Logan Cooley Scores Hat Trick vs. Canadiens
The Utah Mammoth forward reached five career hat tricks in 228 games, the fastest active player to do so.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Hockey
Logan Cooley scored a hat trick against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, his fifth career hat trick. Utah lost 5-4 in overtime after Cole Caufield scored 30 seconds into the extra period.
Why it matters
Cooley's five hat tricks in 228 games is the fastest pace among active NHL players, two games quicker than Alex Ovechkin's 230. The goal total also highlights his production as Utah works through its early-season schedule.
Cooley scored all three goals, two on the power play, as Utah went 3-for-4 with the man advantage. He has 11 goals and 21 points in 17 games this season, including 10 goals in 11 road games.
The players
Logan Cooley
Logan Cooley is a Utah Mammoth center from Pittsburgh who has become one of the NHL's fastest-developing scorers.
Utah Mammoth
The Utah Mammoth are the NHL franchise based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are one of the original six NHL franchises and a longtime Eastern Conference club.
The details
Cooley opened the scoring at 1:42 of the first period and completed the hat trick at 11:05 of the second on a power-play goal. He beat Engstrom to the outside, cruised through the crease, and tucked a backhand around goaltender Jakub Dobes on Utah's first shot.
Timeline
Thursday night: Cooley scores hat trick against Montreal.
Previous Thursday: Cooley scored three goals in an overtime win over Pittsburgh.
Season Trajectory
Cooley's pace puts him ahead of one of the league's best-known scorers in hat-trick production, a benchmark that shapes how early-career forwards are measured. The result also adds to Utah's early-season narrative as it looks to build on a 10-6-1 start.
Cooley's five hat tricks in 228 games and his 21 points in 17 games make him a notable target for fantasy managers tracking scoring leaders this season. Utah's 10-6-1 record also means its road and home results will shape standings math as the season progresses.
The takeaway
Cooley's early-season production shows how quickly a young center can reach a milestone that once belonged to a franchise star. Watching how he sustains this pace will be a useful measure of Utah's offensive direction.
Further reading
For more on the team's season, see Hockey coverage from Salt Lake City.
Source note: This article includes information reported by NDTVSports.
