Cooley hat trick, Sergachev OT goal lift Mammoth over Penguins 4-3

Logan Cooley completed a hat trick against his hometown team with a second left, and Mikhail Sergachev scored at 3:27 of overtime as the Utah Mammoth defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night.

Ben Kindel put Pittsburgh ahead 3-2 with 25 seconds remaining in regulation. Cooley, playing his third NHL game in Pittsburgh, batted the puck in from the left side of the net for his sixth goal in four games and seventh of the season.

Cooley became the third Pittsburgh native to record a hat trick against the Penguins, joining Brandon Saad and R.J. Umberger. At age 5, Cooley participated in Sidney Crosby’s first Little Penguins Learn to Play Hockey program. This was Cooley’s first goal in seven games against Pittsburgh, following two first-period goals that gave the Mammoth an early 2-0 lead.

In overtime, Sergachev beat Arturs Silovs off a rebound in front to secure the victory. Sebastian Cossa stopped 31 shots for the Mammoth, who have won three of their last five games overall. Utah is 5-0-0 after a loss and 8-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Rickard Rakell recorded a short-handed goal, and Erik Karlsson also scored for Pittsburgh. Silovs made 30 saves for the Penguins.