NHL
PIT
COL
2
5
FINALFINAL
BOS
ANA
4
2
FINALFINAL
INJURY ALERT Out | Lower Body | Since Oct 6, 2026
Ivan Demidov

Ivan Demidov

RW • Montreal Canadiens Proj Rank 45 Actual 77 155 ADP • Trade Value
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM FSP
1124028.27
Compare to same point last season

Ivan Demidov | Fantasy Outlook

Demidov remains sidelined with lower-body injury as Canadiens host Sabres

Ivan Demidov remains out of the lineup tonight as he continues to recover from a lower-body injury that has kept him sidelined since early October. Fantasy managers have reacted accordingly, with his active start rate plummeting from over 50 percent down to just 7 percent over the past two weeks. Montreal welcomes the Atlantic Division rival Buffalo Sabres to the Bell Centre tonight in a potentially higher-scoring matchup where the Canadiens are slight home favorites against netminder Colten Ellis (unconfirmed). When healthy, the dynamic 20-year-old showed instant upside with a two-point debut, but he remains unavailable.

With Demidov officially ruled out for this evening's contest, our daily projection pegs him for a low point expectation and zero fantasy points. Looking at the weekly schedule, this matchup concludes Montreal’s three-game slate for the week, and our data projects zero fantasy points across the stretch with Demidov still rehabbing his multi-week injury. Fantasy managers should keep the talented young winger stashed on injured reserve or on the bench until he resumes skating and nears a return to game action. Today’s action: Bench.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 5 hrs ago

Ivan Demidov Fantasy

Loading...
DATEOPPGAST+/-SOGPIMTOIFPTSDiff
10/03 @PIT1113016:03:007.5 3.5
09/29 @TOR00-11215:11:00-0.5 9
Totals: 1104215:37:00.00007.0
Fantasy Chart Loading...
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
25-26 MON 88 19 44 63 1 40 141 15 36 0 29
26-27 MON 1 1 1 2 1 0 3 16 1 0 0
ON PACE 11 11 11 23 1 0 35 16 11 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 49 10 24 34 -3 20 74 23 0 16
Totals 112 24 53 77 -2 42 174 15 60 0 37

Demidov Projection

View All
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not available due to injury or suspension.
Get lineup advice with the Fantasy Assistant

OWN START TRENDS

Loading...

Depth Chart

Montreal Canadiens

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Jacob Fowler 51% 22%
Samuel Montembeault 2% 0%
Jakub Dobes 82% 42%
NAME OWN START
Lane Hutson 100% 79%
Noah Dobson 96% 70%
Mike Matheson 68% 28%
Alexandre Carrier 7% 3%
Kaiden Guhle 2% 2%
Arber Xhekaj 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Juraj Slafkovsky 99% 49%
Chris Kreider 45% 15%
NAME OWN START
Cole Caufield 100% 57%
Ivan Demidov 90% 7%
Josh Anderson 10% 6%
Zachary Bolduc 5% 3%
NAME OWN START
Nick Suzuki 100% 62%
Alex Newhook 4% 2%
Oliver Kapanen 2% 0%
Phillip Danault 1% 0%

Line Combinations

PAIRLEFT DEFENSE (LD)RIGHT DEFENSE (RD)
Pair 1Lane HutsonNoah Dobson
Pair 2Kaiden GuhleAlexandre Carrier
Pair 3Arber XhekajAdam Engstrom
ORDERGOALIEROLEROTATION STATUS
#1Jakub DobesStarter (1A)Tandem (1A)
#1Jacob FowlerStarter (1B)Tandem (1B)

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Ivan Demidov
#93 · RW
OutIRLower Body
Demidov is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Oct 6
Florian Xhekaj
#63 · LW
OutDTDLower Body
Xhekaj is dealing with a lower-body injury and will not take the ice for the Canadiens. He is expected to miss two weeks.
INJ SINCE: Oct 10
Lucas Condotta
#82 · LW
OutIRUndisclosed
Condotta is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Sep 29
Oliver Kapanen
#91 · C
OutIRLower Body
Kapanen is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Sep 28
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Bryce Pickford
#94 · D
OutIRUndisclosed
Pickford is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Sep 29
Mike Matheson
#8 · D
QuestionableDTDLower Body
Matheson is dealing with an lower-body injury and is uncertain to take the ice for the Canadiens.
INJ SINCE: Oct 13
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Samuel Montembeault
#35 · G
OutIRLower Body
Montembeault is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Oct 7

