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Game Recap
TOR4
FinalTue, Oct 13, 2026Every game that night
UTA5

UTA beat TOR 5-4 despite fewer good chances: 2.28 expected goals to 3.00. A. Matthews led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). K. Vejmelka stopped 22 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TOR0224
UTA1405
  1. 1st 14:55UTAD. But0.11 xG
  2. 2nd 1:00UTAV. Trocheck0.17 xG
  3. 2nd 4:01UTAM. Sergachev0.02 xG
  4. 2nd 5:16TORA. MatthewsPP0.19 xG
  5. 2nd 14:17UTAD. Guenther0.02 xG
  6. 2nd 16:29TORJ. Roslovic0.23 xG
  7. 2nd 19:20UTAM. Weegar0.06 xG
  8. 3rd 7:12TORJ. TavaresPP0.07 xG
  9. 3rd 11:01TORG. McKenna0.20 xG

Team Stats

TORUTA
26Shots on goal28
3.00Expected goals2.28
49Shot attempts56
125v5 shots on goal21
2/5Power play0/4
14Hits17
15Blocked shots10
8Penalty minutes8
17Giveaways10
6Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TOR 3.00 xGUTA 2.28 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdUTA goal, 14:55UTA goal, 1:00UTA goal, 4:01TOR goal, 5:16UTA goal, 14:17TOR goal, 16:29UTA goal, 19:20TOR goal, 7:12TOR goal, 11:01

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

TOR25 on goal, 4 scored
UTA27 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. MatthewsC112400+1020:124:58
J. TavaresC112310-1018:034:54
W. NylanderRW0114000021:494:57
K. MarchenkoRW011200+1018:415:09
J. RoslovicC101200-2017:360:36
G. McKennaLW101200-1217:082:11
E. CowanRW000201-3016:550:25
C. SissonsC0001310015:000:00
N. PaulLW000022-2014:010:05
T. BluegerC0001200211:450:06
B. DuhaimeLW000101009:200:00
D. RaddyshD011311-1224:394:58
J. McCabeD000002-2018:210:11
O. Ekman-LarssonD0000200217:400:00
T. StecherD000012-1016:500:11
M. RiellyD000101-2016:090:30
N. BlankenburgD000021-1011:210:25
M. RifaiD000003009:040:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Stolarz28235.82157:26Loss
S. Bobrovsky000–0:00

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. GuentherRW112200+2615:553:54
L. CooleyC011310+1018:473:46
N. SchmaltzC011110-1016:533:40
V. TrocheckC101310+2216:521:33
C. KellerRW011001-1015:273:49
K. YamamotoRW011220+1015:191:45
K. StenlundC011101+2015:130:05
B. HaytonC011200+2014:001:36
J. McBainC011130+1010:240:05
D. ButLW101221+1010:000:05
L. CrouseLW000110-1014:560:00
A. LeeLW0002100013:151:37
M. SergachevD112200+3023:394:05
M. WeegarD101334+1022:140:10
A. PeekeD011011-1015:290:00
J. MarinoD000101+3020:551:39
N. SchmidtD000110+1020:270:06
D. SimashevD000101-1012:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka26224.84659:58Win
S. Cossa000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

TOR

Line 2N. Paul12:32G. McKenna14:17C. Sissons12:23
Line 3W. Nylander14:26E. Cowan14:21J. Tavares11:41
Line 4B. Duhaime7:58T. Blueger8:23
Pair 1D. Raddysh16:06J. McCabe14:33
Pair 2M. Rielly13:29T. Stecher13:19

UTA

Line 1V. Trocheck11:48L. Cooley12:42D. Guenther11:36
Line 2A. Lee11:38K. Yamamoto12:45B. Hayton11:39
Line 3K. Stenlund11:13J. McBain10:19D. But9:53
Line 4N. Schmaltz10:57L. Crouse11:42C. Keller10:34
Pair 1N. Schmidt17:58J. Marino17:41
Pair 2M. Weegar16:09M. Sergachev13:55
Pair 3A. Peeke13:46D. Simashev11:55

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.

Prop Results

10 of 17 overs hit (59%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
TOR A. Matthews3.5+125-1504Over
UTA D. Guenther3.5+128-1552Under
UTA A. Lee2.5+140-1602Under
UTA C. Keller2.5-128+1050Under
TOR D. Raddysh2.5+140-1603Over
UTA M. Sergachev2.5+130-1602Under
UTA N. Schmaltz2.5-110+1001Under
TOR W. Nylander2.5+115-1304Over
UTA B. Hayton1.5-120-1052Over
TOR E. Cowan1.5+105-1352Over
TOR J. Roslovic1.5-120+1022Over
TOR J. Tavares1.5-200+1503Over
UTA L. Cooley1.5-175+1503Over
UTA L. Crouse1.5-146+1151Under
TOR M. Rielly1.5+120–1Under
UTA M. Weegar1.5-130+1053Over
UTA V. Trocheck1.5-115-1053Over

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTOR 2.9, UTA 3.6TOR 4, UTA 5
Total goals6.59
Shots on goalTOR 24.1, UTA 33.1TOR 26, UTA 28
Win chanceUTA 62%UTA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews3.541.07242%1
UTA D. Guenther3.420.97234%1
UTA C. Keller3.001.15131%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.810.98131%0
TOR D. Raddysh2.730.68113%0
TOR W. Nylander2.541.11138%0
TOR K. Marchenko2.420.79129%0
UTA L. Cooley2.330.96132%0
UTA A. Lee2.220.50021%0
TOR J. Tavares2.130.78230%1
UTA L. Crouse2.110.58025%0
UTA M. Sergachev2.020.76213%1
TOR J. Roslovic1.820.49120%1
UTA M. Weegar1.830.41110%1
UTA V. Trocheck1.830.72123%1
UTA B. Hayton1.720.39114%0
TOR G. McKenna1.520.46116%1
TOR E. Cowan1.520.49019%0
TOR M. Rielly1.410.4208%0
TOR N. Paul1.400.38018%0
UTA K. Yamamoto1.320.43117%0
UTA D. But1.320.22110%1
UTA J. McBain1.310.33112%0
UTA N. Schmidt1.310.3208%0
TOR C. Sissons1.110.26011%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.010.29112%0
TOR J. McCabe1.000.2905%0
TOR T. Stecher1.000.1704%0
UTA A. Peeke1.000.1915%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.000.2604%0
UTA D. Simashev1.010.1403%0
TOR T. Blueger1.010.28010%0
UTA J. Marino0.810.4307%0
TOR B. Duhaime0.810.1608%0
TOR N. Blankenburg0.700.1604%0

Shots on goal: 27 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.