Montreal Canadiens 5–4 Utah Mammoth
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
- Venue
- Bell CentreMontreal
NHL: Montreal Canadiens beat Utah Mammoth 5–4.
Game leaders
3Nick SuzukiPoints
4Logan Cooley
6Cole CaufieldShots on goal3Logan Cooley
16Jakub DobesSaves
30Sebastian Cossa
Three stars
- ★ First starLogan CooleyUtah Mammoth · 3 G · 1 A · 3 SOG
- ★ Second starNick SuzukiMTL · 1 G · 2 A · 4 SOG
★ Third starNick SchmaltzUtah Mammoth · 1 G · 2 A · 3 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
MTL
- Nick Suzuki●1 G · 2 A
- Kirby Dach●1 G · 1 A · 1 PPG
- Adam Engstrom●1 G
- Arber Xhekaj●1 G
- Cole Caufield●1 G
Assists: Noah Dobson 2, Lane Hutson 2, Alex Newhook 1, Jake Evans 1, Juraj Slafkovský 1
Utah Mammoth
- Logan Cooley●●●3 G · 1 A · 2 PPG
- Nick Schmaltz●1 G · 2 A · 1 PPG
Assists: Clayton Keller 1, Vincent Trocheck 1, Dylan Guenther 1, Mikhail Sergachev 1, Nate Schmidt 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength12/13
- Against the power play3/6
- Short-handed1/1
- Even strength21/25
- Against the power play8/9
- Short-handed1/1
Key stats
- 35Shots on goal20
- 14.3Shooting %20
- 1Power-play goals3
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Montreal Canadiens: 4 won, 1 lost in their last 5 games.
Utah Mammoth: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Montreal Canadiens 6–2 Utah Mammoth.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
- Montreal Canadiens
- Utah Mammoth
Shooting
- 35Shots on goal20
- 14.3Shooting %20
- 1Power-play goals3
Physical play
- 17Hits30
- 14Blocked shots15
Puck control
- 69.9Faceoffs won %50
- 1Takeaways4
- 18Giveaways10
Goaltending
- 16Saves30
- 80Save %85.7
Discipline
- 19Penalty minutes17
Shots and finishing
MTL took 64% of the shots on goal.
- Montreal Canadiens
- Utah Mammoth
3520
- Shooting %
- 14.3%20.0%
- Save %
- 80.0%85.7%
- Shooting + save %
- 94.3105.7
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
MTL
- Lane Hutson27:00
- Kaiden Guhle23:11
- Alexandre Carrier21:41
- Noah Dobson20:35
- Nick Suzuki20:04
- Jake Evans19:47
- Juraj Slafkovský19:41
- Cole Caufield18:25
- Phillip Danault16:04
- Zachary Bolduc15:47
Utah Mammoth
- Mikhail Sergachev27:31
- MacKenzie Weegar24:54
- Andrew Peeke23:16
- Clayton Keller22:24
- Logan Cooley19:31
- Dmitri Simashev19:15
- Vincent Trocheck18:46
- Nick Schmaltz17:30
- Dylan Guenther17:20
- Barrett Hayton15:12
Skaters
| 17Josh AndersonRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:22 |
| 21Kaiden GuhleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23:11 |
| 76Zachary BolducRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15:47 |
| 53Noah DobsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20:35 |
| 15Alex NewhookC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:14 |
| 77Kirby DachC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11:28 |
| 45Alexandre CarrierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21:41 |
| 24Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16:04 |
| 71Jake EvansC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 19:47 |
| 42Adam EngstromD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10:48 |
| 72Arber XhekajD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 09:53 |
| 48Lane HutsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 27:00 |
| 13Cole CaufieldRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18:25 |
| 85Alexandre TexierLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13:10 |
| 91Oliver KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 08:59 |
| 14Nick SuzukiC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 20:04 |
| 22Chris KreiderL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11:33 |
| 20Juraj SlafkovskýL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19:41 |
Goaltenders
| 75Jakub DobesG | 20 | 16 | 4 | 80.0% | 12/13 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 60:30 |
| 32Jacob FowlerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | – | 00:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |