The same scenario repeats: the Canadiens have (again) defeated an NHL powerhouse.

For the second time in less than a week, the Canadiens faced the Dallas Stars. After a loss in a shootout last Saturday at the Bell Centre, the CH had the chance to take revenge in Dallas.

For the occasion, it was Jakub Dobes who was in goal for the team.

Here is the Canadiens’ lineup:

On the Stars’ side, Jake Oettinger was in goal for a lineup that includes several injured players.

Here is the home team’s lineup:

We saw action quickly at the start of the game. In fact, it didn’t even take four minutes for the first goal of the match to be scored.

However, it was the Stars who scored, courtesy of Jason Robertson (and a defensive sequence from the CH that will not go down in history).

That said, we have seen for a few weeks that the Canadiens are combative… and they proved it again less than a minute after the Stars’ goal.

A beautiful sequence by Cole Caufield allowed Juraj Slafkovský to tie the score.

It calmed down afterwards, the score was 1-1 after 20 minutes.

In the second period, during a Stars power play, Joel Armia found himself without a stick after giving his to Alexandre Carrier.

However, this did not prevent the Finn from being useful defensively. An impressive effort on his part.

However, it should be noted that in the second period, no goals were scored… and this was notably thanks to the brilliance of Jakub Dobes.

The young goaltender of the CH was dominant during the first 40 minutes of the match.

After 40 minutes, the score was still 1-1.

In the third, the CH continued to fight in a tightly contested game… and once again, Lane Hutson created something offensively.

The defenseman took a shot on goal that was redirected by Alex Newhook… before ending up in the Stars’ net. Suddenly, the CH took the lead in this match.

The Stars had a few good chances to tie the score, but Dobes and the CH held strong.

Joel Armia sealed the score in an empty net.

Final score: 3-1 Montreal

The Canadiens will return to action Saturday night, as they will be back at home to face the Maple Leafs. This will be the first game of a back-to-back.

Overtime

– Once again tonight, the Canadiens demonstrated that they are capable of being competitive against any NHL team. The games are repeating themselves for the club… and for the first time in years, this is a good thing.

– The CH really beat a hot team tonight. This is only their second loss in 10 games for the Stars, who are having a dream season.

– Joel Armia was possibly the best player for the Canadiens tonight. He was everywhere on the ice, and he greatly deserved to score the insurance goal in an empty net. He is well-paid at $3.4M per season, but when Armia plays with confidence, he is quite a hockey player.

– This group is really tight-knit. Look at the team’s reaction when the Stars got a bit too close to Jakub Dobes for the CH’s liking.

– Speaking of Dobes, he stopped 32 of the 33 shots from the Stars tonight. He is really, really solid, the kid.

– I don’t know if we will ever say it enough that Lane Hutson is special… but once again tonight, it is thanks to him that the Canadiens got two points. He now has 10 points in his last six games… and he has 25 points in his last 23 games.