Utah Mammoth at Montreal Canadiens
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Cole Caufield scores in OT in Canadiens' 5-4 victory over Mammoth
Captain Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists in his return from a six-game absence for Montreal (10-3-3). Adam Engstrom added his first career goal, and Kirby Dach and Arber Xhekaj also scored.
Jakub Dobes made 16 saves two nights after the Canadiens made some unwanted history. Montreal lost 5-4 in overtime to Winnipeg on Tuesday after blowing a 4-0 lead with 2:39 remaining, marking the latest four-goal comeback in NHL history.
Cooley had his second hat trick in four games and added an assist. At 228 career games, Cooley became the fastest active player to have five career hat tricks, besting Alex Ovechkin by two games.
Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists for Utah (10-6-1). Sebastian Cossa stopped 30 shots.
Montreal tied it at 4 when Engstrom beat Cossa with a wrist shot with 5:06 to go in the third.
Canadiens: At Toronto on Saturday night.
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Regular Season SeriesMTL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:42 | Logan Cooley Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Nate Schmidt (3), Vincent Trocheck (7) |
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Goal | 1st Period 9:24 | Logan Cooley Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (10), Mikhail Sergachev (15) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:25 | Nick Suzuki Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (10), Noah Dobson (7) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:10 | Arber Xhekaj Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Kirby Dach (4), Alex Newhook (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:05 | Logan Cooley Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (11), Clayton Keller (18) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:09 | Kirby Dach Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (8), Lane Hutson (12) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:14 | Nick Schmaltz Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Logan Cooley (10), Dylan Guenther (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:54 | Adam Engstrom Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (4), Noah Dobson (8) |
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Goal | 4th Period 0:30 | Cole Caufield Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (13), Nick Suzuki (9) |
Statistics
 UTA |
 MTL |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 30 | Hits | 17 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 1 |
| 20 | Shots | 35 |
| 3 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 60.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 24 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
| 42.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.1 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 19 |
| 7 | Total Penalties | 8 |
| 17 | Penalty Minutes | 19 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson, RW | Out | Nov 7 |
| Ivan Demidov, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 4 |
| Mike Matheson, D | Out | Oct 31 |
| Sam Montembeault, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Bryce Pickford, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Utah Mammoth Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kailer Yamamoto, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 7 |
| Nate Schmidt, D | Day-To-Day | Nov 5 |
| John Marino, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 1 |
| Maveric Lamoureux, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