Team Rankings

G
21
23rd
A
33
24th
SOG
199
17th
FOW
213
18th
PPG
3
27th
PPA
5
28th
PPP
8
28th
SHG
0
31st
SHP
0
21st
HITS
148
24th
BLK
87
28th
GA
24
25th
TeamW-LWin %PTS
BruinsBruins6-2-00.75012
SenatorsSenators6-2-00.75012
LightningLightning5-2-00.71410
PanthersPanthers4-2-20.50010
SabresSabres4-3-10.5009
Maple LeafsMaple Leafs3-4-20.3338
CanadiensCanadiens3-3-10.4297
Red WingsRed Wings2-3-20.2866

Team Stats

PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Nick Suzuki74520221  
Alex Newhook7138-240  
Phillip Danault70110100  
Jake Evans7006-420  
Kirby Dach7012-460  
Oliver Kapanen0000000  
Owen Beck2002-200  
PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Josh Anderson742154100  
Cole Caufield73124-160  
Zachary Bolduc73211221  
Chris Kreider7135120  
Juraj Slafkovsky71222-240  
Ivan Demidov2114020  
Alexandre Texier70211-240  
Florian Xhekaj2002-400  
PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Lane Hutson72616141  
Noah Dobson70214-280  
Mike Matheson5019-360  
Alexandre Carrier7119160  
Kaiden Guhle3004-220  
Arber Xhekaj7002-1120  
Adam Engstrom4003200  
David Reinbacher0000000  
PlayerGPWLOTLSASVGASOO/S
Jacob Fowler3210645861  
Jakub Dobes412111496180  
Samuel Montembeault00000000  

Owned Breakdown

Add/Drop Advice

SIGN UP to see player ownership across all of your fantasy leagues.

Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE
10-13 BUFW 4-3
10-14 @WASL 4-5
10-17 BUF7:00 PM

Player Timeline

Oct 14th

Canadiens’ Ivan Demidov Could Lose Quebec Licence After Two Major ...

Oct 6th

Ivan Demidov Not Yet on Ice for Morning Skate

Oct 5th

Ivan Demidov Misses Practice for Treatment Day

Jul 29th

Canadiens Commit $18M Annually to Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov Through ...

Jul 4th

Ivan Demidov Says Hockey Comes Before Money in NHL Mindset

Jul 1st

Ivan Demidov Agrees to 8-Year, $9.125M AAV Extension with Canadiens ...

Jun 12th

Demidov and Dobes Named to 2025-26 NHL All-Rookie Team

Jun 1st

Ivan Demidov to spend summer in Montreal, bringing Alexander Zharovsky ...

May 27th

Nikolaj Ehlers Comments on Ivan Demidov

May 16th

Ivan Demidov Jumps to One Knee in Habs Promo Video

May 5th

Ivan Demidov Named Calder Trophy Finalist in NHL Rookie of the Year ...

Player News

  • Ebuka Okorie PG • DET NBA

    Ebuka Okorie Dazzles in the Fourth Quarter, Creating Space on the Perimeter

    @JustEsBaraheni

  • Luka Doncic PG • LAL NBA

    Jokic and Nuggets Lead Lakers at Halftime as Doncic Scores 15 for L.A.

    @NBA

  • Jalen Hurts QB • PHI NFL

    Jon Marks Suggests Jalen Hurts May Be Pulling Back to Avoid Blame for Eagles’ Lost Season

    @VicTafur

  • Ed Oliver DT • BUF NFL

    Bills Wide Receiver DJ Moore and Defensive Lineman Ed Oliver Listed as Questionable

    @ProFootballTalk

  • Drake Maye QB • NE NFL

    Drake Maye’s Deep Throws Fuel Explosive Plays Against Defenses

    @NFLMatchup

  • Michael Hrabal G • UTA NHL

    Michael Hrabal records his first AHL shutout as Tucson wins 3–0.

