{"id":349953,"date":"2025-12-17T00:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/349953\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T00:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:04:08","slug":"montreal-canadiens-assign-samuel-montembeault-to-ahl-laval-for-conditioning-stint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/349953\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens assign Samuel Montembeault to AHL Laval for conditioning stint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/montreal-canadiens\/8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/montreal-canadiens\/8\" target=\"_blank\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/sam-montembeault\/8478470\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/sam-montembeault\/8478470\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Montembeault<\/a> was assigned to the AHL\u2019s Laval Rocket for a conditioning sting on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Montembeault, 29, has struggled this season, going 5-6-1 with an .857 save percentage and 3.65 goals-against average.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Les Canadiens ont c\u00e9d\u00e9 le gardien Samuel Montembeault au Rocket de Laval \u00e0 des fins de conditionnement.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadiens have assigned goaltender Samuel Montembeault to the Laval Rocket on a conditioning assignment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FnhMAAIOrm\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FnhMAAIOrm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/2001049731879833773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 6-foot-3 netminder hasn\u2019t appeared in a game since Dec. 9 and his last start was a 5-2 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/ottawa-senators\/9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/ottawa-senators\/9\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> on Dec. 2 where he allowed five goals on 29 shots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/jakub-dobes\/8482487\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/jakub-dobes\/8482487\" target=\"_blank\">Jakub Dobes<\/a> has taken the majority of the starts in Montembeault\u2019s absence, going 3-2-0 in the month of December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A 6-foot-4 goaltender, Dobes has an 11-5-2 record this season with an .892 save percentage and 3.03 GAA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Montreal is also giving an opportunity to 21-year-old goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/jacob-fowler\/8484170\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/jacob-fowler\/8484170\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Fowler<\/a> with Montembeault out of the mix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Fowler has appeared in two games this season since debuting on Dec.11, going 1-0-1 with an .896 save percentage and a 3.42 GAA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Montreal sits tied for third place with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/boston-bruins\/6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/boston-bruins\/6\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Bruins<\/a> in the Atlantic Division with a 17-11-4 record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Canadiens are in the middle of a four-game homestand where they will host the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/philadelphia-flyers\/4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/philadelphia-flyers\/4\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> on Tuesday, followed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/chicago-blackhawks\/16\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/chicago-blackhawks\/16\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> on Thursday, and wrapping up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/pittsburgh-penguins\/5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/pittsburgh-penguins\/5\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault was assigned to the AHL\u2019s Laval Rocket for a conditioning sting on 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