I like to e-mail my dad about the Habs now and then. I was going through historical player stats and wrote down the ones that I thought he'd find interesting. Some of you may find them interesting as well. From the next sentence onward, I am speaking to my dad...
Was looking through some historical stats... here's some interesting ones. Keep in mind, different stat categories were introduced at different times.
According to HockeyDB, 784 players have played for the Montreal Canadiens:
Most games played (forwards - regular season):
13. Saku Koivu (792gp)
15. Tomas Plekanec (701gp)
Most points (forwards - regular season):
9. Saku Koivu (792gp - 641p)
24. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 456p)
47. Alex Kovalev (314gp - 264p)
58. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 231p)
59. Michael Ryder (341gp - 228p)
61. Andrei Kostitsyn (379gp - 210p)
Most goals (forwards - regular season)
26. Saku Koivu (792gp - 191g)
27. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 184g)
46. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 117g)
50. Michael Ryder (341gp - 109g)
56. Alex Kovalev (314gp - 103g)
57. Andrei Kostitysn (379gp - 99g)
59. Richard Zednik (322gp - 98g)
60. Brian Gionta (303gp - 97g)
69. Chris Higgins (282gp - 84g)
Most assists (forwards - regular season):
5. Saku Koivu (792gp - 450a)
23. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 272a)
40. Alex Kovalev (314gp - 161a)
57. David Desharnais (279gp - 122a)
59. Michael Ryder (341gp - 119a)
60. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 114a)
63. Andrei Kostitsyn (379gp - 111a)
Plus/Minus (forwards - regular season)
38. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - Plus 36)
Worst Plus/Minus (forwards - regular season)
3. Matt D'Agostini (94gp - Minus 29)
5. Rene Bourque (141gp - Minus 27)
6. Michael Ryder (341gp - Minus 26)
9. Scott Gomez (196gp - Minus 23)
11. Guillaume Latendresse (232gp - Minus 22)
Most PIM (forwards - regular season)
13. Saku Koivu (792gp - 623 PIM)
38. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 394 PIM)
48. Alex Kovalev (314gp 310 PIM)
Most PP Goals (forwards - regular season)
5. Saku Koivu (792gp - 66 PPG)
11. Michael Ryder (341gp - 52 PPG)
17. Alex Kovalev (314gp - 45 PPG)
19. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 42 PPG)
25. Andrei Kostitsyn (379gp - 32 PPG)
27. Christopher Higgins (282gp - 29 PPG)
29. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 27 PPG)
Most SH Goals (forwards - regular season)
1. Guy Carbonneau (912gp - 27 SHG)
2. Bob Gainey (1160gp - 20 SHG)
3. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 17 SHG)
Most GWG (forwards - regular season)
7. Saku Koivu (792gp - 35 GWG)
14. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 27 GWG)
21. Alex Kovalev (314gp - 20 GWG)
24. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 19 GWG)
28. Michael Ryder (341gp - 18 GWG)
30. Andrei Kostitsyn (379gp - 18 GWG)
Most Shots on Goal (forwards - regular season)
1. Guy Lafleur (961gp - 3209 SOG)
7. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 1694 SOG)
8. Saku Koivu (792gp - 1553 SOG)
22. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 1040 SOG)
Most Games Played (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp)
2. Serge Savard (917gp)
3. Patrice Brisebois (896gp)
8. Andrei Markov (787gp)
12. Craig Rivet (653gp)
15. Francis Bouillon (581gp)
22. Josh Gorges (464gp)
39. PK Subban (306gp)
Most Goals (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 197g)
2. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 166g)
3. Andrei Markov (787gp - 100g)
4. Serge Savard (917gp - 100g)
6. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 87g)
12. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 62g)
20. PK Subban (306gp - 47g)
Most Assists (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 686a)
2. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 406a)
3. Doug Harvey (890gp - 371a)
