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Game Recap
CBJ3
Final/OTSun, Jan 11, 2026Every game that night
UTA2

CBJ beat UTA 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.85 expected goals to 2.25. CBJ outshot UTA 36 to 27. K. Marchenko led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). C. Sillinger had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. J. Greaves stopped 25 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CBJ11013
UTA11002
  1. 1st 2:47CBJM. Pyyhtia0.07 xG
  2. 1st 16:20UTAJ. McBain0.14 xG
  3. 2nd 1:02UTAM. Sergachev0.02 xG
  4. 2nd 18:31CBJC. CoylePP0.29 xG
  5. OT 1:01CBJD. VoronkovPP0.18 xG

Team Stats

CBJUTA
36Shots on goal27
3.85Expected goals2.25
74Shot attempts66
305v5 shots on goal23
2/3Power play0/2
18Hits15
23Blocked shots21
4Penalty minutes6
16Giveaways11
2Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 3.85 xGUTA 2.25 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTCBJ goal, 2:47UTA goal, 16:20UTA goal, 1:02CBJ goal, 18:31CBJ goal, 1:01

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

CBJ36 on goal, 3 scored
UTA27 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. MarchenkoRW022402-2018:113:38
A. FantilliC011330-2018:563:39
C. CoyleC1013000017:292:27
D. VoronkovLW1013220214:031:45
M. PyyhtiaLW101300+1011:540:00
D. HeinenLW011121+1010:130:00
B. JennerC000312-1216:580:33
M. OlivierRW0001300016:530:00
C. SillingerC000421-1015:060:00
B. GaunceC000112+1014:320:00
K. JohnsonC0002010014:242:42
S. MonahanC0001010012:580:29
Z. WerenskiD011311-2028:193:39
I. ProvorovD0112030025:070:34
E. ZamulaD000001+1022:210:00
D. SeversonD000104-2021:160:33
D. FabbroD000132+1020:430:00
D. MateychukD000000000:410:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves27252.92661:01Win
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. KellerRW022200+2021:003:14
N. SchmaltzC011210+1020:493:10
J. McBainC1011100411:480:06
L. CrouseLW000210+1019:140:27
K. StenlundC0001020016:290:00
D. GuentherRW0003100016:043:17
J. PeterkaRW0001000015:593:04
B. HaytonC0003010013:490:34
D. ButLW000101+1212:440:36
M. CarconeLW0001010012:320:31
K. YamamotoRW000231-1010:590:00
B. TanevLW000242-109:500:00
M. SergachevD101203+1025:201:24
N. DeSimoneD0110110012:060:00
S. DurziD000204+1022:042:20
J. MarinoD0001220020:100:01
N. SchmidtD0001120019:480:01
I. ColeD0000010018:520:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Vanecek36333.91761:01OT loss
K. Vejmelka000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CBJ

Line 2C. Coyle13:52M. Olivier14:55D. Voronkov12:18
Line 3B. Jenner15:05S. Monahan12:05K. Johnson11:42
Line 4M. Pyyhtia11:26B. Gaunce12:52D. Heinen10:13
Pair 1D. Severson20:43Z. Werenski22:32
Pair 2I. Provorov22:40E. Zamula20:27

UTA

Line 1N. Schmaltz16:45L. Crouse16:02C. Keller17:31
Line 2J. McBain11:42D. But12:08M. Carcone12:01
Line 3J. Peterka12:55B. Hayton12:51D. Guenther12:42
Line 4K. Stenlund12:55K. Yamamoto10:59B. Tanev9:50
Pair 1M. Sergachev20:13S. Durzi19:34
Pair 2N. Schmidt19:06J. Marino19:24
Pair 3I. Cole15:21N. DeSimone12:06

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
ScoreCBJ 2.9, UTA 3.7CBJ 3, UTA 2
Total goals6.55
Shots on goalCBJ 26.1, UTA 31.2CBJ 36, UTA 27
Win chanceUTA 63%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
UTA D. Guenther3.330.94035%0
CBJ Z. Werenski3.130.77118%0
UTA C. Keller3.021.13234%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.721.01131%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.540.69228%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.330.61126%0
UTA J. Peterka2.310.81029%0
CBJ B. Jenner2.130.53023%0
UTA M. Sergachev2.120.78116%1
UTA L. Crouse2.020.57026%0
UTA M. Carcone2.010.46021%0
UTA S. Durzi1.920.55013%0
UTA B. Hayton1.730.45017%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.620.3518%0
UTA D. But1.610.27014%0
CBJ D. Voronkov1.630.46120%1
CBJ S. Monahan1.510.57018%0
CBJ D. Severson1.310.3408%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.340.31011%0
UTA J. McBain1.310.35114%1
CBJ C. Coyle1.330.48117%1
CBJ K. Johnson1.220.40015%0
CBJ B. Gaunce1.210.21011%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.200.36010%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.110.31013%0
UTA N. Schmidt1.110.3408%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.110.32014%0
UTA K. Yamamoto0.920.30013%0
UTA N. DeSimone0.900.2017%0
CBJ D. Fabbro0.910.1705%0
UTA J. Marino0.910.4106%0
CBJ D. Heinen0.810.24111%0
UTA I. Cole0.800.2404%0
UTA B. Tanev0.820.1809%0
CBJ M. Pyyhtia0.730.1317%1
CBJ E. Zamula0.600.1503%0

Shots on goal: 25 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.