CALGARY — Ivan Demidov made his decision a full two seconds before he executed it and gifted Mike Matheson the overtime-winning goal that pushed the Montreal Canadiens to 6-2-0.

They were a bit behind through most the night, but the 19-year-old was way ahead.

“Obviously, (Demidov has) got great feet, he’s got great deception, quick hands,” said Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis, “but he’s got a quick mind, too, so he can execute fast what he sees, and we saw that multiple times tonight.”

Yes, we did, and it marked one more special quality this special player possesses: the ability to adjust quicker than most players in his position would.

Wednesday’s 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames was just Demidov’s 15th game at this level — including the two regular-season contests he appeared in befo

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