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Game Recap
UTA2
FinalSat, Nov 7, 2026Every game that night
OTT4

OTT beat UTA 4-2, with the chances close: 3.48 expected goals to 2.78. UTA outshot OTT 32 to 21. C. Keller led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Keller had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. S. Ersson stopped 30 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
UTA1012
OTT1034
  1. 1st 5:27OTTF. ZetterlundPP0.06 xG
  2. 1st 9:57UTAC. Keller0.31 xG
  3. 3rd 6:29OTTM. Amadio0.13 xG
  4. 3rd 9:53UTAB. Hayton0.07 xG
  5. 3rd 17:42OTTN. Cousins0.04 xG
  6. 3rd 19:44OTTS. PintoEN0.96 xG

Team Stats

UTAOTT
32Shots on goal21
2.78Expected goals3.48
60Shot attempts59
255v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play1/2
23Hits40
14Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes4
27Giveaways22
6Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

UTA 2.78 xGOTT 3.48 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTT goal, 5:27UTA goal, 9:57OTT goal, 6:29UTA goal, 9:53OTT goal, 17:42OTT goal, 19:44

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

UTA31 on goal, 2 scored
OTT21 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. KellerRW112610+1018:341:50
A. LeeLW011101+1014:430:28
B. HaytonC101301+1014:230:33
L. CooleyC000220-1220:181:55
V. TrocheckC000130-1019:380:28
L. CrouseLW0000210016:160:00
N. SchmaltzC000100-2015:401:55
D. GuentherRW000000-2015:101:51
K. StenlundC000211-1013:270:00
J. McBainC000240-1011:510:00
M. CarconeLW0002200011:290:28
L. O'BrienC0001400010:350:00
M. WeegarD011223-1220:410:23
M. SergachevD000503-1025:521:41
D. SimashevD0000220021:490:00
A. PeekeD000201+1020:300:00
A. DudaD0002010014:090:23
N. DeSimoneD0000000012:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka20173.85058:07Loss
S. Cossa000–0:00

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. PintoC112120+2019:400:55
M. AmadioRW112220+2018:520:00
T. StützleC011350+1220:191:31
C. GirouxRW011130+1018:581:31
F. ZetterlundLW1011100015:460:54
N. CousinsC1011520014:420:00
S. HallidayC011121-1013:350:52
P. TomasinoRW0111010011:060:52
D. BathersonRW0001200016:391:28
D. CozensC000261-1014:471:29
S. BlaisLW000121-128:170:00
H. HodgsonRW000030005:400:00
T. ChabotD011210+1022:300:56
T. KlevenD0110030015:370:00
J. SandersonD0001110022:081:27
J. SpenceD000110+2020:380:00
A. ZubD0000010020:070:00
N. MatinpaloD000240-1016:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Ersson32302.93860:00Win
J. Johansson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

UTA

Line 1V. Trocheck15:41L. Cooley16:28L. Crouse14:47
Line 2A. Lee13:37C. Keller13:51B. Hayton13:15
Line 3D. Guenther11:26N. Schmaltz11:30J. McBain10:57
Line 4K. Stenlund12:00M. Carcone11:01L. O'Brien10:35
Pair 1M. Weegar19:14M. Sergachev20:01
Pair 2D. Simashev20:16A. Peeke18:26
Pair 3A. Duda13:23N. DeSimone12:12

OTT

Line 1N. Cousins14:42F. Zetterlund14:52S. Pinto14:33
Line 2C. Giroux15:19M. Amadio14:25T. Stützle17:10
Pair 1T. Chabot20:26J. Spence19:55
Pair 2J. Sanderson16:11A. Zub16:16
Pair 3N. Matinpalo15:56T. Kleven14:44

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

9 of 22 overs hit (41%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
UTA C. Keller2.5+125-1406Over
OTT D. Batherson2.5+154-1851Under
OTT D. Cozens2.5+125-1382Under
UTA D. Guenther2.5-130+1100Under
UTA N. Schmaltz2.5+140-1751Under
OTT S. Pinto2.5+146-1841Under
OTT T. Stützle2.5+130-1453Over
UTA A. Lee1.5-135+1101Under
UTA B. Hayton1.5-120+1053Over
OTT C. Giroux1.5-125+1151Under
OTT F. Zetterlund1.5-170+1351Under
OTT J. Sanderson1.5-170+1351Under
UTA L. Cooley1.5-160+1282Over
UTA L. Crouse1.5-110–0Under
OTT M. Amadio1.5-105–2Over
UTA M. Carcone1.5-105–2Over
UTA M. Sergachev1.5-148+1355Over
UTA M. Weegar1.5-120+1052Over
OTT P. Tomasino1.5+115-1301Under
OTT S. Halliday1.5-120–1Under
OTT T. Chabot1.5-113-1152Over
UTA V. Trocheck1.5+100-1101Under

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.

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreUTA 3.5, OTT 3.3UTA 2, OTT 4
Total goals6.86
Shots on goalUTA 26.0, OTT 27.4UTA 32, OTT 21
Win chanceUTA 53%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
UTA D. Guenther2.500.87034%0
UTA C. Keller2.461.08231%1
OTT T. Stützle2.331.13134%0
OTT D. Cozens2.220.69026%0
OTT D. Batherson2.110.90031%0
UTA A. Lee2.110.53125%0
OTT J. Sanderson2.010.76012%0
OTT S. Pinto2.010.68229%1
UTA N. Schmaltz2.010.80027%0
OTT F. Zetterlund1.910.45119%1
UTA L. Cooley1.820.88032%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.750.78012%0
OTT T. Chabot1.720.56110%0
UTA B. Hayton1.730.46119%1
UTA M. Weegar1.720.4419%0
OTT C. Giroux1.610.65121%0
UTA V. Trocheck1.510.63021%0
UTA L. Crouse1.400.43020%0
UTA M. Carcone1.420.35017%0
OTT S. Halliday1.410.42117%0
OTT T. Kleven1.300.2615%0
UTA J. McBain1.320.39016%0
OTT J. Spence1.310.3807%0
OTT M. Amadio1.220.45220%1
OTT N. Cousins1.210.32112%1
UTA D. Simashev1.000.2007%0
OTT A. Zub1.000.3104%0
UTA A. Peeke0.920.2204%0
UTA K. Stenlund0.820.24010%0
UTA N. DeSimone0.800.1904%0
UTA L. O'Brien0.710.1507%0
OTT N. Matinpalo0.720.1403%0
OTT H. Hodgson0.500.1005%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 33 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.