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Game Recap
UTA0
FinalSat, Dec 6, 2025Every game that night
CGY2

CGY beat UTA 2-0, with the chances close: 3.07 expected goals to 2.80. D. Wolf stopped 28 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
UTA0000
CGY1012
  1. 1st 0:16CGYY. Sharangovich0.41 xG
  2. 3rd 17:46CGYC. ZaryEN0.42 xG

Team Stats

UTACGY
28Shots on goal23
2.80Expected goals3.07
58Shot attempts51
285v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play0/1
22Hits20
14Blocked shots19
7Penalty minutes9
17Giveaways11
4Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

UTA 2.80 xGCGY 3.07 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCGY goal, 0:16CGY goal, 17:46

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

UTA28 on goal, 0 scored
CGY21 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. PeterkaRW000200-1021:341:09
C. KellerRW000201-1021:231:20
N. SchmaltzC000313-1220:331:20
D. GuentherRW000320-1016:571:22
L. CrouseLW000211-1015:530:53
J. McBainC000131-1014:380:00
M. CarconeLW000300-1014:160:42
B. HaytonC0000000014:130:00
D. ButLW0002020013:250:38
K. StenlundC0000000011:420:00
K. YamamotoRW000200009:290:42
L. O'BrienC000270056:470:00
S. DurziD000102-1024:190:47
M. SergachevD000311-2022:121:15
N. SchmidtD0001220021:430:02
J. MarinoD000010-1020:260:00
I. ColeD0000210015:530:00
M. LamoureuxD0001200013:270:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Vanecek22211.95559:10Loss
K. Vejmelka000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KadriC011201+1219:251:18
C. ZaryC101220+1018:120:42
J. FarabeeLW011010+1016:230:00
Y. SharangovichC101200+1014:090:40
J. HuberdeauLW0000010219:251:18
M. BacklundC000101+1018:010:38
M. CoronatoRW0000110017:251:18
B. ColemanLW000131+1017:190:41
M. FrostC0001200014:471:18
J. BeecherC000010009:240:02
A. KlapkaRW000250007:490:01
R. LombergLW000200057:210:00
K. BahlD000010+1023:280:04
M. WeegarD000425+1023:270:42
R. AnderssonD000413+1023:041:18
Y. KuznetsovD000013+1022:150:00
J. BeanD0001020013:310:00
J. HanleyD0001010012:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf282801.00060:00Win
D. Cooley000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

UTA

Line 1C. Keller19:10J. Peterka19:34N. Schmaltz18:23
Line 2B. Hayton14:13D. Guenther14:07D. But12:47
Line 3L. Crouse13:41J. McBain14:00M. Carcone13:34
Pair 1N. Schmidt20:51S. Durzi22:37
Pair 2M. Sergachev18:53J. Marino19:48
Pair 3I. Cole14:36M. Lamoureux13:27

CGY

Line 2M. Backlund15:51C. Zary16:53B. Coleman15:01
Line 3M. Coronato16:07M. Frost13:29J. Huberdeau17:17
Pair 1M. Weegar21:49Y. Kuznetsov21:26
Pair 2K. Bahl21:22R. Andersson19:48
Pair 3J. Hanley12:33J. Bean13:31

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.

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreUTA 2.8, CGY 2.9UTA 0, CGY 2
Total goals5.82
Shots on goalUTA 27.3, CGY 28.3UTA 28, CGY 23
Win chanceCGY 52%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.020.84129%0
UTA D. Guenther2.830.66025%0
UTA C. Keller2.620.81027%0
CGY M. Coronato2.200.58023%0
CGY B. Coleman2.210.51023%0
CGY M. Backlund2.210.54019%0
UTA J. Peterka2.120.64025%0
CGY R. Andersson2.140.54013%0
CGY M. Weegar2.140.44010%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.030.64022%0
CGY J. Farabee1.900.43119%0
UTA L. Crouse1.820.38021%0
CGY M. Frost1.710.54019%0
UTA B. Hayton1.700.39016%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.730.5409%0
UTA M. Carcone1.730.35017%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.600.73023%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.620.50123%1
CGY C. Zary1.520.40118%1
UTA S. Durzi1.310.3407%0
UTA J. McBain1.210.31013%0
CGY Y. Kuznetsov1.200.2407%0
UTA N. Schmidt1.110.3005%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.100.26013%0
UTA L. O'Brien1.120.1406%0
UTA M. Lamoureux1.010.1904%0
CGY J. Bean1.010.1605%0
CGY K. Bahl1.000.2405%0
CGY A. Klapka1.020.24012%0
UTA K. Yamamoto0.920.25011%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.820.1407%0
UTA J. Marino0.800.3003%0
UTA I. Cole0.700.2003%0
CGY J. Beecher0.600.1508%0
CGY J. Hanley0.610.1403%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.