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2025-10-17 · Delta Center

3 – 6Final

UTA beat SJS 6–3. UTA also won the expected-goals battle 4.0 to 2.0: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Liam O'Brien scored at 16:09 of the second, moving UTA’s win probability from 53% to 76%. Yaroslav Askarov allowed 1.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
21 – 34
Expected goals
2.0 – 4.0
xG share
UTA 66%
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.

SJS goalUTA goal

Expected goals

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

SJSUTA

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
3 G, 1 A · 18:40 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +1.69
+1.81
SJS
Jeff Skinner
1 G, 1 A · 14:02 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing +0.77 · Penalties +0.19
+0.85
UTA
1 G, 0 A · 12:19 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.70
+0.80

Rough nights

SJS
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.80
−1.80
UTA
69:53 TOI
GSAx −0.76
−0.76
SJS
0 G, 1 A · 22:49 TOI
Finishing −0.13 · Penalties −0.39
−0.55

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSJS–UTAWin prob.
P1 9:39 UTANick SchmaltzPP
from Logan Cooley, Clayton Keller
0–157% → 71%
P1 13:31 UTANick Schmaltz
from Clayton Keller
0–270% → 84%
P2 5:23 SJSTyler ToffoliPP
from Dmitry Orlov, Will Smith
1–214% → 27%
P2 7:13 SJSJeff Skinner
from Macklin Celebrini, Vincent Desharnais
2–227% → 47%
P2 16:09 UTALiam O'Brien
from Brandon Tanev, Ian Cole
2–353% → 76%
P3 0:54 UTANick Schmaltz
from Clayton Keller
2–477% → 92%
P3 3:25 UTAMichael Carcone
from Lawson Crouse
2–593% → 99%
P3 11:32 UTAClayton Keller
from Nick Schmaltz, Barrett Hayton
2–6100% → 100%
P3 16:51 SJSMacklin CelebriniPP
from Jeff Skinner, Alexander Wennberg
3–60% → 0%

Every player

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SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jeff Skinner L14:0211+0.85−0.08+0.77−0.00−0.03+0.19+0.00
Macklin Celebrini C17:2411+0.68−0.03+0.55+0.01−0.01+0.19−0.02
Tyler Toffoli C16:421+0.31−0.01+0.32+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Sam Dickinson D15:14−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Reaves R9:57−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Barclay Goodrow C13:50−0.05−0.03−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Collin Graf R13:45−0.06−0.06−0.19−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Adam Gaudette R9:21−0.09−0.00−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.04
Vincent Desharnais D14:041−0.11−0.06−0.05−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Will Smith C14:071−0.11−0.09+0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Ty Dellandrea C14:17−0.15−0.14+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Philipp Kurashev C16:48−0.15−0.06−0.09−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Vincent Iorio D19:21−0.17−0.16+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Wennberg C19:371−0.19−0.17+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.02
Mario Ferraro D22:34−0.22−0.16−0.07+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
William Eklund L17:52−0.24−0.03−0.20−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Leddy D22:32−0.30−0.10+0.00+0.00−0.02−0.19+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D22:491−0.55−0.03−0.13+0.01−0.01−0.39+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Yaroslav Askarov G60:00−1.80

UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nick Schmaltz C18:4031+1.81+0.09+1.69+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Michael Carcone L12:191+0.80+0.10+0.70−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Liam O'Brien C10:091+0.70−0.00+0.71−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Clayton Keller R17:4213+0.63+0.10+0.51+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Barrett Hayton C15:541+0.11+0.07+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.05
John Marino D20:29+0.10+0.11−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ian Cole D19:391+0.09+0.07+0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mikhail Sergachev D23:58+0.09+0.11−0.05+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Olli Maatta D14:40+0.09+0.08+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Logan Cooley C16:211+0.03+0.07+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.06
Dmitri Simashev D13:29+0.00+0.04−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kevin Stenlund C15:02−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.02
JJ Peterka R17:15−0.02+0.11−0.34+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Nate Schmidt D21:17−0.03+0.10−0.16+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brandon Tanev L10:141−0.10+0.02−0.12−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Lawson Crouse L16:181−0.30+0.14−0.61−0.02+0.00+0.19−0.01
Jack McBain C16:01−0.33+0.14−0.28−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Dylan Guenther R17:34−0.45+0.07−0.33−0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G69:53−0.76

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.