Montreal Canadiens Goalie Starts 2023-24

2023-24 · 30-36-16 · 76 pts · 8th Atlantic

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Who started in goal for the Montreal Canadiens in 2023-24: 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.

Samuel Montembeault started 40 of 82 Canadiens games (49%). Cayden Primeau had 21 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.

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

G1Starter
Samuel Montembeault
Starts
40/82
Share
49%
Last 10
6
16-15-9 · .903 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 15
G2Backup
Cayden Primeau
Starts
21/82
Share
26%
Last 10
4
8-9-4 · .910 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 16
G3Third goalie
Jake Allen
Starts
21/82
Share
26%
Last 10
0
6-12-3 · .892 SV% · last start Mar 5

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2023-24

Every Canadiens game by starting goalie

G1 Samuel Montembeault
G2 Cayden Primeau
G3 Jake Allen

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

G1Montembeault

G2Primeau

G3Allen

Game

Montreal Canadiens goalie patterns

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

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Montreal Canadiens goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Montreal Canadiens starting goalie in 2023-24?

Samuel Montembeault made the most starts: 40 of 82 (49%), going 16-15-9.

How often did the Montreal Canadiens backup goalie start in 2023-24?

Cayden Primeau had 21 starts (26% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Montreal Canadiens back-to-backs in 2023-24?

Samuel Montembeault started 2 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 11.