Logan Cooley wires 1st playoff goal in Mammoth history past Carter Hart

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Tristin McKinstry, ClutchPoints

Mon, Apr 20, 2026 ·

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The Utah Mammoth are playing in their first-ever playoff series. They drew a tough matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights . So far, though, they are standing up to the Pacific Division champions. And it was Logan Cooley who got the party started.

Cooley and Lawson Crouse worked a bit of a give-and-go situation in the offensive zone. Cooley dished the puck far side to Crouse, who sent it back the other way toward Cooley. The misdirection fooled Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart , and the Mammoth took a huge 1-0 lead in the game.

The Mammoth took this lead into the second period, but the Golden Knights roared back. Forward Colton Sissions scored to tie the game in the middle frame. However, they did not hold this lead for long at all.

It took all of 23 seconds for the Mammoth to regain the lead. Utah scored on a weird deflection that went into the goal. The goal was credited to forward Kevin Stenlund , and more importantly, it restored Utah’s lead.

The Mammoth, as mentioned, are making their first official appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The team played its first-ever NHL season in 2024-25. The hockey operations of the franchise relocated to Salt Lake City from Arizona, where it previously belonged to the Arizona Coyotes. However, the NHL recognizes the Mammoth as an expansion franchise.

Utah currently owns a 2-1 lead heading into the third period. This is a big moment in the history of the team. And they are 20 minutes from closing out an important Game 1 win over one of the favorites to win the Stanley Cup out of the Western Conference.