Canadiens welcome Mammoth after Caufield’s two-goal game

The Canadiens and Mammoth meet in Montreal at 7 p.m. EST on November 5, their first matchup of the season. Montreal comes in at 9-3-3 after falling 5-4 in overtime to Winnipeg, with Caufield scoring two goals in the defeat. Utah is 10-6 overall and 5-4 on the road; Montreal has a 4-2-1 home record.

Montreal has gone 7-1-2 over its past 10 games, averaging 3.6 goals and allowing 2.8 per game. The Mammoth are 6-4 in that span, scoring 3.5 goals and conceding 3.7 per game. Utah has scored 57 goals and allowed 54 this season.

Caufield leads Montreal with 10 goals and four assists. Josh Anderson has tallied six goals and one assist across his last 10 games. Logan Cooley tops Utah with eight goals and nine assists, while Mikhail Sergachev has recorded four goals and eight assists in his past 10 games.

Montreal has accumulated 78 penalties, or 5.2 per game, ranking third in the league. The Canadiens list Mike Matheson, Ivan Demidov, Lucas Condotta, Nick Suzuki, Bryce Pickford and Samuel Montembeault as out; Kirby Dach is day to day. Utah lists Maveric Lamoureux and John Marino as out, with Kailer Yamamoto day to day.