Montembeault allowed six goals on 33 shots in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.
The Montreal Canadiens have a great history of rookie goaltenders changing their franchise's fortunes. Could Jakub Dobes be next in line?
Montembeault stopped 22 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Utah. Montembeault has won four of his last six starts, though this wasn't the prettiest of efforts. He's allowed a total of 16 goals in that span while going 4-1-1.
Who would’ve thought it? The Montreal Canadiens have been surprising everyone lately, thanks to four standout young players. These four, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki, and Sam Montembeault,
The Montreal Canadiens lost 7-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Bell Centre on Saturday despite being in a comfortable position early in the game.
Jason Robertson scored the shootout winner to lift the surging Dallas Stars past the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 for their seventh consecutive victory on Saturday night.
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McMann's goal jumpstarted the Maple Leafs' offense to score seven unanswered goals to defeat the Canadiens 7-3.
Sam Montembeault made 34 saves for Montreal, which lost for only the third time in 12 games. Canadiens: Montembeault stood tall in net all night, thwarting Robertson with a glove save in overtime.
The Dallas Stars return home after going 4-1 on their five-game road trip, which included a matchup against Thursday’s opponent, the Montreal Canadiens. Dallas has won eight of its last nine games and will look to continue that hot streak against Montreal at the American Airlines Center, where the Stars have dominated their home ice this season.