The Quebec native was defeated by Utah 3-2 in overtime Nov. 26. Utah ranks 25th in the NHL with 2.79 goals per game.
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.
After benefitting early from a flurry of Montreal penalties, Utah was up 2-1 going into the second period, but it wouldn't last. Utah would be outscored 4-1 the rest of the game as Montreal took advantage of Utah's slow defensive rotations along with many opportunities in transition.
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 ...
Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.
MONTREAL — 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. Robertson scored the only goal of the shootout while goalie Jake Oettinger stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki.
SALT LAKE CITY – Kirby Dach scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 at Delta Center on Tuesday. Mike Matheson and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens (21-18-4), who are 10-2-1 in their last 13 games. Lane Hutson had three assists, and Sam Montembeault made 22 saves.
Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,
The Toronto game was a bounce-back for the Stars, who saw their seven-game winning streak end in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Dallas got on track Tuesday, as Logan Stankoven's tally midway through the first period was the first of four unanswered goals for the Stars.
The Dallas Stars are among the few teams that have beaten the Montreal Canadiens over the past few weeks, but that doesn’t mean the Habs won’t be out for a vengeance to return the favor in this game.
Do you know the list of teams the Montreal Canadiens have beaten recently? It's quite the impressive group of squads, with the Habs taking down the Dallas Stars