Cooley's Playoff Debut: Utah Mammoth's Edge

0:00On April 20, Logan Cooley made a huge splash in his first Stanley Cup playoff game. The 21-year-old Ford lit up the ice for the Utah mammoth in their 4-2 loss to the Vegas gold in Knights and Game 1 of the Western. Conference first round. He scored Utah's first-ever playoff goal with a one-timer just 11 seconds from the end of the first period. Let his team with five shots, log, nearly 20 minutes of ice time and through four hits. Cooley's no stranger to dominating Vegas. Drafted third overall by Arizona in 2022, he racked up 44 points as a rookie in 65 this season in just 75 games. Against the gold in Knights, he's got 12 points in nine regular season matchups, including a four-goal explosion and a five-to-one win back in. November. Coach Andre Toregini called him a force on a mission, while teammate Lawson Krause praised his competitor fire that's been burning all year. Cooley himself seized the playoffs as a grind where teams rough you up, but he says Utah's got a hit back harder. Seven mammoth players,

1:05including him, got their playoff feed wet in that debut. Even against the battle-tested Vegas squad that won it all last year, Cooley wouldn't back down. They couldn't slow his speed or skill. It's a learning curve for a young group, but his edge energized the whole team. Game 2 hits Tuesday at 9.30 p.m. Eastern Utah is primed to bounce back and make this series a battle. That's the story for today. NHL News Today, driven by AI, I'm Cory with The Story.