Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis said after Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings that he hasn’t lost confidence in goalie Samuel Montembeault. Article content

Montembeault gave up four goals on 25 shots (the final Kings goal was an empty-netter), dropping his record to 4-4-1 with a 3.52 goals-against average and a .861 save percentage. Article content Article content

A head coach would be foolish to admit he has lost confidence in his No. 1 goalie and St. Louis has made it clear that’s what Montembeault is for his team. But Jakub Dobes will get the start Thursday when the Canadiens play the Dallas Stars at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS). Dobes has been much better than Montembeault this season, with a 6-0-1 record, a 2.25 GAA and a .920 save percentage.

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