Overview
- Montreal scored five consecutive goals, with Cole Caufield netting two, and Sam Montembeault stopped 25 shots during the Canadiens’ six-game point streak.
- Utah opened with goals from Kailer Yamamoto and Lawson Crouse to lead 2-1 before the game unraveled in the third period.
- Coach André Tourigny said the result did not reflect the performance, citing opportunism by Montreal and Utah’s failure to capitalize.
- Lineup changes, including swapping Logan Cooley and Barrett Hayton and adding Kevin Stenlund to the power play, produced no lift as the man-advantage drought stretched to a reported 0-for-12 over five games.
- Defensive lapses have mounted with 22 goals allowed in the last five contests, and the Mammoth finish the road trip next in Ottawa.