2000–01 Montreal Canadiens season

Regular season

• After a loss to the Washington Capitals on November 17, the Canadiens had the worst record in the NHL. The two expansion teams, Minnesota and Columbus were ahead of them in the standings. After losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs on home ice on November 18, Rejean Houle and Alain Vigneault were fired. On November 20, Andre Savard was made the new general manager, while Michel Therrien of the Quebec Citadelles became the new head coach. Despite the changes, the Canadiens had one win, ten losses and two ties in the month of December.

• At the end of December, Dan O'Neill, president of Molson met with George N. Gillett, Jr. Gillett had shown interest in the Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, and the Phoenix Coyotes. After the meeting, Gillett agreed to be the new owner. Gillett acquired the Molson Centre and eighty percent of the franchise for two hundred and seventy-five million dollars.

• February 13, 2001: Patrick Roy made his first visit to Montreal since breaking Terry Sawchuk's record for most wins by a goaltender. Roy had won 289 games with Montreal, and the Canadiens held a pregame ceremony for Roy.

• The Canadiens allowed the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season, with just three.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 6, 2000||4–8 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils||0–1–0–0||0 || |- |2||October 7, 2000||0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||0–2–0–0||0 || |- |3||October 10, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers||1–2–0–0||2 || |- |4||October 11, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||1–3–0–0||2 || |- |5||October 14, 2000||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks||2–3–0–0||4 || |- |6||October 17, 2000||4–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres||3–3–0–0||6 || |- |7||October 19, 2000||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||3–3–1–0||7 || |- |8||October 21, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes||4–3–1–0||9 || |- |9||October 24, 2000||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota Wild||4–3–2–0||10 || |- |10||October 27, 2000||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders||4–4–2–0||10 || |- |11||October 28, 2000||1–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders||4–5–2–0||10 ||

| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

• 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.*

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Canadiens were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

Notes

References

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