Canadiens' Patrik Laine, Samuel Montembeault give injury updates

Samuel Montembeault was not able to play the last two games of the Canadiens this season, but the good news is that this injury suffered in the series against the Washington Capitals is not serious.

Sam Montembeault suffered double groin tear in first-round playoff series against Capitals: ‘I really couldn’t move’

The Montreal Canadiens saw several stars suffer injuries in their first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals. Perhaps their most notable loss was goaltender Sam Montembeault, who left Game 3 seemingly at random during the second period. According to Montembeault, who spoke to Canadiens reporters on locker clean-out day Friday, he yielded the crease to Jakub Dobeš due to, in his words, “a double groin tear.” He tore two of the thr…

The #4 match between the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals was completely reversed when attacker Tom Wilson served a violent defeat to defenceman Alexandre Carrier.While the Canadian had a 2-1 lead in the third period and seemed to be heading for a victory that would have allowed the organization to equalize, this punching shoulder literally derailed the rest of this confrontation between the two teams.On the sequence, the Canadian'…

News and Notes from the Season-Ending media scrums

On Friday, the Habs cleaned out their lockers and met with the media for the final time before parting ways for the offseason.  Here is some news of note from those discussions. Injuries Patrik Laine indicated that he suffered a broken finger in the second game of the Washington series which kept him out of the lineup the rest of the way.  Meanwhile, he also indicated that he won’t need knee surgery this summer.  Surgery was originally expected …

Canadiens Notes: Anderson, Laine, Montembeault, Worlds, Savard

As expected, several injuries for the Montreal Canadiens were revealed in today’s end-of-season presser. Forwards Josh Anderson and Patrik Laine, along with netminder Sam Montembeault, shared insights into their struggles with injuries during Montreal’s playoff run. Vaguely, Anderson told Eric Engels of Sportsnet that he was dealing with lower- and upper-body injuries throughout the regular season, and that he likely wouldn’t have played if the …

Canadiens’ Sam Montembeault tore groin, Patrik Laine broke finger during playoffs - Daily Faceoff

A number of players were going through some significant injuries during the Metropolitan Division Semifinals. During the team’s locker-clean-out day on Friday, it was revealed that Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault suffered a torn groin during Game 3 of the team’s first-round series against the Washington Capitals. Sam Montembeault tore his groin in Game 3 vs. Caps.— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) May 2, 2025 Also, forwards Patrik Laine …