0 1 −2 0
William Lagesson 3 0 1 1 2 0
Adam Brooks 4 0 1 1 −1 0
Mattias Norlinder 6 0 1 1 2 2
Alex Belzile 11 0 0 0 0 4
Brandon Baddock 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cameron Hillis 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

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Regular season[111]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Allen 35 35 1,947:40 9 20 4 107 3.30 1,123 .905 2 0 0 2
Sam Montembeault 38 30 1,942:49 8 18 6 122 3.77 1,124 .891 1 0 0 0
Andrew Hammond 4 3 200:10 3 0 0 8 2.40 100 .920 0 0 0 0
Carey Price 5 5 297:30 1 4 0 18 3.63 148 .878 0 0 0 0
Cayden Primeau 12 9 519:13 1 7 1 40 4.62 302 .868 0 0 0 0
Michael McNiven 1 0 20:00 0 0 0 3 9.00 7 .571 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canadiens. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Suspensions/fines

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Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Ref
Cedric Paquette Boarding Ducks forward Trevor Zegras 2 games $9,500.00 November 1, 2021 [112]
Brendan Gallagher Roughing Rangers forward Barclay Goodrow N/A $2,500.00 November 17, 2021 [113]
Chris Wideman Head-butting Bruins forward Erik Haula 1 game $3,750.00 January 13, 2022 [114]
Jonathan Drouin Cross-checking Stars forward Tyler Seguin N/A $5,000.00 January 19, 2022 [115]
Michael Pezzetta Illegal check to the head of Capitals forward T.J. Oshie 2 games $7,500.00 April 18, 2022 [116]

Awards and honours

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Awards

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Regular season
Player Award Awarded Ref
Nick Suzuki NHL All-Star Game selection January 13, 2022 [117]
Cole Caufield NHL Rookie of the Month April 1, 2022 [118]
Carey Price Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy June 1, 2022 [119]

Milestones

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Transactions

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The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To Anaheim Ducks
CHI's 3rd-round pick in 20211
To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick in 2022
[153]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To Tampa Bay Lightning
VGK's 4th-round pick in 20212
To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2022
[154]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To Minnesota Wild
4th-round pick in 2021
To Montreal Canadiens
5th-round pick in 2021
7th-round pick in 2021
[155]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To Arizona Coyotes
7th-round pick in 2021
To Montreal Canadiens
STL's 7th-round pick in 20223
[156]
September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) To Arizona Coyotes
Conditional 1st-round pick in 20224
2nd-round pick in 2024
To Montreal Canadiens
Christian Dvorak
[157]
February 12, 2022 (2022-02-12) To Minnesota Wild
Brandon Baddock
To Montreal Canadiens
Andrew Hammond
[158]
February 14, 2022 (2022-02-14) To Calgary Flames
Tyler Toffoli
To Montreal Canadiens
Tyler Pitlick
Emil Heineman
Conditional 1st-round pick in 20225
5th-round pick in 2023
[159]
March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02) To Calgary Flames
Michael McNiven
To Montreal Canadiens
Future considerations
[160]
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16) To Florida Panthers
Ben Chiarot6
To Montreal Canadiens
Conditional 1st-round pick in 20237
NYR's 4th-round pick in 20228
Ty Smilanic
[161]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To Edmonton Oilers
Brett Kulak9
To Montreal Canadiens
William Lagesson
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 202210
7th-round pick in 2024
[162]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To Colorado Avalanche
Artturi Lehkonen11
To Montreal Canadiens
Justin Barron
2nd-round pick in 2024
[163]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To New Jersey Devils
Andrew Hammond
To Montreal Canadiens
Nate Schnarr
[164]
June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) To Vegas Golden Knights
Shea Weber
To Montreal Canadiens
Evgenii Dadonov
[165]

Notes

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  1. The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a third-round pick in 2022 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[166]
    Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2019, that sent Andrew Shaw and a seventh-round pick in 2021 to Chicago in exchange for second and seventh-round picks both in 2020 and this pick.[167]
  2. The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2022 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[166]
    Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020, that sent Nick Cousins to Vegas in exchange for this pick.[168]
  3. The St. Louis Blues' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2021 to Arizona in exchange for this pick.
    Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 22, 2021, that sent future considerations to Philadelphia in exchange for Shayne Gostisbehere, a second-round pick in 2022, and this pick.[169]
    Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 12, 2021, that sent Erik Gustafsson to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[170]
    Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 2, 2020, that sent Washington's third-round pick and Chicago's seventh-round pick both in 2020 to St. Louis in exchange for Jake Allen and this pick.[171]
  4. The Arizona Coyotes will receive the better of Montreal's own first-round pick in 2022 and Carolina's first-round pick in 2022 (previously acquired by Montreal). However, in the event that either or both of Montreal's own first-round pick and/or Carolina's first-round pick are top 10 picks (after the final draft order has been established in accordance with the results of the 2022 NHL draft lottery), then Arizona will receive the worse of Montreal's own pick and Carolina's pick.
  5. If the Calgary Flames' first-round pick in 2022 is a top 10 pick, Montreal will instead receive their 2023 first-round pick along with a 2024 fourth-round pick – was not converted when the Flames qualified for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 16, 2022.
  6. Montreal will retain 50% of Chiarot's salary for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.
  7. Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Florida's first-round pick in 2022 is outside of the top 10[172] – was converted when the Panthers qualified for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 3, 2022.[173]
  8. The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent Ben Chiarot to Florida in exchange for Ty Smilanic, a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and this pick being conditional at the time of the trade).[174] The condition – Montreal will receive the lowest of the Rangers' or Jets' fourth-round pick in 2022.[175][174] – was converted when the Rangers clinched a spot in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 9, 2022, and when the Jets were eliminated from the playoffs on April 20, 2022.
    Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent Frank Vatrano to New York in exchange for this conditional pick.[176]
  9. Montreal will retain 50% of Kulak's salary for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.
  10. If the Edmonton Oilers reach the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals, the pick will instead become a 2nd-round selection in 2023 – was not converted following the Oilers' playoff elimination versus the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference final on June 6, 2022.
  11. Montreal will retain 50% of Lehkonen's salary for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team (League) Term Via Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Louie Belpedio Minnesota Wild 1-year Free agency [177]
Jean-Sebastien Dea Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [178]
Mike Hoffman St. Louis Blues 3-year Free agency [179]
Cedric Paquette Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Free agency [180]
David Savard Tampa Bay Lightning 4-year Free agency [181]
Chris Wideman Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo (KHL) 1-year Free agency [182]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Mathieu Perreault Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [183]
September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24) Sami Niku Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [184]
October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) Sam Montembeault Florida Panthers Waivers [185]
October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04) Arber Xhekaj Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 3-year Free agency [186]
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) Adam Brooks Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers [187]
December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) Kale Clague Los Angeles Kings Waivers [188]
January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12) Rem Pitlick Minnesota Wild Waivers [189]
March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31) Lucas Condotta University of Massachusetts Lowell (HE) 1-year Free agency [190]
June 14, 2022 (2022-06-14) Otto Leskinen Tappara (Liiga) 1-year Free-agency [191]

