Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Sparkles in fourth straight win
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Dobes made 36 saves in a 4-1 win over Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
The score betrays what actually happened Tuesday. The Habs scored twice into an empty net. The ice had been tilted toward the Habs' net all night, and Dobes was outstanding. He had to be -- he was dueling with the NHL's best netminder in Andrei Vasilevskiy. Dobes has now won four straight starts with just five goals allowed (.965 save percentage). He's helped the Habs climb to within two points of the Bolts for second in the Atlantic division.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Strong in Sunday's win
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Dobes stopped 34 of 35 shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Hurricanes.
Dobes collected his third straight win with this effort. He limited the Hurricanes to an Andrei Svechnikov power-play tally in the first period, which the Canadiens answered with three goals in the middle frame. Dobes has won six of nine outings in March, allowing two goals or fewer in six of those games. For the season, the 24-year-old netminder is up to 25-8-4 with a 2.78 GAA and a .900 save percentage over 37 appearances. His ability to get wins has helped him secure the No. 1 job in goal. The Canadiens' next game is on the road versus the Lightning on Tuesday.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Starting in Carolina
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Dobes will defend the road net against the Hurricanes on Sunday, per Canadiens reporter Priyanta Emrith.
Dobes will get the second half of Montreal's back-to-back after Jacob Fowler played in Saturday's 4-1 win over Nashville. The 24-year-old Dobes has won his last two outings, including a 41-save performance in a 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. He has a 24-8-4 record this campaign with a 2.83 GAA and an .898 save percentage through 36 appearances. Carolina sits fourth in the league with 3.50 goals per game this season.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Continues to dazzle
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Dobes made 25 saves in a 2-1 win over Columbus on Thursday.
Dobes was dazzling at times, including late in the second when he managed a sprawling pad save on a Mason Marchment backhand deke on a breakaway. It kept the game tied 1-1. He has won two starts in a row, three of his last four and five of his last seven (dating back to March 7). Dobes' save percentage is .931 in those seven starts. He owns the Montreal net right now with elite prospect Jacob Fowler on the bench.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Shines in net Tuesday
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Dobes turned aside 41 of 43 shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Hurricanes.
Dobes helped the Canadiens rally from a two-goal deficit despite a heavy shot discrepancy. Carolina outshot Montreal by a 43-18 margin in the contest. His performance was just the second outing of his 51-game NHL career, where he made 40-plus saves. With Tuesday's big win, the 24-year-old netminder has a 23-8-4 record, a 2.88 GAA and an .896 save percentage across 35 appearances this season. Since the Olympic break, Dobes has trended in the right direction with a 5-3-0 record, a 2.64 GAA and a .909 save percentage over eight appearances. He's heating up at the right time, making him a strong option for the remainder of the fantasy playoffs.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Strong game in playoff atmosphere
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Dobes made 25 saves in a 3-1 loss to Detroit on Thursday. He allowed two goals.
The game was tied until the 16:35 mark of the third. Dobes is 3-2-0 in his last five starts with a .917 save percentage He is 22-8-4 with a 2.91 GAA and .893 save percentage in 34 appearances this season. It was a playoff atmosphere in Detroit, and Dobes proved he was up to the pressure. Montreal and Detroit are tied in points for third place in the Atlantic Division.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Tending twine Thursday
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Dobes will patrol the visiting crease in Detroit on Thursday.
Dobes is 10-2-1 since Jan. 1. Overall, the Montreal netminder is 22-7-4 with a 2.93 GAA and an .892 save percentage across 33 appearances in 2025-26. The Red Wings are 20th in NHL scoring, averaging 2.91 goals per game this season.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Earns win Saturday
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Dobes stopped 36 of 39 shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Kings.
Dobes was one of the main reasons why the Canadiens got the win Sunday, but that was just another strong showing in a series of very good performances for the 24-year-old. Dobes has won six of his last eight starts, going 6-1-1 with a 3.10 GAA and an .896 save percentage. He has lost in regulation only once since the calendar flipped to 2026 and seems to be firmly entrenched as the Habs' No. 1 goaltender for the time being.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Slated to start Saturday
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Dobes is expected to start on the road against the Kings on Saturday, per Eric Engels of Sportsnet.
Dobes stopped 21 of 27 shots en route to a 7-5 loss to San Jose in his last start Tuesday. He's 19-6-4 with a 3.03 GAA and an .889 save percentage in 29 appearances in 2025-26. The Kings are tied for 30th in goals per game with 2.56, though Los Angeles is coming off a 5-3 victory over the Islanders on Thursday.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Drawing start in San Jose
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Dobes will guard the road cage against the Sharks on Tuesday, per Eric Engels of Sportsnet.
Dobes had a solid showing in his first start following the Olympic break, stopping 27 of 29 shots in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Capitals. The 24-year-old hasn't lost in regulation since Dec. 9 -- he's 9-0-2 with a 2.59 GAA and a .902 save percentage since then. The Sharks are 2-1-0 and have scored eight goals since the NHL resumed play last week.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Cruises to win Saturday
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Dobes stopped 27 of 29 shots in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Capitals.
He was beaten twice by Alex Ovechkin, but Dobes found a way to stop the rest of the Capitals' offense effectively. It's not like he needed a strong showing, as the Canadiens supplied him with enough support by scoring at least two goals in each period. Dobes has won six of his last seven starts dating back to Jan. 12, a period in which he's gone 6-0-1 with a 2.67 GAA and a .904 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Set to start Saturday
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Dobes is expected to patrol the crease at home versus Washington on Saturday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.
It will be Sam Montembeault who gets the first game coming out of the break, featuring against the Islanders on Thursday before Dobes gets the nod Saturday. In his last seven appearances, the 24-year-old Dobes hasn't suffered a regulation loss, going 6-0-1 with a .886 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Win streak ends in OT loss
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Dobes halted 20 of 24 shots on net in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Wild.
Although the Canadiens scored three consecutive goals in the middle of the contest, Dobes allowed two goals in the first period before giving up the equalizer midway through the third. After holding up through the first three and a half minutes of overtime, he ultimately surrendered the game-winning tally to Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov. With the OT loss, Dobes now has an 18-5-4 record, a 2.96 GAA and an .892 save percentage across 27 outings this season. Even though the 24-year-old netminder snapped his six-game win streak Monday, he has earned the Canadiens a point in each of his last 10 starts. As he's started each of Montreal's last four games, Dobes looks to have a firm hold on the No. 1 job in the team's crease, making him a viable fantasy option in most standard leagues for the time being.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Starting in Minnesota
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Dobes will guard the road goal against the Wild on Monday.
Dobes has stopped 151 of the 169 shots he has faced during his six-game winning streak. He has gone 18-5-3 in the 2025-26 campaign with a 2.92 GAA and an .894 save percentage through 26 appearances. Minnesota ranks 12th in the league with 3.25 goals per game.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Extends winning run
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Dobes stopped 36 of 38 shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Sabres.
Dobes has started each of the Canadiens' last three games and has performed at a high level, posting a save percentage of at least .940 in two of those contests. In six starts since the beginning of January, Dobes has posted a 2.97 GAA with an .893 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Set to start versus Avs
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Dobes is slated to guard the cage at home against the Avalanche on Thursday, Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette reports.
Dobes will make consecutive starts for the first time since early December, despite having gone 6-0-1 in his last seven outings. At this point, the starting gig in Montreal seems to be up for grabs. As such, a couple more strong starts from Dobes could see him unseat Sam Montembeault as the Habs' No. 1 option.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Defending home ice Tuesday
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Dobes will start in net at home against the Wild on Tuesday.
Tuesday's contest will give Dobes the chance to extend his win streak to three games despite allowing eight combined goals in his previous two outings. Overall, the 24-year-old netminder has a 14-5-3 record with a 3.01 GAA and an .880 save percentage over 22 appearances this season. With Jacob Fowler recently sent down to the AHL, Dobes will likely have to impress in Tuesday's contest if he wants to fend off the 21-year-old rookie for a full-time role in the NHL. Entering Tuesday's contest, Minnesota ranks 15th across the league with 3.16 goals per game, meaning Dobes will have his work cut out for him.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Carried to win Monday
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Dobes made 20 saves in Monday's 6-3 win over the Canucks.
The game was tied 3-3 through two periods, but Montreal dominated the final 20 minutes to hand Dobes the win. The 24-year-old has made only five starts over the last month as part of the Habs' three-man committee between the pipes, but he's gotten the job done when called upon, going 4-0-1 with a 2.56 GAA and an .893 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Earns win despite subpar outing
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Dobes stopped 20 of 25 shots in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Hurricanes.
Dobes was coming off three straight games in which he had posted a save percentage above .900, but that wasn't the case here. Fortunately for him, the 24-year-old still managed to get the win after receiving enough support from the offense in one of the highest-scoring games of the season. Dobes has won three of his last four starts, going 3-0-1 with a 2.45 GAA and an .899 save percentage over that stretch.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Between the pipes Thursday
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Dobes will protect the visiting cage in Carolina on Thursday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.
Dobes will make his first start in four games. He is 12-5-3 with a 2.90 GAA and an .894 save percentage across 20 appearances this season. The Hurricanes are generating 3.23 goals per game, ninth in the NHL.
