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Cole Caufield's OT winner lifts Canadiens past Utah after Logan Cooley's hat trick
Cole Caufield scored 30 seconds into overtime as Montreal beat Utah 5-4 on Thursday after Logan Cooley's hat trick and Adam Engstrom's first NHL goal.
Cole Caufield needed only 30 seconds of overtime.
The Montreal Canadiens forward scored early in the extra session to beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 on Thursday night after Logan Cooley finished a hat trick for Utah.
Captain Nick Suzuki returned from a six-game absence with a goal and two assists. Adam Engstrom scored his first NHL goal. Kirby Dach and Arber Xhekaj also scored for Montreal (10-3-3).
Bounce-back night
Two nights earlier Montreal blew a 4-0 lead with 2:39 left and lost 5-4 in overtime to Winnipeg in the latest four-goal collapse in NHL history. Jakub Dobes made 16 saves in the rematch tone-setter.
Engstrom tied the game 4-4 with a wrist shot with 5:06 left in the third before Caufield ended it in overtime.
Cooley's historic pace
Cooley had his second hat trick in four games and added an assist. At 228 career games he became the fastest active player to five career hat tricks beating Alex Ovechkin by two games.
Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists for Utah (10-6-1). Sebastian Cossa stopped 30 shots. Montreal visits Toronto on Saturday. Utah visits Ottawa the same night.
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