Overview
- Montreal beat Vancouver 4-3 at Rogers Arena after erasing a 2-0 deficit.
- Rookie Ivan Demidov had three points, including the game-winning goal late in the third period.
- Jakub Dobes started for the Canadiens and improved to 5-0-0 to open the season.
- Nick Suzuki extended his scoring streak to nine games as Montreal netted two power-play goals.
- The Canucks completed the Lukas Reichel trade and had multiple regulars out, with Jonathan Lekkerimaki sidelined 2–3 weeks, Teddy Blueger roughly two weeks away, and Derek Forbort week-to-week.