Cooley scored three times as Utah edged Pittsburgh 4-3 for its second win over the Penguins this season.
Logan Cooley’s hat trick powered Utah to a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena, giving the Mammoth both meetings between the teams this season. Cooley finished with 3 goals, 0 assists, 3 points, 5 shots, a +2 rating, 2 hits and 0 power-play goals. Pittsburgh got goals from Ben Kindel, Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson, but its three-goal push fell short. Evgeni Malkin supplied 2 assists for 2 points, with 4 shots, a +1 rating, 1 hit and 0 power-play goals; Kindel had 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points, 3 shots, a +1 rating, 0 hits and 0 power-play goals. Utah held the edge in physical play, 25-7 in hits and 20-12 in blocked shots, while neither team scored on the power play. Pittsburgh goalie Arturs Silovs made 29 saves on 32 shots against, a .906 save percentage (90.6%). Utah goalie Sebastian Cossa stopped 31 of 34 shots, a .912 save percentage (91.2%).
Key Performers
Logan Cooley, Utah: 3 G, 0 A, 3 P, 5 shots, +2, 2 hits, 0 PPG. Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh: 0 G, 2 A, 2 P, 4 shots, +1, 1 hit, 0 PPG. Ben Kindel, Pittsburgh: 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, 3 shots, +1, 0 hits, 0 PPG.
Standings Impact
Utah improves from 8-5-0 (16 points) to 9-5-0 (18 points). Pittsburgh moves from 5-6-1 to 5-7-1 and remains at 11 points.
DYMA Insight
Utah’s 25-7 advantage in hits and 20-12 edge in blocks supplied a clear physical separator in a one-goal game. The Mammoth entered ranked No. 13 in the power index (65.3), ahead of Pittsburgh at No. 23 (50.3), and reinforced that edge with a second head-to-head win.