Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes reveals ‘unbelievable’ Martin St. Louis speech before Game 2

The Montreal Canadiens took home a massive win in Game 2 against the Buffalo Sabres. Jakub Dobes made 28 saves on the night to keep the Sabres offense at bay. Alex Newhook scored twice, as well to aid in the on-ice effort. Off the ice, though, it appears that head coach Martin St. Louis had a big impact on this game.

Dobes spoke with reporters after Game 2. And he mentioned a speech that his head coach gave that left quite the impression on him and the Canadiens as a whole.

“I can’t tell you (what was said), but Marty had an unbelievable speech before the game today. I will probably remember it for maybe the rest of my career. Maybe for the rest of the series, for sure. The speech was really good, so hopefully he brings something for next game, as well,” the Canadiens goalie said, via Sportsnet.

Montreal supported Dobes early on in this game. Newhook scored his first goal a little more than two minutes into the contest. A couple minutes later, veteran defenseman Mike Matheson doubled the lead with a shot from the point.

The Habs continued the pressure until they broke through again early in the second. Newhook scored again to make it a 3-0 game. At the end of the second, Zach Benson scored to give the Sabres a little bit of life.

However, a costly turnover by Tage Thompson resulted in Alexandre Carrier making it a 4-1 game. From there, it was all Habs, and they were able to put the finishing touch on the win with an empty net goal.

The Canadiens will host the Sabres at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday for Game 3.