Montréal Canadiens · #93 · Right wing

Ivan Demidov

Age 20 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 192 lb · Born Sergiyev Posad, RUS

Drafted 2024, #5 overall by Montréal

Next game · Thu 8 Octvs Nashville · 7:00 PM ET2 P in the last 2 vs NSH
40+ goals 24%Markets →
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Games22026-27 · missed 1 Small sample
Goals1T-4th on MTL
Assists1T-5th on MTL
Points2T-5th on MTL
P / GP1.00T-52nd in the NHL
Shots425.0% shooting
TOI / GP15:379th on MTL

2025-262025-26: 82 games, 19-43-62, 0.76 points per game Season detail →

Ivan Demidov has 2 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 62 points in 82 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

2 points in 2 games for the 20th-placed Montréal

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Points / GP1.0084th
Goals / 601.9283rd
Assists / 601.9277th
Shooting %25.0%77th
Shots / GP2.0069th
Ice time15:3756th
Hits345th
PP points036th
Takeaways027th
Penalty differential−118th
Blocked shots012th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points2T-5th on MTL
Points per game1.00T-52nd in NHL
Goals1T-67th in NHL
Assists1T-5th on MTL
Shooting %25.0%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time15:379th on MTL
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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Montréal's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:57
Power play2:41
Shorthanded0:00
Total15:37

19.5 shifts a game, averaging 48 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on MTL
PP assists0T-3rd on MTL
PP points0T-4th on MTL · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-4th on MTL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Montréal total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every MTL PPG
PP TOI share66.8%of MTL PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-2nd on MTL
Overtime goals0T-1st on MTL
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals1
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0
2nd0
3rd1
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0
Leading0
Trailing1

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 1 came with Montréal trailing.

Assists

Primary0 · 0%
Secondary1 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.84
Goals / 601.92
Shots / 607.7
ES points / 604.642 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot5 att · 1 G
Wing7 att · 0 G
Point0 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

12 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.4272nd
Goals1
Goals vs expected+0.6
Unblocked attempts6
xG per attempt.072
ixG per 600.83

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 86th percentile of forwards: 85.39 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Defensive-zone time32.7%94th
Offensive-zone time48.7%92nd
Hardest shot, mph85.3986th
Average shot, mph60.870th
Distance / 60, mi9.7349th
90+ mph shots048th
22+ mph bursts041st
20+ mph bursts227th
Top speed, mph20.4517th
Distance skated, mi5.115th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.45Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph85.39Forward average 74.7
Distance skated5.1 mi2.65 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts41.2%11.8% defensive · 47.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

48.7%All situations32.7%
43.8%Even strength36.1%
73.3%Power play15.9%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 20.45@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 01:05
  2. 20.24@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 07:12
  3. 19.11@TOR29 Sep · 1st 06:44
  4. 18.82@PIT3 Oct · 2nd 03:58
  5. 18.81@TOR29 Sep · 1st 11:07
  6. 18.79@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 01:36
  7. 18.75@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 12:40
  8. 18.67@PIT3 Oct · OT 01:05

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph2 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph9 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 85.39@PIT3 Oct · 1st 11:38
  2. 82.78@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 17:53
  3. 74.00@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 16:42
  4. 72.92@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 01:38
  5. 66.14@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 07:46
  6. 44.72@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 07:17
  7. 33.20@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 19:16
  8. 26.90@TOR29 Sep · 1st 18:59

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph2 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph2 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.65@PIT3 Oct · 16:03 TOI
  2. 2.42@TOR29 Sep · 15:11 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.53 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-14th on MTL
Giveaways1
TK / GV ratio0.00
Hits3T-12th on MTL
Blocked shots0T-16th on MTL

Discipline

Penalty minutes2
Minors1
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Nashville, a point in one of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
28 Mar 2026@NSHW 4-11122+316:11
16 Oct 2025vsNSHW 3-2 OT0003+217:13

Prediction markets

24% for the 40+ goals

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

40+ goals2026-27 regular season24%—36¢Not listedNot listed

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Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 65.9 points per $1M of cap hit, 2nd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$941K0.9% of the $104M ceiling
Term3 yearsYear 3 of 3
Expires2026-27RFA at 21
Cap value$2.8MCap hit × 3 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.


With Montréal

Three seasons · 2024-25 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

Nick Suzuki sets him up more than anyone

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who sets him up

Nick Suzuki1
Lane Hutson1

Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points6694th for Montréal
Goals2195th
Assists4582nd
Games played86183rd
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Three seasons, all with the Canadiens

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2024-25MTL21121.0020.0%
2025-26MTL821943620.7615.0%
2026-27MTL10000.000.0%
Career852044640.7515.0%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2024Montréal · round 1From SKA Saint Petersburg Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.)#5

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · MTL points

Games24
Goals3
Points110.46 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct