Another point for Ivan Demidov today

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Things have been going well for Ivan Demidov lately.

The Canadiens’ prospect – prior to today’s game – had collected at least one point in his last four outings, and in his club’s last game, he collected four assists.

Demidov continued his fine form today.

Demidov is gaining in confidence and it really shows on the ice.

He had two great scoring chances in the first period, but couldn’t put the puck in the net.

The first sequence would have been crazy if he’d been able to beat the goalie:

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It finally looks like Roman Rotenberg is starting to understand that he can use his player if he needs to see his club create scoring chances.

I say that because today, Demidov’s playing time was interesting.

He got plenty of ice time:

  • 4:23 in the first period (six appearances)
  • 4:49 second period (five assists)
  • 6:59 in third period (nine appearances)

In the end, Demidov spent a total of 16 minutes and 8 seconds in 20 appearances on the ice, which is no mean feat.

Oh, and the Habs prospect also picked up an assist on his team’s 4th goal. He contributed to his team’s 5-2 victory over HK Spartak Moscow:

At just 18 years of age, Ivan Demidov now has 16 points (five goals) in 20 games this season with SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL.

And in all this, there was a more difficult sequence for him offensively, because his coach wasn’t using him in the right way.

But he’s back on track, and that’s good news.

Extension

Tony DeAngelo picked up another assist in his club’s victory.

He now has 17 points in just 12 games with his new team.

The defenseman has been having fun since he joined SKA!