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Ivan Demidov is a 20-year-old right wing for the Montréal Canadiens. Selected 5th overall by MTL in the 2024 NHL Draft. Born in Sergiyev Posad, RUS. At 20, Ivan is among the younger players in the league.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 1 goals and 1 assists for 2 points in 2 games. He averages 1.00 points per game on 15:37 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 34–78 pts
MIXED — 64th percentile at R, 56% hit rate (82 GP, 2025-26)
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Ivan's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
35
Current: 1
Assists
35
Current: 1
Points
70
Current: 2
Solid middle-six production projected. Range of 36-110 points most likely, with breakout potential toward 150.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Ivan was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 2 games, 19 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
56.9 vs 57.3 lg
44th percentile
Quality of teammates
— vs 56.8 lg
—th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Ivan takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
6
Goals vs expected
1 vs 0.4 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
50%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
72
Offense
48
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
24-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 24-point spread between offensive (72th) and defensive (48th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first winger.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
24-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 24-point spread between offensive (72th) and defensive (48th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first winger.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Ivan Demidov's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | MTL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25.0% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | MTL | 82 | 19 | 43 | 62 | +3 | 127 | 15.0% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | MTL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 20.0% |
Form
Ivan's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | @ PIT | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 16:03 |
| Sep 29 | @ TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:11 |
Similar right wings
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Ivan to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Montréal Canadiens this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| Career | — | 86 | 21 | 45 | 66 | +4 | 136 | 15.4% |

Alex Newhook
C · 6 pts