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In a thrilling Thursday night matchup, the Montreal Canadiens emerged victorious with a 5-4 overtime win against the Utah Mammoth, thanks to Cole Caufield's goal just 30 seconds into the extra frame. The Canadiens had to battle back from a standout performance by Utah's Logan Cooley, who recorded a hat trick and added an assist.
Montreal captain Nick Suzuki made an immediate impact in his return after missing six games, contributing a goal and two assists. Rookie Adam Engstrom scored his first career NHL goal, while Kirby Dach and Arber Xhekaj also found the back of the net. Goaltender Jakub Dobes made 16 saves to secure the win.
The victory comes two nights after the Canadiens suffered a historic collapse, blowing a 4-0 lead with 2:39 remaining in a 5-4 overtime loss to Winnipeg on Tuesday—the latest four-goal comeback in NHL history.
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Cooley's hat trick was his second in four games and his fifth career hat trick in just 228 games, making him the fastest active player to reach that milestone, two games ahead of Alex Ovechkin. Despite his efforts, Montreal tied the game at 4 when Engstrom beat goaltender Cossa with a wrist shot with 5:06 left in the third period, setting the stage for Caufield's overtime heroics.
Originally reported by headtopics.