Cole Caufield scores OT winner as Canadiens come back to beat Mammoth 5-4

Cooley scored his second hat trick of the season and added an assist while Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two helpers for Utah (10-6-1). Sebastian Cossa stopped 30 shots.

Dach tied the game 3-3 with a power-play goal 69 seconds into the third period, jamming in a loose puck in the crease.

The Mammoth regained the lead at 7:14 when Schmaltz scored on the power play, but Montreal evened things again when Engstrom beat Cossa with a wrist shot at 14:54.

After Tuesday’s collapse, Thursday’s start wasn’t much better for the Canadiens.

Cooley opened the scoring on Utah’s first shot at 1:42 of the first period, beating Engstrom to the outside before cruising through the crease and tucking a backhand around Dobes.

The speedy forward scored his second on the power play at 9:24 — albeit on a questionable tripping call against Josh Anderson — when he slipped behind defenceman Alexandre Carrier, took a heads-up stretch pass from Schmaltz and beat Dobes five-hole.

But Montreal answered. Suzuki finished a slick cross-ice feed from Juraj Slafkovsky at the side of the net at 15:25.

Xhekaj hammered a slap shot from the point past Cossa glove-side at 17:10 to tie the game, then dropped the gloves for a spirited fight with Liam O’Brien on the ensuing faceoff.

Cooley completed the hat trick 11:05 into the second period with another power-play goal following a series of Canadiens penalties and chants of “Ref you suck!”

Takeaways

Canadiens: According to the NHL, Suzuki has recorded a point in 77 per cent of his games dating back to last season, the league’s fourth-highest rate behind Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Nikita Kucherov.

Mammoth: Utah’s power play continued to thrive. With three goals on five chances, the Mammoth’s man advantage is now 23-for-60 this season, a 37.3 per cent rate.

Key moment

Engstrom jumped into the glass in celebration after scoring his first goal, in his 25th career game.

Key stat

In 228 career games, Cooley became the fastest active player to record five career hat tricks, besting Alex Ovechkin (230).

Up next

Canadiens: Visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

Mammoth: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2026.

Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

Cole Caufield scores OT winner as Canadiens come back to beat Mammoth 5-4

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