The CH has a 27-0-3 record when its goalies have a save percentage of .900 (or better) this season

The Canadiens have had a goaltending problem since the start of the season.

What's troubling is that the guys in net are inconsistent. Here, I'm referring mainly to Samuel Montembeault… who's having a truly, truly mediocre season.
That said, when the goalies step up, the Canadiens are unbeatable—or nearly so. The proof?

It's simple: the Canadiens are 27-0-3 when their goalies post a save percentage of at least .900.
That means the Canadiens haven't lost a SINGLE TIME in regulation since the very start of the season when the goalies have a save percentage of .900 or higher.
When that happens, the three goalies used since the start of the season (Jakub Dobes, Samuel Montembeault, and Jacob Fowler) have a record of…

5-0-0 for Fowler
6-0-2 for Monty
16-0-1 for Dobes

You can't make this stuff up!

The Habs have a 27-0-3 record when goalies post a save percentage of .900 or higher pic.twitter.com/Izegb4Hm81
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Imagine if the Canadiens had had the chance to see their goalies—especially Monty—perform consistently from Day 1 of the season.
The team would likely be even higher in the Eastern Conference standings, and we'd surely be less worried about the Blue Jackets and the Red Wings as of this writing…
Seriously, it just shows how good the Canadiens can be when they have solid goaltending.
It highlights the fact that the team has what it takes to win a lot of games when you look at the roster as a whole, and it shows just how different things would be if Montembeault weren't so shaky in front of the net.

Luckily, Jakub Dobes is there, that said…
Because without him, the Canadiens would never be where they are right now in the Eastern Conference standings. And that's also when you realize just how much of an impact the big goalie has had on his team's success since the start of the season.

In a nutshell

– Interesting.

Elliotte Friedman: Re Ryan O'Reilly/Predators: I do think that they were given things that made them think; it was a very confusing couple of days… I had heard that he was not getting traded, and then I heard there was a chance; teams tried — DMase Vingan & Daunic (3/12)

— NHL Rumour Report (@NHLRumourReport) March 18, 2026

— A great honor for Michael Hage.

Congrats to Tyler Duke, Michael Hage, and Jack Ivankovic, who all earn second-team All-Big Ten honors! pic.twitter.com/3W3BrOBns8— Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) March 18, 2026

– He was supposed to be really good.

Call him King Kravy pic.twitter.com/B2cSrHjNPZ
— KHL (@khl_eng) March 18, 2026