2008-09 Montreal Canadiens Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 41-30-11 (SO: 7-7) - 93 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 0-4
Lost NHL conference quarter-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-0
Coach: Guy Carbonneau (35-24, 7 OTL)
Coach: Bob Gainey (6-6, 4 OTL)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2008-09 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
2008-09 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 41 wins and 30 losses (and 11 overtime losses), with a 7-7 showing in shootouts for 93 points, finishing second in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.

The Canadiens potted 249 goals and conceded 247. Alex Kovalev scored 26 goals for Montreal, while Andrei Markov contributed 52 assists. Carey Price earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Jaroslav Halak added 15 or more wins also. Carey Price recorded a 2.83 goals against average, topping regular goalies.

Guy Carbonneau and Bob Gainey coached the team. The 2008-09 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL conference quarter-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Steve BeginCJune 14, 19786'0"193LTrois-Rivieres, QC Canada
Francis BouillonDOctober 17, 19755'8"201LQuebec City, QC Canada
Patrice BriseboisDJanuary 27, 19716'2"203RMontreal, QC Canada
Kyle ChipchuraCFebruary 19, 19866'2"205LWestlock, AB Canada
Matt D'AgostiniROctober 23, 19866'0"182RSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Mathieu DandenaultRFebruary 3, 19766'0"215RSherbrooke, QC Canada
Marc DenisGAugust 1, 19776'1"193LMontreal, QC Canada
Josh GorgesDAugust 14, 19846'1"195LKelowna, BC Canada
Jaroslav HalakGMay 13, 19855'11"180LBratislava, Slovakia
Roman HamrlikDApril 12, 19746'2"208LZiln, Czech Republic
Alex HenryDOctober 18, 19796'5"220LElliot Lake, ON Canada
Chris HigginsCJune 2, 19836'0"202LSmithtown, NY USA
Doug JanikDMarch 26, 19806'2"209LAgawam, MA USA
Saku KoivuCNovember 23, 19745'10"187LTurku, Finland
Mike KomisarekDJanuary 19, 19826'4"242RWest Islip, NY USA
Andrei KostitsynLFebruary 3, 19856'0"200LNovopolotsk, Belarus
Sergei KostitsynLMarch 20, 19875'11"190LNovopolotsk, Belarus
Tom KostopoulosRJanuary 24, 19796'0"205RMississauga, ON Canada
Alex KovalevRFebruary 24, 19736'1"222LTogliatti, Russia
Robert LangCDecember 19, 19706'3"216RTeplice, Czech Republic
Maxim LapierreCMarch 29, 19856'2"196RSt-Leonard, QC Canada
Georges LaraqueRDecember 7, 19766'3"243RMontreal, QC Canada
Guillaume LatendresseRMay 24, 19876'2"229LSte-Catherine, QC Canada
Andrei MarkovDDecember 20, 19786'0"203LVoskresensk, Russia
Ben MaxwellCMarch 30, 19886'1"177LNorth Vancouver, BC Canada
Glen MetropolitCJune 25, 19745'10"193RToronto, ON Canada
Ryan O'ByrneDJuly 19, 19846'5"234RVictoria, BC Canada
Max PaciorettyLNovember 20, 19886'2"199LNew Canaan, CT USA
Tomas PlekanecCOctober 31, 19825'10"196LKladno, Czech Republic
Carey PriceGAugust 16, 19876'3"212LVancouver, BC Canada
Mathieu SchneiderDJune 12, 19695'11"195LNew York, NY USA
Gregory StewartLMay 21, 19866'2"200LKitchener, ON Canada
Alex TanguayLNovember 21, 19796'1"189LSte-Justine, QC Canada
Yannick WeberDSeptember 23, 19885'10"193RMorges, Switzerland