    @BagleyKSLsports

  • Jalen Hurts QB • PHI

    Jon Marks Suggests Jalen Hurts May Be Pulling Back to Avoid Blame for Eagles’ Lost Season

    @VicTafur

  • Ed Oliver DT • BUF

    Bills Wide Receiver DJ Moore and Defensive Lineman Ed Oliver Listed as Questionable

    @ProFootballTalk

  • Drake Maye QB • NE

    Drake Maye’s Deep Throws Fuel Explosive Plays Against Defenses

    @NFLMatchup

  • Will Anderson DE • HOU

    Will Anderson Jr. Praises CJ Stroud’s Improved Pocket Presence and Playmaking Growth

    @McClain_on_NFL

  • Byron Young DT • PHI

    Byron Young Leads NFL in Third- and Fourth-Down QB Pressures This Season

    @McClain_on_NFL

  • Aaron Rodgers QB • PIT

    Aaron Rodgers Leads the NFL in Passing TDs Outside the Pocket

    @McClain_on_NFL

  • Sebastian Walcott SS • TEX

    Sebastian Walcott’s swing adjustment is paying off in the Fall League for the Rangers’ top prospect

    @MLBPipeline

  • Braylon Payne OF • MIL

    Dodgers Prospect Charles Davalan and Brewers Prospect Braylon Payne Face Off in Fall League Showdown

    @MLBPipeline

  • Alec Bohm 3B • PHI

    The Phillies’ Many Infield Questions

    MLBTradeRumors

  • Briggs McKenzie P • ATL

    Braves Prospect Briggs McKenzie Dominates in Arizona Fall League Outing

    @MLBPipeline

  • Braxton Bragg RP • BAL

    Orioles Prospect Braxton Bragg Dominates in Return After Tommy John Surgery

    @MLBPipeline

  • Jesus Made SS • MIL

    Brewers’ Top Prospect Jesús Made Opens Dominican Winter League With a Bang

    @MLBPipeline

  • Ebuka Okorie PG • DET

    Ebuka Okorie Dazzles in the Fourth Quarter, Creating Space on the Perimeter

    @JustEsBaraheni

  • Luka Doncic PG • LAL

    Jokic and Nuggets Lead Lakers at Halftime as Doncic Scores 15 for L.A.

    @NBA

  • Ja Morant PG • POR

    Ja Morant Shoots 3-for-3 from Deep, Scores 19 in Preseason Game

    @NBA

  • Cam Whitmore SF •

    Julian Strawther’s Knee Sprain Leaves Nuggets Short-Handed, Opens Door for Cam Whitmore

    @Tjonesonthenba

  • Trevon Brazile PF • DEN

    Trevon Brazile Buzz as Real Basketball Nears

    @DanWoikeSports

  • Nikola Jokic C • DEN

    Walker Kessler Says Facing Nikola Jokić Helped Shake Off Rust After Shoulder Surgery

    @mcten

  • Michael Hrabal G • UTA

    Michael Hrabal records his first AHL shutout as Tucson wins 3–0.

    @BagleyKSLsports

  • Nathan MacKinnon C • COL

    NHL: MacKinnon’s Signature Scoring Angle Sparks a Playful Question

    @MarkLazerus

  • Nathan MacKinnon C • COL

    Nathan MacKinnon Misses Penalty Shot After Beating Three Defenders; Game Remains Tied 2–2

    @cmasisak22

  • Brandon Tanev LW • UTA

    Brandon Tanev Ends Goal Drought With Empty-Netter for the Roadrunners

    @BagleyKSLsports

  • Brad Marchand LW • FLA

    David Pastrnak Moves into Fourth in Bruins History with 67th Game-Tying Goal

    @NHLPR

  • Michael DiPietro G • BOS

    Michael DiPietro Earns First NHL Win as Bruins Secure Fourth Straight Victory

    @NHLPR

Waiver Trends

More Trends
Fraser Minten BOS C +17.4
Neal Pionk WPG D +10.5
Mason McTavish STL C +8.8
Will Borgen BOS D +6.7
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard DET RW +5.9
Devon Levi EDM G +5.4
Pavel Zacha BOS C +5.1
Akira Schmid FLA G +4.5
Daniil Tarasov DET G +4.3
Seth Jones FLA D +4.0
Jack Quinn BUF RW +3.9
Stuart Skinner WPG G +3.9
Nikita Zadorov BOS D +3.8
Mark Kastelic BOS C +3.6
Logan Stanley D +3.3
Boone Jenner WAS C -6.3
Charlie Lindgren WAS G -5.6
Jakub Dobes MON G -5.0
Jared Spurgeon MIN D -4.4
Chris Kreider MON LW -3.6
Luke Evangelista NJ RW -2.5
Ryan Leonard WAS RW -2.5
Paul Cotter VAN C -2.4
Luca Cagnoni SJ D -2.3
Porter Martone PHI RW -2.3
Esa Lindell DAL D -2.1
Igor Shesterkin NYR G -2.1
Tyler Seguin DAL C -1.9
Quinton Byfield LA RW -1.9
Shane Pinto OTT C -1.7