With a 5-2 win on Sunday, the Washington Capitals made anyone who thought Montreal could make a series out of their first-round matchup think again.
The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?
As we all know, the Montreal Canadiens lost the services of Samuel Montembeault in Game #3 of the series against the Washington Capitals. Jakub Dobes will now have the tough task of slowing down the Caps.
Since Samuel Montembeault left Wednesday’s game against the Washington Capitals, we’ve all been waiting with bated breath to find out whether he’ll be able to play in tonight’s Game #4.
The Washington Capitals and their fans probably smelled blood in the water, when Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes replaced a seemingly hurt Sam Montembeault in the middle of a crazy Game 3.
Uh oh. With the second period ticking down in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Montreal Canadiens goaltender Samuel Montembeault was forced to leave the game with an apparent injury.
For the second evening in a row, the Canadiens failed to qualify for the playoffs. The loss – in overtime – to the Maple Leafs tonight means that the habs, who have forgotten how to shoot, can still be overtaken in the standings.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that Alex Ovechkin became the top scorer in NHL history yesterday. He scored his 895th career goal yesterday afternoon, surpassing Wayne Gretzky as the all-time leader.
Jacob Fowler is the subject of the hour, in Montreal. To take the pulse and context of the situation, which seems to be a match of failure/a contractual opinion divergence between the Fowler clan and the Canadiens clan, follow this link.
Logically, next year, Samuel Montembeault will be the habs’ #1 goalie. But after that? We know Jakub Dobes will be either in Montreal or Laval. We can assume promising Jacob Fowler will also be in Quebec to play his first season as a pro.
Martin St-Louis spoke this morning, ahead of tonight’s game. First of all, we knew that the Canadiens intended to have Jakub Dobes play either tonight or tomorrow.
Jakub Dobes is European. But in fact, he has been playing in North America since 2017. And did you know that the first city he played in in North America was St.
At the moment, the Canadiens are going with Samuel Montembeault. The team tried to have Cayden Primeau as the number two goalie, but it didn’t work out.
As Jakub Dobes approaches the final year of his entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the discussion about a potential extension is quickly gaining traction.
Jakub Dobes had one of the best starts possible for a rookie goalie this season. He earned a shutout in his first career game en route to rattling off five straight wins.
Wednesday night's game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, needed extra time to get settled -- just four more seconds, to be exact.
After a crucial victory on Tuesday evening, the CH attacked the Seattle Kraken with two huge points at stake for the standings. Recovering from his virus, Patrik Laine made his return to the lineup.
The Montreal Canadiens were in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, facing the Kings in the second leg of back-to-back games in California. Fresh off an ugly, but important win over the San Jose Sharks, the Habs were looking to build on their momentum against a team with much more talent than their previous opponents.
We saw it with the young defenseman of the Montreal Canadiens, Lane Hutson, and now we're seeing it with Jakub Dobes. These are athletes who are very critical of themselves.
The supposed Montreal Canadiens goaltending controversy is one of their own creation. Of course, backup Jakub Dobes has played well, winning each of his five starts (1.55 goals-against average and .941 save percentage).
The HabsOnReddit page was the first to point it out, but there will now be a small addition to Dobes' official jerseys. Dobes now has an accent on his last name.
Jakub Dobes is truly becoming a fan favorite of the Montreal Canadiens. He remains undefeated in the NHL, with five starts, and he actually won his very first game at the Bell Centre last night against the New York Rangers.
Before this season, was Jakub Dobes even on anyone’s radar? Unless you’re a die-hard Montreal Canadiens fan, the answer is probably not. That said, during the last month, the young Czech goalie has risen from obscurity to become one of the most desirable assets in the NHL.
Jakub Dobes made a stunning NHL debut Saturday, backstopping the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers. The 23-year-old Czech goaltender, called up from the AHL’s Laval Rocket just yesterday, turned aside all 34 shots he faced.
Jakub Dobes made his NHL debut on Saturday, taking down the Florida Panthers in the process, but now he will officially be fined by Gary Bettman and the NHL.
Jakub Dobes made 34 saves in his NHL debut, leading the visiting Montreal Canadiens to a 4-0 win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.
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