HC Montreal Canadiens defeated Vancouver Canucks in the NHL match=

The Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. The match took place on January 12 in Montreal and ended with a score of 6:3.

Alexander Carrie scored a double for the winners (22 minutes and 25), Noah Dobson (19), Mike Matheson (41), Juraj Slafkowski (42) and Oliver Kapanen (47) also scored goals. Elias Pettersson (12), Evander Kane (22) and Max Sasson (30) scored for Vancouver.

Montreal's Russian striker Ivan Demidov became the third star of the match, giving three assists. In 46 games of the 2025/26 season, he scored 39 points (10 goals and 29 assists), which allows him to lead the list of scorers among NHL rookies.

Montreal won for the fourth time in the last five matches, while Vancouver suffered its seventh defeat in a row.

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