{"id":599430,"date":"2026-04-12T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/599430\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T16:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:17:08","slug":"noah-dobson-ruled-out-as-canadiens-face-major-blow-before-islanders-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/599430\/","title":{"rendered":"Noah Dobson ruled out as Canadiens face major blow before Islanders game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/658335.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Montreal Canadiens defenseman Noah Dobson (53) waits for a face-off against the New York Islanders during the second period at Bell Centre.\" title=\"Montreal Canadiens defenseman Noah Dobson (53) waits for a face-off against the New York Islanders during the second period at Bell Centre.\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The news is not good today regarding Montreal Canadiens defenseman Noah Dobson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montrealhockeyfanatics.com\/nhl-team\/montreal-canadiens\/noah-dobson-exited-against-the-blue-jackets-as-canadiens-issued-a-concerning-update\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Losing Noah Dobson last night<\/a> was clearly the worst possible news for Martin St-Louis\u2019 group following their tough loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/article\/canadiens-concerned-about-dobson-injury-ahead-of-playoffs\/\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">According to Eric Engels,<\/a> it\u2019s already confirmed. Dobson will officially not be in the lineup tonight against the New York Islanders.<\/p>\n<p>Dobson\u2019s equipment remained in the locker room in Montreal, which does not bode well moving forward, especially seeing how quickly he was ruled out of today\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n<p>No, the defenseman is not traveling to face the New York Islanders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Game 80 of Dobson\u2019s season was meant to be his long-anticipated return to Long Island. Unfortunately, he won\u2019t play it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Eric Engels, Sportsnet<\/p>\n<p>Canadiens face major lineup challenge as Noah Dobson absence forces increased workload and internal adjustments<\/p>\n<p>The visit to Long Island was supposed to mark the player\u2019s big return against his former team.<\/p>\n<p>Missing this special occasion adds even more disappointment to an already very difficult situation.<\/p>\n<p>Forgetting yesterday\u2019s loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets is not easy this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Losing a player of this importance late in the regular season and just days before the playoffs truly complicates preparation.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, the team\u2019s medical staff has a lot on its plate this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Replacing a player of Noah Dobson\u2019s caliber will require a full team effort.<\/p>\n<p>Without him, several Canadiens players will have to log heavy minutes tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Martin St-Louis is facing a complex situation in preparing his group.<\/p>\n<p>Now, all attention turns to Game 1 of the playoffs hoping Dobson will be able to play.<\/p>\n<p>To compensate for this loss, management will need to rely on internal resources.<\/p>\n<p>Several young players on the team will have a great opportunity to prove themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the atmosphere around the Montreal Canadiens remains positive, but a win tonight would certainly be ideal.<\/p>\n<p>Noah Dobson, 26, has recorded 47 points in 79 games this season. He is a 6-foot-4 defenseman who was selected in the first round by the New York Islanders in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n<p>POLL<\/p>\n<p>3 HOURS AGO|291 ANSWERS<\/p>\n<p>Noah Dobson ruled out as Canadiens face major blow before Islanders game<\/p>\n<p>Can the Montreal Canadiens win a playoff round without Noah Dobson?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images The news is not good today regarding Montreal Canadiens defenseman&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[16551,49,48,743,750,448,1530,1531,36547,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-599430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-alexandre-carrier","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-montreal-canadiens","12":"tag-new-york-islanders","13":"tag-nhl","14":"tag-noah-dobson","15":"tag-patrik-laine","16":"tag-playoffs","17":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}