Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks
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Demidov has goal and 2 assists, Canadiens rally to beat Canucks 4-3
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.
Canucks: Host Edmonton on Sunday night.
Regular Season SeriesMTL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:42 | Elias Pettersson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Hronek (5), Conor Garland (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:43 | Jake DeBrusk Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (5), Elias Pettersson (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:03 | Nick Suzuki Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (6), Juraj Slafkovský (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:50 | Juraj Slafkovský Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (7), Lane Hutson (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:19 | Mike Matheson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (3), Zachary Bolduc (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:09 | Ivan Demidov Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (4), Oliver Kapanen (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:13 | Conor Garland Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Elias Pettersson (5), Quinn Hughes (6) |
Statistics
 MTL |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Pettersson, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 14 |
| Teddy Blueger, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 8 |
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 6 |
| Derek Forbort, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Montembeault, G | Out | Dec 16 |
| Mike Matheson, D | Out | Dec 16 |
