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Game Recap
ANA2
FinalWed, Mar 12, 2025Every game that night
UTA3

UTA beat ANA 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.56 expected goals to 1.99. UTA outshot ANA 39 to 21. D. Guenther led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). D. Guenther had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 3.3. K. Vejmelka stopped 19 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
ANA0112
UTA1113
  1. 1st 11:03UTAJ. McBain0.07 xG
  2. 2nd 14:31UTAA. Kerfoot0.07 xG
  3. 2nd 15:53ANAA. Killorn0.05 xG
  4. 3rd 3:22ANAM. McTavishPP0.10 xG
  5. 3rd 7:03UTAD. GuentherPP0.09 xG

Team Stats

ANAUTA
21Shots on goal39
1.99Expected goals4.56
61Shot attempts81
185v5 shots on goal35
1/2Power play1/3
24Hits20
18Blocked shots20
4Penalty minutes4
21Giveaways11
2Takeaways4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 1.99 xGUTA 4.56 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdUTA goal, 11:03UTA goal, 14:31ANA goal, 15:53ANA goal, 3:22UTA goal, 7:03

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

ANA20 on goal, 2 scored
UTA38 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KillornLW101100+1018:031:49
T. ZegrasC0111100017:001:46
M. McTavishC101251-2016:391:46
L. CarlssonC011202+1214:511:43
C. GauthierLW011210009:260:00
F. VatranoRW000312-1020:491:50
T. TerryRW0004000019:451:54
R. StromeC0002000019:151:48
I. LundestromC0000110014:010:00
B. LeasonRW0001100011:190:00
S. ColangeloRW000013-2010:541:33
R. JohnstonLW000061007:050:00
J. LaCombeD0110120028:121:18
R. GudasD0001200024:110:00
O. ZellwegerD000002-2220:022:16
J. TroubaD000041-2019:570:07
D. HellesonD000001+1013:000:00
P. MintyukovD000202+1011:200:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso39363.92358:35Loss
L. Dostal000–0:00

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. GuentherRW112811+1018:363:57
C. KellerRW011200-1020:034:25
B. HaytonC011610+1018:544:19
A. KerfootC101311+1014:430:00
J. McBainC101152+1014:111:11
J. DoanRW011300+1012:290:00
L. CooleyC000112-1019:521:49
N. SchmaltzC000401-1019:403:47
L. CrouseLW000421+1013:591:34
K. StenlundC0000000012:310:01
M. CarconeLW000010008:501:16
L. O'BrienC000220007:520:00
M. SergachevD011023-1420:473:39
I. ColeD011113+1019:360:05
S. DurziD000123+1020:371:57
J. MarinoD000003-1020:240:00
O. MaattaD000110+1018:290:00
M. KesselringD000200+1014:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka21192.90560:00Win
J. Stauber000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreANA 2.6, UTA 3.6ANA 2, UTA 3
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalANA 25.2, UTA 33.2ANA 21, UTA 39
Win chanceUTA 67%UTA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
UTA D. Guenther3.381.00236%1
UTA C. Keller3.021.25137%0
ANA F. Vatrano2.730.57026%0
UTA B. Hayton2.460.68124%0
UTA L. Cooley2.310.85028%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.340.92028%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.900.75113%0
ANA T. Terry1.940.67024%0
ANA M. McTavish1.820.55121%1
UTA J. Doan1.830.53119%0
ANA T. Zegras1.710.53119%0
ANA C. Gauthier1.720.39114%0
UTA S. Durzi1.710.48010%0
ANA A. Killorn1.610.47121%1
ANA J. LaCombe1.600.45110%0
UTA L. Crouse1.640.38020%0
ANA R. Strome1.620.50015%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.500.2607%0
UTA M. Kesselring1.520.3307%0
UTA M. Carcone1.500.39020%0
ANA S. Colangelo1.500.35018%0
ANA J. Trouba1.400.2506%0
UTA A. Kerfoot1.330.44116%1
ANA L. Carlsson1.320.41117%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.200.24014%0
UTA J. McBain1.210.40117%1
ANA R. Gudas1.210.2204%0
UTA O. Maatta1.110.2906%0
ANA B. Leason1.010.23010%0
UTA L. O'Brien1.020.1707%0
ANA D. Helleson1.000.2207%0
UTA J. Marino1.000.3605%0
UTA I. Cole0.910.2114%0
ANA P. Mintyukov0.820.2305%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.800.2209%0
ANA R. Johnston0.400.1104%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.