20250114_MTLUTA_WinRecap

SALT LAKE CITY – Kirby Dach scored a pair of goals and the Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 at Delta Center on Tuesday.

Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield were the other Montreal goalscorers.

Here’s a breakdown of Tuesday’s game by the numbers:

  • Laine tallied his 400th career point with his 10th goal of the season in the second period.
  • Lane Hutson collected three assists and became the sixth-fastest rookie defenseman in NHL history to record 30 assists, per NHL PR.
  • Dach delivered his seventh and eighth goals of the season, and sixth and seventh points in his last 10 games.
  • Caufield and Matheson both scored a goal and added an assist for their 42nd and 22nd points of the season, respectively.
  • Alexandre Carrier contributed a pair of assists. The defenseman has now recorded seven helpers since being acquired by the Habs in mid-December.

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 03:18 [1]-1 Matheson (Caufield, Hutson)

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      P2 10:40 [2]-2 Laine (Newhook, Carrier)

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          P2 18:34 [3]-2 Dach (Hutson)

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              P3 06:33 [4]-3 Caufield (Hutson, Matheson)

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                  P3 16:15 [5]-3 Dach (Carrier)

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                      Utah goals

                      P1 02:11 0-[1] Doan (Keller, Schmaltz) – PPG

                      P1 19:06 1-[2] Bjugstad (Kesselring, Maccelli)

                      P3 03:07 3-[3] Cooley (Schmaltz, Keller)

                      What’s next

                      The Canadiens head southeast to the Lonestar State for a date with the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday. Game time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET.

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