Dobeš started from the first minute after two matches and was one of the main characters from the start against Edmonton.
The Oilers’ stars couldn’t mature on him for a long time, and the guests finally scored the only goal in the 53rd minute, when Zach Hyman reduced the score to 1:3.
Edmonton couldn’t do more. On the contrary, the Canadiens added a fourth goal in the end.
The game broke for the home team after eight minutes as they survived a critical moment – a two-minute Edmonton five-on-three power play.
Dobeš made five saves during the double whammy and helped keep the scoreless.
He flashed, for example, when finishing Hyman from close range. “That was an intervention!” the commentators went crazy during Dobeš’s intervention.
“I tried to anticipate what they could do, and in the end they did it,” the Czech goalkeeper confided after the match.
“But it wasn’t just about me, the guys in front of me helped me a lot,” modestly added Dobeš, who had a success rate of 96.4 percent.
“He was the best player on the ice at that moment and helped us get started for the rest of the game,” praised Dobeše for his performance in weakening defenseman Michael Matheson.
The 24-year-old goalkeeper caught the 18th match of the year and the eleventh winning one.
Vejmelka has three more wins, and together with Scott Wedgewood from Colorado and Jake Oettinger from Dallas, they rule the NHL statistics.
But Sunday’s match against Pittsburgh didn’t go so well for Vejmelek: he conceded four times out of 16 shots, which was a success rate of 75 percent.
He conceded three times in 16 minutes of play, but his teammates managed to turn the score around 0-3 and won 5-4 in overtime thanks to Dylan Guenther’s goal.
A point for a 2:3 loss after separate raids was won by Philadelphia with another Czech goalkeeper, Daniel Vladař, from the match against Carolina. Vladař eliminated 30 shots, and Andrej Svečnikov matured on him in the shootout.
His Sunday opponent Brandon Bussi is having a great season. The 27-year-old Carolina goalie picked up his ninth straight win and is 11-1 in his rookie season. “I feel good and I’m confident in goal. I feel like when I see the puck, I have a good chance to catch it,” he said.
The main actors of Friday’s trade between Vancouver and Minnesota had a successful debut. Quinn Hughes scored a goal for the Wild in Boston’s 6-2 win. Neither David Pastrňák nor Pavel Zacha scored. Zeev Buium collected a goal and an assist in his first start after moving to Vancouver. He stepped in on the second defensive pairing and managed the Canucks’ 2-1 win.
NHL:
Minnesota – Boston 6:2 (1:0, 2:0, 3:2)
Goals: 29 and 55. Kaprizov, 11. Spurgeon, 33. Hartman, 41. Q. Hughes, 49. Boldy – 51. Steeves, 60. Peeke. Shots on goal: 31:31. Spectators: 18,322. Stars of the match: 1. Q. Hughes, 2. Kaprizov, 3. Hartman (all Minnesota).
Pittsburgh – Utah 4:5 in overtime. (2:0, 1:0, 1:4 – 0:1)
Goals: 1. and 55. Brazeau, 16. Rust, 26. Kindel – 42. and 48. Carcone, 42. Schmidt, 46. Durzi, 61. Guenther. Shots on goal: 16:37. Vejmelka he caught the entire game for Utah, conceding four goals from 16 shots and had a 75 percent save success rate. Spectators: 15,565. Stars of the game: 1. Carcone (Utah), 2. Brazeau (Pittsburgh), 3. Guenther (Utah).
Carolina – Philadelphia 3:2 after sam. raids (2:1, 0:0, 0:1 – 0:0)
Goals: 6. W. Carrier, 16. Hall, deciding sam. raid Svečnikov – 20. Drysdale, 59. Zegras. Shots on goal: 32:26. Ruler he caught the entire match for Philadelphia, conceding two goals from 32 shots and had a save success rate of 93.8 percent. Spectators: 18,125. Game stars: 1. Bussi, 2. Hall, 3. W. Carrier (all Carolina).
New Jersey – Vancouver 1:2 (0:2, 1:0, 0:0)
Goals: 25. L. Hughes – 2. DeBrusk, 7. Buium. Shots on goal: 26:15. Spectators: 13,821. Stars of the match: 1. Demko, 2. Buium (both Vancouver), 3. L. Hughes (New Jersey).
Montreal – Edmonton 4:1 (0:0, 2:0, 2:1)
Goals: 23. Demidov, 32. Veleno, 44. Suzuki, 54. Texier – 53. Hyman. Shots on goal: 27:28. You can finish he caught the entire game for Montreal, conceded one goal from 27 shots and had a save success rate of 96.4 percent. Spectators: 20,962. Stars of the match: 1. Dobeš, 2. Slafkovský, 3. Evans (all Montreal).
Seattle – Buffalo 1:3 (0:1, 1:1, 0:1)
Goals: 33. Stephenson – 18. Östlund, 31. T. Thompson, 60. Benson. Shots on goal: 24:23. Spectators: 17,151. Stars of the game: 1. T. Thompson, 2. Tuch (both Buffalo), 3. Stephenson (Seattle).
