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2024-12-18 · Delta Center

2 – 3Final/OT

UTA beat VAN 3–2 in overtime. Expected goals were close to even (VAN 3.5, UTA 3.7), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Mikhail Sergachev scored at 4:48 of overtime, moving UTA’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Karel Vejmelka saved 1.5 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
26 – 31
Expected goals
3.5 – 3.7
xG share
UTA 51%
Home-ice start
UTA 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

VAN goalUTA goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

VANUTA

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

UTA
64:48 TOI
GSAx +1.47
+1.47
VAN
64:48 TOI
GSAx +1.12
+1.12
UTA
1 G, 1 A · 19:33 TOI
On-ice +0.14 · Finishing +0.53 · Penalties +0.40
+1.08

Rough nights

VAN
0 G, 0 A · 18:08 TOI
On-ice −0.55 · Finishing −0.24
−0.80
UTA
0 G, 0 A · 13:10 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing −0.77
−0.66
VAN
Erik Brannstrom
0 G, 0 A · 11:52 TOI
On-ice −0.33 · Penalties −0.20
−0.54

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalVAN–UTAWin prob.
P2 12:39 VANDanton HeinenPP
from Quinn Hughes
1–048% → 69%
P3 2:45 VANDakota Joshua
from Teddy Blueger, Quinn Hughes
2–074% → 91%
P3 9:02 UTAClayton Keller
from Nick Schmaltz, Barrett Hayton
2–15% → 21%
P3 15:30 UTADylan GuentherPP
from Clayton Keller, Logan Cooley
2–213% → 51%
OT 4:48 UTAMikhail Sergachev
from Logan Cooley
2–352% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

VAN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Dakota Joshua C10:181+0.74+0.00+0.74−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Danton Heinen L13:401+0.52+0.05+0.66−0.01+0.01−0.20+0.00
Conor Garland R21:24+0.20+0.43−0.46+0.01+0.02+0.20+0.00
Brock Boeser R18:13+0.11+0.09−0.18+0.01−0.01+0.20+0.00
Nils Hoglander L10:16+0.05+0.05−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Noah Juulsen D18:52+0.05+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Vincent Desharnais D18:10−0.01−0.23+0.01−0.01+0.03+0.20+0.00
Tyler Myers D21:59−0.05+0.15+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.20+0.00
Pius Suter C14:31−0.05+0.02−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Kiefer Sherwood L16:08−0.06−0.05−0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Carson Soucy D22:16−0.08−0.08−0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Teddy Blueger C13:261−0.09−0.04−0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.06
Elias Pettersson C20:44−0.38−0.13−0.32+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.04
Quinn Hughes D26:192−0.40+0.30−0.70+0.03−0.04+0.00+0.00
J.T. Miller C21:00−0.41−0.01−0.42+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.01
Max Sasson C12:46−0.51−0.10−0.39−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Erik Brannstrom D11:52−0.54−0.33+0.01−0.00−0.02−0.20+0.00
Jake DeBrusk L18:08−0.80−0.55−0.24−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Thatcher Demko G64:48+1.12

UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Clayton Keller R19:3311+1.08+0.14+0.53+0.03−0.01+0.40−0.01
Mikhail Sergachev D27:021+0.93+0.48+0.44+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Juuso Välimäki D21:07+0.30+0.27+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Guenther R17:481+0.22−0.03+0.26−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Schmaltz C19:561+0.11+0.36−0.30+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Kolyachonok D11:01+0.11+0.14−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Logan Cooley C18:592+0.03+0.32−0.46+0.01+0.00+0.20−0.05
Barrett Hayton C14:421−0.09−0.06−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.03
Kevin Stenlund C15:07−0.10+0.11−0.16−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.02
Nick Bjugstad C13:19−0.14−0.05−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.04
Lawson Crouse L12:36−0.15+0.01−0.13−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.02
Matias Maccelli L14:38−0.26−0.17−0.08+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Kesselring D17:11−0.27−0.06−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.20+0.00
Ian Cole D20:34−0.39−0.20+0.01+0.00−0.00−0.20+0.00
Michael Carcone L13:52−0.41−0.19−0.21−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Olli Maatta D23:58−0.47−0.48+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack McBain C13:56−0.51−0.33−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.20+0.01
Alexander Kerfoot C13:10−0.66+0.11−0.77−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G64:48+1.47

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.