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Game Recap
ANA4
FinalFri, Mar 20, 2026Every game that night
UTA1

ANA beat UTA 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.07 expected goals to 3.25. A. Killorn led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). N. Schmidt had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. L. Dostal stopped 29 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
ANA1124
UTA1001
  1. 1st 1:48UTAD. Guenther0.15 xG
  2. 1st 13:37ANAR. PoehlingSH0.21 xG
  3. 2nd 9:09ANAA. Killorn0.03 xG
  4. 3rd 18:24ANAC. GauthierEN0.76 xG
  5. 3rd 19:05ANAM. GranlundEN0.83 xG

Team Stats

ANAUTA
24Shots on goal30
4.07Expected goals3.25
48Shot attempts74
145v5 shots on goal25
0/5Power play0/3
20Hits18
28Blocked shots12
21Penalty minutes17
14Giveaways17
5Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 4.07 xGUTA 3.25 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdUTA goal, 1:48ANA goal, 13:37ANA goal, 9:09ANA goal, 18:24ANA goal, 19:05

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

ANA23 on goal, 4 scored
UTA30 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KillornLW123410+2016:392:36
R. PoehlingC112154+2019:040:50
C. GauthierLW101200+1016:565:24
M. GranlundC101300+2016:352:54
B. SenneckeRW0113210015:093:51
J. VielLW011012+1515:000:00
C. KreiderLW0002200018:015:10
L. CarlssonC0002010017:445:04
T. TerryRW0001000017:364:57
M. McTavishC0002100010:223:33
T. WasheC000033+1210:200:00
J. HarkinsC0000120108:180:00
J. CarlsonD011213+1024:194:24
P. MintyukovD011112+2022:510:00
J. TroubaD000015+2220:330:04
J. LaCombeD000003+2019:543:37
O. ZellwegerD000110-1013:100:48
I. MooreD000002-1211:290:48
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal30291.96760:00Win
V. Husso000–0:00

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. GuentherRW101300-1017:174:34
J. PeterkaRW0112000013:061:24
C. KellerRW000100-2220:314:43
L. CrouseLW000243-2020:291:56
N. SchmaltzC000500-2020:224:04
L. CooleyC000121-1016:561:26
B. HaytonC000300-2214:444:37
K. StenlundC0000000013:150:00
M. CarconeLW000340-1012:441:08
J. McBainC000031-1510:390:00
A. KerfootC0000100010:320:00
K. YamamotoRW000001007:170:00
S. DurziD0110210015:420:00
M. SergachevD000201-3223:154:37
J. MarinoD000100-1220:280:10
M. WeegarD000212-1020:121:13
N. SchmidtD0004000218:130:00
I. ColeD0001120216:240:08
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Vanecek22202.90959:06Loss
K. Vejmelka000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

ANA

Line 1R. Poehling14:16J. Viel14:32C. Gauthier11:04
Line 2C. Kreider12:32T. Terry12:28L. Carlsson12:04
Pair 1J. Carlson16:14P. Mintyukov18:09
Pair 2J. LaCombe16:07J. Trouba17:47
Pair 3O. Zellweger10:17I. Moore10:07

UTA

Line 1L. Crouse15:04C. Keller15:20N. Schmaltz13:45
Line 2M. Carcone11:10B. Hayton9:47J. McBain8:13
Line 3J. Peterka11:16D. Guenther11:48L. Cooley13:29
Pair 1N. Schmidt15:25J. Marino17:45
Pair 2M. Weegar15:17M. Sergachev14:13
Pair 3I. Cole11:22S. Durzi15:05

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreANA 3.0, UTA 3.2ANA 4, UTA 1
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalANA 27.8, UTA 27.7ANA 24, UTA 30
Win chanceUTA 52%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
ANA C. Gauthier3.220.78131%1
UTA D. Guenther2.930.86133%1
UTA C. Keller2.711.02031%0
ANA B. Sennecke2.430.75125%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.350.92028%0
ANA J. Trouba2.100.3908%0
ANA L. Carlsson2.120.74026%0
ANA T. Terry1.910.69023%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.920.71014%0
UTA B. Hayton1.930.52019%0
UTA M. Weegar1.920.4209%0
UTA L. Cooley1.810.69026%0
ANA A. Killorn1.840.47322%1
ANA J. Carlson1.820.5419%0
ANA C. Kreider1.820.65031%0
UTA M. Carcone1.830.44020%0
UTA L. Crouse1.720.51023%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.700.55010%0
UTA J. Peterka1.720.57123%0
ANA M. Granlund1.730.64119%1
ANA M. McTavish1.520.44018%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.510.2106%0
UTA S. Durzi1.300.47111%0
UTA J. McBain1.300.35013%0
ANA R. Poehling1.310.47216%1
ANA J. Viel1.200.20110%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.110.3018%0
UTA N. Schmidt1.140.3408%0
ANA I. Moore1.000.2105%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.000.29012%0
UTA A. Kerfoot1.000.34012%0
UTA K. Yamamoto1.000.31014%0
ANA T. Washe0.900.17010%0
UTA I. Cole0.710.2504%0
UTA J. Marino0.710.3905%0
ANA J. Harkins0.600.1205%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer 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.