Logan Cooley keeps finding new ways to move fast.
On Thursday night in Montreal, the Utah Mammoth forward scored three times against the Canadiens, giving him the fifth hat trick of his NHL career and making him the fastest active player to reach that mark. He got there in just 228 games, two games quicker than Alex Ovechkin.
Cooley did plenty of damage early at the Bell Centre. He scored twice before the first period was halfway done, helping Utah jump out front. Montreal answered to tie it, but Cooley put the Mammoth back in front again just after the middle of the second period.
The performance came with a little déjà vu, too. It was his second hat trick in four games after he buried three goals in an overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last Thursday. Against the Canadiens, he also picked up an assist for a four-point night.
The finish, though, belonged to Montreal. Cole Caufield scored late in overtime to complete the Canadiens’ comeback and hand Utah a 5-4 loss.
For Cooley, the night added another line to what’s already becoming a loud season. The Pittsburgh native first recorded a hat trick in his rookie year in 2023-24, when the franchise was still the Arizona Coyotes. He didn’t have one in his second season, then turned in two three-goal games last season before adding this latest one in Montreal.
He now has 11 goals in the 2026-27 season, which ties Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews for fifth in the NHL goal race. Cooley also sits second on the Mammoth in scoring with 21 points in 17 games, just one behind Clayton Keller for the team lead.
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