Montembeault will defend the road net against Florida on Sunday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.
Montembeault has surrendered 16 goals on 118 shots during his four-game losing skid (0-2-2). He has a 25-23-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.93 GAA and an .898 save percentage through 54 appearances this season. Florida ranks 12th in the league with 3.14 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Concedes three goals Friday
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Montembeault saved 21 of 24 shots on net in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.
Montembeault allowed a goal just 41 seconds into the game before he surrendered two tallies in a span of 2:24 in the second period. The 28-year-old Montembeault now has a 25-23-6 record with a 2.93 GAA and an .898 save percentage in 54 appearances this season. Despite a strong stretch following the 4 Nations Face-Off, Montembeault has struggled of late and is on a four-game losing streak. However, the Habs will likely continue to deploy Montembeault in net as they fight for the last wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. While he will have the volume needed to be successful in fantasy, he is difficult to trust for the time being until he can find the win column again.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Guarding goal Friday
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Montembeault will defend the road net in Carolina on Friday, per Patrick Friolet of RDS.ca.
Montembeault was pulled in his last start after allowing five goals on 32 shots in a 6-1 loss to the Blues on Tuesday. Montembeault is 25-22-6 with four shutouts, a 2.93 GAA and an .898 save percentage across 53 outings in 2024-25. The Hurricanes are generating 3.21 goals per game this season, ninth in the NHL.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Gets pulled Tuesday
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Montembeault stopped 27 of 32 shots before being replaced in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Blues.
Montembeault allowed five goals on 32 shots before being replaced by Jakub Dobes with 9:48 remaining in third period. This was the third straight loss for the 28-year-old Montembeault, who has gone 0-1-2 with a 4.36 GAA and an .862 save percentage over that span. His starting role for the final weeks of the regular season isn't in jeopardy, though, and he could remain in the Canadiens' crease for their matchup against the Flyers on Thursday.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Starting in St. Louis
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Montembeault will guard the road net against the Blues on Tuesday.
Montembeault has permitted eight goals on 62 shots in two straight losses (0-0-2). He has a 25-21-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.88 GAA and a .900 save percentage through 52 appearances this season. St. Louis has won six straight games while outscoring the opposition by a 28-9 margin.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Concedes four in shootout loss
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Montembeault stopped 33 of 37 shots on net in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Avalanche.
Montembeault conceded two goals in the first 10 minutes of the game before allowing one more tally in each of the next two periods. He was eventually bested by Charlie Coyle and Brock Nelson in the shootout to hand Montembeault his second overtime loss in a row. The 28-year-old netminder has a 25-21-6 record with a 2.88 GAA and a .900 save percentage. Montembeault has seen a heavy workload recently as the Canadiens make their playoff push, starting the team's last four games and facing 109 shots over that span. His volume of appearances in net gives him good value in fantasy moving forward.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Concedes four goals
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Montembeault saved 21 of 25 shots on net in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Montembeault had a decent outing at even strength but conceded two power-play goals across the first two periods. He was able to keep the Habs in the game down the stretch before he surrendered the game-winning tally to New York's Bo Horvat. Overall, the 28-year-old Montembeault has a 25-21-5 record with a 2.86 GAA and a .900 save percentage in 51 appearances this season. Despite losing in overtime, Montembeault is still unbeaten in regulation since the 4 Nations Face-Off with a 7-0-2 record and a .914 save percentage in that span. He is a great fantasy netminder in all formats down the stretch while he rides this hot streak. His next opportunity to guard Montreal's crease is Saturday at home against Colorado.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Starting vs. Avs
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Montembeault will guard the home net Saturday against Colorado, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Montembeault has not lost in regulation since Feb. 9 -- he's gone 7-0-2 with a .914 save percentage in his last nine outings. The 28-year-old netminder will look to keep rolling in a tough matchup with an Avs team that's averaging 3.33 goals per game.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Tending twine Thursday
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Montembeault will defend the road crease against the Islanders on Thursday.
Montembeault is in the midst of a three-game winning streak in which he's posted a 2.00 GAA and .923 save percentage. He'll draw a third consecutive start and will have a relatively favorable matchup, as the Islanders are scoring 2.70 goals per game this season, which is tied for the sixth-worst mark in the NHL.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Stays hot Tuesday with win No. 25
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Montembeault made 22 saves in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.
