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Montreal Canadiens (31-45-6)


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L 0-3
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L 1-7
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@ NYI 
L 2-4
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L 4-5
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Canadiens sign Cole Caufield to 8-year, $62.8 million extension

MONTREAL (AP) The Montreal Canadiens signed Cole Caufield to an eight-year, $62.8 million contract extension on Monday.

The deal, which will pay the 22-year-old winger an average annual salary of $7.85 million, runs through the 2030-31 season.

Caufield scored 26 goals and added 10 assists in 46 games in 2022-23 before he underwent season-ending surgery on his right shoulder in February.

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Leaders
Points: N. Suzuki66
Plus/Minus: R. Harvey-Pinard7
Shots on Goal: J. Anderson164
PIM: A. Xhekaj101
Win: S. Montembeault16
Shutouts: J. Allen1
Offense (Rank)
Goals: 227 (26)
Shots: 2237 (30)
PP%: 16.1% (29)
Penalty Minutes: 955 (5)
Assists: 384 (27)
SH Goals: 8 (13)
Standings
Atlantic Division
  W L OTL Pts
xyz-Boston 65 12 5 135
x-Toronto 50 21 11 111
x-Tampa Bay 46 30 6 98
x-Florida 42 32 8 92
Buffalo 42 33 7 91
Ottawa 39 35 8 86
Detroit 35 37 10 80
Montreal 31 45 6 68
Full Standings
 
Defense (Rank)
Goals Against: 305 (4)
Shots Against: 2753 (5)
PK%: 72.6% (29)
Penalty Minutes: 760 (13)
Shutouts: 1 (30)
Sv%: 0.889 (26)
Injuries
Date Player Status
No Recent Injuries
Transactions
Date Player Transactions
6/5 C. Caufield Contract extended Eight-year contract extension
6/2 M. Pezzetta Contract extended Two-year contract extension
4/18 N. Dawes Retired
4/14 L. Condotta Sent to minors Laval-AHL
4/14 F. Allard Sent to minors Laval-AHL
4/14 J. Teasdale Sent to minors Laval-AHL
4/13 L. Condotta Called up from minors from Laval-AHL
4/11 J. Teasdale Called up from minors from Laval-AHL
4/11 F. Allard Called up from minors from Laval-AHL
4/9 J. Ylonen Sent to minors Laval-AHL