It was a game for the ages, and it might have been the precursor Samuel Montembeault required to set the table for his finest NHL season. Article content

Now, the Canadiens’ goaltender must try to repeat history. Article content Article content

“It was a great game, obviously. I remember I had goosebumps … before the game,” Montembeault said Tuesday after practice in Brossard. “It’s always an intense game, always a fun game to start the season against them.”

Montembeault made 48 saves in the Canadiens’ season-opening 1-0 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs last Oct. 9 at the Bell Centre. Montembeault established an NHL record for the most stops during an opening-game shutout. Indeed, the 48 saves were the second-highest in franchise history behind Jacques Plante, who stopped

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