Ivan Demidov lived up to the hype in his highly anticipated — and sooner-than-expected — NHL debut Monday.

His Montreal Canadiens missed another opportunity to clinch a playoff spot with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. But the 19-year-old Russian with dazzling talent, however, put on a show with a goal and an assist — and the fans responded with raucous ovations and chants of "DE-MI-DOV!" at the Bell Centre.

Demidov was caught mouthing a couple of expletives before cracking a big s…