The Montreal Canadiens rallied past the Vancouver Canucks to complete a 4-3 comeback at Rogers Arena on Saturday, with the help of a historic performance from rookie forward Ivan Demidov .

The 19-year-old netted three points in the NHL for the first time, scoring the game-winning goal and assisting on two power-play markers to help Montreal erase a 2-0 deficit, while making history in the process. Demidov has scored nine points in his first ten games, becoming the first Montreal rookie to do so since Stephan Lebeau in 1989-90.

Vancouver struck first, with Elias Pettersson netting his second goal of the season at 4:42 of the first period. He received a pass from Filip Hronek after Conor Garland drew the forechecker in the neutral zone, creating the opening. The Canucks extended thei

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