Overview
- Montreal moved to 10-3-2 with the home win, while Utah has dropped four of its last five after a seven-game streak in October.
- Cole Caufield led the Canadiens with two goals, and Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook each posted a goal and an assist.
- Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach added goals for Montreal, countering Utah tallies from Kailer Yamamoto and Lawson Crouse.
- Samuel Montembeault, chosen to start over rookie Jakub Dobes, stopped 25 shots to steady the Canadiens in net.
- Karel Vejmelka started for the Mammoth following Vitek Vanecek’s recent struggles; Utah visits Ottawa on Sunday and Montreal hosts Los Angeles on Tuesday.