How Canadiens teammates Ivan Demidov and Lane Hutson can bend a game to their will

MONTREAL — After Lane Hutson had spent about 10 minutes answering questions about the remarkable play he made in crunch time, setting up Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki for an empty net tap in with 20.1 seconds left in regulation to tie the game, he was asked about another.It was a play by his remarkable teammate, rookie Ivan Demidov, at the offensive blue line, where Demidov evaded a Florida Panthers check to get into space and create a dangerous situation out of nothing.“When he slipped a check with his hips?” Hutson asked.Advertisement