Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) makes a save against the Buffalo Sabres despite being snowed during second period NHL action in Montreal, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Photo by Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

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When Jakub Dobes is in net, the Canadiens win. When Sam Montembeault plays, it’s a 50/50 proposition. Article content Article content

Montembeault, the veteran, remains the Canadiens’ first-string netminder but Dobes, at the very least, is providing head coach Martin St. Louis with food for thought . Maybe. Only he knows for sure.

Dobes, 24, improved his record to 3-0 this season in Montreal’s hard-fought 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres Monday night at the Bell Centre, concl

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