Players lost

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Date Player New team (League) Term Via Ref
July 13, 2021 (2021-07-13) Jordan Weal Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 2-year Free agency [192]
July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) Jake Lucchini Laval Rocket (AHL) 1-year Free agency [193]
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) Cale Fleury Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft [194]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Phillip Danault Los Angeles Kings 6-year Free agency [195]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Charlie Lindgren St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [196]
Jon Merrill Minnesota Wild 1-year Free agency [197]
Corey Perry Tampa Bay Lightning 2-year Free agency [198]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05) Tomas Tatar New Jersey Devils 2-year Free agency [199]
August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) Gustav Olofsson Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency [200]
September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) Jesperi Kotkaniemi Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Free agency1 [201]
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) Erik Gustafsson Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [202]
October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15) Michael Frolik Lausanne HC (NL) 2-year Free agency [203]
November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17) Adam Brooks Vegas Golden Knights Waivers [204]
December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) Arsen Khisamutdinov Mutual termination [205]
December 18, 2021 (2021-12-18) Arsen Khisamutdinov Dinamo Riga (KHL) 2-year Free agency [206]
March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04) Joseph Blandisi Toronto Marlies (AHL) 1-year Free agency2 [207]

Notes

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  1. As compensation for not matching the Offer Sheet made by the Carolina Hurricanes to restricted free agent Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Montreal receives a 1st-round and a 3rd-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft from Carolina.
  2. Blandisi originally signed a Professional Tryout contract with the Toronto Marlies on December 14, 2021, prior to inking an AHL contract thereafter.

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15) Alex Belzile 1-year Re-signing [208]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) Joel Armia 4-year Re-signing [209]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) Artturi Lehkonen 1-year Re-signing [210]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05) Michael Pezzetta 1-year Re-signing [211]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) Michael McNiven 1-year Re-signing [212]
August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27) Ryan Poehling 2-year Re-signing [213]
October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03) Jake Evans 3-year Re-signing [214]
October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12) Nick Suzuki 8-year Re-signing [215]
March 26, 2022 (2022-03-26) Jordan Harris 2-year Entry-level [216]
March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30) Joshua Roy 3-year Entry-level [217]
April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04) Emil Heineman 3-year Entry-level [218]
May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04) Riley Kidney 3-year Entry-level [219]
June 6, 2022 (2022-06-06) Chris Wideman 2-year Re-signing [220]

Draft picks

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Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
1 31 Logan Mailloux D   Canada SK Lejon (Hockeyettan)
2 63 Riley Kidney C   Canada Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
2 641 Oliver Kapanen C   Finland KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
3 872 Dmitri Kostenko D   Russia Lada Togliatti (VHL)
4 1133 William Trudeau D   Canada Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
5 1424 Daniil Sobolev D   Russia Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
5 1505 Joshua Roy RW   Canada Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
6 191 Xavier Simoneau C   Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
7 2146 Joe Vrbetic G   Canada North Bay Battalion (OHL)

Notes

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  1. The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent St. Louis' second-round pick in 2020 (57th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2020 (124th overall) and this pick.[221]
  2. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2020 (98th overall) to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[222]
    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 18, 2020, that sent Brenden Dillon to Washington in exchange for Colorado's second-round pick in 2020 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[223] The condition – San Jose will receive a third-round pick in 2021 if Washington does not win the Stanley Cup in 2020[223] – was converted when Washington was eliminated from the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs on August 20, 2020.[224]
  3. The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 18, 2020, that sent Marco Scandella to St. Louis in exchange for a second-round pick in 2020 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[225] The condition – Montreal will receive a fourth-round pick in 2021 if Scandella re-signs with the Blues for the 2020–21 NHL season by October 7, 2020[225] – was converted when Scandella re-signed with the Blues on April 16, 2020.[226]
  4. The Philadelphia Flyers' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020, that sent Nate Thompson to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.[227]
  5. The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2021 (127th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2021 (214th overall) and this pick.[228]
  6. The Minnesota Wild's seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2021 (127th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2021 (150th overall) and this pick.[229]

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