The Canadiens' best forwards
Guy Lafleur has the most points of the 591 forwards who played with the Canadiens, 1,246 in 961 games. Jean Beliveau is 2nd with 1,219.
The Canadiens' forwards this season
- Cole Caufield15 games, 0.9 a game321 with the Canadiens.14points
- Nick Suzuki9 games, 1.3 a game488 with the Canadiens.12points
- Juraj Slafkovský15 games, 0.7 a game195 with the Canadiens.11points
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1970s · 1960s · 1950s · 1940s · 1930s · 1920s · 1918–19
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | points | goals | assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Lafleur1971 – 1985 · 961 games | 1,246 | 518 | 728 |
| 2 | Jean Beliveau1950 – 1971 · 1,125 games | 1,219 | 507 | 712 |
| 3 | Henri Richard1955 – 1975 · 1,258 games | 1,046 | 358 | 688 |
| 4 | Maurice Richard1942 – 1960 · 978 games | 966 | 544 | 422 |
| 5 | Yvan Cournoyer1963 – 1979 · 968 games | 863 | 428 | 435 |
| 6 | Jacques Lemaire1967 – 1979 · 853 games | 835 | 366 | 469 |
| 7 | Steve Shutt1972 – 1985 · 871 games | 776 | 408 | 368 |
| 8 | Bernie Geoffrion1950 – 1964 · 766 games | 759 | 371 | 388 |
| 9 | Saku Koivu1995 – 2009 · 792 games | 641 | 191 | 450 |
| 10 | Elmer Lach1940 – 1954 · 664 games | 623 | 215 | 408 |
| 11 | Mats Naslund1982 – 1990 · 617 games | 612 | 243 | 369 |
| 12 | Tomas Plekanec2003 – 2019 · 984 games | 606 | 233 | 373 |
| 13 | Dickie Moore1951 – 1963 · 654 games | 593 | 254 | 339 |
| 14 | Claude Provost1955 – 1970 · 1,005 games | 589 | 254 | 335 |
| 15 | Mario Tremblay1974 – 1986 · 852 games | 584 | 258 | 326 |
| 16 | Peter Mahovlich1969 – 1978 · 580 games | 569 | 223 | 346 |
| 17 | Guy Carbonneau1980 – 1994 · 912 games | 547 | 221 | 326 |
| 18 | Toe Blake1935 – 1948 · 569 games | 529 | 235 | 294 |
| 19 | Bobby Rousseau1960 – 1970 · 643 games | 522 | 200 | 322 |
| 20 | Ralph Backstrom1956 – 1971 · 844 games | 502 | 215 | 287 |
| 21 | Bob Gainey1973 – 1989 · 1,160 games | 501 | 239 | 262 |
| 22 | Vincent Damphousse1992 – 1999 · 519 games | 498 | 184 | 314 |
| 23 | Nick Suzuki2019 – 2027 · still playing | 488 | 172 | 316 |
| +12 this season | ||||
| 24 | Brendan Gallagher2012 – 2026 · 911 games | 487 | 246 | 241 |
| 25 | Bobby Smith1983 – 1990 · 505 games | 482 | 172 | 310 |
points by decade
2020s
- › Nick Suzuki2019 – 2027 · 546 games488
- › Cole Caufield2020 – 2027 · 383 games321
- Brendan Gallagher2019 – 2026 · 423 games196
- › Juraj Slafkovský2022 – 2027 · 297 games195
- › Josh Anderson2020 – 2027 · 436 games168
2010s
- Max Pacioretty2009 – 2018 · 592 games437
- Tomas Plekanec2009 – 2019 · 673 games422
- Brendan Gallagher2012 – 2019 · 488 games291
- Alex Galchenyuk2012 – 2018 · 418 games255
- David Desharnais2009 – 2017 · 435 games250
2000s
- Saku Koivu1999 – 2009 · 526 games439
- Alex Kovalev2003 – 2009 · 314 games264
- Michael Ryder2003 – 2008 · 314 games207
- Tomas Plekanec2003 – 2009 · 311 games184
- Richard Zednik2000 – 2006 · 322 games183
1990s
- Vincent Damphousse1992 – 1999 · 519 games498
- Mark Recchi1994 – 1999 · 346 games322
- Shayne Corson1989 – 1999 · 383 games283
- Kirk Muller1991 – 1995 · 267 games247
- Stephan Lebeau1989 – 1994 · 312 games242
1980s
- Mats Naslund1982 – 1989 · 545 games571
- Bobby Smith1983 – 1989 · 452 games456
- Guy Lafleur1979 – 1985 · 358 games430
- Mario Tremblay1979 – 1986 · 512 games389
- Guy Carbonneau1980 – 1989 · 554 games354
1970s
- Guy Lafleur1971 – 1979 · 603 games816
- Jacques Lemaire1969 – 1979 · 709 games730
- Yvan Cournoyer1969 – 1979 · 634 games626
- Peter Mahovlich1969 – 1978 · 580 games569
- Steve Shutt1972 – 1979 · 509 games463
1960s
- Jean Beliveau1959 – 1969 · 615 games658
- Henri Richard1959 – 1969 · 624 games565
- Bobby Rousseau1960 – 1969 · 571 games464
- Claude Provost1959 – 1969 · 674 games420
- Ralph Backstrom1959 – 1969 · 687 games413
1950s
- Maurice Richard1949 – 1959 · 593 games582
- Bernie Geoffrion1950 – 1959 · 475 games454
- Jean Beliveau1950 – 1959 · 377 games436
- Bert Olmstead1950 – 1958 · 508 games383
- Dickie Moore1951 – 1959 · 411 games369
1940s
- Toe Blake1939 – 1948 · 424 games424
- Elmer Lach1940 – 1949 · 364 games399
- Maurice Richard1942 – 1949 · 334 games349
- Buddy O'Connor1941 – 1947 · 271 games233
- Ray Getliffe1939 – 1945 · 269 games196
1930s
- Aurel Joliat1929 – 1938 · 416 games277
- Johnny Gagnon1930 – 1939 · 397 games245
- Howie Morenz1929 – 1937 · 246 games230
- Pit Lepine1929 – 1938 · 391 games202
- Wildor Larochelle1929 – 1936 · 288 games136
1920s
- Howie Morenz1923 – 1929 · 214 games191
- Aurel Joliat1922 – 1929 · 239 games186
- Billy Boucher1921 – 1927 · 154 games121
- Newsy Lalonde1919 – 1922 · 67 games105
- Odie Cleghorn1919 – 1925 · 142 games99
1918–19
- Newsy Lalonde1917 – 1919 · 31 games62
- Joe Malone1917 – 1919 · 28 games57
- Didier Pitre1917 – 1919 · 37 games43
- Odie Cleghorn1918-19 · 18 games27
- Jack McDonald1917 – 1919 · 27 games22
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Method
- Every forward who played with the Canadiens, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
- A decade counts his points with the Canadiens in its seasons.