Canadiens' Samuel Montembeault standing tall at world championship

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Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault continued his sturdy play Thursday on the IIHF World Championship in Tampere, Finland.

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Montembeault made 24 saves in Canada’s 4-1 win over Finland in a quarterfinal matchup and was named his crew’s participant of the sport. Montembeault has allowed solely six targets within the 5 video games he has performed on the event, whereas posting a .949 save share.

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The 26-year-old goalie had a 16-19-3 report final season with the Canadiens, together with a 3.42 goals-against common and a .901 save share. Montembeault has one season left on his two-year, US$2-million contract with a salary-cap hit of $1 million. He can turn into an unrestricted free agent subsequent summer time.

Canada will play Latvia throughout Saturday’s semifinals. Latvia upset Sweden 3-1 of their quarterfinal matchup Thursday in Riga earlier than a delirious residence crowd. This marks the primary time Latvia will compete for a medal at a global hockey occasion.

Saturday’s second semifinal sport shall be between the US and Germany, which upset the Swiss crew on Friday.

Jack Quinn, Mike Carcone, Sammy Blais and former Canadien Tyler Toffoli scored for Canada in its quarterfinal victory.

Final 12 months, Finland beat Canada 4-3 in additional time of the gold-medal sport. Canada gained the gold medal in 2021.

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