Utah Mammoth at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey League
Cole Caufield scores twice in the Canadiens' 6-2 victory over the Mammoth
Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook each had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach also scored to help Montreal improve to 10-3-2.
Kailer Yamamoto and Lawson Crouse scored for Utah. The Mammoth have lost four of five after winning seven straight in October.
Yamamoto opened the scoring on Utah’s first shot 3:03 into the first period, burying a rebound off Montembeault’s pad after a soft backhand by Ian Cole.
Kapanen tied it with 5:15 left in the period with his sixth of the season.
Crouse finished off a tick-tack-toe play to give the Mammoth a 2-1 lead at 6:02 of the second, but Caufield answered 42 seconds later from a sharp angle.
The Canadiens took the lead with 6:43 left in the second when Newhook beat Karel Vejmelka to the glove side. Caufield made it a two-goal advantage with 6:31 remaining in the third, scoring his 12th of the season with another goal at the side of the net.
Canadiens: Host Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesMTL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:03 | Kailer Yamamoto Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ian Cole (6), Kevin Stenlund (2) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:45 | Oliver Kapanen Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (9), Alexandre Carrier (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:02 | Lawson Crouse Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Carcone (2), Jack McBain (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:44 | Cole Caufield Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:13 | Alex Newhook Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Kapanen (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:29 | Cole Caufield Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (3), Mike Matheson (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:00 | Nick Suzuki Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:23 | Kirby Dach Goal (5) Backhand, assists: none |
Statistics
 UTA |
 MTL |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 22 | Hits | 25 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 27 | Shots | 23 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
| 50.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.0 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Utah Mammoth Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Logan Cooley, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Olli Maatta, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 27 |
