1997–98 Montreal Canadiens season


The 1997–98 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 89th season of play. The Canadiens made the playoffs and advanced to the Conference Semifinals after winning 4 games to 2 in Conference Quarterfinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, their first playoff series win since the 1992–93 Stanley Cup title year. However, in the Conference semifinals, they were swept in four games by the Buffalo Sabres.

Schedule and results

Regular season

Legend:

Playoffs

Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
  • '' = Left team via a transaction during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.''

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team
111Jason WardErie Otters
237Gregor BaumgartnerLaval Titan College Francais
365Ilkka MikkolaKarpat
491Daniel TetraultBrandon Wheat Kings
5118Konstantin SidulovMechel Chelyabinsk
5122Gennady RazinKamloops Blazers
6145Jonathan DesrochesGranby Predateurs
7172Ben GuiteUniversity of Maine
8197Petr KubosPetra Vsetin
8202Andrei SidyakinSalavat Yulaev Ufa
9228Jarl-Espen YgranesFuruset