Montreal Canadiens Goalie Starts 2025-26
2025-26 · 48-24-10 · 106 pts · 3rd Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Montreal Canadiens in 2025-26: 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.
Jakub Dobes started 42 of 82 Canadiens games (51%). Samuel Montembeault had 23 starts and 2 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
G1StarterJakub Dobes- Starts
- 42/82
- Share
- 51%
- Last 10
- 7
29-10-4 · .901 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 14
G2BackupSamuel Montembeault- Starts
- 23/82
- Share
- 28%
- Last 10
- 0
10-8-4 · .872 SV% · 2 relief · last start Mar 6
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26
Every Canadiens game by starting goalie
- G1 Jakub Dobes
- G2 Samuel Montembeault
- G3 Jacob Fowler
- G4 Kaapo Kahkonen
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
G1Dobes
G2Montembeault
G3Fowler
G4Kahkonen
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Montreal Canadiens goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 16 second games, started by Jakub Dobes 8, Samuel Montembeault 4, Jacob Fowler 4.
- Home and road: Jakub Dobes started 22 of 41 home games and 20 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)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 14 | @ PHI | G1 Jakub Dobes | 21/25 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 12 ▲ | @ NYI | G3 Jacob Fowler | 32/33 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 11 | vs CBJ | G1 Jakub Dobes | 28/33 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 9 | vs TBL | G1 Jakub Dobes | 17/18 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 7 | vs FLA | G1 Jakub Dobes | 30/33 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 5 ▲ | vs NJD | G3 Jacob Fowler | 17/19 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 4 | @ NJD | G1 Jakub Dobes | 35/38 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 2 | @ NYR | G3 Jacob Fowler | 22/24 | W | – |
| 74 | Mar 31 | @ TBL | G1 Jakub Dobes | 36/37 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 29 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 Jakub Dobes | 34/35 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 28 | @ NSH | G3 Jacob Fowler | 23/24 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 26 | vs CBJ | G1 Jakub Dobes | 25/26 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 24 | vs CAR | G1 Jakub Dobes | 41/43 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 21 | vs NYI | G3 Jacob Fowler | 19/22 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 19 | @ DET | G1 Jakub Dobes | 25/27 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 17 | vs BOS | G1 Jakub Dobes | 26/28 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 15 ▲ | vs ANA | G3 Jacob Fowler | 24/28 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 14 | vs SJS | G1 Jakub Dobes | 18/21 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 11 ▲ | @ OTT | G3 Jacob Fowler | 32/34 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 10 | vs TOR | G1 Jakub Dobes | 17/18 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 7 ▲ | @ LAK | G1 Jakub Dobes | 36/39 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 6 | @ ANA | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 28/33 | OTL | – |
| 60 | Mar 3 | @ SJS | G1 Jakub Dobes | 21/27 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 28 | vs WSH | G1 Jakub Dobes | 27/29 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 26 | vs NYI | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 22/26 | OTL | – |
| 57 | Feb 4 | @ WPG | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 36/37 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 2 | @ MIN | G1 Jakub Dobes | 20/24 | OTL | – |
| 55 | Jan 31 | @ BUF | G1 Jakub Dobes | 36/38 | W | – |
| 54 | Jan 29 | vs COL | G1 Jakub Dobes | 26/29 | W | – |
| 53 | Jan 27 | vs VGK | G1 Jakub Dobes | 32/34 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 24 | @ BOS | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 16/20 | L | – |
| 51 | Jan 22 | vs BUF | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 13/16 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 20 | vs MIN | G1 Jakub Dobes | 17/20 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 17 | @ OTT | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 29/34 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 15 | @ BUF | G3 Jacob Fowler | 22/26 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 13 ▲ | @ WSH | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 39/42 | OTL | – |
| 46 | Jan 12 | vs VAN | G1 Jakub Dobes | 20/23 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 10 | vs DET | G3 Jacob Fowler | 20/23 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 8 ▲ | vs FLA | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 25/27 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 7 | vs CGY | G3 Jacob Fowler | 28/29 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 4 ▲ | @ DAL | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 24/27 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 3 | @ STL | G3 Jacob Fowler | 17/19 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 1 | @ CAR | G1 Jakub Dobes | 20/25 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 30 | @ FLA | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 28/30 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 28 | @ TBL | G3 Jacob Fowler | 17/21 | OTL | – |
| 37 | Dec 23 | @ BOS | G3 Jacob Fowler | 26/28 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 21 ▲ | @ PIT | G1 Jakub Dobes | 28/31 | OTL | – |
| 35 | Dec 20 | vs PIT | G3 Jacob Fowler | 31/31 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 18 | vs CHI | G1 Jakub Dobes | 14/15 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 16 | vs PHI | G3 Jacob Fowler | 17/20 | L | – |
| 32 | Dec 14 ▲ | vs EDM | G1 Jakub Dobes | 27/28 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 13 | @ NYR | G3 Jacob Fowler | 24/29 | OTL | – |
| 30 | Dec 11 | @ PIT | G3 Jacob Fowler | 36/38 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 9 | vs TBL | G1 Jakub Dobes | 11/14 | L | Samuel Montembeault |
| 28 | Dec 7 ▲ | vs STL | G1 Jakub Dobes | 14/18 | L | – |
| 27 | Dec 6 | @ TOR | G1 Jakub Dobes | 22/23 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 3 ▲ | vs WPG | G1 Jakub Dobes | 30/32 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 2 | vs OTT | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 24/29 | L | – |
| 24 | Nov 29 ▲ | @ COL | G1 Jakub Dobes | 29/36 | L | – |
| 23 | Nov 28 | @ VGK | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 30/31 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 26 | @ UTA | G1 Jakub Dobes | 31/34 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 22 | vs TOR | G1 Jakub Dobes | 24/26 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 20 | vs WSH | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 7/10 | L | Jakub Dobes |
| 19 | Nov 17 | @ CBJ | G1 Jakub Dobes | 20/23 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Nov 15 | vs BOS | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 20/23 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 13 | vs DAL | G1 Jakub Dobes | 8/13 | L | Samuel Montembeault |
| 16 | Nov 11 | vs LAK | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 21/25 | L | – |
| 15 | Nov 8 | vs UTA | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 25/27 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 6 | @ NJD | G1 Jakub Dobes | 24/28 | OTL | – |
| 13 | Nov 4 | vs PHI | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 38/42 | OTL | – |
| 12 | Nov 1 | vs OTT | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 14/17 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 | @ SEA | G1 Jakub Dobes | 18/21 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 25 | @ VAN | G1 Jakub Dobes | 28/31 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 23 ▲ | @ EDM | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 23/29 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 22 | @ CGY | G1 Jakub Dobes | 36/37 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 20 | vs BUF | G1 Jakub Dobes | 30/32 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 18 | vs NYR | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 18/22 | L | – |
| 5 | Oct 16 | vs NSH | G1 Jakub Dobes | 17/19 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 14 | vs SEA | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 18/22 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 11 | @ CHI | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 20/22 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 9 ▲ | @ DET | G1 Jakub Dobes | 30/31 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 8 | @ TOR | G2 Samuel Montembeault | 22/25 | 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 2025-26?
Jakub Dobes made the most starts: 42 of 82 (51%), going 29-10-4.
How often did the Montreal Canadiens backup goalie start in 2025-26?
Samuel Montembeault had 23 starts (28% of games) plus 2 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Montreal Canadiens back-to-backs in 2025-26?
Jakub Dobes started 8 of 16 second games; the other goalies started 8.