Overview
- Head coach Martin St. Louis said after Sunday’s morning skate that Dobson will take warmups and the team will decide his status before puck drop.
- Dobson has been out since April 11 after a puck struck his glove against Columbus, resulting in a thumb injury listed as upper body.
- The 26-year-old logged 22:29 per game this season with 12 goals and 47 points, handled penalty-kill minutes, and often drew top matchups next to Mike Matheson.
- Montreal has only one healthy right-shot defender, pushing Lane Hutson and Arber Xhekaj to their off side, so Dobson’s return would rebalance pairings.
- The first-round series has been razor tight with all six games decided by one goal, and Tampa Bay forced Game 7 with a 1-0 overtime win on Friday.