<p><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations">Montreal Canadiens’</a> goaltender Jakub Dobes was emotional when speaking with reporters following a 4-3 overtime loss to the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/line-combinations">New Jersey Devils</a> Thursday night. </p>



<p>The 24-year-old allowed four goals on 28 shots, including a Jesper Bratt backhand that slipped between the five-hole off a breakaway 93 seconds into overtime. It was the Czech netminder’s first loss of any kind this season. </p>


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<p>“We played good enough to win, just not good enough from my side,” Dobes told reporters. “I don’t know, (it’s) really hard.” </p>



<p>One reporter asked if there was any specific reason why Dobes, playing in just his 23rd career NHL game, was so disappointed with the result. </p>



<p>“I mean, it just sucks. It happened last year … losing to (the Devils) in OT, so (I’m) just disappointed in myself,” he said, referring to a 4-3 overtime loss against New Jersey <a href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/202501250MTL.html">from January 2025</a> that saw Dobes stop 40 shots in a losing effort. </p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="159"></div>



<p>When asked if he takes the loss personally, he immediately responded: “Yeah.” </p>



<p>Dobes now possesses a <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/stats/goalies?year=2026&amp;season=regular">6-0-1 record</a> with a .920 save percentage (SV%) with a 2.25 goals against average (GAA). In 23 career NHL games, Dobes is 13-4-4 with a .912 SV% and 2.58 GAA. </p>



<p>Taken in the fifth round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Dobes spent parts of three seasons with the AHL’s Laval Rocket, where he compiled a 33-21-7 record with a .906 SV% and 2.82 GAA in 65 appearances. </p>



<p>Before turning professional, Dobes spent two seasons with the NCAA’s Ohio State Buckeyes, where he played 75 games and posted a 42-28-5 record with a .926 SV% and 2.29 GAA. In his rookie campaign, he was named to the Big Ten’s First All-Star Team, its co-winner for Rookie of the Year and the conference’s Best Goaltender. </p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="144"></div>



<p>The Canadiens are now 9-3-2 with 20 points through their first 14 games of the 2025-26 season, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/standings/2025/division">first in the Atlantic Division</a> and the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/standings/2025/league">fourth-best record in the NHL</a>. Their <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/nhl-weekly-schedule">next game is Saturday</a> when they host the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/utah-mammoth/line-combinations">Utah Mammoth</a>. </p>



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