{"id":645540,"date":"2026-05-03T18:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/645540\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T18:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:05:07","slug":"montreal-canadiens-canadiens-noah-dobson-a-game-time-decision-for-game-7-vs-tampa-bay-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/645540\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens Canadiens\u2019 Noah Dobson a game-time decision for Game 7 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montreal Canadiens<\/a> defenceman Noah Dobson<\/a> is a game-time decision for Sunday\u2019s Game 7 against the Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>, according to head coach Martin St. Louis.<\/p>\n

Dobson will participate in the pre-game warmup before the decision is made.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been a big player for us this year, I\u2019m confident if he plays, he\u2019s going to bring something,\u201d St. Louis said Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Martin St. Louis says Noah Dobson will take pre game warmup tonight and will be a game time decision.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The 25-year-old participated in morning skate on Friday ahead of the Habs\u2019 1-0 loss in Game 6, but did not play.<\/p>\n

Dobson has missed the first six games of the playoffs as well as the final two games of the regular season after suffering a thumb injury on April 11 against the Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>. <\/p>\n

He was injured while blocking a shot that hit his hand. The team announced on April 12 that Dobson would be re-evaluated in two weeks after the injury. <\/p>\n

In his first season with the Canadiens after being acquired in June from the New York Islanders<\/a>, Dobson scored 12 goals with 47 points in 80 games while averaging 22:29 of ice time. <\/p>\n