Bad News for the Montreal Canadiens as Injury Forces Emergency AHL Call-Up
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The Canadiens received some bad news regarding Samuel Montembeault, forcing them to call up Cayden Primeau on an emergency basis for tonight's game.
The Montreal Canadiens have formally recalled goaltender Cayden Primeau from the Laval Rocket on emergency conditions.
Primeau will back up Jakub Dobes for tonight's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Washington Capitals at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Montembeault will miss tonight's game after he was injured in the lower body during the Canadiens' 6-3 victory over Washington on Friday.
Montembeault left during the second period of Game 3
Montembeault left the ice with 8:21 remaining in the second period after consulting with Jim Ramsay, the team's director of sports medicine and performance.
"I have no idea," St. Louis said. "He's being evaluated today."
He had allowed two goals on 13 shots before Dobes relieved him and stopped seven of eight shots faced.
Montembeault, who was 31-24-7 with a 2.82 goals-against average, a .902 save percentage, and four shutouts in a career-high 62 games during this regular season, is now day-to-day.
In the playoffs, he is 0-2 with a 2.78 GAA and a .908 save percentage. Dobes, 23, will make his first playoff start tonight. The rookie was 7-4-3 with a 2.74 GAA, a .909 save percentage, and one shutout in 16 regular-season games.
"(Dobes) came in and he had a great start and then he had a tougher stretch for the young goalie, but he finished strong," St. Louis said. "The last two games he played, when you think about it, we needed those points. He played those games and he performed well.
"We know that he's capable of doing that, so it's important to play well in front of him so he doesn't have to steal a game. We know that he's capable of doing that, too, so I think he'll be ready no matter what and we'll try to help him."
"We know that he's capable of doing that, so it's important to play well in front of him so he doesn't have to steal a game. We know that he's capable of doing that, too, so I think he'll be ready no matter what and we'll try to help him."
Dobes finished the regular season strong, giving up just two goals on 72 shots in his final two games, as the Canadiens clinched the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Washington leads the best-of-seven series 2-1.
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