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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: In goal Tuesday
Sam Montembeault will be in the blue paint for Tuesday's home matchup against Calgary, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA SportsAfter starting the season with back-to-back wins, Montembeault is 1-5-0 over his last six appearances. The 28-year-old will face a Calgary club that sits 20th in the league with 2.83 goals per game. Through eight appearances, Montembeault is sporting a 3-5-0 record, .894 save percentage and 3.43 GAA.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Better, but Habs lose
Sam Montembeault stopped 21 of 23 shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Penguins.Montembeault was much better Saturday than in his previous start, when he was pulled after allowing five goals on 10 shots in Tuesday's loss to the Kraken. Defense and goaltending have been issues early on for Montreal, which had allowed 14 goals over its two previous games before Montembeault restored order Saturday. He upped his save percentage to .894 and improved his goals-against average to 3.43 through eight appearances in 2024-25. Montreal is off until Tuesday when it hosts Calgary.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Set to start Saturday
Sam Montembeault will guard the road net Saturday against Pittsburgh, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.Entering Saturday's matchup, Montembeault has lost four of five outings while allowing 19 goals on 111 shots. He has a 3-4-0 record with one shutout, a 3.67 GAA and an .891 save percentage through seven appearances this season. Pittsburgh ranks 20th in the league with 2.92 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Chased again
Sam Montembeault allowed five goals on 10 shots and was removed early in the second period of Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Kraken.Montembeault let in a couple goals that took odd redirects on the way to the net, but this was the second time in three outings he was pulled early. Montreal has allowed 21 goals in three of his starts, and Montembeault exited Tuesday's game with a 3.67 goals-against average and an .891 save percentage. The Montreal Canadiens are back it Thursday when they go on the road to face Washington.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Guarding goal Tuesday
Sam Montembeault will patrol the home crease Tuesday against Seattle, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.Montembeault ended his three-game losing skid with a 29-save performance in Saturday's 5-2 win over St. Louis. He has a 3-3-0 record with a 2.94 GAA and a .914 save percentage through six appearances this season. Seattle has registered 27 goals in nine games during the 2024-25 campaign.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Back in win column
Sam Montembeault stopped 29 of 31 shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blues.Montembeault had three long days to dwell on his previous outing after being pulled in the first period of Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers. The win snapped a three-game losing skid for Montembeault. He has a 3-3-0 record with a 2.94 GAA and a .914 save percentage for a team that entered the night with the second-most high-danger scoring chances allowed (95), per Natural Stat Trick.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Starting Saturday
Sam Montembeault will defend the home net versus St. Louis on Saturday, J.F. Chaumont of the NHL.com reports.Montembeault gave up four goals on 10 shots Tuesday versus the Rangers, before he was pulled in the opening period. Montembeault lost his third straight game after starting the season with a pair of victories. He has a 3.17 GAA and a .909 save percentage in five appearances in 2024-25. The Blues are averaging 3.00 goals per game.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Chased early in loss
Sam Montembeault allowed four goals on 10 shots and was removed during the first period of Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers.Montembeault has hit the skids following a strong start to the season. He's allowed 12 goals on 70 shots (.829 save percentage) over his last three starts. Cayden Primeau finished out the game. Montreal is off until Saturday when it hosts the Blues, which gives head coach Martin St. Louis plenty of time to mull which goalie will start.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Set to start Tuesday
Sam Montembeault is slated to start Tuesday's home game against the Rangers, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.Montembeault has started in four of Montreal's first six games of the season, and he'll attempt to bounce back Tuesday after taking losses in his last two outings. Despite his recent losses, he's had a solid start to the 2024-25 season, logging a 2-2-0 record, 2.30 GAA and .932 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Takes loss at home
Sam Montembeault stopped 31 of 34 shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to Los Angeles.Montembeault had a nice bounce-back effort Thursday after the Penguins tagged him for five goals in his previous start. He's started three of Montreal's first four games and sports a 2.03 GAA and .933 save percentage. The Montreal Canadiens will hit the road for their next matchup, which comes Saturday against the Islanders.