Montreal Canadiens Goalie Starts 2022-23

2022-23 · 31-45-6 · 68 pts · 8th Atlantic

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Who started in goal for the Montreal Canadiens in 2022-23: 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 41 of 82 Canadiens games (50%). Samuel Montembeault had 39 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.

G1Starter
Jake Allen
Starts
41/82
Share
50%
Last 10
1
15-24-3 · .891 SV% · 1 relief · last start Mar 27
G2Backup
Samuel Montembeault
Starts
39/82
Share
48%
Last 10
7
16-19-3 · .901 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 13
G3Third goalie
Cayden Primeau
Starts
2/82
Share
2%
Last 10
2
0-2-0 · .852 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 4

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2022-23

Every Canadiens game by starting goalie

G1 Jake Allen
G2 Samuel Montembeault
G3 Cayden Primeau

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

G1Allen

G2Montembeault

G3Primeau

Game

Montreal Canadiens goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 13 second games, started by Samuel Montembeault 9, Jake Allen 3, Cayden Primeau 1.
Home and road: Jake Allen started 23 of 41 home games and 18 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (4% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 13 ▲	vs BOS	G2 Samuel Montembeault	16/21	L	–
81	Apr 12	@ NYI	G2 Samuel Montembeault	31/35	L	–
80	Apr 8	@ TOR	G2 Samuel Montembeault	39/46	L	–
79	Apr 6	vs WSH	G2 Samuel Montembeault	24/26	W	–
78	Apr 4	vs DET	G3 Cayden Primeau	16/21	L	–
77	Apr 1	vs CAR	G2 Samuel Montembeault	47/50	L	–
76	Mar 30	vs FLA	G2 Samuel Montembeault	25/29	L	–
75	Mar 28 ▲	@ PHI	G3 Cayden Primeau	24/26	L	–
74	Mar 27	@ BUF	G1 Jake Allen	30/33	W	–
73	Mar 25	vs CBJ	G2 Samuel Montembeault	21/23	W	–
72	Mar 23	@ BOS	G1 Jake Allen	17/21	L	–
71	Mar 21	vs TBL	G2 Samuel Montembeault	31/33	W	–
70	Mar 18	@ TBL	G2 Samuel Montembeault	36/40	L	–
69	Mar 16	@ FLA	G2 Samuel Montembeault	21/24	L	Jake Allen
68	Mar 14 ▲	@ PIT	G2 Samuel Montembeault	39/43	W	–
67	Mar 13	vs COL	G1 Jake Allen	9/15	L	Samuel Montembeault
66	Mar 11	vs NJD	G1 Jake Allen	34/36	L	–
65	Mar 9	vs NYR	G2 Samuel Montembeault	30/33	OTL	–
64	Mar 7	vs CAR	G1 Jake Allen	36/39	OTL	–
63	Mar 5	@ VGK	G1 Jake Allen	24/28	L	–
62	Mar 3 ▲	@ ANA	G2 Samuel Montembeault	30/33	L	–
61	Mar 2	@ LAK	G1 Jake Allen	30/33	L	–
60	Feb 28	@ SJS	G1 Jake Allen	38/39	W	–
59	Feb 25 ▲	vs OTT	G2 Samuel Montembeault	17/22	L	–
58	Feb 24	@ PHI	G1 Jake Allen	24/26	W	–
57	Feb 21	@ NJD	G2 Samuel Montembeault	38/40	W	–
56	Feb 18	@ TOR	G1 Jake Allen	36/41	L	–
55	Feb 16	@ CAR	G2 Samuel Montembeault	35/41	L	–
54	Feb 14	vs CHI	G1 Jake Allen	22/22	W	–
53	Feb 12 ▲	vs EDM	G1 Jake Allen	29/31	W	–
52	Feb 11	vs NYI	G2 Samuel Montembeault	27/30	W	–
51	Jan 31	vs OTT	G1 Jake Allen	24/29	L	–
