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Montreal Canadiens Logo Sam Montembeault

Position Goaltender Current Team Montreal Canadiens
Catches Left Current Contract 3 years
Height 6'3" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 218 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 30
Age 29 (Oct 30, 1996) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2015, Round 3, Overall 77 (FLA)
Date Team Transaction
Dec 1, 2023 Montreal Canadiens Signed 3 years @ $3.150M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 18, 2022 Montreal Canadiens Signed 2 years @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2022-23
Aug 1, 2021 Florida Panthers Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Dec 22, 2020 Florida Panthers Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 15, 2019 Florida Panthers Signed 1 year @ $708K AAV starting in 2019-20
May 10, 2016 Florida Panthers Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions
  • The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
  • Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
  • Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
  • Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
  • Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
  • All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).
Data Sources
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5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2018-19 FLA 11 488:37 41.14 28.24 2.40 2.95 -0.55 89.57 91.50 -1.93
2019-20 FLA 14 534:01 40.90 28.65 2.31 3.26 -0.94 88.63 91.92 -3.29
2021-22 MTL 38 1510:21 44.57 33.13 2.84 2.90 -0.06 91.25 91.41 -0.17
2022-23 MTL 40 1862:02 46.21 33.00 3.00 2.84 0.16 91.41 90.92 0.48
2023-24 MTL 41 1893:29 44.20 30.42 2.74 2.50 0.23 91.77 91.00 0.77
2024-25 MTL 62 2807:46 41.97 27.37 2.51 2.50 0.01 90.87 90.83 0.04
2025-26 MTL 11 482:27 37.19 24.25 2.16 3.36 -1.19 86.15 91.08 -4.93

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2018-19 FLA 11 35:27 62.62 40.62 6.20 8.46 -2.26 79.17 84.74 -5.57
2019-20 FLA 14 42:17 86.56 58.18 6.52 11.35 -4.83 80.49 88.79 -8.30
2021-22 MTL 38 162:28 82.72 60.20 7.84 9.97 -2.13 83.44 86.97 -3.54
2022-23 MTL 40 194:09 90.55 62.12 9.25 11.43 -2.19 81.59 85.12 -3.52
2023-24 MTL 41 207:27 80.69 57.27 8.33 6.36 1.97 88.89 85.45 3.44
2024-25 MTL 62 287:13 72.70 50.55 7.39 6.68 0.71 86.78 85.38 1.40
2025-26 MTL 11 58:02 78.58 54.80 8.48 7.24 1.24 86.79 84.53 2.26

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Sam Montembeault signed a $9,450,000 3-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and General Manager Kent Hughes on December 1, 2023 with an AAV of $3,150,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.58% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 27 $3,150,000 $3,150,000 - $1,000,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 UFA
2025-26 28 $3,150,000 $3,150,000 - - $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 UFA
2026-27 29 $3,150,000 $3,150,000 - - $2,450,000 $2,450,000 $2,450,000 UFA
Total - $1,000,000 $8,450,000 $9,450,000 $9,450,000
Signed: Dec 1, 2023
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: Kent Hughes
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 3.58

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Sam Montembeault signed a $2,000,000 2-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and General Manager Kent Hughes on July 18, 2022 with an AAV of $1,000,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.21% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 25 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 RFA-arb
2023-24 26 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Signed: July 18, 2022
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: Kent Hughes
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.21

Sam Montembeault signed a $750,000 1-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Bill Zito on August 1, 2021 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.92% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 24 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $250,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $250,000
Signed: Aug 1, 2021
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: Bill Zito
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.92
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $350,000.

Sam Montembeault signed a $700,000 1-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Bill Zito on December 22, 2020 with an AAV of $700,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.86% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 23 $700,000 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $85,000 RFA
Total - - $700,000 $700,000 $85,000
Signed: Dec 22, 2020
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: Bill Zito
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.86

Sam Montembeault signed a $708,750 1-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Dale Tallon on July 15, 2019 with an AAV of $708,750. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.87% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 22 $708,750 $708,750 - - $708,750 $708,750 $70,000 10.2(c)
Total - - $708,750 $708,750 $70,000
Signed: July 15, 2019
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: Dale Tallon
Exp. Status: RFA
Cap %: 0.87

Sam Montembeault signed a $2,177,500 3-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Dale Tallon on May 10, 2016 with an AAV of $725,833. This contract will start in 2016-17 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.99% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2016-17 19 $725,833 $925,000 $257,500 $92,500 $575,000 $667,500 $70,000 ELC
2017-18 20 $725,833 $925,000 $182,500 $92,500 $650,000 $742,500 $70,000 ELC
2018-19 21 $725,833 $925,000 $157,500 $92,500 $675,000 $767,500 $70,000 ELC
Total $597,500 $277,500 $1,900,000 $2,177,500 $210,000
Signed: May 10, 2016
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: Dale Tallon
Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv%
2011-12 Minor-QC 16 2.82
2011-12 QAAA 1 0.00
2012-13 QAAA 19 11 7 47 2.54 6 4 2
2013-14 QMJHL 14 9 1 275 28 2.35 0.898 1 1 17 3 3.40 0.824
2014-15 QMJHL 52 33 11 7 1234 134 2.59 0.891 6 2 4 115 14 2.38 0.878
2015-16 QMJHL 47 17 19 8 1202 119 2.63 0.901 11 5 6 374 28 2.45 0.925
2016-17 QMJHL 41 28 9 1 962 89 2.40 0.907 18 12 6 468 42 2.35 0.910
2017-18 AHL 41 13 23 4 1142 119 3.25 0.896
2018-19 NHL 11 11 4 3 2 282 30 3.04 0.894
2018-19 AHL 39 13 16 11 1173 118 3.24 0.899
2019-20 NHL 14 14 5 5 1 356 39 3.34 0.890
2019-20 AHL 11 5 5 1 402 33 3.00 0.918
2020-21 AHL 13 8 4 1 362 37 2.86 0.898
2021-22 NHL 38 38 8 18 6 1124 122 3.77 0.891
2022-23 NHL 40 40 16 19 3 1345 133 3.42 0.901
2022-23 WC 7 6 1 163 10 1.42 0.939
2023-24 NHL 41 41 16 15 9 1307 127 3.14 0.903
2024-25 NHL 62 62 31 24 7 1678 166 2.82 0.902 3 3 2 76 7 2.76 0.908
2025-26 NHL 11 11 4 5 1 260 37 3.56 0.858
NHL Career 217 217 84 89 29 6352 654 3.23 0.897 3 3 0 2 0 76 7 2.76 0.908