Logan Cooley scored three, but Montreal won in a shootout as Anaheim and Nashville landed marquee upsets.
Montreal edged Utah 5-4 in a shootout on Thursday, surviving Logan Cooley’s three-goal, four-point night. Cooley added an assist, scored twice on the power play and put 3 shots on goal, while Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens with 1 goal, 2 assists and a plus-2. Anaheim stunned Edmonton 5-4 on Thursday, with Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke each delivering 2 goals and 1 assist. Connor McDavid answered with 1 goal and 3 assists for the Oilers, but the Ducks held on for the one-goal win. Nashville beat Colorado 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday, with Vitali Pinchuk and Ross Colton each scoring and Reid Schaefer recording 5 hits. All three marquee games finished one-goal decisions; two went to a shootout. Saturday’s top matchup is Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres.
Scoreboard
UTA 4, MTL 5 (OT/SO)
ANA 5, EDM 4
NSH 3, COL 2 (OT/SO)
DAL 1, CBJ 2 (OT/SO)
STL 4, NJD 5 (OT/SO)
PHI 2, NYR 3
VGK 2, DET 1
CAR 5, NYI 3
CHI 1, TBL 4
BOS 6, PIT 2
VAN 2, WPG 6
Key Performers
Logan Cooley (UTA): hat trick, 3 G, 1 A Connor McDavid (EDM): 1 G, 3 A (4 PTS) Nick Schmaltz (UTA): 1 G, 2 A (3 PTS) Nick Suzuki (MTL): 1 G, 2 A (3 PTS) Pavel Mintyukov (ANA): 2 G, 1 A (3 PTS)
Standings Impact
Anaheim and Nashville each won as a model underdog, while Montreal took the shootout decision over Utah. Team records and standings positions were not provided.
DYMA Insight
The marquee slate was defined by narrow finishes: all three games were decided by one goal, and two required a shootout. Goalie saves, shots against and save percentages were not included in the supplied box scores.