He's been in more of a timeshare than usual lately since Jakub Dobes has begun his NHL career with five consecutive victories, but Montembeault will tend the twine for the third time in the Canadiens' last four games Thursday.
With an impressive win over the Lightning, Samuel Montembeault reaffirmed his position as the No. 1 goalie for the Canadiens.
Montreal fights back from a 2-0 deficit Tuesday night at the Bell Centre and now occupies the second wild-card spot in the Eastern standings.
Let's talk a bit about the goalies of the Montreal Canadiens, Jakub Dobes and Samuel Montembeault.We're witnessing a special phenomenon right now, as all the fans have fallen for Dobes (rightfully ...
Montembeault allowed six goals on 33 shots in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Jake Evans scores with 2:15 remaining as the Canadiens close the gap between the teams in the Atlantic Division.
There have been stages the Canadiens have gone through in showing maturity as a young team, in learning how to win. They’ve gone through stages where they’ve learned the value of puck management, the value of game management, the value of risk management.
Dobes, the 23-year-old goalie selected by the Canadiens with the 136th pick (fifth round) in the 2020 NHL Draft, is 5-0-0 with a .941 save percentage and one shutout to begin his NHL career and quickly making a case to be in an even timeshare with Sam Montembeault moving forward.
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.
The Montreal Canadiens have a great history of rookie goaltenders changing their franchise's fortunes. Could Jakub Dobes be next in line?
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