Utah Mammoth centre Logan Cooley scored with one second remaining in regulation on Thursday night to complete his fourth career hat trick, before Mikhail Sergachev won the game 3:27 into overtime as Utah stunned the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at PPG Paints Arena. The result was reported by Hockey Informers and the Field Level Media roundup carried by Deadspin, which both confirm the same dramatic finish.
Cooley, a Pittsburgh native, converted a rebound from the left doorstep after Vincent Trocheck wired a shot from above the right circle, according to the Field Level Media account. Pittsburgh’s Ben Kindel had nearly played the hero by scoring the go-ahead goal with 23 seconds remaining in regulation, according to the same account, before Cooley’s late equaliser changed the story.
A finish for the ages in Pittsburgh
The sequence in the final minute was extraordinary by any standard. Kindel’s goal with 23 seconds left looked like the winner for Pittsburgh, only for Cooley to tie the game with one second on the clock, according to Hockey Informers. Sergachev then settled the game in overtime, giving Utah a win that will be remembered long after the regular season ends.
Cooley’s hat trick was his fourth career hat trick, according to the Field Level Media account. Scoring three times on the road, in his home city, with the tying goal coming at the death, is the kind of performance that defines a young player’s reputation.
Penguins left to rue late collapse
Pittsburgh will be devastated by the manner of the defeat. Leading with 23 seconds left, the Penguins needed one defensive stop, one clearance, one faceoff win to close out the game. Instead, Utah found a rebound in front of goal and Cooley finished it. Overtime then compounded the disappointment, as Sergachev’s winner denied Pittsburgh even a point beyond the one it earned for reaching overtime.
The Penguins’ home crowd, which had celebrated Kindel’s late goal, was silenced twice in quick succession — first by Cooley’s equaliser, then by Sergachev’s winner. Those swings are part of hockey, but they are painful for a team that thought it had won the game.
Mammoth momentum builds
For Utah, the win is a statement about resilience. Trailing late on the road, the Mammoth did not accept defeat, and their reward was two points rather than one. Cooley’s performance, capped by the last-second goal, will be a highlight of the young season, and Sergachev’s overtime winner shows Utah has finishers beyond its star centre. The Mammoth leave Pittsburgh with a win that could fuel their next run of games.
