Montreal Canadiens Goalie Starts 2021-22
2021-22 · 22-49-11 · 55 pts · 8th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Montreal Canadiens in 2021-22: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.
Jake Allen started 35 of 82 Canadiens games (43%). Samuel Montembeault had 30 starts and 8 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterJake Allen- Starts
- 35/82
- Share
- 43%
- Last 10
- 0
9-20-4 · .905 SV% · last start Apr 9
G2BackupSamuel Montembeault- Starts
- 30/82
- Share
- 37%
- Last 10
- 5
8-18-6 · .891 SV% · 8 relief · last start Apr 27
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2021-22
Every Canadiens game by starting goalie
- G1 Jake Allen
- G2 Samuel Montembeault
- G3 Cayden Primeau
- G4 Carey Price
- G5 Andrew Hammond
- G6 Michael McNiven
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Allen
G2Montembeault
G3Primeau
G4Price
G5Hammond
G6McNiven
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Montreal Canadiens goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 13 second games, started by Samuel Montembeault 12, Jake Allen 1.
- Home and road: Jake Allen started 19 of 41 home games and 16 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 13 times (16% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 29 | vs FLA | G4 Carey Price | 37/39 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 27 | @ NYR | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 24/27 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 24 ▲ | vs BOS | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 37/41 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 23 | @ OTT | G4 Carey Price | 20/26 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 21 | vs PHI | G4 Carey Price | 28/34 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 19 | vs MIN | G4 Carey Price | 28/30 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 16 ▲ | vs WSH | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 33/41 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 15 | vs NYI | G4 Carey Price | 17/19 | L | – |
| 74 | Apr 13 | @ CBJ | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 26/31 | L | – |
| 73 | Apr 11 | vs WPG | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 31/34 | L | – |
| 72 | Apr 9 | @ TOR | G1 Jake Allen | 14/15 | L | Samuel Montembeault |
| 71 | Apr 7 | @ NJD | G1 Jake Allen | 33/37 | W | – |
| 70 | Apr 5 | vs OTT | G1 Jake Allen | 26/31 | L | – |
| 69 | Apr 2 | @ TBL | G1 Jake Allen | 37/41 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 31 | @ CAR | G1 Jake Allen | 40/43 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 29 | @ FLA | G1 Jake Allen | 39/45 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 27 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 30/32 | OTL | – |
| 65 | Mar 26 | vs TOR | G1 Jake Allen | 49/51 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 24 | vs FLA | G1 Jake Allen | 38/42 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 21 | vs BOS | G1 Jake Allen | 43/46 | OTL | – |
| 62 | Mar 19 | vs OTT | G1 Jake Allen | 29/30 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 17 | vs DAL | G1 Jake Allen | 31/35 | OTL | – |
| 60 | Mar 15 | vs ARI | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 3/7 | L | Cayden Primeau |
| 59 | Mar 13 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 27/30 | W | – |
| 58 | Mar 12 | vs SEA | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 57 | Mar 9 | @ VAN | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 28/32 | L | – |
| 56 | Mar 5 | @ EDM | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 28/30 | W | – |
| 55 | Mar 3 | @ CGY | G5 Andrew Hammond | 30/34 | W | – |
| 54 | Mar 1 | @ WPG | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 16/23 | L | Andrew Hammond |
| 53 | Feb 26 | @ OTT | G5 Andrew Hammond | 26/27 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 23 | vs BUF | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 32/32 | W | – |
| 51 | Feb 21 ▲ | vs TOR | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 35/37 | W | – |
| 50 | Feb 20 | @ NYI | G5 Andrew Hammond | 30/32 | W | – |
| 49 | Feb 17 | vs STL | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 25/27 | W | – |
| 48 | Feb 13 ▲ | vs BUF | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 27/32 | L | – |
| 47 | Feb 12 | vs CBJ | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 40/42 | L | – |
| 46 | Feb 10 | vs WSH | G3 Cayden Primeau | 10/14 | L | Samuel Montembeault |
| 45 | Feb 8 | vs NJD | G3 Cayden Primeau | 27/34 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 30 ▲ | vs CBJ | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 4/7 | L | Cayden Primeau |
| 43 | Jan 29 | vs EDM | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 10/16 | L | Cayden Primeau |
| 42 | Jan 27 | vs ANA | G3 Cayden Primeau | 6/9 | L | Samuel Montembeault |
| 41 | Jan 24 | @ MIN | G3 Cayden Primeau | 27/32 | L | Michael McNiven |
| 40 | Jan 22 | @ COL | G3 Cayden Primeau | 43/46 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Jan 20 | @ VGK | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 49/53 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Jan 18 ▲ | @ DAL | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 48/51 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 17 | @ ARI | G3 Cayden Primeau | 12/16 | L | Samuel Montembeault |
| 36 | Jan 13 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Jan 12 | @ BOS | G1 Jake Allen | 5/7 | L | Samuel Montembeault |
| 34 | Jan 1 | @ FLA | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 43/48 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 30 | @ CAR | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 34/38 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 28 | @ TBL | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 32/37 | OTL | – |
| 31 | Dec 16 | vs PHI | G3 Cayden Primeau | 37/39 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 14 | @ PIT | G1 Jake Allen | 26/31 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 11 | @ STL | G1 Jake Allen | 33/37 | L | – |
| 28 | Dec 9 | vs CHI | G1 Jake Allen | 23/25 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 7 | vs TBL | G1 Jake Allen | 24/27 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 4 | @ NSH | G1 Jake Allen | 40/44 | OTL | – |
| 25 | Dec 2 | vs COL | G1 Jake Allen | 30/33 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 29 | vs VAN | G1 Jake Allen | 40/42 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 27 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Jake Allen | 47/50 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 26 | @ BUF | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 35/39 | L | – |
| 21 | Nov 24 | @ WSH | G1 Jake Allen | 28/34 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 20 | vs NSH | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 33/36 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 18 | vs PIT | G3 Cayden Primeau | 26/31 | L | Samuel Montembeault |
| 18 | Nov 16 | @ NYR | G3 Cayden Primeau | 31/34 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 14 ▲ | @ BOS | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 36/40 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 13 | @ DET | G1 Jake Allen | 8/8 | OTL | Samuel Montembeault |
| 15 | Nov 11 | vs CGY | G1 Jake Allen | 24/26 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 9 | vs LAK | G1 Jake Allen | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 13 | Nov 6 | vs VGK | G1 Jake Allen | 13/16 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 4 | vs NYI | G1 Jake Allen | 20/25 | L | Samuel Montembeault |
| 11 | Nov 2 | vs DET | G1 Jake Allen | 22/22 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 31 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 22/25 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 30 | @ LAK | G1 Jake Allen | 33/38 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 28 | @ SJS | G1 Jake Allen | 45/45 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 26 | @ SEA | G1 Jake Allen | 21/26 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 23 | vs DET | G1 Jake Allen | 26/27 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 21 | vs CAR | G1 Jake Allen | 29/32 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 19 | vs SJS | G1 Jake Allen | 20/25 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 16 | vs NYR | G1 Jake Allen | 21/23 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 14 ▲ | @ BUF | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 31/36 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 13 | @ TOR | G1 Jake Allen | 28/30 | L | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
Montreal Canadiens goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Montreal Canadiens starting goalie in 2021-22?
Jake Allen made the most starts: 35 of 82 (43%), going 9-20-4.
How often did the Montreal Canadiens backup goalie start in 2021-22?
Samuel Montembeault had 30 starts (37% of games) plus 8 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Montreal Canadiens back-to-backs in 2021-22?
Jake Allen started 1 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 12.