Cole Caufield scored 30 seconds into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the visiting Utah Mammoth 5-4 on Thursday.
Kirby Dach had a goal and an assist, and Jakub Dobes made 16 saves for the Canadiens, who rebounded from Tuesday’s 5-4 overtime loss to Winnipeg. Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists after missing the last six games with a hand injury,
Logan Cooley recorded his second hat trick in a week and added an assist, while Nick Schmaltz finished with a goal and two assists for Utah, which has lost two of its last three games. Sebastian Cossa made 30 saves.
Cooley opened the scoring at 1:42 of the first period, taking a pass from Nate Schmidt and beating Dobes on a breakaway with a backhand.
Cooley doubled the advantage on Utah’s first power play at 9:24, converting a pass from Schmaltz with a snap shot.
Suzuki cut into Utah’s lead with a snap shot at 15:25 to make it 2-1.
Arber Xhekaj tied it 2-2 at 17:10 with a slap shot through traffic.
Cooley put Utah ahead 3-2 at 11:05 of the second period when Schmaltz set him up for another snap shot on the power play.
Dach tied it 3-3 at 1:09 of the third period on a snap shot close to the blue paint.
Schmaltz put the Mammoth ahead 4-3 at 7:14 when Cooley set him up on the power play.
Engstrom pulled Montreal even at 4-4 with 5:06 remaining in regulation, converting a setup from Jake Evans for his first goal of the season.