Dobes returns to Canadiens net with five players out in Washington
Montreal faces the Capitals on the second night of a back-to-back, with Matheson among five injured players.
What's newWashington opens a five-game homestand with the Montreal matchup.
Jakub Dobes will return to Montreal's net when the Canadiens visit the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, Oct. 14, with five teammates listed as injured in the NHL's game preview. The game at Capital One Arena starts at 7:30 p.m. ET and opens a five-game homestand for Washington.
The Canadiens will be without goaltender Samuel Montembeault and forwards Ivan Demidov, Oliver Kapanen and Florian Xhekaj, as well as defenceman Mike Matheson. Montembeault, Demidov, Kapanen and Matheson have lower-body injuries; Xhekaj's injury is undisclosed. The NHL says Matheson remains day to day and will miss a second consecutive game, while Xhekaj will miss his third.
Dobes last played on Oct. 6, according to Field Level Media's preview carried by CBS Sports. Jacob Fowler handled the intervening three games and made 13 saves in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over Buffalo.
Washington is expected to start Charlie Lindgren after Logan Thompson played in Tuesday's 4-2 loss at Carolina. The Capitals list Rasmus Sandin with a knee injury, Matt Roy with a lower-body injury and Pierre-Luc Dubois with an illness.
Montreal enters at 3-2-1 and Washington at 3-3-0, as listed in the NHL preview and theScore's matchup page. Neither team held a morning skate after playing Tuesday.
