Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Mammoth 5-4 in overtime on Thursday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Cole Caufield scored the winning goal in the extra period, securing the victory for the home side.
The Canadiens opened the scoring in the first period through captain Nick Suzuki, but the Mammoth responded with two goals from Logan Cooley, one in each of the first two periods, to take a 2-1 lead. Montreal tied the game in the third period when defenseman Adam Engstrom found the net, sending the contest to overtime.
Caufield's overtime winner came against Mammoth goaltender Sebastian Cossa. Canadiens netminder Jakub Dobes made key saves throughout the game.