4. Andrei Markov (787gp - 352a)
7. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 284a)
16. PK Subban (306gp - 133a)
Most Points (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 883p)
2. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 572p)
3. Andrei Markov (787gp - 452p)
6. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 371p)
16. PK Subban (306gp - 180p)
19. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 160p)
Best Plus/Minus (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - Plus 700)
2. Serge Savard (917gp - Plus 492)
3. Guy Lapointe (777gp - Plus 347)
27. Andrei Markov (787gp - Plus 34)
28. Josh Gorges (464gp - Plus 34)
Worst Plus/Minus (defensemen - regular season)
1. Sheldon Souray (324gp - Minus 44)
2. Hal Gill (196gp - Minus 26)
4. Francis Bouillon (581gp - Minus 24)
Most PIM (defensemen - regular season)
1. Lyle Odelein (420gp - 1367 PIM)
8. Craig Rivet (653gp - 795 PIM)
19. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 556 PIM)
Most PP Goals (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 65 PPG)
2. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 57 PPG)
3. Andrei Markov (787gp - 52 PPG)
4. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 41 PPG)
5. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 33 PPG)
6. Mathieu Schneider (383gp - 33 PPG)
7. Chris Chelios (402gp - 29 PPG)
8. PK Subban (306gp - 27 PPG)
Most SH Goals (defensemen - regular season)
1. Serge Savard (917gp - 9 SHG)
4. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 3 SHG)
5. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 3 SHG)
6. Andrei Markov (787gp - 3 SHG)
Most GWG (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 28 GWG)
2. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 20 GWG)
3. Andrei Markov (787gp - 19 GWG)
4. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 18 GWG)
8. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 11 GWG)
15. PK Subban (306gp - 6 GWG)
Most Shots on Goal (defensemen - regular season)
1. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 2306 SOG)
2. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 2142 SOG)
3. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 1395 SOG)
4. Andrei Markov (787gp - 1316 SOG)
8. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 810 SOG)
9. PK Subban (306gp - 774 SOG)
Most Games Played (goalies - regular season)
1. Jacques Plante (556gp)
2. Patrick Roy (551gp)
3. Ken Dryden (397gp)
4. Carey Price (387gp)
5. Bill Durnan (383gp)
6. Jose Theodore (353gp)
Most Wins (goalies - regular season)
1. Jacques Plante (556gp - 314w)
2. Patrick Roy (551gp - 289gp)
3. Ken Dryden (397gp - 298w)
4. Bill Burnan (383gp - 208w)
5. Carey Price (387gp - 192w)
9. Jose Theodore (353gp - 141w)
Most Losses (goalies - regular season)
1. Patrick Roy (551gp - 175l)
2. Jose Theodore (353gp - 158l)
4. Carey Price (387gp - 141l)
Most Goals Against (goalies - regular season)
1. Patrick Roy (551gp - 1476ga)
4. Carey Price (387gp - 953ga)
6. Jose Theodore (353gp - 876ga)
Best GAA (goalies - regular season)
1. George Hainsworth (318gp - 1.78 GAA)
2. Jacques Plante (556gp - 2.23 GAA)
3. Ken Dryden (397gp - 2.24 GAA)
4. Bill Durnan (383gp - 2.36 GAA)
8. Carey Price (387gp - 2.51 GAA)
11. Jose Theodore (353gp - 2.62 GAA)
16. Patrick Roy (551gp - 2.78 GAA)
Most Shutouts (goalies - regular season)
1. George Hainsworth (318gp - 75 SO)
2. Jacques Plante (556gp - 58 SO)
3. Ken Dryden (397gp - 46 SO)
4. Bill Durnan (383gp - 34 SO)
5. Patrick Roy (551gp - 29 SO)
6. Gerry McNeil (276gp - 28 SO)
7. Carey Price (387gp - 27 SO)
8. Jose Theodore (353gp - 23 SO)
15. Cristobal Huet (117gp - 11 SO)
I may or may not do playoff stats in the future. Writing all this out was actually really tiring. There may be a couple typos as a result... sorry about that
Was looking through some historical stats... here's some interesting ones. Keep in mind, different stat categories were introduced at different times.
