Montreal Canadiens at Utah Mammoth
· National Hockey League
Suzuki scores twice, Demidov has winner in Canadiens' 4-3 victory over the Mammoth
Suzuki scored twice, and Zach Bolduc added a goal and two assists as Montreal went 2 of 3 on power plays. Jakub Dobes made 31 saves.
Two of the Canadiens' victories in the last 10 have come against Utah.
Barrett Hayton, Kailer Yamamoto and Michael Carcone had second-period goals for the Mammoth. Karel Vejmelka made 13 saves.
Montreal struck first on Bolduc’s power-play goal with 9:22 left in the first. The Canadiens doubled their lead six minutes later on Suzuki's first goal.
Hayton, Yamamoto, and Carcone scored in 4:09 span of the second period to give Utah the lead.
Hayton's power play goal at the 9:43 of the second broke the ice for the Mammoth. Yamamoto leveled it two minutes later with his straight-on wrist shot from close range. Carcone then put Utah in front with 6:08 left in the second when he cut around the pipe and threaded the puck through traffic past Dobes.
Montreal got the equalizer from Suzuki on a power play less than a minute later. He poked in his second goal at the 3:20 of the third.
Demidov put Montreal ahead for good with a snap shot at the 4:47 of the third.
Mammoth: At Dallas on Friday night.
Regular Season SeriesMTL wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:38 | Zachary Bolduc Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (16), Nick Suzuki (19) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:37 | Nick Suzuki Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (10), Zachary Bolduc (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:43 | Barrett Hayton Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (13), Mikhail Sergachev (13) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:58 | Kailer Yamamoto Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Guenther (9), Logan Cooley (9) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:52 | Michael Carcone Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Stenlund (3), John Marino (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:20 | Nick Suzuki Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (5), Brendan Gallagher (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:47 | Ivan Demidov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Kapanen (5), Noah Dobson (13) |
Statistics
 MTL |
 UTA |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 20 | Hits | 18 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 17 | Shots | 34 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 66.7 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 50.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.0 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Utah Mammoth Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Logan Cooley, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Olli Maatta, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 27 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Delta Center
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 12,478 | Capacity:
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 12,478 | Capacity:
