With an impressive win over the Lightning, Samuel Montembeault reaffirmed his position as the No. 1 goalie for the Canadiens.

Montembeault will patrol the home crease versus Toronto on Saturday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. Montembeault is 4-1-1 with a 2.65 GAA and an .899 save percentage over his last six ...

Sam Montembeault finished with 27 saves. Montreal struck first on Dach's goal at 5:08. Patrik Laine, on the power play, and Josh Anderson scored just nine seconds apart, giving Montreal a 3-0 lead.

The Montreal Canadiens entered Saturday night's tilt against the Toronto Maple Leafs having ... goal was scored into Montreal's vacated net. Sam Montembeault was not at his best, making 27 saves ...

The Canadiens held an optional practice Friday. … Montembeault will start and Dobes will start against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs came back from three ... Josh Anderson and Kirby Dach also scored, and Sam Montembeault made 27 saves for the Canadiens, who had a two-game winning streak stopped.

Toronto scored twice in the second and five ... for Montreal (22-19-4), which ended a six-game point streak (5-0-1). Sam Montembeault made 27 saves. “Even after the second, even though they ...

Sam Montembeault finished with 27 saves ... giving Montreal a 3-0 lead. Toronto pulled within 3-2 after two periods on goals from McMann and Robertson. Nylander scored 24 seconds into the third ...

Auston Matthews and David Kampf scored for Toronto. Joseph Woll made 32 saves. Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine, and Josh Anderson scored forst-period goals for Montreal. Sam Montembeault finished with 27 ...