Canadiens goaltending steadies, Buffalo's falters as Montreal wins Game 5
Montreal goaltender Jakub Dobes steadied after giving up three goals on three consecutive shots and Buffalo ended up making a goalie change.
The Colorado Avalanche turned momentum around in their last game with a goalie change. The Montreal Canadiens showed on Thursday, March 14, that being patient with a goaltending performance can also be beneficial. Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes gave up three goals on three consecutive shots in a wild first period and coach Martin St.
Louis stuck with him. He steadied and stopped every shot afterward to lead the Canadiens to a 6-3 victory and a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven second-round series against the Buffalo Sabres . And now the Sabres are the team concerned about their goaltending.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was pulled after two periods in which he gave up five goals on 23 shots. He was replaced by Alex Lyon. Dobes, trailing 3-2, made a save on a Tage Thompson breakaway early in the second period.
Luukkonen gave up goals to Josh Anderson, Jake Evans and Nick Suzuki to fall behind 5-3. The goalie allowed an Ivan Demidov shot to squeeze through his pads before Evans poked in the puck. Lyon gave up a power play goal to Demidov, the first goal of the playoffs for the rookie of the year finalist.