Dobes will guard the road goal versus Philadelphia on Thursday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. Dobes stopped four of five shots in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to St. Louis in relief after Sam Montembeault got the hook. The 23-year-old Dobes has a 6-3-2 record with one shutout, a 2.75 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 13 NHL appearances this season. Philadelphia has lost six straight outings and sits 26th in the league with 2.70 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Dobes will guard the road goal versus Philadelphia on Thursday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. Dobes stopped four of five shots in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to St. Louis in relief after Sam Montembeault got the hook. The 23-year-old Dobes has a 6-3-2 record with one shutout, a 2.75 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 13 NHL appearances this season. Philadelphia has lost six straight outings and sits 26th in the league with 2.70 goals per game in 2024-25.
Caufield logged an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Blues. Caufield ended a three-game skid with the helper. That was his longest point drought since he opened November with four scoreless outings. The talented winger has been consistently productive for much of 2024-25, earning 33 goals, 29 helpers, 210 shots on net, 57 hits and a plus-5 rating over 70 appearances. If he can earn four more points, he'll set a new career high.
Dobes stopped four of five shots in relief during Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Blues. Sam Montembeault allowed five goals on 32 shots before being replaced by Dobes with 9:48 remaining in the third period. However, Dobes was unable to leave the ice without conceding at least one goal. The 23-year-old has made four appearances this month, going 1-1-1 with a 2.89 GAA and an .899 save percentage. He's not expected to claim the starting role any time soon, however, so his upside will remain limited in most fantasy formats.
Montembeault stopped 27 of 32 shots before being replaced in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Blues. Montembeault allowed five goals on 32 shots before being replaced by Jakub Dobes with 9:48 remaining in third period. This was the third straight loss for the 28-year-old Montembeault, who has gone 0-1-2 with a 4.36 GAA and an .862 save percentage over that span. His starting role for the final weeks of the regular season isn't in jeopardy, though, and he could remain in the Canadiens' crease for their matchup against the Flyers on Thursday.
Suzuki scored a goal and took three shots in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Blues. Suzuki cracked the scoresheet for the fourth consecutive game, a stretch in which he's recorded two goals and two helpers, and he's been one of the most productive players for Montreal all season long. In fact. the 25-year-old center has contributed at least one point in all but three of his 14 appearances since the 4 Nations break, racking up the impressive tally of 21 points (seven goals, 14 assists) in that stretch.
Newhook managed an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Avalanche. Newhook snapped a three-game dry spell with the helper. He has three goals and two assists over his last 12 contests while continuing to fill a second-line role at even strength as well as a spot on the second power-play unit. Newhook is up to 23 points, 98 shots on net, 75 hits and a minus-17 rating through 69 appearances.
Slafkovsky scored two goals and fired three shots on net in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Avalanche. Slafkovsky found the back of the net for Montreal's first and third goals of the game. After he experienced a slow start in his goalscoring efforts this season, the 20-year-old winger has two multi-goal performances in his last four games. Overall, Slafkovsky is up to 16 goals, 43 points and 111 shots on net in 66 games this season. His performance Saturday helped end a two-game scoreless drought and helped raise his offensive output to eight points in his last six games. With the Habs fighting for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, they will rely on Salfkovsky down the stretch, giving him strong fantasy value. The top pick from the 2022 NHL Draft has the opportunity to break his career-high of 50 points from a season ago if he can put together a good stretch to end the year.
Montembeault stopped 33 of 37 shots on net in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Avalanche. Montembeault conceded two goals in the first 10 minutes of the game before allowing one more tally in each of the next two periods. He was eventually bested by Charlie Coyle and Brock Nelson in the shootout to hand Montembeault his second overtime loss in a row. The 28-year-old netminder is up to a 25-21-6 record with a 2.88 GAA and a .900 save percentage. Montembeault has been tasked with a lot for Montreal with four consecutive starts where he has faced 109 shots on net. His volume of appearances in net gives him good value in fantasy moving forward but is a risky start until the Habs get back in the win column.
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