VANCOUVER - Ivan Demidov scored and notched a pair of assists, and the Montreal Canadiens staged a third-period comeback to down the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday.

Montreal (7-3-0) fell behind 2-0 midway through the second period before captain Nick Suzuki sparked the resurgence with a power-play goal that extended his point streak to nine games (two goals, 11 assists).

Juraj Slafkovsky followed with a power-play goal of his own early in the third before Mike Matheson scored at the 8:19 mark to give the Habs the lead.

Demidov added another tally, Alexandre Carrier contributed two assists, and goalie Jakub Dobes stopped 28 of the 31 shots he faced.

Elias Pettersson scored and had two assists and Conor Garland registered one of each for the Canucks (4-5-0).

Vancouver also got a goal

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