Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Pulled in win over Sabres
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Primeau surrendered five goals on 14 shots in Monday's 7-5 win over Buffalo.
Primeau was replaced in the third period by Sam Montembeault, who made four saves to claim the win. The 25-year-old Primeau has been burned for 11 goals over his last two outings. He has a 1-2-1 record with a 4.67 GAA and an .845 save percentage through seven appearances this season.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Starting Monday
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Primeau will get the road start Monday against the Sabres, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
It'll be the first start for Primeau since Oct. 31. The 25-year-old netminder is 1-2-1 on the year while struggling to an .861 save percentage and 4.39 GAA. Primeau will face the Sabres, who have won three of their last four games, scoring 15 goals in that span.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Takes loss in Washington
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Primeau allowed six goals on 34 shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Capitals.
Primeau got the start over a struggling Sam Montembeault, but it didn't change Montreal's fortunes. The Canadiens, who were embarrassed in an 8-2 loss to the Kraken on Tuesday, allowed another six tallies and are tied for last in the NHL with 4.18 goals allowed per game. The Habs next take on the Penguins in Pittsburgh.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Facing Capitals
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Primeau will be between the visiting pipes in Washington on Thursday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Primeau came on in relief of Sam Montembeault on Tuesday and gave up three goals on 13 shots in an 8-2 loss to Seattle. Primeau is 1-1-1 with a 4.03 GAA and an .871 save percentage in five contests this season. The Capitals have found the back of the net 31 times in only eight games in 2024-25.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Poor in relief appearance
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Primeau stopped 10 of 13 shots in relief of Sam Montembeault in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Kraken.
Primeau has allowed at least three goals in all five of his appearances this season (three starts). The 25-year-old is fortunate to have a 1-1-1 record while adding a 4.03 GAA and an .871 save percentage. It's discouraging to see Primeau struggle after he seemed to turn things around in 2023-24, but until he gets back on track, he's not an option outside the deepest of fantasy formats.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Holds on for win
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Primeau stopped 23 of 26 shots in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Flyers.
The Canadiens led 4-1 for much of the third period, but the Flyers scored twice late in the frame to make things interesting. Primeau was able to hold the fort, earning his first win in four appearances this season. He's allowed a total of 15 goals on 126 shots while going 1-1-1. Sam Montembeault has handled the starting duties for the Canadiens, and that's likely to continue with Primeau doing little to make a case for more playing time. Montreal doesn't have a back-to-back over the next week.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Slated to start Sunday
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Primeau will start between the pipes during Sunday's road matchup against Philadelphia, JF Chaumont of LNH.com reports.
Montreal will play a back-to-back Saturday against the Blues and Sunday against the Flyers, and Primeau will be in the crease for Sunday's road matchup while Sam Montembeault starts at home Saturday. Over his first three starts of the season, Primeau has posted an 0-1-1 record, 4.21 GAA and .880 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Fills in for ineffective starter
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Primeau entered Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers midway through the first period and stopped 32 of 35 shots.
Primeau relieved an ineffective Sam Montembeault, who was chased after letting in four goals on 10 shots. Primeau held strong for awhile and was called on to prevent several high-danger scoring chances before buckling in the third period under a barrage -- New York fired 45 shots on net, had another 20 attempts that missed the mark, and 16 other attempts were blocked. Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis has some time to consider which netminder will start this coming Saturday against the Blues.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Finally falls in shootout Saturday
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Primeau turned aside 33 shots in regulation and overtime and six of nine shootout attempts in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Islanders.
The 25-year-old was the busier of the two goalies on the night, but Primeau couldn't handle Noah Dobson's shot in the ninth round of the shootout as the Habs fell short. It was a much better showing than Primeau managed in his first start of the season, but his .862 save percentage this season still has him firmly behind Sam Montembeault on the Montreal depth chart.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Facing Islanders
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Primeau will protect the road crease against the Islanders on Saturday.
Primeau had a tough outing in his first game of the season, giving up six goals on 29 shots in a 6-4 loss versus Boston. Primeau is the backup to Sam Montembeault this season and should appear in 25-30 games, barring any injuries. The Islanders have scored only 10 goals in four games this season.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Allows six goals in loss
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Primeau stopped 23 of 29 shots in Montreal's 6-4 loss to the Boston on Thursday.
