The Montreal Canadiens beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 in overtime at the Bell Centre on Thursday, 5 November 2026, extending their point streak to nine games and improving to 10-3-3.
Cole Caufield scored the overtime winner just 30 seconds into the extra period, beating the goalie top corner after faking a slapshot. The Bell Centre erupted — and a wild night ended in the best possible way for the home crowd.
Utah’s Logan Cooley scored a hat trick — twice in the first period and once on the power play in the second — but it went to waste as Montreal tied the game three times.
Captain Nick Suzuki led Montreal with a goal and two assists. Adam Engstrom scored his first NHL goal, tying the game at 14:54 of the third period.
Montreal trailed 2-0 early after conceding twice in the opening minutes, but outshot Utah 15-8 in the second period despite Utah spending a quarter of it on the power play.
The Canadiens next host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night, 7 November 2026, in one of the great rivalries in hockey.
It was a night that had everything: a hat trick, a first NHL goal, three comebacks and an overtime winner in 30 seconds. The Canadiens’ point streak is now nine games, and the team looks like a genuine force this season.
Canadian hockey keeps delivering, from the Winnipeg Jets’ historic comeback against the Canadiens to this overtime thriller. Next up: the Leafs come to town on Saturday.
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