when did the canadiens have their best power play percentage in a season

The Montreal Canadiens had their best power-play percentage in a season in 1977-78, at 31.9 percent.

TEAMPP%SEASONGPWLTOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPK%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Canadiens
Canadiens
31.9
1977-78
80
59
10
11
129
.806
359
183
176
81.0
32.76
13.7
25.94
.912
2Canadiens
Canadiens
29.3
2025-26
14
9
3
2
20
.714
0
1
51
44
7
78.0
25.00
14.6
27.14
.884
3Canadiens
Canadiens
29.1
1979-80
80
47
20
13
107
.669
328
240
88
81.4
31.64
13.0
27.69
.892
4Canadiens
Canadiens
28.3
1978-79
80
52
17
11
115
.719
337
204
133
83.6
32.16
13.1
25.41
.900
5Canadiens
Canadiens
25.2
1985-86
80
40
33
7
87
.544
330
280
50
79.4
29.43
14.0
27.11
.871
6Canadiens
Canadiens
24.2
1981-82
80
46
17
17
109
.681
360
223
137
80.1
33.78
13.3
27.48
.899
7Canadiens
Canadiens
24.1
1980-81
80
45
22
13
103
.644
332
232
100
81.7
33.86
12.3
26.44
.890
8Canadiens
Canadiens
24.1
2007-08
82
47
25
10
104
.634
5
6
257
216
41
82.5
29.06
10.8
31.57
.917
9Canadiens
Canadiens
24.0
1984-85
80
41
27
12
94
.588
309
262
47
79.2
30.20
12.8
24.65
.867
10Canadiens
Canadiens
22.8
2006-07
82
42
34
6
90
.549
6
5
239
251
-12
83.5
29.59
9.9
32.74
.907
11Canadiens
Canadiens
22.7
1982-83
80
42
24
14
98
.613
350
286
64
74.4
32.88
13.3
29.09
.877
12Canadiens
Canadiens
21.8
2009-10
82
39
33
10
88
.537
7
5
210
218
-8
83.0
28.61
9.0
32.12
.917
13Canadiens
Canadiens
21.2
2017-18
82
29
40
13
71
.433
2
6
207
258
-51
74.1
32.77
7.7
32.32
.903
14Canadiens
Canadiens
21.0
1986-87
80
41
29
10
92
.575
277
241
36
83.3
28.00
12.4
27.13
.889
15Canadiens
Canadiens
21.0
1988-89
80
53
18
9
115
.719
315
218
97
82.2
30.85
12.8
26.54
.897
16Canadiens
Canadiens
20.7
2012-13
48
29
14
5
63
.656
3
2
146
124
22
79.8
30.58
9.9
26.94
.904
17Canadiens
Canadiens
20.1
1993-94
84
41
29
14
96
.571
283
248
35
82.6
31.20
10.8
30.15
.902
18Canadiens
Canadiens
20.1
2024-25
82
40
31
11
91
.555
2
4
243
261
-18
80.9
25.56
11.6
29.05
.890
19Canadiens
Canadiens
20.1
1983-84
80
35
40
5
75
.469
286
295
-9
79.7
28.65
12.5
25.70
.857
20Canadiens
Canadiens
19.7
2010-11
82
44
30
8
96
.585
3
3
213
206
7
84.4
31.73
8.2
30.95
.919
21Canadiens
Canadiens
19.7
2016-17
82
47
26
9
103
.628
3
2
223
198
25
81.1
29.99
9.1
29.62
.918
22Canadiens
Canadiens
19.5
1991-92
80
41
28
11
93
.581
267
207
60
81.3
30.54
10.9
27.84
.907
23Canadiens
Canadiens
19.3
2008-09
82
41
30
11
93
.567
7
7
242
240
2
82.4
30.01
9.8
31.71
.908
24Canadiens
Canadiens
19.2
2005-06
82
42
31
9
93
.567
2
3
241
244
-3
81.1
30.12
9.8
30.57
.903
25Canadiens
Canadiens
19.2
2020-21
56
24
21
11
59
.527
1
3
158
165
-7
78.5
31.18
9.0
28.20
.896
StatMuse has team, season-level data for power-play percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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Team Rankings

G/GP

3.64

3rd

GA/GP

3.14

19th

PP%

29.3

5th

PK%

78.0

16th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
2
20
6
Bruins Bruins
9
7
0
18
-1
Red Wings Red Wings
9
6
0
18
-1
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
8
5
1
17
2
Lightning Lightning
7
5
2
16
4
Senators Senators
6
5
3
15
-4
Panthers Panthers
7
6
1
15
-4
Sabres Sabres
5
5
4
14
-5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/8
UTA UTA
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
11/11
LAK LAK
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Thu
11/13
DAL DAL
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
11/15
BOS BOS
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
MTL MTL
@
CBJ CBJ
7:30 PM
Last Game
MTL Canadiens

9 - 3 - 2

3

Final

4

NJD Devils

10 - 4 - 0

Thu 6 Nov 2025

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NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
8
1
5
21
13
Jets Jets
9
5
0
18
11
Mammoth Mammoth
9
5
0
18
7
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
9
3
1
19
13
Golden Knights Golden Knights
7
3
3
17
5
Kraken Kraken
6
3
4
16
-5
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
2
20
6
Red Wings Red Wings
9
6
0
18
-1
Bruins Bruins
9
7
0
18
-1
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
10
4
0
20
7
Penguins Penguins
9
4
2
20
11
Hurricanes Hurricanes
9
4
0
18
13

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/10
NYR NYR
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PIT PIT
6-1
Fri
10/10
CBJ CBJ
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MIN MIN
7-4
Fri
10/10
UTA UTA
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NSH NSH
3-2
Fri
10/10
DAL DAL
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COL COL
5-4
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10/10
ANA ANA
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SJS SJS
7-6

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/8
PIT PIT
@
NJD NJD
12:30 PM
Sat
11/8
OTT OTT
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sat
11/8
DAL DAL
@
NSH NSH
3:30 PM
Sat
11/8
WSH WSH
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Sat
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NYI NYI
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NYR NYR
7:00 PM