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Game Recap
UTA3
Final/OTTue, Nov 26, 2024Every game that night
MTL2

UTA beat MTL 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.74 expected goals to 3.05. UTA outshot MTL 29 to 13. D. Guenther led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). D. Guenther had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. K. Vejmelka stopped 11 of 13.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
UTA01113
MTL01102
  1. 2nd 6:23UTAD. Guenther0.09 xG
  2. 2nd 8:05MTLJ. Struble0.08 xG
  3. 3rd 0:46MTLA. Newhook0.38 xG
  4. 3rd 4:17UTAJ. McBain0.24 xG
  5. OT 4:33UTAM. Sergachev0.47 xG

Team Stats

UTAMTL
29Shots on goal13
3.74Expected goals3.05
70Shot attempts47
235v5 shots on goal13
0/4Power play0/3
15Hits44
15Blocked shots24
8Penalty minutes20
11Giveaways7
4Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

UTA 3.74 xGMTL 3.05 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTUTA goal, 6:23MTL goal, 8:05MTL goal, 0:46UTA goal, 4:17UTA goal, 4:33

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, 3 scored
MTL13 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SchmaltzC022300+1021:255:57
D. GuentherRW112511+2019:046:07
L. CooleyC011101+2023:136:13
C. KellerRW0111010022:166:06
J. McBainC101210+1015:090:00
B. HaytonC011310+1014:010:00
A. KerfootC0001200018:090:00
K. StenlundC000201-1016:200:00
M. CarconeLW0001100011:311:51
L. CrouseLW000140-1010:041:47
M. MaccelliLW000000-109:451:59
N. BjugstadC000210-127:491:51
M. SergachevD101123+3230:435:55
O. MaattaD0000050024:450:00
I. ColeD000211-1023:250:00
M. KesselringD000200-1018:392:14
M. LamoureuxD0002120214:570:00
R. BortuzzoD000000-124:510:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka13112.84664:06Win
J. Stauber000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. NewhookC101201+1219:152:39
C. CaufieldRW011300+1018:383:10
C. DvorakC011212+1014:290:00
N. SuzukiC000012+1021:213:06
J. EvansC000112-2216:330:17
J. ArmiaRW000020-2014:392:36
K. DachC000121-2014:303:16
E. HeinemanLW0001630014:242:21
B. GallagherRW00001000013:562:26
J. AndersonRW000030+1013:390:10
J. RoyRW0001100211:300:16
J. SlafkovskýLW000050-1011:293:13
D. SavardD011002+11217:530:00
J. StrubleD1011130017:110:00
A. XhekajD011070-1216:070:00
L. HutsonD000002-1026:285:45
K. GuhleD0000420026:250:28
J. BarronD0001040015:120:17
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault29263.89764:33OT loss
C. Primeau000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreUTA 3.3, MTL 3.1UTA 3, MTL 2
Total goals6.35
Shots on goalUTA 28.4, MTL 27.5UTA 29, MTL 13
Win chanceUTA 53%UTA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MTL C. Caufield2.730.70130%0
UTA C. Keller2.510.95132%0
UTA D. Guenther2.550.79230%1
UTA L. Cooley2.110.68124%0
MTL N. Suzuki2.000.85028%0
MTL B. Gallagher1.900.48020%0
UTA N. Schmaltz1.930.83225%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.810.76111%1
UTA L. Crouse1.810.44022%0
UTA N. Bjugstad1.620.43020%0
MTL K. Dach1.610.51016%0
MTL J. Armia1.600.38017%0
UTA B. Hayton1.630.39116%0
MTL J. Slafkovský1.600.59018%0
UTA M. Maccelli1.500.64017%0
UTA M. Kesselring1.520.4608%0
MTL J. Anderson1.400.35017%0
UTA M. Carcone1.410.31018%0
MTL J. Roy1.410.39015%0
UTA A. Kerfoot1.410.49016%0
MTL A. Newhook1.320.44118%1
MTL K. Guhle1.300.3509%0
MTL C. Dvorak1.220.42115%0
MTL A. Xhekaj1.200.1916%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.220.19013%0
UTA M. Lamoureux1.120.2606%0
MTL L. Hutson1.100.5005%0
MTL J. Barron1.010.2509%0
MTL J. Evans1.010.43013%0
MTL E. Heineman1.010.28014%0
UTA I. Cole0.920.2704%0
MTL J. Struble0.910.1915%1
UTA J. McBain0.920.41116%1
MTL D. Savard0.800.3116%0
UTA O. Maatta0.800.2705%0
UTA R. Bortuzzo0.500.0802%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.