In the last 60 years, only three goalies have signed four consecutive victories to begin their NHL career by allowing four goals or fewer. Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes is one of them!
Thursday night, he gave the Dallas Stars a small goal. He now has a save percentage of .963 and a goals against average of 0.98.
Dobes has been on a mission since he was recalled by the CH at the end of December. He made no secret of the fact that he was eager to get his chance to prove that he deserved to play in the Bettman Tour.
“When I was in Laval, I wanted to be recalled by the Canadian. I want to prove that I deserve to be here and prove to them that they made the right choice. There are many moments in Laval when I wanted to be here. It’s a great source of motivation,” underlined the Czech after his victory in Dallas.
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Head coach Martin St-Louis seems to like the attitude of his young goalie.
“He plays with a lot of confidence,” he said. It’s rare that young people aren’t hungry. There’s a big difference between being hungry and needing to eat.”
-“He makes saves with a lot of confidence and he is very committed. It helps us,” also said the pilot of the Sainte-Flanelle.
A goal that feels good
Other players who had a strong game included Juraj Slafkovsky. The very first pick of the 2022 draft scored the first goal for the Habs. It was only the fifth time he had moved the strings in 41 games so far this season.
True to form, “Slaf” analyzed the situation with humor.
“At the moment, I am on a pace of one goal per month. Hopefully I can register two this month,” he joked.
“You feel better afterwards,” the striker also said when talking about his goal of the day. On your next shift, you are more comfortable with the puck and you make better decisions. You are less stressed, you do the right things and that allows you to make good decisions.”
Let’s hope for him and his teammates that he continues to make “good decisions” this weekend, since the Habs have two games coming up at home. The Maple Leafs will be at the Bell Center on Saturday, while the Rangers will come to the Quebec metropolis on Sunday.
