Habs Daily: Amazing Demidov Highlights, Montembeault Rebounds

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Tuesday.

Montreal Canadiens News

Top prospect Ivan Demidov put on a show on Tuesday, as SKA beat Lokomotiv 5-2. The 19-year-old phenom scored one of his nicest goals of the season, which is saying something because he’s becoming a human highlight-reel.

His goal featured a fantastic drive to the net that left defenders in his dust, not to mention the presence of mind by Demidov to use his left leg to block a last moment desperation stick check.

He also made an excellent pass to assist on Sergei Plotnikov’s game-opening powerplay goal.

With the two-point effort, Demidov now has 16 goals and 21 assists in 45 games, which is even more impressive when you consider he spent a significant portion of the season in the bottom-six, receiving minimal ice time.

Speaking of Russian prospects, Bogdan Konyushkov is still logging a ridiculously impressive amount of ice time for Torpedo.

Bogdan Konyushkov is the first player this season to record 30:00+ TOI in a single game (30:44). pic.twitter.com/ChVtQ5HyJt

— KHL (@khl_eng) January 20, 2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning were the better team on Tuesday night, but veteran netminder Samuel Montembeault put on a show, stopping 33 of the 35 shots sent his way, including 19 (!) high-danger saves.

A late-game push, including goals from Juraj Salfkovsky, Alex Newhook, and Jake Evans rewarded Montembeault for his solid work, and secured yet another impressive comeback win for the Habs. [Habs Highlights: Montembeault Shines In Big Comeback Win]

Cat Toffoli, Julie Petry, and Angela Price discussed the Canadiens’ exciting run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final.

It was a fun little reunion with Angela Price for our first podcast episode of Never Offside w Julie & Cat @ home. We touched on the magic of the 2021 season in MTL, superstitions & much more. Appreciate the support ❤️❤️❤️https://t.co/CJeFEjXRq5 pic.twitter.com/AMrQvznMHg

— Cat (Belanger) Toffoli (@catbtoffoli) January 22, 2025

Patrick Laine was taken aback by the immediate support from Montreal Canadiens fans.

We just love you Patty 🫶🏻

🎥 : @spittinchiclets pic.twitter.com/tAQ3RgFGDa

— Alex Jodoin (@colegoalfield) January 21, 2025

National Hockey Now Network

The Penguins are off Tuesday, but their resounding win over the LA Kings Monday did just enough to revive their faint playoff hopes and give them a chance to soldier forward. [Pittsburgh Penguins]

Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan’s approach to playing younger players is evident in the words he chooses to describe his plans for them. [Detroit Red Wings]

The Vegas Golden Knights are in a slump. They’ve dropped four games in a row and have lost six of their last seven. Bruce Cassidy isn’t concerned about the recent string of lost games. He’s frustrated, sure, but not concerned. He knows just as well as anyone that this losing streak isn’t indicative of their play as a whole. [Vegas Golden Knights]