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Deep dive into the Montreal Canadiens’ thrilling 2–1 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames from October 22, 2025!

What we’re breaking down

How Mike Matheson buried the OT winner just 1:00 into overtime after a perfect setup by rookie Ivan Demidov. 


The gritty work of the top-line trio Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson that forced the Flames into a bad change and gave the Canadiens the edge. 


The power-play goal by Zack Bolduc (17:09, 1st period) that put Montreal up 1-0. 


How Calgary’s Dustin Wolf made 26 saves but still came up short. 


The emergence of Demidov: 8 points in his first 10 NHL games, a first for the Canadiens since Andrew Cassels in 1989-90. 


A look at the team’s momentum: Montreal now 6 wins in their last 7 games.

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