Ivan Demidov's rookie success with the Montreal Canadiens comes as a result of a life-changing decision his parents made 13 years ago.

Putting Ivan Demidov on the Montreal Canadiens' top power-play unit has been obvious since training camp. Derek Cain / Getty Images VANCOUVER — There might be nothing more political in an NHL dressing ...

While the Montreal Canadiens didn’t play a perfect game, far from it, against the Carolina Hurricanes, despite their 5-2 win, the game allowed us to see how rookie Ivan Demidov reacts to provocation.

It’s only been 6 regular-season + 5 playoff games into Ivan Demidov’s NHL career, but one thing that has become evident is that he performs better when he has the Bell Centre crowd behind him. For ...

Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis was asked about the relatively low ice time given to rookie Ivan Demidov, who is currently second in rookie scoring, with 19 points in 24 games. His ...

Demidov potted a power-play goal early in the second period that tied the game 1-1. It was the rookie's 18th snipe of the season in 78 games (61 points). Demidov continues to lead all NHL rookie ...

On Monday night, well-known hockey data guru Byron Bader tweeted a chart to show that Montreal Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov is in fact 2 years ahead of schedule when it comes to developing into a ...

Demidov scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Avalanche. Demidov has two goals and four helpers over his last six games, and this tally helped him bounce back from the end of his ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ivan Demidov had a goal and two assists and the Montreal Canadiens rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday. Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky and Mike ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ivan Demidov broke a tie with 7:20 left, Jacob Fowler made 32 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Wednesday night for their third ...