Ian Cole Scores in Game 4 as Mammoth Fall 5-4

ian cole scored in Monday's Game 4, but the Mammoth still dropped a 5-4 overtime loss to the Golden Knights. The defenseman added three hits and three blocked shots while continuing in a third-pairing shutdown role on the blue line.

Cole Adds to Series Total

The goal gave Cole two points across four games in the first-round series. He has also posted nine hits, 10 blocked shots and four PIM through those four games, a line that shows how often he has been used in the defensive half of the ice.

Mammoth Blue Line Role

Cole's role has stayed consistent. He remains a shutdown option for the Mammoth and can move into more minutes if an in-game injury hits another blueliner, which leaves him as one of the team's steadier depth pieces in a tight series.

Game 4 Turned On One Goal

Monday's game gave him production at both ends, but the Mammoth still needed more after giving up five goals in a game that went past regulation. His three hits and three blocks fit the job description he has carried through the series, even as the result pushed the Mammoth deeper into the first-round chase.

For the Mammoth, Cole's night was useful without changing the outcome. He scored, finished with work on the forecheck and in front of the net, and left Game 4 with the same three-way burden he has carried all series: offense when it comes, hits, and shot blocking.