Montembeault will guard the road goal in Game 1 versus Washington on Monday, according to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
#3 C
Jake Evans: Deposits empty-netter
Apr 17th
Evans scored an empty-net goal in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
#2 RD
Lane Hutson: Ties NHL record in finale
Apr 17th
Hutson picked up an assist in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
#1 C
Nick Suzuki: Pots goal No. 30
Apr 17th
Suzuki scored a goal and added an assist in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
#2 LD
Kaiden Guhle: Plays hero with two-goal effort
Apr 17th
Guhle scored two goals, one the game-winner, in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over the Hurricanes.
#4 LW
Emil Heineman: Returning against Canes
Apr 16th
Heineman (upper body) will be back in the lineup versus Carolina on Wednesday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.
#4 RW
Joel Armia: Provides pair of assists
Apr 15th
Armia logged two assists and two shots on goal in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Blackhawks.
#3 LW
Alex Newhook: Pots goal Monday
Apr 15th
Newhook scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Blackhawks.
#1 RW
Juraj Slafkovsky: Forces overtime Monday
Apr 15th
Slafkovsky scored a power-play goal on three shots, added two hits and blocked two shots in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Blackhawks.
#3 RW
Ivan Demidov: Two points in NHL debut
Apr 15th
Demidov produced a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to Chicago.
#5 LW
Michael Pezzetta: Plays in 200th career game
Apr 13th
Pezzetta's appearance in Saturday's 1-0 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs was his 200th career game.
#1 G
Jakub Dobes: Almost perfect in OT loss
Apr 12th
Dobes made 34 saves Saturday in a 1-0 overtime loss to Toronto.
#3 RD
Jayden Struble: Snags assist in Friday's loss
Apr 12th
Struble logged an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Senators.
#2 C
Christian Dvorak: Buries goal Friday
Apr 12th
Dvorak scored a goal in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Senators.
#1 RD
Alexandre Carrier: Provides helper Tuesday
Apr 9th
Carrier logged an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
#1 LD
Mike Matheson: Sets up equalizer
Apr 9th
Matheson recorded an assist, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
#1 LW
Cole Caufield: Ties game Tuesday
Apr 9th
Caufield scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
#2 LW
Josh Anderson: Goal, assist in win
Apr 9th
Anderson scored a goal and recorded an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
#2 RW
Brendan Gallagher: Scores, assists Tuesday
Apr 9th
Gallagher recorded a goal, an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
Capitals News
#1 G
Logan Thompson: Set to start in Game 1
Apr 21st
Thompson (upper body) will the patrol the home blue paint Monday versus the Canadiens in Game 1, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.
#4 LD
Martin Fehervary: Not expected to play
Apr 21st
Fehervary (lower body) hasn't resumed skating yet, and he likely won't play in Game 1 versus Montreal on Monday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
#4 RW
Aliaksei Protas: Could play sometime in first round
Apr 21st
Head coach Spencer Carbery said Monday that Protas (foot) could return at some point during the Capitals' first-round series against the Canadiens, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.
#2 RD
Matt Roy: Expected to play in Game 1
Apr 19th
Roy (rest) is slated to draw into the lineup for Game 1 of Washington's first-round series versus Montreal on Monday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports Saturday.
#1 RD
John Carlson: Expected to return for Game 1
Apr 19th
Carlson (rest) is slated to play in Game 1 of Washington's first-round series against Montreal on Monday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports Saturday.