According to HockeyDB, 784 players have played for the Montreal Canadiens:
Most games played (forwards - regular season):
13. Saku Koivu (792gp)
15. Tomas Plekanec (701gp)
Most points (forwards - regular season):
9. Saku Koivu (792gp - 641p)
24. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 456p)
47. Alex Kovalev (314gp - 264p)
58. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 231p)
59. Michael Ryder (341gp - 228p)
61. Andrei Kostitsyn (379gp - 210p)
Most goals (forwards - regular season)
26. Saku Koivu (792gp - 191g)
27. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 184g)
46. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 117g)
50. Michael Ryder (341gp - 109g)
56. Alex Kovalev (314gp - 103g)
57. Andrei Kostitysn (379gp - 99g)
59. Richard Zednik (322gp - 98g)
60. Brian Gionta (303gp - 97g)
69. Chris Higgins (282gp - 84g)
Most assists (forwards - regular season):
5. Saku Koivu (792gp - 450a)
23. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 272a)
40. Alex Kovalev (314gp - 161a)
57. David Desharnais (279gp - 122a)
59. Michael Ryder (341gp - 119a)
60. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 114a)
63. Andrei Kostitsyn (379gp - 111a)
Plus/Minus (forwards - regular season)
38. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - Plus 36)
Worst Plus/Minus (forwards - regular season)
3. Matt D'Agostini (94gp - Minus 29)
5. Rene Bourque (141gp - Minus 27)
6. Michael Ryder (341gp - Minus 26)
9. Scott Gomez (196gp - Minus 23)
11. Guillaume Latendresse (232gp - Minus 22)
Most PIM (forwards - regular season)
13. Saku Koivu (792gp - 623 PIM)
38. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 394 PIM)
48. Alex Kovalev (314gp 310 PIM)
Most PP Goals (forwards - regular season)
5. Saku Koivu (792gp - 66 PPG)
11. Michael Ryder (341gp - 52 PPG)
17. Alex Kovalev (314gp - 45 PPG)
19. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 42 PPG)
25. Andrei Kostitsyn (379gp - 32 PPG)
27. Christopher Higgins (282gp - 29 PPG)
29. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 27 PPG)
Most SH Goals (forwards - regular season)
1. Guy Carbonneau (912gp - 27 SHG)
2. Bob Gainey (1160gp - 20 SHG)
3. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 17 SHG)
Most GWG (forwards - regular season)
7. Saku Koivu (792gp - 35 GWG)
14. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 27 GWG)
21. Alex Kovalev (314gp - 20 GWG)
24. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 19 GWG)
28. Michael Ryder (341gp - 18 GWG)
30. Andrei Kostitsyn (379gp - 18 GWG)
Most Shots on Goal (forwards - regular season)
1. Guy Lafleur (961gp - 3209 SOG)
7. Tomas Plekanec (701gp - 1694 SOG)
8. Saku Koivu (792gp - 1553 SOG)
22. Max Pacioretty (341gp - 1040 SOG)
Most Games Played (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp)
2. Serge Savard (917gp)
3. Patrice Brisebois (896gp)
8. Andrei Markov (787gp)
12. Craig Rivet (653gp)
15. Francis Bouillon (581gp)
22. Josh Gorges (464gp)
39. PK Subban (306gp)
Most Goals (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 197g)
2. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 166g)
3. Andrei Markov (787gp - 100g)
4. Serge Savard (917gp - 100g)
6. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 87g)
12. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 62g)
20. PK Subban (306gp - 47g)
Most Assists (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 686a)
2. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 406a)
3. Doug Harvey (890gp - 371a)
4. Andrei Markov (787gp - 352a)
7. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 284a)
16. PK Subban (306gp - 133a)
