Sam Montembeault

Sam Montembeault

28-Year-Old GoalieG
Montreal Canadiens
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Montembeault doesn't get the respect he deserves, but then again, respect is irrelevant in fantasy. By traditional stats, Montembeault ranked 41st in 2023-24 among those with 25 or more starts. He finished 16-15-9 with a 3.14 GAA and .903 save percentage in 41 appearances, behind fantasy pariahs like Ilya Samsonov, Filip Gustavsson and Petr Mrazek. Still, Montembeault's 18.39 GSAx (goals saved above expected) was 10th best overall behind the NHL's second-worst defense. GSAx is the measure of a goalie's individual impact on the game, which means he saved the Habs' bacon more often than not. Montembeault has exceeded expectations two seasons in a row. Does that make him a fantasy option in 2024-25? Probably not, unless his team takes an unlikely leap forward, but he might be a stop-gap off the wire or a daily play depending on the matchup. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, $9.45 million contract extension with the Canadiens in December of 2023.
Between pipes against Bolts
GMontreal Canadiens
January 21, 2025
Montembeault will tend the twine at home versus the Lightning on Tuesday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Montembeault has been underwhelming of late, going 2-2-1 with a 3.61 GAA and an .871 save percentage in his last five outings. Still, the 28-year-old backstop was solid the last time he faced Tampa Bay on Dec. 29, conceding just two goals on 23 shots in a winning effort. Of note, however, it was Jonas Johansson in the other goal that evening, but it will be Andrei Vasilevskiy opposite Montembeault in Tuesday's tilt.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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On a poor team, Montembeault delivered passable results in the form of a 16-19-3 record, a 3.42 GAA and a .901 save percentage in a career-high 40 games last year. Montembeault has enough talent to be a backup in the NHL, but there's an open path to the starting job with the Canadiens to begin 2023-24. If that doesn't come to fruition, Montembeault could at least serve as a 1A to Jake Allen or as Casey DeSmith's 1B. None of the three goalies on the Canadiens' NHL roster is a particularly exciting option, but whoever gets a plurality of the starts could be a decent depth goalie in fantasy. Montembeault arguably had the most momentum at the end of 2022-23, but he'll likely have to win the job in camp. As such, this is a situation worth monitoring once training camp gets underway in September.
Montembault played 38 games for the league-worst Canadiens a season ago and his numbers -- 8-18-6 record, 3.77 GAA, .891 save percentage -- reflected that. Injuries to starter Carey Price and backup Jake Allen resulted in a much more significant role for Montembault than anyone initially expected. There's a real chance Price doesn't play at all this coming year due to a knee issue and Allen, the presumptive starter, hasn't been the picture of perfect health himself over the years, meaning we may again see more of Montembault than Montreal would prefer.
Montembeault had a 2019-20 to forget, posting a 5-5-1 record, a 3.34 GAA and an .890 save percentage in 14 NHL games. That poor performance allowed Chris Driedger to leap Montembeault on the depth chart, with the former now serving as Sergei Bobrovsky's primary backup. Montembeault is in an interesting position heading into 2020-21, as the Panthers brought in Scott Darling on a tryout. If Darling wins the taxi squad job, that would likely lead to Montembeault playing a starting role in the minor leagues, where he went 5-5-1 with a 3.00 GAA and a .918 save percentage in 11 games last year. Barring injuries to Bobrovsky or Driedger, fantasy managers can safely avoid Montembeault.
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Squanders three-goal lead
GMontreal Canadiens
January 18, 2025
Montembeault allowed six goals on 33 shots in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.
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Facing Maple Leafs
GMontreal Canadiens
January 18, 2025
Montembeault will patrol the home crease versus Toronto on Saturday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
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Allows three goals in win
GMontreal Canadiens
January 14, 2025
Montembeault stopped 22 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Utah.
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Facing Utah
GMontreal Canadiens
January 14, 2025
Montembeault is set to start in Tuesday's road game versus Utah, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
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Hard-luck loss Saturday
GMontreal Canadiens
January 11, 2025
Montembeault allowed one goal on 35 shots in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to Dallas.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Won't play in World Championship
GMontreal Canadiens
April 17, 2024
Montembeault has decided against joining Team Canada for the IIHF World Championship in May, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
ANALYSIS
Montembeault helped Canada win gold last year at the World Championship, posting a 1.42 GAA and a .939 save percentage. However, he's evidently opted to rest after finishing the 2023-24 campaign with a 16-15-9 record, 3.14 GAA and .903 save percentage across 41 appearances with Montreal.
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