who holds the record for most penalty minutes in one season in montreal canadiens franchise history

Chris Nilan has the most penalty minutes for the Canadiens in a season, with 358 minutes in the box in 1984-85.

NAMEPIMSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Chris Nilan
C. Nilan
358
1984-85
MTL MTL
77
21
16
37
+4
1
0
0
0
2
0
98
21.4
2Chris Nilan
C. Nilan
338
1983-84
MTL MTL
76
16
10
26
-3
4
3
0
0
1
0
98
16.3
3Lyle Odelein
L. Odelein
276
1993-94
MTL MTL
79
11
29
40
+8
6
13
0
1
2
0
116
9.5
4Chris Nilan
C. Nilan
274
1985-86
MTL MTL
72
19
15
34
+11
2
1
0
0
1
0
120
15.8
5Chris Nilan
C. Nilan
266
1986-87
MTL MTL
44
4
16
20
+2
0
1
0
0
1
0
68
5.9
6Chris Nilan
C. Nilan
262
1980-81
MTL MTL
57
7
8
15
+7
0
0
0
0
1
69
10.1
7Lyle Odelein
L. Odelein
259
1990-91
MTL MTL
52
0
2
2
+7
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0.0
8Lyle Odelein
L. Odelein
230
1995-96
MTL MTL
79
3
14
17
+8
0
2
1
0
0
0
74
4.1
9Donald Brashear
D. Brashear
223
1995-96
MTL MTL
67
0
4
4
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0.0
10Chris Nilan
C. Nilan
213
1982-83
MTL MTL
66
6
8
14
-8
0
0
0
0
0
67
9.0
11Lyle Odelein
L. Odelein
212
1991-92
MTL MTL
71
1
7
8
+15
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
2.3
12Chris Nilan
C. Nilan
209
1987-88
MTL MTL
50
7
5
12
-2
0
0
0
0
1
0
68
10.3
13Lyle Odelein
L. Odelein
205
1992-93
MTL MTL
83
2
14
16
+35
0
0
0
0
0
0
79
2.5
14Chris Nilan
C. Nilan
204
1981-82
MTL MTL
49
7
4
11
+7
0
0
0
0
1
45
15.6
15Doug Risebrough
D. Risebrough
198
1974-75
MTL MTL
64
15
32
47
+27
2
4
0
0
2
111
13.5
16Todd Ewen
T. Ewen
193
1992-93
MTL MTL
75
5
9
14
+6
0
0
0
0
1
0
59
8.5
17Shayne Corson
S. Corson
193
1988-89
MTL MTL
80
26
24
50
-1
10
9
0
0
3
0
133
19.5
18Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
185
1988-89
MTL MTL
80
15
58
73
+35
8
30
0
1
6
0
206
7.3
19John Ferguson
J. Ferguson
185
1968-69
MTL MTL
71
29
23
52
+31
2
3
0
0
7
185
15.7
20Peter Mahovlich
P. Mahovlich
181
1970-71
MTL MTL
78
35
26
61
+25
12
9
3
0
5
189
18.5
21Doug Risebrough
D. Risebrough
180
1975-76
MTL MTL
80
16
28
44
+18
1
7
0
0
3
143
11.2
22John Ferguson
J. Ferguson
177
1966-67
MTL MTL
67
20
22
42
-1
5
4
0
0
2
150
13.3
23Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
172
1987-88
MTL MTL
71
20
41
61
+14
10
14
1
1
5
0
199
10.1
24Turner Stevenson
T. Stevenson
167
1995-96
MTL MTL
80
9
16
25
-2
0
2
0
0
2
1
101
8.9
25Lou Fontinato
L. Fontinato
167
1961-62
MTL MTL
54
2
13
15
+55
0
0
0
1
0
63
3.2

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.19

10th

GA/GP

3.55

31st

PP%

25.3

6th

PK%

76.0

26th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
18
12
3
39
-5
Lightning Lightning
18
11
3
39
21
Bruins Bruins
19
13
0
38
8
Canadiens Canadiens
16
11
4
36
-11
Panthers Panthers
16
13
2
34
-1
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
14
12
5
33
0
Senators Senators
14
13
4
32
-4
Sabres Sabres
13
14
4
30
-13
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
EDM EDM
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
PHI PHI
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
CHI CHI
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
PIT PIT
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sun
12/21
MTL MTL
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Last Game
MTL Canadiens

16 - 11 - 4

4

Final

5

NYR Rangers

16 - 13 - 4

Sat 13 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
23
2
7
53
54
Stars Stars
21
7
5
47
22
Wild Wild
18
9
5
41
8
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
16
6
9
41
6
Ducks Ducks
19
12
1
39
7
Kings Kings
14
8
9
37
1
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
18
11
3
39
21
Red Wings Red Wings
18
12
3
39
-5
Bruins Bruins
19
13
0
38
8
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
20
9
2
42
17
Islanders Islanders
19
11
3
41
7
Capitals Capitals
18
10
4
40
23

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/17
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
2-4
Mon
11/17
NJD NJD
@
TBL TBL
1-5
Mon
11/17
CBJ CBJ
@
WPG WPG
2-5
Mon
11/17
NYI NYI
@
DAL DAL
3-2
Mon
11/17
CGY CGY
@
CHI CHI
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
VAN VAN
@
NJD NJD
12:30 PM
Sun
12/14
UTA UTA
@
PIT PIT
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
@
CAR CAR
5:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
6:00 PM
Sun
12/14
EDM EDM
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM