Mr Viral
Last night, with a 3-2 overtime victory against the powerful Washington Capitals, the Montreal Canadiens, Jakub Dobes remained undefeated in his young NHL career.
Indeed, the 23-year-old rookie goaltender secured his third win in as many starts, thus maintaining his perfect career record in the NHL.
Dobes was once again solid and managed to defeat another top-tier team on the road, even though he was nervous.
He notably blanked none other than Alexander Ovechkin, which truly represents a dream come true for Dobes.
A memorable save by Jakub Dobeš on Alex Ovechkin’s powerful shot! https://t.co/Y3Kigf5a9y pic.twitter.com/L8UYAZs2tV
— RDS (@RDSca) January 11, 2025
In three games, Dobes has allowed only three goals, with just one even-strength goal, which was scored by Lars Eller early in the third period last night.
It’s worth noting that so far, Dobes’ three victories have come against three Stanley Cup champions: the Florida Panthers (2024), the Colorado Avalanche (2022), and the Washington Capitals (2018).
In short, the Czech goaltender seems truly at home in the NHL, and thus in the right seat, just as Cayden Primeau appears to be since he was sent back to Laval.
Dobes is doing well in MTL and Primeau is doing well in Laval.
In short, everyone is in their right place right now.
And this change of seats should have been made earlier. https://t.co/U4OZ0CfWPI
— Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) January 11, 2025
Indeed, while Dobes was securing his third victory in as many games in the NHL last night, Cayden Primeau was leading the Laval Rocket to a 5-0 win against the Cleveland Monsters.
Primeau recorded a solid shutout with 16 saves, marking two wins in as many games since his return with the Rocket.
The 25-year-old goaltender has allowed only one goal on 43 shots in two games back with the Laval Rocket in the American Hockey League.
Primeau has looked good in his two games, and thus, he seems to be gradually regaining his confidence, as he is in the right seat.
In short, this change of seats among the goaltenders for the Canadiens has proven to be very beneficial, even though it should have been made earlier in the season.
Dobes would clearly have allowed the Canadiens to earn more valuable points if he had been recalled earlier in the season.
In the end, everyone is in the right place at the moment.
Dobes is playing with great confidence in the NHL (even reminiscent of Carey Price) and allows the Canadiens to earn important points on the road against very good teams.
And Primeau, for his part, is leading the charge in Laval with the Rocket, helping Pascal Vincent’s team stay in the top 3 of its division as they head towards the playoffs in the American Hockey League.
In short, it’s really great to see both goalies perform this way, and it’s encouraging for what’s to come, especially with the potential arrival of Jacob Fowler next season.
In Brief
– The Rocket will be back in action today.
Game day! It’s game day!
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
7:00 p.m.
AHLTV on @FloHockey
https://t.co/uBnOmp91La#GoRocket pic.twitter.com/qNLAptOBjo
— Laval Rocket (@RocketLaval) January 11, 2025
– Things are going very well for all three teams!
The @CanadiensMTL on a beautiful run, the @RocketLaval winning 3 in a row, and the @Lions3r can’t seem to lose.
Everything is going smoothly for the Canadiens these days
— Vincent Demuy (@VDemuy) January 11, 2025
– What do you think?
We are currently at the midpoint of the third year of the rebuild. After their victory against the Washington Capitals, the Canadiens are currently 20-18-3. Do you think the Canadiens are heading in the right direction?
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— BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) January 11, 2025
– Indeed.
Are the #GoHabsGo legit?!@StuCowan1: «Tonight’s performance convinced me that this team might be good enough to make the playoffs»#thesickpodcast | @MatthewOhayon pic.twitter.com/97lEIGOfyk
— The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro (@thesickpodcasts) January 11, 2025
– The top prospect for the Blues joins the American Hockey League.
Big addition in Springfield #AHL https://t.co/pMPztXzK2E
— Stephane Leroux (@StephRDSJunior) January 11, 2025
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