It was Demidov’s first career postseason goal in 17 games for Montreal, which won by that score of 6-3 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.
“It’s good,” said forward Juraj Slafkovsky, who had the primary assist on the goal. “He finally went back to the white tape, which I like. I can’t look at him with the black tape on his stick. So, I think that’s the only thing that changed.”
Slafkovsky laughed.
“He’s a confident guy,” he continued. “He’s got some of the best skill I’ve ever seen. So, yeah, he’s great. He can make all the plays.
“He showed it today. He showed it all year.”
Primarily while using a stick with white tape.
“Our goalie (Jakub) Dobes didn’t like the black tape. He said I should use the white one,” Demidov said sheepishly. “I guess it worked.
“It’s a tough process because every game you have a chance to score, and then you don’t. I just kept trying to do my best.
“And then to score, well, it was such a relief.”
