Latest Samuel Montembeault News

Patrik Laine scores a hat trick in Montreal's 6-1 rout of Buffalo, extending Sabres' free fall

Dec. 17, 2024 22:07 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine scored his first hat trick with Montreal and the Canadiens extended the Buffalo Sabres’ winless streak to 11 games with a 6-1 victory on Tuesday night. Juraj Slafkovsky, Joel Armia and Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal while Cole Caufield, Nick...

Bryan Rust has hat trick as Penguins score 6 in 3rd period and rout Canadiens 9-2

Dec. 12, 2024 22:41 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — Bryan Rust scored three goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored six times in the third period to rout the Montreal Canadiens 9-2 on Thursday night. Rust scored twice in the second period and again midway through the third for his sixth career hat trick. Rickard...

Patrik Laine and Kirby Dach power the Canadiens to a 3-2 shootout win over the Ducks

Dec. 09, 2024 23:07 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine scored in regulation and added the winner in the shootout as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Monday night. Kirby Dach scored his first goal in 20 games as the Canadiens rebounded after blowing a two-goal lead on home ice Saturday...

Montembeault has shutout, Laine scores again as Canadiens beat Predators 3-0

Dec. 05, 2024 22:18 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — Sam Montembeault stopped 29 shots and Patrik Laine scored his second goal in two games for the Canadiens to lead Montreal past the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Thursday night. Jake Evans scored a short-handed goal and Joel Armia added an empty-netter for Montreal. ...

US prioritizes older veterans for 4 Nations Face-Off against Canada, Sweden and Finland

Dec. 04, 2024 19:56 PM EST

The United States chose dependable veterans over younger alternatives in picking its roster to compete against Canada, Sweden and Finland in the 4 Nations Face-Off, the first international tournament featuring the NHL’s best players in nearly a decade. Chris Kreider of the New York...

Patrik Laine scores, helps Canadiens to a victory in his return to the ice after nearly a year away

Dec. 04, 2024 06:08 AM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine made a rousing return after a year away from NHL action. Laine made his debut with the Canadiens on Tuesday night, opening the scoring in Montreal's 2-1 overtime victory over the New York Islanders. Laine hadn’t played a regular-season...

Laine scores in Montreal debut, Suzuki gets OT winner and Canadiens edge Islanders 2-1

Dec. 03, 2024 22:01 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine scored in his highly anticipated Montreal debut, Nick Suzuki scored in overtime, and the Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday night. Laine, playing his first regular-season game in nearly a year, opened the scoring on the power play 7:23...

Kakko's late goal lifts Rangers past Canadiens 4-3

Nov. 30, 2024 16:28 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Kaapo Kaako scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds left, and the New York Rangers stopped a five-game slide by topping the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday. Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who got their first win...

Sergachev scores overtime winner, Utah Hockey Club beats Canadiens 3-2

Nov. 26, 2024 22:08 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night. Sergachev tapped in a pass from Nick Schmaltz with 27 seconds left in the extra period to end the game. Jack McBain and Dylan Guenther also scored...

Golden Knights ride 5-goal period to 6-2 win over the Canadiens

Nov. 23, 2024 22:19 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights exploded for five unanswered goals in the second period to roll over the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Saturday night. Tomas Hertl, Callahan Burke, Ivan Barbashev, Tanner Pearson and Keegan Kolesar each scored. Montreal’s Emil...