Cole Caufield scores twice in the Canadiens' 6-2 victory over the Mammoth

Utah Mammoth's Logan Cooley (92) moves in on Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored twice, Sam Montembeault made 25 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Utah Mammoth 6-2 on Saturday night.

Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook each had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach also scored to help Montreal improve to 10-3-2.

Kailer Yamamoto and Lawson Crouse scored for Utah. The Mammoth have lost four of five after winning seven straight in October.

Yamamoto opened the scoring on Utah’s first shot 3:03 into the first period, burying a rebound off Montembeault’s pad after a soft backhand by Ian Cole.

Kapanen tied it with 5:15 left in the period with his sixth of the season.

Crouse finished off a tick-tack-toe play to give the Mammoth a 2-1 lead at 6:02 of the second, but Caufield answered 42 seconds later from a sharp angle.

The Canadiens took the lead with 6:43 left in the second when Newhook beat Karel Vejmelka to the glove side. Caufield made it a two-goal advantage with 6:31 remaining in the third, scoring his 12th of the season with another goal at the side of the net.

Up next

Mammoth: At Ottawa on Sunday night.

Canadiens: Host Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

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