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Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks

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Demidov has goal and 2 assists, Canadiens rally to beat Canucks 4-3

Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Highlights

Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky and Mike Matheson also scored to help Montreal improve to 7-3-0. Jakub Dobes stopped 28 shots.

Elias Pettersson had a goal and two assists for Vancouver. Conor Garland had a goal and an assist, and Jake DeBrusk also scored.

The Canucks have lost three straight.

Suzuki pulled Montreal to 2-1 with 4:47 left in the second on a power play, extending his point streak to nine games (two goals, 11 assists).

Slafkovsky followed with a power-play goal of his own early in the third, and Matheson put the Canadiens in front at 8:19.

Garland capped the scoring with his 300th NHL point.

Up next Canadiens: At Seattle on Tuesday night.

Canucks: Host Edmonton on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

MTL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:42 Elias Pettersson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Hronek (5), Conor Garland (6)
Goal 2nd Period 6:43 Jake DeBrusk Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (5), Elias Pettersson (4)
Goal 2nd Period 15:03 Nick Suzuki Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (6), Juraj Slafkovský (1)
Goal 3rd Period 1:50 Juraj Slafkovský Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (7), Lane Hutson (8)
Goal 3rd Period 8:19 Mike Matheson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (3), Zachary Bolduc (2)
Goal 3rd Period 11:09 Ivan Demidov Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (4), Oliver Kapanen (3)
Goal 3rd Period 16:13 Conor Garland Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Elias Pettersson (5), Quinn Hughes (6)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMTL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originVAN
17 Blocked Shots 15
16 Hits 20
2 Takeaways 3
24 Shots 31
2 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
66.7 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
38 Faceoffs Won 23
62.3 Faceoff Win Percent 37.7
14 Giveaways 14
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Conor Garland, RW Out Nov 29
Thatcher Demko, G Injured Reserve Nov 24
Teddy Blueger, C Injured Reserve Nov 19
Filip Chytil, C Injured Reserve Nov 16
Derek Forbort, D Injured Reserve Oct 28
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jayden Struble, D Out Nov 29
Kirby Dach, C Injured Reserve Nov 23
Alex Newhook, C Injured Reserve Nov 17
Patrik Laine, RW Injured Reserve Nov 17
Kaiden Guhle, D Injured Reserve Nov 14

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,846 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 16 7 34 2
Boston 15 12 30 0
Montreal 13 8 29 3
Ottawa 12 8 28 4
Detroit 13 11 28 2
Florida 12 11 25 1
Toronto 11 11 25 3
Buffalo 10 11 24 4

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 15 8 31 1
Los Angeles 11 6 29 7
Vegas 10 6 28 8
Seattle 11 7 28 6
San Jose 12 10 27 3
Edmonton 11 10 27 5
Vancouver 10 13 22 2
Calgary 9 14 21 3
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