NHL · Atlantic · Est. 1909 · Bell Centre
Montreal Canadiens
Every season in Montreal Canadiens history, from the most recent to the founding year.
| Year | Record | Finish | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32–36 | No Playoffs | Martin St. Louis |
| 2023 | 30–36 | No Playoffs | Martin St. Louis |
| 2022 | 31–45 | No Playoffs | Martin St. Louis |
| 2021 | 22–43 | No Playoffs | Martin St. Louis |
| 2020 | 24–21 | Stanley Cup Finals | Dominique Ducharme |
| 2019 | 31–31 | No Playoffs | Claude Julien |
| 2018 | 44–30 | First Round | Claude Julien |
| 2017 | 29–40 | No Playoffs | Claude Julien |
| 2016 | 29–40 | No Playoffs | Claude Julien |
| 2015 | 38–38 | No Playoffs | Michel Therrien |
| 2014 | 50–22 | Second Round | Michel Therrien |
| 2013 | 46–28 | Conference Finals | Michel Therrien |
| 2012 | 29–14 | Conference Finals | Michel Therrien |
| 2011 | 31–35 | No Playoffs | Randy Cunneyworth |
| 2010 | 44–30 | Conference Finals | Jacques Martin |
| 2009 | 39–33 | No Playoffs | Jacques Martin |
| 2008 | 41–30 | First Round | Guy Carbonneau |
| 2007 | 47–25 | Second Round | Guy Carbonneau |
| 2006 | 42–34 | First Round | Guy Carbonneau |
| 2005 | 42–31 | Second Round | Guy Carbonneau |
| 2003 | 41–30–7 | Second Round | Claude Julien |
| 2002 | 30–35–8 | First Round | Claude Julien |
| 2001 | 30–35–10 | No Playoffs | Michel Therrien |
| 2000 | 28–40–8 | No Playoffs | Michel Therrien |
| 1999 | 35–38–9 | No Playoffs | Alain Vigneault |
| 1998 | 32–39–11 | No Playoffs | Alain Vigneault |
| 1997 | 37–32–13 | Second Round | Alain Vigneault |
| 1996 | 31–36–15 | First Round | Mario Tremblay |
| 1995 | 40–32–10 | First Round | Mario Tremblay |
| 1994 | 18–23–7 | No Playoffs | Jacques Demers |
| 1993 | 41–29–14 | Conference Finals | Jacques Demers |
| 1992 | 48–30–6 | Stanley Cup Champions | Jacques Demers |
| 1991 | 41–28–11 | Second Round | Pat Burns |
| 1990 | 39–30–11 | Second Round | Pat Burns |
| 1989 | 41–28–11 | Second Round | Pat Burns |
| 1988 | 53–18–9 | Stanley Cup Finals | Pat Burns |
| 1987 | 45–22–13 | Conference Finals | Jean Perron |
| 1986 | 41–29–10 | Stanley Cup Champions | Jean Perron |
| 1985 | 40–33–7 | Conference Finals | Jean Perron |
| 1984 | 41–27–12 | Conference Finals | Jacques Lemaire |
| 1983 | 35–40–5 | Conference Finals | Jacques Lemaire |
| 1982 | 42–24–14 | Conference Finals | Bob Berry |
| 1981 | 35–33–12 | First Round | Bob Berry |
| 1980 | 45–22–13 | First Round | Claude Ruel |
| 1979 | 47–20–13 | Conference Finals | Bernie Geoffrion |
| 1978 | 52–17–11 | Stanley Cup Champions | Scotty Bowman |
| 1977 | 59–10–11 | Stanley Cup Champions | Scotty Bowman |
| 1976 | 60–8–12 | Stanley Cup Champions | Scotty Bowman |
| 1975 | 58–11–11 | Stanley Cup Champions | Scotty Bowman |
| 1974 | 47–14–17 | Conference Finals | Scotty Bowman |
| 1973 | 45–11–22 | Conference Finals | Scotty Bowman |
| 1972 | 52–10–16 | Second Round | Scotty Bowman |
| 1971 | 46–16–16 | Stanley Cup Champions | Scotty Bowman |
| 1970 | 42–23–13 | First Round | Al MacNeil |
| 1969 | 38–22–16 | First Round | Claude Ruel |
