Allen allowed seven goals on 38 shots (.816 SV%) in his worst start of the season his last time out; a loss to Buffalo. The 32-year-old has been horrific this season as shown by his 3.62 GAA, .891 SV% and 6-7-0 record. He takes on the lowly San Jose Sharks who have lost five of their last six games and rank 20th in the NHL in goals per game (2.96).

Allen stopped 25 of 29 shots (.862 SV%) as he picked up his third win in four starts his last time out vs. Philadelphia. The 32-year-old has been very mediocre this season, posting a 6-6-0 record with a .898 SV% and 3.33 GAA. He draws the struggling Buffalo Sabres who find themselves in the middle of a seven-game losing skid.

Allen stopped 25 of 29 shots (.862 SV%) as he picked up his third win in four starts his last time out vs. Philadelphia. The 32-year-old has been very mediocre this season, posting a 6-6-0 record with a .898 SV% and 3.33 GAA. He draws the struggling Buffalo Sabres who find themselves in the middle of a seven-game losing skid.

Allen stopped 20 of 24 shots (.833 SV%) as he beat Pittsburgh 5-4 his last time out. The 32-year-old has had an up-and-down season, posting a 5-5-0 record with a 3.19 GAA and .902 SV%. He faces off against the New Jersey Devils who are 1st in the Metropolitan and rank second in the NHL in shots per game (37.1) and fifth in goals per game (3.67).

Allen stopped 20 of 24 shots (.833 SV%) as he beat Pittsburgh 5-4 his last time out. The 32-year-old has had an up-and-down season, posting a 5-5-0 record with a 3.19 GAA and .902 SV%. He faces off against the New Jersey Devils who are 1st in the Metropolitan and rank second in the NHL in shots per game (37.1) and fifth in goals per game (3.67).

Allen stopped 41 of 43 shots in the Canadiens shootout win in Detroit on Tuesday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Allen, who is now 4-5-0 with a 3.11 GAA and .907 SV% in nine starts this season. Allen has struggled in Montreal so far this season, going 2-3-0 with a 3.64 GAA and .888 SV% in five games.

Allen struggled his last time out stopping 36 of 42 shots (.857 SV%) in a 6-4 loss to Vegas. The 32-year-old started the season well but has struggled as of late to bring his season numbers to 3-5-0 with a 3.28 GAA and .900 SV%. He takes on a surging Detroit Red Wings team that has won three of their last four games while only allowing four goals during that spread.

Allen stopped 26 of 30 shots (.867 SV%) in a winning effort his last time out as the Canadiens moved above .500 with a 7-4 win over St.Louis. The 32-year-old has had a solid start to the season, posting a .909 SV% to go along with his 2.86 GAA and 3-3-0 record. He takes on a surging Minnesota Wild team that is coming off a 4-3 victory over Chicago and has gotten points in five of their last six games (4-1-1).

Allen stopped 26 of 30 shots (.867 SV%) in a winning effort his last time out as the Canadiens moved above .500 with a 7-4 win over St.Louis. The 32-year-old has had a solid start to the season, posting a .909 SV% to go along with his 2.86 GAA and 3-3-0 record. He takes on a surging Minnesota Wild team that is coming off a 4-3 victory over Chicago and has gotten points in five of their last six games (4-1-1).

Allen will be looking for a bounce-back effort after dropping his previous outing 5-2 while stopping only 25 of 30 shots (.833 SV%) in his worst start of the early season. He and his 2-2-0 record will host Minnesota Tuesday, as the netminder hopes to build off his early .913 SV% and 2.77 GAA. Minnesota has struggled this season (1-3-1) and is also coming off a loss as they dropped their last outing 4-3 in overtime to the Boston Bruins. They currently rank last in the NHL in GA/GP with 5.4 GAA per game.

Allen was incredible in his last start six days ago stopping 37 of 38 shots in a 3-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. With the Canadiens having a back-to-back he took the bench for their last game but still carries an impressive .943 SV% and 2.03 GAA as he leads Montreal Thursday. The Canadiens will run into the Coyotes who are coming off their first victory of the season with a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday.

Allen and his wife are expecting a baby, so he will sit out of Monday's game vs. the Penguins. With Allen unavailable, Cayden Primeau was recalled from Laval (AHL) to serve as Sam Montembeault's backup.

Allen will get his second start of the 2022-23 season as Montreal heads to Detroit Friday. The Canadiens netminder will hope to keep his undefeated streak alive after playing a big part in Montreal's opening night victory over rival Toronto stopping 29 of 32 shots. He faces off against another Original Six rival playing their first game of the young season.

Jake Allen will get the daunting task of taking on the high-scoring Maple Leafs Wednesday night. Allen has struggled in his two seasons since signing in Montreal as he has a 3.01 GAA and .906 SV% across 62 starts while only winning 20 games. He will look to get the Canadiens out on the right foot as they try to improve on their league-worst record from 2021-22.

During his two seasons in Montreal, Allen has gone 20-23-9 with a 3.01 GAA and .906 SV% in 64 games (62 starts). With Carey Price's uncertain future, Allen gets a two-year deal to help stabilize the Canadiens' crease during their rebuild.

Allen suffered a groin injury while trying to make a save in Saturday's loss in Toronto. Sam Montembeault will serve as the Canadiens' No.1 until Carey Price is ready to make his season debut.