Best goalkeepers of the last three seasons: Samuel Montembeault in the top-5

As this chart shows, Montembeault is among the NHL’s elite in this statistic, and let’s just say he’s very well surrounded.

His 61.5 goals saved place him ahead of Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jake Oettinger and Sergei Bobrovsky (who doesn’t even appear in the top-10), among others.

That’s pretty impressive, and what it shows, given that it’s an aggregate of the last three seasons, is that Monty is consistent.

Even though he’s had his lesser and very poor performances in the past, he finds a way to compensate and save his team more often than not.

For those who don’t yet understand this statistic, basically what it tells us is that of the 487.5 goals expected against Montembeault, based on the quality of shots received and the danger of scoring chances, Monty allowed just 426.

That’s 61.5 goals the Québécois statistically could/should have scored, but instead stopped.

In short, this ranking is a tribute to Samuel Montembeault’s underrated performances in front of the Habs cage over the last three seasons.

It just goes to show how much lower the Habs would have finished in recent years without Monty.

Clearly, Montembeault can be trusted for the future, and we won’t have to wait impatiently for Fowler’s arrival to get a top-notch goalie in Montreal.

Let him take the time to develop properly, because in the meantime, Monty is doing an excellent job.

Overtime

– The American line-up is very strong.

– After four straight first-round losses to the Oilers, it’s understandable.

– CF Montreal’s troubles continue.

– Shapo arrives in Toronto with great confidence.

– Incredible.