Primeau faced a team motivated to turn the page on a poor effort in Tuesday's loss to Florida, and that showed in the first period when Boston put 13 shots on net and scored three times. The Bruins scored two more in the second and entered the third period with a 5-2 lead. However, Montreal didn't play like a team on the second night of a back-to-back and made it close before Primeau allowed a softie late.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Starting against Boston
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Primeau is starting Thursday's road game against the Bruins.
Sam Montembeault drew the start in Wednesday's Opening Night matchup against the Maple Leafs and turned aside 48 shots in the 1-0 win. Primeau made 23 regular-season appearances for Montreal last year and recorded an 8-9-4 record, 2.99 GAA and .910 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Falls to Sens on Tuesday
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Primeau made 12 saves in Tuesday's 4-3 preseason loss to the Senators.
The 25-year-old netminder was done in by his special teams Tuesday -- in a penalty-filled game, all four of Ottawa's tallies came on the power play. Primeau is coming off a 2023-24 campaign in which he posted a very passable .910 save percentage over 23 appearances, and he's expected to see his workload increase as the backup to Sam Montembeault this season.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Facing Ottawa
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Primeau will patrol the home crease in preseason action against the Senators on Tuesday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
Primeau posted a mark of 8-9-4 with a 2.99 GAA and a .910 save percentage in 23 appearances with the Canadiens during the 2023-24 regular season. He will enter the 2024-25 campaign as the backup goaltender behind Sam Montembeault.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Slated for preseason action
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Primeau is expected to start Monday's home preseason contest versus Philadelphia, per Luc Gelinas of RDS.
Primeau posted a record of 8-9-4 with a 2.99 GAA and a .910 save percentage in 23 regular-season appearances with the Canadiens in 2023-24. He will likely enter the upcoming campaign as Sam Montembeault's backup.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Busy in Tuesday's shootout loss
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Primeau turned aside 36 shots in regulation and overtime and two of three shootout attempts in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Red Wings.
The 24-year-old netminder nearly stole a win for the Canadiens in their regular-season finale, but David Perron found a tying goal for the visitors with just five seconds left in the third period, and Patrick Kane was the only successful skater for either team in the shootout. Primeau gave up four goals or more in each of his last four starts this season while going 0-2-2, and he finishes the season with an 8-9-4 record over 23 outings with a 2.99 GAA and .910 save percentage. While he won't be the favorite, Primeau should head into camp next season competing with Sam Montembeault for Montreal's starting job.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Guarding goal Tuesday
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Primeau will patrol the home crease Tuesday against Detroit, according to Eric Engels of Sportsnet.
Primeau made 27 saves in a 3-2 overtime win over the Red Wings on Nov. 9. He has posted a record of 8-9-3 this season with a 2.95 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 22 games played. Detroit sits ninth in the league this campaign with 3.35 goals per contest.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Slated starter for Saturday
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Primeau is expected to start on the road against Ottawa on Saturday.
Primeau stopped 41 of 45 shots en route to a 5-2 loss to the Rangers on Sunday. He's 8-9-2 with a 2.91 GAA and a .910 save percentage across 21 contests this season. The Senators, who have scored just 1.88 goals per game over their past eight outings, figure to be a favorable matchup for Primeau.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Struggles again Sunday
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Primeau allowed four goals on 45 shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.
Primeau was perfect with 18 saves in a relief appearance versus the Maple Leafs on Saturday, but his luck didn't carry over to Sunday's contest. The 24-year-old kept the Rangers off the board for over half the game, but they broke through with a pair of power-play goals and took over in the third period. Primeau is down to 8-9-2 with a 2.91 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 21 appearances. The Canadiens' next game is at home Tuesday versus the struggling Flyers.
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Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Struck by Lightning six times
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Primeau made 29 saves in a 7-4 loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday. He allowed six goals.
It was a game of men versus boys, and Primeau didn't really stand a chance against Tampa's top players. His last five games have been a tale of two netminders. He's 3-2-0 over that stretch, and in the three wins, Primeau has surrendered just two goals. In the two losses? Eleven goals against. Primeau is a tough fantasy activation in any matchup right now. The jury remains out on his future.
