Martin St-Louis reveals Canadiens' starting goalie vs. Blackhawks

For the past few games, there has been a lot of movement in the Montreal Canadiens' crease. On Tuesday, Jacob Fowler got the start in a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

This time, Dobes gets the call, and the message is clear.

Renaud Lavoie indicated that Dobes will face Chicago, and it comes after an important win. On Sunday, the 24-year-old Czech goaltender beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1. He stopped 27 shots, in a solid performance.

Here is the press conference:

The Chicago Blackhawks arrive in Montreal without Connor Bedard in uniform.

After a start that generated buzz, Chicago has only three wins in its last ten outings. For the Canadiens, this is the kind of game where you want to impose the tempo right from the opening faceoff.

Thursday's duel is also the last of the season between the two teams. On October 11, Montreal won 3-2 against Chicago in a tight game. Another win would help the Canadiens get back into the playoff picture in the Atlantic Division.

As a group, Montreal especially wants to erase Tuesday's loss, when the offense was limited to a single goal by Alexandre Texier.

Unfortunately, Martin St-Louis is keeping his defenseman day-to-day due to an upper-body injury.

Dobes will have the mission of keeping things simple in front of him, while the rest of the group looks to find goals quickly. The crease rotates, but two points remain two points.