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

Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook had a goal and an assist apiece, while Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal (10-3-2), which lost its two previous games in overtime and a shootout.

Kailer Yamamoto and Lawson Crouse replied for Utah (9-6-0) while Karel Vejmelka stopped 18 shots. The Mammoth have lost four of their last five games 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.

After Montreal centre Jake Evans prevented the Mammoth from taking a two-goal lead with a goal-line save, Kapanen tie

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