Most Points (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 883p)
2. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 572p)
3. Andrei Markov (787gp - 452p)
6. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 371p)
16. PK Subban (306gp - 180p)
19. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 160p)
Best Plus/Minus (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - Plus 700)
2. Serge Savard (917gp - Plus 492)
3. Guy Lapointe (777gp - Plus 347)
27. Andrei Markov (787gp - Plus 34)
28. Josh Gorges (464gp - Plus 34)
Worst Plus/Minus (defensemen - regular season)
1. Sheldon Souray (324gp - Minus 44)
2. Hal Gill (196gp - Minus 26)
4. Francis Bouillon (581gp - Minus 24)
Most PIM (defensemen - regular season)
1. Lyle Odelein (420gp - 1367 PIM)
8. Craig Rivet (653gp - 795 PIM)
19. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 556 PIM)
Most PP Goals (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 65 PPG)
2. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 57 PPG)
3. Andrei Markov (787gp - 52 PPG)
4. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 41 PPG)
5. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 33 PPG)
6. Mathieu Schneider (383gp - 33 PPG)
7. Chris Chelios (402gp - 29 PPG)
8. PK Subban (306gp - 27 PPG)
Most SH Goals (defensemen - regular season)
1. Serge Savard (917gp - 9 SHG)
4. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 3 SHG)
5. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 3 SHG)
6. Andrei Markov (787gp - 3 SHG)
Most GWG (defensemen - regular season)
1. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 28 GWG)
2. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 20 GWG)
3. Andrei Markov (787gp - 19 GWG)
4. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 18 GWG)
8. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 11 GWG)
15. PK Subban (306gp - 6 GWG)
Most Shots on Goal (defensemen - regular season)
1. Guy Lapointe (777gp - 2306 SOG)
2. Larry Robinson (1202gp - 2142 SOG)
3. Patrice Brisebois (896gp - 1395 SOG)
4. Andrei Markov (787gp - 1316 SOG)
8. Sheldon Souray (324gp - 810 SOG)
9. PK Subban (306gp - 774 SOG)
Most Games Played (goalies - regular season)
1. Jacques Plante (556gp)
2. Patrick Roy (551gp)
3. Ken Dryden (397gp)
4. Carey Price (387gp)
5. Bill Durnan (383gp)
6. Jose Theodore (353gp)
Most Wins (goalies - regular season)
1. Jacques Plante (556gp - 314w)
2. Patrick Roy (551gp - 289gp)
3. Ken Dryden (397gp - 298w)
4. Bill Burnan (383gp - 208w)
5. Carey Price (387gp - 192w)
9. Jose Theodore (353gp - 141w)
Most Losses (goalies - regular season)
1. Patrick Roy (551gp - 175l)
2. Jose Theodore (353gp - 158l)
4. Carey Price (387gp - 141l)
Most Goals Against (goalies - regular season)
1. Patrick Roy (551gp - 1476ga)
4. Carey Price (387gp - 953ga)
6. Jose Theodore (353gp - 876ga)
Best GAA (goalies - regular season)
1. George Hainsworth (318gp - 1.78 GAA)
2. Jacques Plante (556gp - 2.23 GAA)
3. Ken Dryden (397gp - 2.24 GAA)
4. Bill Durnan (383gp - 2.36 GAA)
8. Carey Price (387gp - 2.51 GAA)
11. Jose Theodore (353gp - 2.62 GAA)
16. Patrick Roy (551gp - 2.78 GAA)
Most Shutouts (goalies - regular season)
1. George Hainsworth (318gp - 75 SO)
2. Jacques Plante (556gp - 58 SO)
3. Ken Dryden (397gp - 46 SO)
4. Bill Durnan (383gp - 34 SO)
5. Patrick Roy (551gp - 29 SO)
6. Gerry McNeil (276gp - 28 SO)
7. Carey Price (387gp - 27 SO)
8. Jose Theodore (353gp - 23 SO)
15. Cristobal Huet (117gp - 11 SO)
I may or may not do playoff stats in the future. Writing all this out was actually really tiring. There may be a couple typos as a result... sorry about that
