Utah Mammoth (10-6, in the Central Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (9-3-3, in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the Utah Mammoth after Cole Caufield’s two-goal game against the Winnipeg Jets in the Canadiens’ 5-4 overtime loss.
Montreal is 4-2-1 in home games and 9-3-3 overall. The Canadiens have committed 78 total penalties (5.2 per game) to rank third in the league.
Utah is 5-4-0 in road games and 10-6 overall. The Mammoth have given up 54 goals while scoring 57 for a +3 scoring differential.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Caufield has 10 goals and four assists for the Canadiens. Josh Anderson has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Logan Cooley has eight goals and nine assists for the Mammoth. Mikhail Sergachev has four goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 7-1-2, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.2 assists, 5.1 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Mammoth: 6-4-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Mike Matheson: out (lower body), Ivan Demidov: out (lower-body), Lucas Condotta: out (undisclosed), Nick Suzuki: out (upper body), Kirby Dach: day to day (illness), Bryce Pickford: out (undisclosed), Samuel Montembeault: out (lower-body).
Mammoth: Maveric Lamoureux: out (shoulder), Kailer Yamamoto: day to day (upper-body), John Marino: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
By The Associated Press
