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Game Recap
UTA2
FinalFri, Mar 14, 2025Every game that night
SEA4

SEA beat UTA 4-2, with the chances close: 3.55 expected goals to 3.11. E. Tolvanen led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). P. Grubauer stopped 23 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
UTA1102
SEA1124
  1. 1st 0:51SEAE. Tolvanen0.02 xG
  2. 1st 16:48UTAN. Schmaltz0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 7:35UTAK. Stenlund0.20 xG
  4. 2nd 18:54SEAB. Montour0.15 xG
  5. 3rd 10:29SEAK. Kakko0.08 xG
  6. 3rd 18:51SEAE. TolvanenEN0.88 xG

Team Stats

UTASEA
25Shots on goal23
3.11Expected goals3.55
62Shot attempts51
225v5 shots on goal19
0/2Power play0/3
18Hits32
11Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes4
22Giveaways17
7Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

UTA 3.11 xGSEA 3.55 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdSEA goal, 0:51UTA goal, 16:48UTA goal, 7:35SEA goal, 18:54SEA goal, 10:29SEA goal, 18:51

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

UTA25 on goal, 2 scored
SEA21 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. StenlundC112111+2212:450:00
N. SchmaltzC101401-2017:403:49
M. CarconeLW011200+1011:380:00
B. HaytonC000100-2018:572:51
C. KellerRW000100-3018:193:53
L. CooleyC000110-3217:061:09
D. GuentherRW000310-2017:023:45
J. DoanRW0002100016:040:00
A. KerfootC000011-1015:120:00
J. McBainC0002200014:030:11
L. CrouseLW000031+1013:350:15
L. O'BrienC000021+107:090:00
J. MarinoD022210-1020:150:07
M. SergachevD000311-2023:533:25
O. MaattaD000111-1021:060:00
S. DurziD000012-1018:030:35
I. ColeD000002+1017:470:00
M. KesselringD000220+1214:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka22193.86458:43Loss
J. Stauber000–0:00

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. TolvanenRW213230+2016:530:00
J. EberleRW022001+2017:503:30
C. StephensonC011120+1018:573:10
K. KakkoRW1012200217:122:41
M. BeniersC000100+2018:573:14
J. SchwartzLW0003000217:512:25
J. McCannLW000430-1016:192:37
S. WrightC000211-1015:122:48
J. NymanRW0001200013:393:21
A. BurakovskyLW0000100012:300:06
M. EyssimontC000210009:150:00
T. KartyeLW000020007:270:00
B. MontourD101210+3023:173:33
V. DunnD000100-1020:552:28
J. OleksiakD000021+3020:150:00
A. LarssonD0000120019:250:00
J. MahuraD0001330015:230:07
C. FleuryD0001840014:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Grubauer25232.92060:00Win
J. Daccord000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreUTA 3.1, SEA 3.0UTA 2, SEA 4
Total goals6.26
Shots on goalUTA 28.3, SEA 27.7UTA 25, SEA 23
Win chanceUTA 52%SEA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
UTA D. Guenther3.030.89032%0
UTA C. Keller2.611.08032%0
SEA B. Montour2.520.53115%1
UTA B. Hayton2.210.59021%0
SEA J. McCann2.240.67027%0
SEA J. Schwartz2.130.55023%0
SEA V. Dunn2.110.65015%0
UTA L. Cooley2.010.74025%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.040.80124%1
SEA E. Tolvanen1.820.49322%2
SEA J. Eberle1.700.58221%0
SEA M. Beniers1.710.57022%0
SEA K. Kakko1.620.52119%1
UTA J. Doan1.620.47016%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.530.63011%0
SEA A. Burakovsky1.500.43015%0
UTA L. Crouse1.400.33018%0
SEA M. Eyssimont1.420.2109%0
UTA S. Durzi1.400.4208%0
SEA A. Larsson1.300.2908%0
UTA M. Kesselring1.320.2806%0
UTA M. Carcone1.320.32117%0
UTA A. Kerfoot1.200.38013%0
SEA C. Stephenson1.110.72121%0
SEA S. Wright1.120.59021%0
UTA J. McBain1.020.35015%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.010.21212%1
SEA J. Oleksiak1.000.2105%0
SEA J. Mahura0.910.1903%0
UTA L. O'Brien0.900.1505%0
UTA O. Maatta0.910.2505%0
UTA J. Marino0.820.3024%0
SEA C. Fleury0.810.1002%0
UTA I. Cole0.700.1903%0
SEA T. Kartye0.700.1508%0

Shots on goal: 21 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.