Finances
Montreal Canadiens
11-3-325 PTS2nd in the Atlantic divisionNHL
Playoff odds
84%
Power play
15.4 %
Penalty kill
78.3 %
Goals per game
3.47
Goals against
3.12
Faceoffs
52.1 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$97.8M
25 players on the roster
Cap space
$6.24M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$18.2M
20 contracts off the roster
Where the money goes
Only NHL roster contracts count against the cap. Players signed in the American Hockey League are listed separately.
- Centres6$23.7M 23% of the cap hit
- Wingers9$32.5M 31% of the cap hit
- Defence8$37.5M 36% of the cap hit
- Goalies2$4.12M 4% of the cap hit
- Cap space$6.24M 6% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · Montreal Canadiens
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$102.1M
25 contracts
2027-28
$82.8M
13 contracts
2028-29
$80.3M
12 contracts
2029-30
$77.5M
11 contracts
2030-31
$60.1M
8 contracts
2031-32
$35.1M
4 contracts
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Nick Suzuki | C | $7,875,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | — | — |
| Phillip Danault | C | $5,500,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $5.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kirby Dach | C | $3,600,000 | Std | — | UFA | $3.60M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Newhook | C | $2,900,000 | Std | — | RFA (Arb) | $2.90M | $5.55M | $5.55M | $5.55M | $5.55M | — |
| Jake Evans | C | $2,850,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.85M | $2.85M | $2.85M | — | — | — |
| Vinzenz RohrerNon-roster | C | $972,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Kapanen | C | $925,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen BeckNon-roster | C | $916,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter McKownNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jared DavidsonNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Cole Caufield | R | $7,850,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $7.85M | $7.85M | $7.85M | $7.85M | $7.85M | — |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | L | $7,600,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $7.60M | $7.60M | $7.60M | $7.60M | $7.60M | $7.60M |
| Josh Anderson | R | $5,500,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $5.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zack Bolduc | R | $4,200,000 | Std | — | UFA | $4.20M | $4.20M | $4.20M | $4.20M | — | — |
| Alexandre Texier | L | $2,500,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.50M | $2.50M | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Kreider | L | $2,150,000 | 35+ | NMC | UFA | $6.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Xhekaj | L | $941,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Demidov | R | $940,833 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | $9.15M | $9.15M | $9.15M | $9.15M | $9.15M |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Noah Dobson | D | $9,500,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M |
| Lane Hutson | D | $8,850,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $8.85M | $8.85M | $8.85M | $8.85M | $8.85M | $8.85M |
| Mike Matheson | D | $6,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | — |
| Kaiden Guhle | D | $5,550,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $5.55M | $5.55M | $5.55M | $5.55M | $5.55M | — |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | $3,750,000 | Std | — | UFA | $3.75M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | $1,500,000 | Std | — | RFA (Arb) | $1.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Struble | D | $1,412,500 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $1.41M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bogdan KonyushkovNon-roster | D | $1,013,750 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.01M | $1.01M | — | — | — | — |
| Luke MittelstadtNon-roster | D | $1,013,750 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.01M | $1.01M | — | — | — | — |
| Owen ProtzNon-roster | D | $1,004,167 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M | — | — | — |
| Bryce PickfordNon-roster | D | $965,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — |
| David ReinbacherNon-roster | D | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.91M | $0.91M | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Engstrom | D | $896,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan SamsonNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksymilian SzuberNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reilly WalshNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Sam Montembeault | G | $3,150,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $3.15M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaapo KahkonenNon-roster | G | $1,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub Dobes | G | $965,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.97M | $5.36M | $5.36M | $5.36M | — | — |
| Jacob FowlerNon-roster | G | $938,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | $0.94M | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Filip MesarNon-roster | RW | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.89M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler ThorpeNon-roster | RW | $868,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — | — |
| Sasha PastujovNon-roster | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Condotta | LW | $850,000 | Bidir. (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam PoulinNon-roster | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brett BerardNon-roster | LW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex BelzileNon-roster | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $120.3M45 contracts | $90.6M21 contracts | $82.3M14 contracts | $77.5M11 contracts | $60.1M8 contracts | $35.1M4 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand