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Caufield scores in overtime as Canadiens rally past Mammoth

Nick Suzuki had three points in his return and Logan Cooley scored a hat trick for Utah in Montreal's 5-4 win.

Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield celebrates with teammates after scoring the overtime winner against the Utah Mammoth at Bell Centre.
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Cole Caufield scored 30 seconds into overtime Thursday to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win over the Utah Mammoth at Bell Centre. Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists in his first game back after missing six with an upper-body injury.

Caufield kept the puck on a two-on-one and beat Sebastian Cossa with a wrist shot. Kirby Dach had tied it 3-3 early in the third.

Logan Cooley scored twice in the first period to put Utah up 2-0 before Suzuki and Arber Xhekaj tied it. Cooley completed his hat trick on the power play in the second period and later set up Nick Schmaltz's power-play goal for a 4-3 lead.

Adam Engstrom forced overtime with his first NHL goal, a shot through traffic with 5:06 left in the third. Jakub Dobes made 16 saves for Montreal, which has won six of seven. Cossa stopped 30 shots for Utah.

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