5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Max ▁Pa ci oret ty ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁captain ▁after ▁a ▁player ▁vote , ▁with ▁And rei ▁Mark ov , ▁P . ▁K . ▁Sub ban , ▁Br end an ▁Gall ag her ▁and ▁Tom as ▁Ple kan ec ▁as ▁alternate ▁capt ains . ▁Gall ag her ▁and ▁Mark ov ▁will ▁be ▁pa ired ▁and ▁Sub ban ▁and ▁Ple kan ec ▁would ▁be ▁their ▁own ▁pair , ▁with ▁a ▁rot ating ▁routine ▁with ▁one ▁pair ▁playing ▁their ▁part ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁ro ok ie ▁go alt ender ▁Mike ▁Cond on ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁ro ster ▁also ▁highlight ed ▁notable ▁off ▁season ▁moves ▁by ▁the ▁club . ▁After ▁a ▁stell ar ▁pre - season ▁performance , ▁Cond on ▁was ▁ultimately ▁reward ed ▁for ▁his ▁play , ▁subsequently ▁replacing ▁D ust in ▁Tok ar ski ▁on ▁the ▁goal ie ▁tan dem ▁as ▁back - up ▁to ▁st arter ▁Care y ▁Price . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁The ▁team ▁began ▁its ▁regular ▁season ▁on ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁against ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Map le ▁Le af s , ▁recording ▁a ▁ 3 – 1 ▁victory . ▁This ▁season ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁best ▁start ▁to ▁a ▁campaign ▁with ▁ 9 ▁consecutive ▁wins , ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 9 – 0 – 0 ▁over ▁that ▁span . ▁The ▁Canad iens ▁did ▁not ▁suffer ▁a ▁loss ▁until ▁their ▁