Canadiens’ Montembeault enjoys scintillating performance, puts past struggles behind

WINNIPEG — Samuel Montembeault wanted to have a bounce-back performance. He got one. The Montreal Canadiens netminder made 36 saves in his team’s 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday that boosted their point streak to five games. It was Montembeault’s first start since Jan. 24 and first win since Jan. 17. “(Goalie Jakub) Dobes has been playing really good for us the last couple of games so I was happy to get the start before the break,” said Montembeault, who is 10-8-2 this season. “Obviously, this year hasn’t been as good as I would have liked, so to finish strong before the...