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Game Recap
PHI2
Final/OTTue, Feb 4, 2025Every game that night
UTA3

UTA beat PHI 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.24 expected goals to 1.71. UTA outshot PHI 42 to 20. D. Guenther led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). L. O'Brien had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 0.8. K. Vejmelka stopped 18 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
PHI11002
UTA01113
  1. 1st 2:02PHIR. Abols0.02 xG
  2. 2nd 3:32UTAM. Sergachev0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 4:29PHIT. Foerster0.21 xG
  4. 3rd 8:40UTAD. Guenther0.07 xG
  5. OT 4:59UTAD. Guenther0.14 xG

Team Stats

PHIUTA
20Shots on goal42
1.71Expected goals4.24
46Shot attempts89
175v5 shots on goal33
0/1Power play0/3
24Hits29
19Blocked shots13
11Penalty minutes7
17Giveaways16
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 1.71 xGUTA 4.24 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTPHI goal, 2:02UTA goal, 3:32PHI goal, 4:29UTA goal, 8:40UTA goal, 4:59

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

PHI19 on goal, 2 scored
UTA41 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. FoersterRW101110+1019:590:26
B. BrinkRW011331+1019:181:34
S. CouturierC0111020216:520:00
R. AbolsC101200028:300:00
T. KonecnyRW000100-2023:232:00
N. CatesLW0000310021:220:00
S. LaughtonC000202-1018:592:00
G. HathawayRW0000410016:450:00
M. MichkovRW000200-1015:392:00
A. RichardC0000000012:310:00
J. GaucherC000100006:290:00
N. DeslauriersLW000001055:590:00
T. SanheimD011173-1026:570:00
J. DrysdaleD000001+2024:142:00
C. YorkD000015-1023:300:00
N. SeelerD0001120220:380:00
E. JohnsonD0001300015:040:00
E. AndraeD000410-1012:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Ersson42393.92964:59OT loss
I. Fedotov000–0:00

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. GuentherRW213621+3022:374:43
B. HaytonC022401+2020:134:17
C. KellerRW0115000023:534:37
N. SchmaltzC0005000019:293:48
M. CarconeLW000241+2017:501:23
A. KerfootC000131-1016:320:00
K. StenlundC000222-1015:310:00
N. BjugstadC000130-1013:000:00
J. McBainC0001600011:511:42
J. DoanRW0003110011:181:17
M. MaccelliLW000100-1011:171:47
L. O'BrienC000550-179:490:00
M. SergachevD123214+2025:534:07
J. MarinoD000000+1022:050:14
I. ColeD0000010019:020:11
O. MaattaD000100-1018:050:11
M. KesselringD0003210017:521:41
N. DeSimoneD000000-1016:400:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka20182.90064:59Win
C. Ingram000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScorePHI 2.6, UTA 3.0PHI 2, UTA 3
Total goals5.65
Shots on goalPHI 27.0, UTA 26.7PHI 20, UTA 42
Win chanceUTA 58%UTA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
UTA C. Keller2.751.14135%0
PHI T. Konecny2.510.90031%0
UTA D. Guenther2.360.80329%2
UTA N. Schmaltz2.050.89027%0
PHI T. Foerster1.910.47123%1
UTA B. Hayton1.840.52219%0
PHI S. Laughton1.820.45016%0
UTA M. Kesselring1.730.43010%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.720.76313%1
PHI S. Couturier1.710.38113%0
PHI N. Cates1.700.46017%0
UTA J. Doan1.630.48020%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.610.3919%0
PHI M. Michkov1.620.47017%0
UTA N. Bjugstad1.610.37017%0
UTA M. Carcone1.520.36019%0
PHI B. Brink1.530.42116%0
UTA M. Maccelli1.410.50015%0
PHI R. Abols1.320.1619%1
PHI C. York1.300.2907%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.200.2805%0
PHI G. Hathaway1.200.26012%0
PHI A. Richard1.200.40015%0
UTA A. Kerfoot1.210.45015%0
PHI N. Seeler1.210.2004%0
PHI E. Andrae1.140.2205%0
UTA J. McBain1.110.38016%0
UTA N. DeSimone1.000.2605%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.020.22012%0
UTA J. Marino0.900.3905%0
UTA O. Maatta0.910.2705%0
UTA I. Cole0.900.2504%0
PHI E. Johnson0.810.1205%0
UTA L. O'Brien0.850.1506%0
PHI N. Deslauriers0.500.0804%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.