Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks

· National Hockey League

7-3-0

Final
4 - 3

4-5-0

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.

Up next Canadiens: At Seattle on Tuesday night.

Canucks: Host Edmonton on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

MTL leads series 1-0

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)