MONTREAL — Sam Montembeault felt both sides of playing in a hockey-crazed city Tuesday night.

Montreal fans sarcastically cheered when the Canadiens were down 3-0, applauding after the goalie stopped a routine Noah Cates dump-in from the red line with 4:59 left in the first period.

But midway through the third, the Bell Centre was belting out “Mon-by. Mon-by” in genuine glee.

The Canadiens lost 5-4 in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers, but Montembeault helped them steal a point by rebounding from a poor start for 38 saves.

“Not the start I would have liked,” Montembeault said. “But after, I was happy that I was able to stay in the game and battle through it.

“And honestly, after that, getting a lot of shots, it’s probably the best I’ve felt technically since the beginning of the y

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