| 1968 | 46–19–11 | Stanley Cup Champions | Claude Ruel |
| 1967 | 42–22–10 | Second Round | Claude Ruel |
| 1966 | 32–25–13 | Stanley Cup Champions | Toe Blake |
| 1965 | 41–21–8 | Stanley Cup Champions | Toe Blake |
| 1964 | 36–23–11 | First Round | Toe Blake |
| 1963 | 36–21–13 | Stanley Cup Champions | Toe Blake |
| 1962 | 28–19–23 | First Round | Toe Blake |
| 1961 | 42–14–14 | First Round | Toe Blake |
| 1960 | 41–19–10 | First Round | Toe Blake |
| 1959 | 40–18–12 | Stanley Cup Champions | Toe Blake |
| 1958 | 39–18–13 | Stanley Cup Champions | Toe Blake |
| 1957 | 43–17–10 | Stanley Cup Champions | Toe Blake |
| 1956 | 35–23–12 | Stanley Cup Champions | Toe Blake |
| 1955 | 45–15–10 | Stanley Cup Champions | Toe Blake |
| 1954 | 41–18–11 | Stanley Cup Finals | Dick Irvin |
| 1953 | 35–24–11 | Stanley Cup Champions | Dick Irvin |
| 1952 | 28–23–19 | Stanley Cup Champions | Dick Irvin |
| 1951 | 34–26–10 | First Round | Dick Irvin |
| 1950 | 25–30–15 | First Round | Dick Irvin |
| 1949 | 29–22–19 | First Round | Dick Irvin |
| 1948 | 28–23–9 | First Round | Dick Irvin |
| 1947 | 20–29–11 | No Playoffs | Dick Irvin |
| 1946 | 34–16–10 | Stanley Cup Champions | Dick Irvin |
| 1945 | 28–17–5 | Stanley Cup Finals | Dick Irvin |
| 1944 | 28–17–5 | First Round | Dick Irvin |
| 1943 | 38–5–7 | Stanley Cup Champions | Dick Irvin |
| 1942 | 19–25–6 | First Round | Dick Irvin |
| 1941 | 18–27–3 | No Playoffs | Dick Irvin |
| 1940 | 16–26–6 | No Playoffs | Dick Irvin |
| 1939 | 10–33–5 | No Playoffs | Pit Lepine |
| 1938 | 15–24–9 | First Round | Cecil Hart |
| 1937 | 18–17–13 | First Round | Cecil Hart |
| 1936 | 24–18–6 | First Round | Cecil Hart |
| 1935 | 11–26–11 | No Playoffs | Sylvio Mantha |
| 1934 | 19–23–6 | No Playoffs | Newsy Lalonde |
| 1933 | 22–20–6 | First Round | Newsy Lalonde |
| 1932 | 18–25–5 | No Playoffs | Newsy Lalonde |
| 1931 | 25–16–3 | First Round | Newsy Lalonde |
| 1930 | 26–10–8 | Stanley Cup Champions | Cecil Hart |
| 1929 | 21–14–9 | Stanley Cup Champions | Cecil Hart |
| 1928 | 22–18–4 | First Round | Cecil Hart |
| 1927 | 26–11–7 | Stanley Cup Champions | Cecil Hart |
| 1926 | 28–14–2 | Stanley Cup Champions | Cecil Hart |
| 1925 | 11–24–1 | No Playoffs | Cecil Hart |
| 1924 | 17–11–2 | Stanley Cup Finals | Cecil Hart |
| 1923 | 13–11 | Stanley Cup Champions | Leo Dandurand |
| 1922 | 13–11 | No Playoffs | Leo Dandurand |
| 1921 | 12–11–1 | No Playoffs | Leo Dandurand |
| 1920 | 13–11 | No Playoffs | Newsy Lalonde |
| 1919 | 8–16 | No Playoffs | Newsy Lalonde |
| 1918 | 13–11 | Stanley Cup Champions | Newsy Lalonde |
| 1917 | 13–9 | Stanley Cup Finals | Newsy Lalonde |
| 1916 | 10–14 | No Playoffs | Newsy Lalonde |
| 1915 | 16–7–1 | Stanley Cup Champions | Newsy Lalonde |
| 1914 | 11–9 | No Playoffs | Jimmy Gardner |
| 1913 | 13–7 | Stanley Cup Finals | Jimmy Gardner |
| 1912 | 9–11 | No Playoffs | Jimmy Gardner |
| 1911 | 8–10 | No Playoffs | Adolphe Lecours |
| 1910 | 8–8 | No Playoffs | Adolphe Lecours |
| 1909 | 2–10 | No Playoffs | Adolphe Lecours |