Jakub Dobes made 32 saves and Alex Newhook scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 road win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday.
Juraj Slafkovsky and Joel Armia scored for the Canadiens and Nick Suzuki had two assists.
The Canadiens are on a six-game point streak (5-0-1) and are 11-2-1 in their last 14 games. The Habs’ streak includes an 8-2-0 record in their last 10 road games.
Dobes stopped 32 of 33 shots, continuing the dream start to his rookie season. The goaltender is 4-0-0 with a spectacular .963 save percentage in his first four NHL games, all on the road.
With the score tied 1-1 at 9:15 of the third period, Newhook deflected Lane Hutson’s shot into the crease that Jake Oettinger had blocked. The goal stood after a video review, as officials confirmed Newhook had not committed a high-stick violation on the play.
Hutson earned an assist, giving the rookie defenseman 10 points (one goal, nine assists) in a six-game point streak.
Oettinger stopped 21 of 23 shots for the Stars, who lost for the second time in their last 10 games (8-2-0).
Jason Robertson scored the Stars’ lone goal, giving Dallas an early lead at 3:50 of the first period. Dobes stopped Evgenii Dadonov’s initial shot, but Robertson was in position to deposit the rebound into the open net.
Just 47 seconds later, the Canadiens got the equalizer. Cole Caufield carried the puck into the Stars’ zone and then sent a nice backhand pass to Slafkovsky for a shot.
Both teams had several good chances during a scoreless second period, and Dobes had to be particularly alert given Dallas’ 15-9 shot advantage. Dobes’ big period included a pair of big stops on Wyatt Johnston, as well as another impressive stop on Logan Stankoven’s breakaway.
The Stars also outscored Montreal 11-4 in the third period, but Dobes held firm. Armia cemented the win with an empty-net goal with 17 seconds left.