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Game Recap
STL2
FinalSat, Jan 18, 2025Every game that night
UTA4

UTA beat STL 4-2, with the chances close: 2.53 expected goals to 2.31. UTA outshot STL 33 to 24. C. Keller led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). M. Kesselring had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. C. Ingram stopped 22 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
STL1102
UTA3104
  1. 1st 2:05STLT. Tucker0.02 xG
  2. 1st 6:06UTAM. KesselringPP0.05 xG
  3. 1st 8:25UTAN. Schmaltz0.26 xG
  4. 1st 10:31UTAC. Keller0.18 xG
  5. 2nd 1:32STLJ. NeighboursPP0.30 xG
  6. 2nd 10:42UTAL. Cooley0.18 xG

Team Stats

STLUTA
24Shots on goal33
2.31Expected goals2.53
57Shot attempts50
205v5 shots on goal28
1/4Power play1/3
33Hits13
10Blocked shots18
11Penalty minutes13
7Giveaways9
2Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 2.31 xGUTA 2.53 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdSTL goal, 2:05UTA goal, 6:06UTA goal, 8:25UTA goal, 10:31STL goal, 1:32UTA goal, 10:42

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

STL21 on goal, 2 scored
UTA31 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. HollowayLW0112320021:183:42
B. SchennC0111600020:113:43
O. SundqvistC0110100215:253:51
J. NeighboursLW101150-2012:493:31
J. KyrouRW0005000020:204:31
R. ThomasC000200-2016:473:57
P. BuchnevichLW000000-3016:443:54
A. ToropchenkoRW0002300014:541:10
R. FaksaC0001000012:310:03
N. WalkerLW000051+1012:230:00
M. JosephRW000020-1011:550:00
Z. BolducRW000020+127:040:00
T. TuckerD1012010511:440:00
C. ParaykoD000142-2024:122:08
C. FowlerD000302-2022:393:43
R. SuterD000202+1220:260:29
P. BrobergD0002000019:320:44
J. FaulkD000020-1015:483:19
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington33294.87958:27Loss
J. Hofer000–0:00

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. KellerRW134202+3015:513:17
L. CooleyC123311+3019:423:22
N. SchmaltzC101300+2217:243:17
J. McBainC0003410016:430:00
B. HaytonC0000000216:371:34
L. CrouseLW0003200015:311:29
K. StenlundC000000-1214:030:00
N. BjugstadC0003200013:451:34
A. KerfootC0000020013:410:00
J. DoanRW0001000012:421:59
M. MaccelliLW0002100212:110:52
L. O'BrienC000000-156:520:00
J. MarinoD011102+2024:142:05
M. KesselringD1016020021:113:17
J. VälimäkiD0111030016:180:41
I. ColeD0002230023:500:00
O. MaattaD000101+3019:030:48
N. DeSimoneD000211-1012:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Ingram24222.91760:00Win
K. Vejmelka000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSTL 3.1, UTA 3.0STL 2, UTA 4
Total goals6.16
Shots on goalSTL 27.8, UTA 28.6STL 24, UTA 33
Win chanceUTA 50%UTA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
UTA C. Keller2.620.98432%1
STL J. Kyrou2.550.75030%0
UTA L. Cooley2.430.84328%1
UTA N. Schmaltz2.130.83126%1
STL D. Holloway2.120.57122%0
STL P. Buchnevich1.900.72026%0
STL R. Thomas1.820.83022%0
STL B. Schenn1.810.59121%0
UTA J. Doan1.710.47020%0
UTA N. Bjugstad1.730.38018%0
STL C. Parayko1.710.3909%0
STL J. Faulk1.600.4407%0
STL J. Neighbours1.610.44122%1
UTA B. Hayton1.600.42016%0
UTA M. Maccelli1.520.53016%0
UTA M. Kesselring1.560.3317%1
UTA L. Crouse1.530.36019%0
STL Z. Bolduc1.400.38015%0
STL C. Fowler1.230.4708%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.200.22014%0
STL A. Toropchenko1.120.23012%0
STL P. Broberg1.120.3006%0
STL M. Joseph1.100.27010%0
UTA A. Kerfoot1.100.38013%0
UTA L. O'Brien1.000.1707%0
UTA O. Maatta1.010.2505%0
STL R. Faksa1.010.24010%0
UTA I. Cole1.020.2304%0
UTA N. DeSimone1.020.2205%0
UTA J. McBain0.930.34015%0
STL N. Walker0.900.25012%0
UTA J. Välimäki0.910.2114%0
STL O. Sundqvist0.800.29111%0
UTA J. Marino0.810.2714%0
STL T. Tucker0.820.1514%1
STL R. Suter0.820.2103%0

Shots on goal: 19 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.