The 28-year-old netminder hasn't taken a regulation loss since play resumed after the 4 Nations Face-Off, and over his last eight starts Montembeault boasts a 7-0-1 record with a dazzling 2.09 GAA and .922 save percentage. That surge has carried him to his first career 25-win campaign, and it's also pushed the Habs into the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference heading into the home stretch of the schedule.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Starting Tuesday
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Montembeault will protect the home net against Ottawa on Tuesday.
Montembeault has been victorious in six of his last seven outings (6-0-1), allowing only 14 goals on 194 shots. He has a 24-21-4 record with four shutouts, a 2.83 GAA and a .901 save percentage across 49 appearances this season. Ottawa sits 17th in the league with 2.94 goals per game, and the team is riding a six-game winning streak.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Stays hot in Saturday's win
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Montembeault turned aside 21 shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Panthers.
A Mackie Samoskevich tally early in the second period denied Montembeault his fifth shutout of the season, but the 28-year-old netminder still turned in another impressive effort. He hasn't taken a regulation loss since before the 4 Nations Face-Off, going 6-0-1 over his last seven starts with a dazzling 1.96 GAA and .928 save percentage as the Canadiens make a push for a playoff spot.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Gives up two goals Tuesday
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Montembeault stopped 29 of 31 shots in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Canucks.
Montembeault hasn't lost in regulation in any of his past six starts, going 5-0-1 with a 2.11 GAA and an excellent .924 save percentage over that span. He's not allowed more than three goals in any appearance over that stretch, but since the Canadiens are set to take on the Kraken on Wednesday in the second leg of a back-to-back set, the 28-year-old will receive the night off with Jakub Dobes set to start.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Set to start Tuesday
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Montembeault is slated to start Tuesday's road game against Vancouver.
Montembeault's four-game winning streak came to an end during Thursday's overtime loss in Edmonton, but he'll return to the crease after getting the night off Saturday against the Flames. The 28-year-old made a home start against the Canucks on Jan. 6 and turned aside 16 of 20 shots (.800 save percentage) en route to a victory.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Handed overtime loss late
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Montembeault stopped 29 of 32 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Oilers.
Montembeault never let the Canadiens get more than one goal behind in this contest. He nearly guided it to a shootout, but Evan Bouchard tallied at 4:53 of overtime to end Montembeault's heroics. The 28-year-old netminder's four-game winning streak came to an end, and he's now at 22-21-4 with a 2.89 GAA and a .900 save percentage over 47 appearances this season. The Canadiens' road trip out west continues Saturday against the low-scoring Flames.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Facing Oilers
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Montembeault will be between the visiting pipes in Edmonton on Thursday.
Montembeault has won four straight games, giving up eight goals on 109 shots (.927 save percentage). The 28-year-old is 22-21-3 with a 2.90 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 46 appearances this season. The Oilers are generating 3.2 goals per game in 2024-25, 11th in the NHL.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Hangs on for OT win
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Montembeault stopped 33 shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sabres.
The Habs looked like they would run away with the game after grabbing a 3-0 lead in the first period, but Montembeault did well just to get the game to OT after Buffalo outshot the home side 27-11 over the final two frames. The 28-year-old netminder has won four straight starts, and since the beginning of February, he's posted a 5-3-0 record in eight outings with a 2.48 GAA and a .903 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Tending twine Monday
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Montembeault will protect the home net against Buffalo on Monday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Montembeault has stopped 68 of 73 shots during his three-game winning streak. He has a 21-21-3 record with four shutouts, a 2.90 GAA and an .899 save percentage through 45 appearances this season. Buffalo sits 12th in the league with 3.17 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Nabs third straight win
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Montembeault stopped 23 shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sharks.
The Habs came out a little flat, and poor defending led to two San Jose goals in the first period, but Montembeault kept his focus and got rewarded by Cole Caufield in OT. Montembeault has won three straight starts, giving up five goals on 73 shots during that hot streak, and on the season, the 28-year-old netminder has gone 21-21-3 with a 2.90 GAA and .899 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Facing Sharks
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Montembeault will patrol the home crease versus San Jose on Thursday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Montembeault has won two straight games, shutting out Carolina 4-0 in his last start Tuesday. He is 20-21-3 with four shutouts, a 2.90 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 44 starts this season. The Sharks are generating only 2.56 goals per game, 31st in the NHL this season.
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