Demidov's 3 Points Lift Habs to 4-3 Win Over Vancouver Canucks
Rookie sensation Ivan Demidov had a goal and two helpers, leading the visiting Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Other scorers for Montreal included Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Mike Matheson, with goalie Jakub Dobeš making 28 saves to pick up the win. Vancouver's goals came from Elias Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk, and Conor Garland.
Notable performances included Captain Quinn Hughes and Pettersson each dishing out a pair of assists, while Kevin Lankinen stopped 20 of 24 shots and took the loss.
The game started with Pettersson opening the scoring 4:42 into the first period, converting a nice return pass from Filip Hronek for his second goal of the season.
The Canucks outshot the Canadiens 11-4 in the first period, despite the presence of many vocal Habs fans in attendance.
Demidov's goal and two helpers led the Canadiens to victory.
Author's summary: Demidov leads Canadiens to 4-3 win over Canucks.