Mammoth falls to the Canadiens 5-4

The Utah Mammoth lost to the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Thursday, November 5, at Bell Centre in Montreal.

It was tied 2-2 after the first period, the Mammoth led 3-2 after the second period, and it was tied 4-4 after regulation. The game went to overtime.

With 1:42 left in the first period, Logan Cooley scored on a backhand, assisted by Nate Schmidt and Vincent Trocheck. Utah Mammoth led 1-0. With 0:30 left in overtime, Cole Caufield scored on a snap shot, assisted by Lane Hutson and Nick Suzuki. Montreal Canadiens led 5-4.

Logan Cooley led the Mammoth with 3 goals. Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens with 1 goal and 2 assists. Sebastian Cossa stopped 30 of 35 shots for the Mammoth.

Utah Mammoth was favored by 1.5 goals. Mammoth did not cover. The total was 6.5, and the game went over.

The Mammoth are 10-7. In their last 4 games they lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4-5 in Montreal on November 5, beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in Toronto on November 3, lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-6 in Philadelphia on November 1, and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in Pittsburgh on October 29.

The Canadiens are 10-6. In their last 4 games they beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 at home on November 5, lost to the Winnipeg Jets 4-5 at home on November 3, beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 at home on October 31, and beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 in Dallas on October 29.

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