Cooley's Two-Goal First Keeps Utah Level With Montréal

Thursday’s first period ended 2-2, with Montréal ahead 8-5 in shots. Logan Cooley scored twice on two shots, including Utah’s lone power-play goal; Nick Suzuki and Arber Xhekaj each scored for Montréal and put two shots on net apiece. Suzuki finished the period at +1 with a hit, while Xhekaj had a hit, two blocks and five penalty minutes; Utah’s Nick Schmaltz recorded an assist and a shot, and Montréal’s Noah Dobson, Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook each had an assist. Sebastian Cossa stopped 6 of 8 shots for Utah (.750, 75.0%), while Jakub Dobes made 3 saves on 5 shots for Montréal (.600, 60.0%).