2 months agoMontreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault will make his 37th start of the season in Tuesday's tilt against the Winnipeg Jets. Jakub Dobes has been very impressive in the Canadiens crease, going 5-0-1 in his first six career appearances, but Montreal has decided to go with Montembeault for Tuesday's tough matchup. Winnipeg has lost only 15 games all year and is tied for the league lead with 71 points. Montembeault will enter Tuesday's contest with a 17-17-3 record. He has allowed 2.99 goals with a .899 save percentage and three shutouts. This is a difficult matchup for Montembeault, although Montreal has been excellent at home lately, with a record of 6-1-2.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: Eric Engels
4 months agoMontreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault celebrated his selection to Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off team with his third shutout of the season, stopping 29 shots in Thursday's 3-0 win over Nashville. He joined Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck as the second goaltender in the league with more than two shutouts this season. Montembeault has been in fine form, allowing 2.82 goals with a .906 save percentage, but the team's weaknesses in other areas mean that he still carries a losing record with 8-10-2. In Saturday's matchup against Washington, Montembeault will aim to win a third consecutive start for the first time this season.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
4 months agoMontreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault recorded his second shutout of the season with a 30-save effort against Edmonton in a 3-0 win Monday night. The 28-year-old was impressive with his work, blanking a team that had scored three-plus goals in four consecutive games. Following a tricky period, Montembeault has started to return to form, winning back-to-back starts to take his record to 6-8-1. He has allowed 2.85 goals this season while recording a .906 save percentage. Montembeault now has a chance to put together his first three-game winning streak since 2021-22, but he will find himself in a tough spot on Saturday against a top-class Vegas team.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
6 months agoMontreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault made a dream start to the 2024-25 season, finishing a matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs with a shutout in a 1-0 win. Montembeault stopped 48 shots and established an NHL record for most saves in a season-opening shutout since shots were first tracked in 1955-56. He's the first goalie to neutralize the Maple Leafs since Nov. 21, 2021. Toronto scored in 252 consecutive games, including the playoffs, to put together the third-longest scoring streak in league history. Montembeault's fantastic outing meant the Maple Leafs fell only 12 games short of matching the Los Angeles Kings' all-time record. Montreal will need more than a few similar efforts from Montembeault to get back into playoff contention this season.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
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