Rookie sensation Ivan Demidov had a goal and two helpers, leading the visiting Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks Saturday 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.
Pettersson opened 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 a strong presence of vocal Habs fans in red jerseys.
The squad hosts Edmonton Sunday night at Rogers Arena.
Author's summary: Demidov leads Habs to a 4-3 win over Canucks.