Rookie sensation Ivan Demidov had a goal and two helpers, leading the visiting Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.
Other scorers for Montreal (7-3-0) included Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Mike Matheson, with goalie Jakub Dobeš making 28 saves to pick up the win. Vancouver (4-5-0) saw goals 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. Pettersson opened the scoring with his second goal of the season.
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Author's summary: Demidov leads Habs to win.