50	Jan 28	@ OTT	G2 Samuel Montembeault	31/35	L	–
49	Jan 26	vs DET	G1 Jake Allen	38/42	OTL	–
48	Jan 24	vs BOS	G2 Samuel Montembeault	25/28	L	–
47	Jan 21	vs TOR	G2 Samuel Montembeault	36/38	W	–
46	Jan 19	vs FLA	G2 Samuel Montembeault	28/33	L	Cayden Primeau
45	Jan 17	vs WPG	G2 Samuel Montembeault	25/26	W	–
44	Jan 15 ▲	@ NYR	G2 Samuel Montembeault	38/39	W	–
43	Jan 14	@ NYI	G2 Samuel Montembeault	36/38	L	–
42	Jan 12	vs NSH	G2 Samuel Montembeault	39/42	W	–
41	Jan 9	vs SEA	G2 Samuel Montembeault	37/40	L	–
40	Jan 7	vs STL	G1 Jake Allen	18/22	W	–
39	Jan 5	vs NYR	G1 Jake Allen	27/30	L	–
38	Jan 3	@ NSH	G2 Samuel Montembeault	28/34	L	–
37	Dec 31	@ WSH	G1 Jake Allen	31/40	L	–
36	Dec 29 ▲	@ FLA	G2 Samuel Montembeault	34/41	L	–
35	Dec 28	@ TBL	G1 Jake Allen	34/38	L	–
34	Dec 23	@ DAL	G1 Jake Allen	32/35	L	–
33	Dec 21	@ COL	G1 Jake Allen	34/36	OTL	–
32	Dec 19	@ ARI	G2 Samuel Montembeault	37/39	W	–
31	Dec 17	vs TBL	G1 Jake Allen	22/27	L	–
30	Dec 15 ▲	vs ANA	G1 Jake Allen	27/30	L	–
29	Dec 14	@ OTT	G2 Samuel Montembeault	28/31	L	–
28	Dec 12	vs CGY	G1 Jake Allen	34/35	W	–
27	Dec 10	vs LAK	G1 Jake Allen	31/34	L	–
26	Dec 6 ▲	@ SEA	G1 Jake Allen	31/33	W	–
25	Dec 5	@ VAN	G2 Samuel Montembeault	25/32	OTL	–
24	Dec 3	@ EDM	G1 Jake Allen	17/22	L	–
23	Dec 1	@ CGY	G1 Jake Allen	45/46	W	–
22	Nov 29	vs SJS	G1 Jake Allen	20/23	L	–
21	Nov 25	@ CHI	G2 Samuel Montembeault	30/32	W	–
20	Nov 23 ▲	@ CBJ	G2 Samuel Montembeault	30/31	W	–
19	Nov 22	vs BUF	G1 Jake Allen	31/38	L	–
18	Nov 19	vs PHI	G1 Jake Allen	25/29	W	–
17	Nov 17	@ CBJ	G2 Samuel Montembeault	23/28	L	–
16	Nov 15	vs NJD	G1 Jake Allen	34/38	L	–
15	Nov 12	vs PIT	G1 Jake Allen	20/24	W	–
14	Nov 9 ▲	vs VAN	G2 Samuel Montembeault	31/33	W	–
13	Nov 8	@ DET	G1 Jake Allen	41/43	W	–
12	Nov 5	vs VGK	G1 Jake Allen	36/42	L	–
11	Nov 3	@ WPG	G2 Samuel Montembeault	33/36	OTL	–
10	Nov 1	@ MIN	G1 Jake Allen	27/30	L	–
9	Oct 29	@ STL	G1 Jake Allen	26/30	W	–
8	Oct 27	@ BUF	G2 Samuel Montembeault	43/45	W	–
7	Oct 25	vs MIN	G1 Jake Allen	28/30	L	–
6	Oct 22	vs DAL	G1 Jake Allen	25/30	L	–
5	Oct 20	vs ARI	G1 Jake Allen	25/27	W	–
4	Oct 17	vs PIT	G2 Samuel Montembeault	26/28	W	–
3	Oct 15 ▲	@ WSH	G2 Samuel Montembeault	26/29	L	–
2	Oct 14	@ DET	G1 Jake Allen	37/38	L	–
1	Oct 12	vs TOR	G1 Jake Allen	29/32	W	–

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Montreal Canadiens goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Montreal Canadiens starting goalie in 2022-23?

Jake Allen made the most starts: 41 of 82 (50%), going 15-24-3.

How often did the Montreal Canadiens backup goalie start in 2022-23?

Samuel Montembeault had 39 starts (48% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.

Who started the second game of Montreal Canadiens back-to-backs in 2022-23?

Jake Allen started 3 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 10.