Montreal Canadiens Goalie Starts 2024-25

2024-25 · 40-31-11 · 91 pts · 5th Atlantic

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Who started in goal for the Montreal Canadiens in 2024-25: 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 60 of 82 Canadiens games (73%). Jakub Dobes had 15 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: Clear No. 1.

Clear No. 1 The No. 1 started 60-75% of games.

G1Starter
Samuel Montembeault
Starts
60/82
Share
73%
Last 10
8
31-24-7 · .901 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 16
G2Backup
Jakub Dobes
Starts
15/82
Share
18%
Last 10
2
7-4-3 · .909 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 12
G3Third goalie
Cayden Primeau
Starts
7/82
Share
9%
Last 10
0
2-3-1 · .836 SV% · 4 relief · last start Dec 1

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2024-25

Every Canadiens game by starting goalie

G1 Samuel Montembeault
G2 Jakub Dobes
G3 Cayden Primeau

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

G1Montembeault

G2Dobes

G3Primeau

Game

Montreal Canadiens goalie patterns

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

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Montreal Canadiens goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Montreal Canadiens starting goalie in 2024-25?

Samuel Montembeault made the most starts: 60 of 82 (73%), going 31-24-7.

How often did the Montreal Canadiens backup goalie start in 2024-25?

Jakub Dobes had 15 starts (18% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.

Who started the second game of Montreal Canadiens back-to-backs in 2024-25?

Samuel Montembeault started 4 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 11.