Allen made 42 saves in a 4-3 shootout win over Winnipeg on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

He was busy in the first period but held the Jets off other than Adam Lowry's penalty shot goal at 4:28. The first 33 seconds of the second period were rough, as Allen surrendered goals 16 seconds apart to fall behind 3-1, but Allen then bricked up the braided bungalow to force a shootout and earn the win. He's now won three straight, and he's channelling some of his best hockey since his St. Louis days. Allen is 3-0-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .930 save percentage.

Allen will start at home Saturday against the Jets, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Allen will be back between the pipes Saturday after Cayden Primeau and Sam Montembeault started Montreal's previous two contests. The 33-year-old Allen has won two straight starts, allowing just three goals on 70 shots in that span. He's 2-0-1 with a .929 save percentage to open the season.

Allen allowed just one goal on 37 shots in a 3-1 road victory against the Sabres on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Allen stood on his head in the road win, allowing just a single power-play goal early in the first period. For the final 52-plus minutes, he was an impenetrable wall for the Habs. He has won back-to-back starts after a wild 6-5 shootout road loss against the Maple Leafs to start the season. Allen is likely to be the backup to Sam Montembeault on Tuesday at home against the Devils.

Allen will defend the road goal Monday against Buffalo, per Marc Denis of RDS.

EDGE Analysis

Allen will get a second straight start after making 31 saves in a 3-2 overtime win over Washington Saturday. He stopped 61 of 71 shots in two outings versus the Sabres last season en route to a 1-1-0 record.

Allen made 31 saves in a 3-2 overtime win over the Capitals on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Allen was the difference maker Saturday, so much so that he earned the game's first star for his efforts. The crowd at the Bell Centre spent a chunk of the third chanting his name. Allen made several outstanding saves and thwarted Alex Ovechkin five times, leaving him goalless on the season. Great rebound effort for Allen, who wasn't at his best Oct. 11 in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.

Allen will defend the home net versus the Capitals on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Allen gave up five goals Opening Night in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs. He has sat on the bench the last two games as Sam Montembeault went 1-1-0, giving up seven goals on 65 shots. Allen was hung out to dry in his only appearance against the Capitals last season, giving up nine goals on 40 shots in a 9-2 shellacking.

Allen allowed five goals on 42 shots in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs.

EDGE Analysis

Allen and the Canadiens managed to force a shootout Wednesday despite being outshot 42-to-24, where a lone Mitch Marner goal proved enough to stick the 33-year-old netminder with a loss. Allen went 15-24-3 with a .891 save percentage last season. He's expected to split goaltending duties with Sam Montembeault to open the 2023-24 campaign.

Allen will patrol the road crease against Toronto on Wednesday, according to Anthony Martineau of TVA Sports.

EDGE Analysis

Allen posted a 15-24-3 record last season with a 3.55 GAA, one shutout and an .891 save percentage in 42 appearances. He went 1-1-0 versus the Maple Leafs in 2022-23, stopping 65 of 73 shots.

Allen allowed four goals on 29 shots in Monday's 5-4 preseason overtime win against the Maple Leafs.

EDGE Analysis

Allen made his second appearance of the preseason and first in which he played a whole game. The .862 save percentage wasn't pretty, but Allen made some key stops against a Toronto lineup that featured its big four -- captain John Tavares, Auston Matthews, Mitchell Marner and William Nylander. While Sam Montembeault had better statistics than Allen last season, the gap between them isn't much. The two goalies could share the role in 2023-24 where neither is considered the primary netminder.

Allen (lower body) will serve as the backup goaltender for Wednesday's road contest against the Islanders, according to Patrick Friolet of RDS.

EDGE Analysis

Allen, who was last in net March 27, has a 15-24-3 record, 3.55 GAA and .891 save percentage in 42 contests this season. Sam Montembeault will start Wednesday and Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis indicated that Montembeault will also get the nod for Montreal's season finale Thursday versus Boston.