Rookie sensation Ivan Demidov scored a goal and had two assists, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Other goal scorers for Montreal included Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Mike Matheson. Goalie Jakub Dobeš made 28 saves to secure the win.
Vancouver's goals were scored by Elias Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk, and Conor Garland. Captain Quinn Hughes and Pettersson each had two assists, while Kevin Lankinen stopped 20 of 24 shots.
The game started with Pettersson scoring 4:42 into the first period, converting a pass from Filip Hronek. The Canucks outshot the Canadiens 11-4 in the first period.
Pettersson opened the scoring with his second goal of the season.
Author's summary: Demidov leads Habs to win over Canucks.