Montembeault pulled in Canadiens’ loss to Blues
ST. LOUIS — Philip Broberg and Robert Thomas each had a goal and three assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Tuesday night to extend…
Suzuki, Montembeault help Canadiens whip Hurricanes
Juraj Slafkovsky, Patrik Laine and Lane Hutson also scored for Montreal (27-26-5). Slafkovsky opened the scoring halfway through the first period after deflecting a shot from the point. Montreal would…
Canadiens’ Montembeault reaffirms No. 1 status with big win over Lightning
MONTREAL — It’s a conversation that picked up steam with every win Jakub Dobes collected to start his NHL career, and it hit its crescendo after the last one when…
Montembeault, Laine lead Canadiens to win as Predators lose sixth straight
Sam Montembeault stopped 29 shots and Patrik Laine scored again to lead the Montreal Canadiens past the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Thursday night. Jake Evans, with a short-handed goal, also…
Don’t underestimate Montembeault playing way up Team Canada’s depth chart
BROSSARD, Que. — Samuel Montembeault has made Team Canada. Step 1 was being named to the roster. Step 2 is putting himself in position to see some playing time. You…
Montembeault backstops Canadiens to shutout victory over Oilers
Brendan Gallagher, Kaiden Guhle and Jake Evans — into an empty net — scored for Montreal (7-10-2), which matched its longest win streak of the season with a second consecutive…
Canadiens confident Montembeault will rebound after uncharacteristic outing
MONTREAL — Two shots, two goals. That’s how Sam Montembeault’s game started for the Montreal Canadiens against the Seattle Kraken. It ended at the 1:32 mark of the second period,…
Canadiens’ Montembeault stays cool under pressure for season-opening win
MONTREAL — After the opening festivities wrapped and the last cloud of smoke evaporated, Samuel Montembeault went out and won the Montreal Canadiens a hockey game. He shattered an NHL…
Canadiens takeaways: Montembeault entering prime at right time
MONTREAL — Steady, square, and reassuring. Surely, that was the best impression Samuel Montembeault could leave in his first start with this edition of the Montreal Canadiens. The six-foot-three goaltender…