The Canadiens were in Calgary tonight to take on the Flames, with Jakub Dobes in goal and Joshua Roy playing his first game of the season for the Canadiens. Kirby Dach (injured) and Mark Del Gaizo were in the stands, and there was also a lineup of three Quebecers on the ice.
Tonight
composition#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/rv7iDYerw5– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) October 23, 2025
From the beginning, the old Flames arena was the talk of the town because the lights weren't doing their job.
The lights in the Saddledome are half dimmed, but the show must go on. Calgary's new skating rink couldn't come sooner. pic.twitter.com/3THVhUiogQ
– Spittin' Chiclets (@spittin'chiclets) October 23, 2025
It's hard to watch.
There's a puck there. I swear. Likely. pic.twitter.com/WtJzgFwR6I– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) October 23, 2025
Of course, as an early bird who already had to go to bed because of today's game, I was very much happy with the game delay. In fact, I was as happy as Martin Saint-Louis.
Martin Saint-Louis likes this delay… pic.twitter.com/gUs9BLRivW
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) October 23, 2025
French power play. “Looks like the gate lights are working, Elle” made me laugh. It's nice to see comments like this on social media when it's harmless.
The gate lights seem to be working
only ok#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/JB7P43Zvj3– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) October 23, 2025
In the second period, the Habs did what they always do: they took their foot off the gas pedal. Martin St. Louis' men had a much tougher time on the ice, but fortunately for them, Jakub Dobes was in great shape. He made several saves for his teammates midway through the period. He and Dustin Wolf had a great fight, I must say. ThatTruth. But at some point, the Canadiens goalie simply couldn't do it all and gave up early in the third game.Noah Dobson already looked better. content advertising
]A rough turnover by Dobson led to Klapka's goal. Tie game. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/7tXa0PaKjP
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) October 23, 2025
When the score was 1:1 at the end of the third match, both teams decided to play in overtime. That's exactly what happened: at the 60th minute the score was 37-27 in favor of the Flames. Neither goalkeeper deserved to lose that game: those who saw the game saw how dangerous many of the shots were.In the end, Noah Dobson's mistake didn't hurt the Habs too much and they found a way to win. In overtime, the Habs controlled the drive from start to finish. And Ivan Demidov set the table with a great performance from Mike Matheson, who scored the winning goal on the only shot of the extra period.
Ivan Demidov catches all the defenders and then waits for Mike Matheson to get into an ideal scoring position.
Habs win 2-1. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/TbEVLQn2tr– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) October 23, 2025
Final score: 2-1 in favor of the Habs in overtime. The Canadiens' next game is tomorrow night in Edmonton. In the next few hours the club will hit the road and Samuel Montembault will be at the gate. Will Kirby Duch be there?
'extension'
– Jakub Dobes was attacked by the Flames, but the guys were close.
Ryan Lomberg “accidentally on purpose” tries to hit Jakub Dobes
[image or embed]– /r/Hubs (@habsonreddit.bsky.social) October 22, 2025 at 10:09 pm
– In the first period, the Habs power play worked. But are you overall satisfied with what you're seeing on the power play – Jakub Dobs… Zachary Bolduc… Oliver Kapanen… Mike Matheson… Noah Dobson… the guys will have to be more disciplined next time. #Fines– Zachary Bolduc has scored in every away game, but not yet at home. He did it tonight in front of J.F. Pose, but he hasn't done it… in his home country this season.
