Canadiens cushion Jakub Dobes after goalie holds back tears, taking blame for Habs' OT loss to Devils

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes fought back tears while taking full responsibility for the 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

Dobes entered the game with an unbeaten 5-0-0 record. He made 24 saves (.857 SV%) and kept the Habs alive through a lopsided third period. Jack Hughes ended it with a breakaway goal 1:23 into overtime.

After the game, Jakub Dobes said the team played well but that his effort fell short in securing the win:

"Played good enough to win. Just not good enough from my side. I don't know. Really hard. Yeah. This is a tough one...I mean, it just sucks. Last year it was not enough. It happened last year, it happened this year. We lose to those guys in overtime. So, just disappointed in myself. That's pretty much it."

Despite taking the blame, coach Martin St. Louis came out in support of the young netminder. He said:

"Everybody handles situations differently, and he took it hard; it's probably a big reason why he's at this level, he's probably demanding of himself... We'll talk to Dobs, he's played really well for us."

Dobes has posted a 6-0-1 record with 171 saves, a 1.97 GAA, and a .930 save percentage through seven starts this season.

New Jersey Devils win 10th of the season after defeating Montreal Canadiens in OT

On Thursday, the New Jersey Devils secured their 10th win of the season after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime at Prudential Center.

Cody Glass opened the scoring for the Devils, putting them ahead 1-0 just 1:53 into the opening period. Kirby Dach tied it 1-1 for the Canadiens at 2:59. In the second period, Ondrej Palat was the lone scorer, increasing the Devils’ lead to 2-1 heading into the third period.

Jake Evans tied it 2-2 for the Habs just 59 seconds into the third. At 10:33, Oliver Kapanen made it 3-2 for Montreal. With less than two minutes remaining in the game, Timo Meier made it 3-3 for the New Jersey Devils. Jesper Bratt scored the winner at 1:33 of overtime.

The Habs play the Utah Mammoth next on Saturday.

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Edited by Abhishek Dilta