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Montoya will start Sunday in Toronto.

Montoya allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Panthers win over the Devils last Thursday. After Roberto Luongo went on Saturday, but Montoya will go tonight in Toronto. Montoya has not faced the Maple Leafs this season, but has gone 7-4-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .919 SV% on the road. Toronto has lost four of their last five games.

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Montoya is in the starter's crease this morning.

Montoya allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Panthers win over the Devils last Thursday. After Roberto Luongo went on Saturday, it looks like Montoya will go tonight in Toronto. Montoya has not faced the Maple Leafs this season, but has gone 7-4-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .919 SV% on the road. Toronto has lost four of their last five games.

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Montoya will start Thursday vs. the Devils.

Montoya gave up three goals on 31 shots in the Panthers loss in New York on March 21st. Roberto Luongo has started the last three games, but Montoya will go tonight vs. the Devils. The 31-year-old netminder has gone 3-2-3 with a 1.81 GAA and .931 SV% on home ice this season. New Jersey is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.

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Montoya was the first goalie off of the ice.

Montoya gave up three goals on 31 shots in the Panthers loss in New York on March 21st. Roberto Luongo has started the last three games, but Montoya will go tonight vs. the Devils. The 31-year-old netminder has gone 3-2-3 with a 1.81 GAA and .931 SV% on home ice this season. New Jersey is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.

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Montoya will start Monday in New York.

Montoya stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Panthers win in Montreal last Tuesday. Montoya has gone 3-3-2 with a 2.22 GAA and .918 SV% since the All-Star break and tonight he will be making his 19th start of the season. Montoya is 7-3-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .920 SV% on the road this season and tonight he faces a Rangers team that has lost five of seven.

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Montoya starts Tuesday in Montreal.

Montoya allowed one goal on 16 shots after replacing Roberto Luongo in the Panthers loss to the Bruins on March 7th. Luongo started the last three games, including last night, so Montoya to got tonight in Montreal. The 31-year-old netminder has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.34 GAA and .916 SV% on the road this season.

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Montoya will likely start Tuesday in Montreal.

Montoya allowed one goal on 16 shots after replacing Roberto Luongo in the Panthers loss to the Bruins on March 7th. Luongo started the last three games, including last night, so look for Montoya to got tonight in Montreal. The 31-year-old netminder has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.34 GAA and .916 SV% on the road this season.

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Montoya starts Saturday in Arizona.

Montoya allowed one goal on four shots before leaving his last start (Feb. 28) with an injury. He missed the last two games, but returns tonight in Arizona. Montoya has gone 6-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .927 SV% on the road this season and draws a great matchup tonight—the Coyotes have lost seven in a row.

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Montoya gets the nod Sunday in Minnesota.

Montoya allowed one goals on 18 shots in the Panthers shootout loss to the Sharks on February 18th. Roberto Luongo started the last three games, including yesterday, so Montoya will start game two of the back-to-back. Montoya won his first start vs. the Wild this season and is 6-2-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .930 SV% on the road.

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Montoya will start Thursday vs. the Sharks.

Montoya stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Panthers shootout win over the Penguins on Monday. Roberto Luongo has allowed a combined 18 goals in his last five starts, so Montoya will get a second straight start. Montoya is 3-2-1 with a 2.03 GAA and .929 SV% on home ice this season, but had a rough outing in his first start vs. San Jose—he allowed fovea goals on 31 shots in a 5-2 loss in November.

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Montoya starts Monday vs. the Penguins.

Montoya allowed two goals on 15 shots after replacing Roberto Luongo in the Panthers loss to the Blues on Friday. Montoya is 1-2-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .917 SV% since the All-Star break and comes in at 2-2-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .919 SV% on home ice this season. For a Monday spot-start, there are better matchups than the Penguins.

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Montoya will start Monday in Detroit.

Montoya allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Panthers win over the Capitals last Tuesday. Dating back to December 4th, Montoya has won six of eight starts while only allowing more than two goals once. Tonight he gets the nod in Detroit. Montoya is an impressive 6-1-0 with a 1.81 GAA and .934 SV% on the road this year.

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Montoya starts Tuesday in Washington.

Montoya allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Panthers loss to the Oilers on January 18th. With Roberto Luongo playing in the All-Star game, the Panthers will give him Tuesday night off in Washington. Montoya has lost two in a row while allowing six goals on 45 shots (.867 SV%), but has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.45 GAA and .938 SV% vs. the Capitals this season.

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Montoya starts Monday vs. the Oilers.

Montoya allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Panthers loss in Calgary on Wednesday. After an extended winning streak, the Panthers have now dropped three straight and will try to stop the skid on a back-to-back vs. Edmonton. Montoya faced the Oilers just over a week ago—he stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 2-1 win.

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Montoya will likely start Monday vs. the Oilers.

Montoya allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Panthers loss in Calgary on Wednesday. After an extended winning streak, the Panthers have now dropped three straight and will try to stop the skid on a back-to-back vs. Edmonton. Montoya faced the Oilers just over a week ago—he stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 2-1 win.

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Montoya will be in goal on Sunday vs. the Oilers.

Montoya stopped 39 of 40 shots in the Panthers win over the Wild last Sunday. Montoya has been incredible when called upon this season, going 6-1-1 with a 1.69 GAA and .938 SV%. Montoya draws the duty of trying to extend the Panthers’ winning streak to 12 games. He’ll face an Oilers team that has lost five of their last seven, while averaging just 1.86 goals per game over that span.

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Montoya will start on Sunday vs the Wild

Montoya stopped 15 of 16 shots in the Panthers win over the Devils on December 17th. Roberto Luongo started the last six games, but Montoya will start the second game of the back-to-back. The Panthers are the hottest team in the NHL and Montoya has been one of the top backup options in the NHL, going 5-1-1 with a 1.79 GAA and .930 SV% in eight starts.

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Montoya will start Thursday in New Jersey.

Montoya stopped 20 of 21 shots that he faced in the Panthers win over the Capitals last Thursday. Montoya has topped 42 of the last 44 shots (.955 SV%) that he’s faced to earn back-to-back wins. Montoya has been a top-end backup this season and he comes into play with a 3-1-0 record, 1.97 GAA and .929 SV% on the road this season.

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