Why don’t NHL goalies play back-to-back games on consecutive nights anymore? Article content

That’s a question I often ask myself and I imagine there are many hockey fans who do the same thing. Article content Article content

The Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes played back-to-back games this weekend — beating the Maple Leafs 2-1 in a shootout Saturday night in Toronto while stopping 22 of 23 shots and losing 4-3 to the St. Louis Blues Sunday night at the Bell Centre — but only because Samuel Montembeault was sick on Sunday. Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis confirmed after Sunday’s game that the plan was to start Montembeault against the Blues.

I’ve always thought it’s more demanding for a player like Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson playing back-to-back games than it is for a goal

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