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Game Recap
UTA3
Final/OTThu, Feb 6, 2025Every game that night
CBJ2

UTA beat CBJ 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.72 expected goals to 2.82. UTA outshot CBJ 33 to 22. D. Guenther had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. C. Ingram stopped 20 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
UTA02013
CBJ11002
  1. 1st 5:51CBJJ. Danforth0.32 xG
  2. 2nd 2:06UTAL. Crouse0.20 xG
  3. 2nd 12:33UTAO. Maatta0.01 xG
  4. 2nd 19:21CBJI. ProvorovSH0.02 xG
  5. OT 4:27UTAD. Guenther0.44 xG

Team Stats

UTACBJ
33Shots on goal22
3.72Expected goals2.82
79Shot attempts53
245v5 shots on goal16
0/3Power play0/2
20Hits19
14Blocked shots16
9Penalty minutes11
19Giveaways22
3Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

UTA 3.72 xGCBJ 2.82 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTCBJ goal, 5:51UTA goal, 2:06UTA goal, 12:33CBJ goal, 19:21UTA goal, 4:27

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

UTA33 on goal, 3 scored
CBJ21 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. GuentherRW1016200021:235:21
L. O'BrienC011100+1012:370:05
J. DoanRW0110000012:150:34
L. CrouseLW101160-1011:121:11
N. BjugstadC011230+1010:470:05
C. KellerRW0005000022:405:54
N. SchmaltzC0002010020:344:44
B. HaytonC0003010019:464:03
A. KerfootC0001100018:380:00
K. StenlundC000200+1015:240:10
M. CarconeLW0000200013:300:00
J. McBainC000011-1212:031:09
O. MaattaD1011120020:030:00
M. KesselringD011112+1715:040:31
M. SergachevD000512-1027:375:24
I. ColeD0000110023:100:05
J. MarinoD000203+2020:210:06
N. DeSimoneD0001110016:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Ingram22202.90964:17Win
K. Vejmelka000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. DanforthRW1011210017:330:00
A. FantilliC0003300024:273:21
K. JohnsonC000200-1021:023:03
D. VoronkovLW0005000020:533:08
C. SillingerC0001000018:313:05
Z. Aston-ReeseLW0003100016:580:00
M. OlivierRW000040+1216:300:56
L. Del Bel BelluzC000102-1015:030:42
J. van RiemsdykLW0001100012:300:50
S. KuralyC000121-2011:530:00
M. PyyhtiaLW0000000010:170:00
Z. WerenskiD0111010229:163:09
I. ProvorovD1012150028:560:51
J. HarrisD011021+108:570:00
D. MateychukD000002-1020:400:55
D. SeversonD0001220716:290:00
J. JohnsonD000010-1011:340:00
J. ChristiansenD000001009:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins33303.90964:27OT loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreUTA 3.1, CBJ 2.9UTA 3, CBJ 2
Total goals6.05
Shots on goalUTA 28.9, CBJ 28.6UTA 33, CBJ 22
Win chanceUTA 52%UTA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.510.91118%0
UTA C. Keller3.051.16036%0
UTA D. Guenther2.760.88132%1
CBJ A. Fantilli2.630.68026%0
CBJ D. Voronkov2.550.71030%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.220.87027%0
CBJ C. Sillinger2.210.47018%0
UTA B. Hayton2.130.55020%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.950.67012%0
UTA M. Kesselring1.910.3618%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.820.64022%0
UTA M. Carcone1.800.39021%0
UTA J. Doan1.700.44119%0
UTA N. Bjugstad1.720.37117%0
UTA L. Crouse1.710.40121%1
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.510.48018%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.420.4118%1
UTA A. Kerfoot1.310.44016%0
CBJ J. Danforth1.310.31114%1
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.330.23012%0
CBJ L. Belluz1.310.53016%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.200.31014%0
CBJ D. Severson1.210.3408%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.120.22013%0
UTA J. McBain1.100.36016%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.110.25012%0
UTA N. DeSimone1.110.2205%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.000.2106%0
UTA L. O'Brien1.010.1516%0
UTA J. Marino0.920.3304%0
UTA O. Maatta0.910.2315%1
UTA I. Cole0.900.2103%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.900.1403%0
CBJ M. Pyyhtia0.800.1809%0
CBJ J. Johnson0.600.1102%0
CBJ J. Harris0.500.1413%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.