NHL Weekly: Dobes the hero for Montreal, 31 overtimes for the Kings across season

[h2]Most productive player[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hughes-jack/nNIFwLLH/"]Jack Hughes[/a] dominated the Canadian scoring over the past seven days, as he was the only one to collect nine points (4+5). [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-jersey-devils/Kh0O591A/"]New Jersey[/a]'s biggest star shone in particular with a five-point performance against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-capitals/UND9nmoG/"]Washington[/a], scoring two goals and three assists.[/p][p]Six other players are one point behind Hughes, including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/crosby-sidney/UTbIZpKC/"]Sidney Crosby[/a] (1+7). [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rakell-rickard/8SsMqZsT/"]Rickard Rakell[/a] has also impressed, with seven accurate hits in five games.[/p][embed guid="6ef97ef6-ae8e-4482-99f8-4dc2f0ec2494" url="https://x.com/BR_OpenIce/status/2040591736334930390" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Goaltender of the week & Czech of the week[/h2][p]Only a trio of goaltenders managed to pick up three wins last week, but the Czech goaltender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dobes-jakub/0W5FnU82/"]Jakub Dobes[/a] had the best numbers as he led [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/montreal-canadiens/nu2G7VWc/"]Montreal[/a] to the play-offs. The native of Ostrava took 110 shots in the three games, but only five of them were allowed behind his back and his save percentage was 95.5%.[/p][p]Dobes continued his great performance from the previous week, as his shot success rate never dropped below 92% in the last seven games. On the contrary, it has surpassed the 95% mark four times. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vejmelka-karel/4UyylGIE/"]Karel Vejmelka[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vladar-daniel/AqbXiQ8C/"]Daniel Vladar[/a] also experienced the feeling of victory twice, but neither of them reached 90% success rate.[/p][embed guid="5bbc3136-0ff8-44bb-bf78-61dea6af6604" url="https://x.com/Sportsnet/status/2040608046842253462" social-type="twitter" /][p]Other hockey players also represented the Czech team in the NHL. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/necas-martin/lMcuOznA/"]Martin Necas[/a] of Colorado scored five points, especially in the duel with Calgary (9:2), where he recorded a goal and two assists. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pastrnak-david/dnZgEHz4/"]David Pastrňák[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hronek-filip/xztP4JN0/"]Filip Hronk[/a] had the same number of points, both recording five assists.[/p][p]Despite the good productivity, the Vancouver defenseman finished with seven negative points, which together with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rossi-marco/EesZL0iF/"]Marco Rossi[/a] is the worst record in the whole league.[/p][p]It is also worth mentioning the performance of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chmelar-jaroslav/z513gMNO/"]Jaroslav Chmellar[/a], who, although he didn't get as much ice time (averaging just over 11 minutes), still scored three more points (1+2) and finished with three positive plus/minus stats.[/p][h2]Highlight of the week[/h2][p]The champions from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/florida-panthers/fc1eq8Pp/"]Florida[/a] will not make the play-offs. The Panthers have won the Stanley Cup the last two years and advanced to the finals three times in a row, but this time they lost that chance in early April. Florida is only the third team in NHL history to miss the play-offs after two straight titles.[/p][p]Before that, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-red-wings/dnJdmCF0/"]Detroit[/a] (1937/38) and Montreal (1969/70) failed to do so. Coach Paul Maurice once again had a great team at his disposal, as virtually the entire team stayed together. It should be added, however, that the club was struggling with a large number of injured players, including the most important mainstays.[/p][embed guid="c415b948-ab85-456e-bb01-95072337705d" url="https://x.com/TSN_Sports/status/2040583718218223717" social-type="twitter" /][p]Captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barkov-aleksander/KCA1r9X3/"]Barkov[/a] was injured over the summer and did not play at all. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tkachuk-matthew/fcgSUij4/"]Tkachuk[/a] has only played 30 games so far, and defenseman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jones-seth/WzAPZ1z0/"]Seth Jones[/a] and forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marchand-brad/zDWpAiQ9/"]Brad Marchand[/a] have also missed a high number of games. And other stars such as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reinhart-sam/v9aXowSM/"]Sam Reinhart[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lundell-anton/zTGkWBJP/"]Anton Lundell[/a] have also been missing frequently. Suddenly, the strength and quality of the team was significantly weaker.[/p][h2]Stats of the week[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/crosby-sidney/UTbIZpKC/"]Sidney Crosby[/a] is playing his 21st season, after which he will average more than a point per game. He improved his own record. After missing 12 regular season games, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-penguins/AkN0nWU6/"]Pittsburgh[/a] captain can play a maximum of 70, but he already has 72 points.[/p][p]In addition, he has moved ahead of Steve Yzerman into seventh place in the NHL's historical scoring. He currently has 1,759 points (654+1,105) and is only 12 points behind sixth-place Marcel Dionne (1,771). Ron Francis (1798) is currently in fifth place, so he could soon attack his performance as well.[/p][embed guid="c79102c0-19c0-4daf-9b13-eeb840119575" url="https://x.com/PenguinsPR/status/2040877585442173091" social-type="twitter" /][p]The next major feat took place a "generation" down. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/celebrini-macklin/I7wgduSQ/"]Macklin Celebrini[/a] registered two goals and an assist in a game against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-louis-blues/KSAayVoi/"]St. Louis[/a], becoming the sixth teenager in NHL history to reach the 100-point mark in a single season. The 19-year-old broke the milestone with two points in the first period.[/p][p]He then capped the 100-point scoring with a power-play goal on a Dalibor Dvorsky suspension. Only five players before him had done it: Sidney Crosby (twice), Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Dale Hawerchuk and Jimmy Carson. Celebrini currently has 106 points (41+65).[/p][embed guid="063984a3-d736-4c31-89b9-dfc7ee3ddef8" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2040640014128664646" social-type="twitter" /][h2]From social media[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-kings/CIDo8i2o/"]Los Angeles[/a] set a new NHL record by playing 31 overtime games in a single season. The Californian team is still fighting to make the play-offs and currently has 81 points. That's the same number as the eighth-place [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nashville-predators/QV0K6kn4/"]Nashville[/a].[/p][p]It is between these teams that the last spot in the West could be decided. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-jose-sharks/E588Co9j/"]San Jose[/a] will also want to get involved, so the end of the regular season promises to be a dramatic one.[/p][embed guid="d411a27e-502c-400f-b843-31e9d7c6e99c" url="https://x.com/TSN_Sports/status/2040638832601661949" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Photo of the week[/h2][p]For the first time since the 2010-11 season, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/buffalo-sabres/UobjtMIP/"]the Buffalo Sabres[/a] will make the play-offs, and the club's official X social media account enjoyed the moment with this edited photo. After years of drought, the rain is finally coming in the form of participation among the league's best teams.[/p][p]The Sabres have already reached the 100-point mark, which they last did in 2009-10. The organisation record is 113 points, but Buffalo won't reach that number again. However, they can still contend to be the best team in the Eastern Conference.[/p][embed guid="f7cd48d4-22b7-4bd8-9c2e-2d96ea5c5176" url="https://x.com/BuffaloSabres/status/2040507354463011253" social-type="twitter" /]