MONTREAL — A sequence of saves from Jakub Dobes, when his Montreal Canadiens needed it most, as they were killing a penalty after losing all the momentum they’d built up through the first 25 minutes of play against the Buffalo Sabres: first on a Tage Thompson breakaway, then on a sharp-angle shot from Rasmus Dahlin, then with his paddle down to break up a two-on-one, and finally with his skate to stifle a jam play from Peyton Krebs.

The 24-year-old made 30 stops on Monday, but those four were most timely.

Without them, the Canadiens wouldn’t have beaten the Sabres 4-2 to complete a 3-1-0 Bell-Centre stand that improved their record to 5-2-0 on the season.

They stacked up a bunch of small plays that proved big in the end. There was Alex Carrier’s first-period stand at the offensive blue

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