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2025-11-26 · Delta Center

4 – 3Final

MTL beat UTA 4–3. MTL lost the expected-goals battle 2.2 to 3.4 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Ivan Demidov scored at 4:47 of the third, moving MTL’s win probability from 48% to 76%. Karel Vejmelka allowed 1.9 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
17 – 34
Expected goals
2.2 – 3.4
xG share
UTA 61%
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.

MTL goalUTA goal

Expected goals

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

MTLUTA

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.

MTL
2 G, 1 A · 23:52 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing +1.61
+1.50
UTA
1 G, 0 A · 18:19 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.71 · Penalties +0.19 · Faceoffs −0.05
+0.95
MTL
Ivan Demidov
1 G, 0 A · 12:52 TOI
Finishing +0.71 · Penalties +0.19
+0.92

Rough nights

UTA
68:45 TOI
GSAx −1.87
−1.87
MTL
0 G, 1 A · 17:50 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing −0.50
−0.61
UTA
0 G, 0 A · 13:05 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Finishing −0.12 · Penalties −0.19
−0.36

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–UTAWin prob.
P1 10:38 MTLZachary BolducPP
from Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki
1–047% → 64%
P1 16:37 MTLNick Suzuki
from Cole Caufield, Zachary Bolduc
2–065% → 79%
P2 9:43 UTABarrett HaytonPP
from Clayton Keller, Mikhail Sergachev
2–116% → 32%
P2 11:58 UTAKailer Yamamoto
from Dylan Guenther, Logan Cooley
2–231% → 53%
P2 13:52 UTAMichael Carcone
from Kevin Stenlund, John Marino
2–353% → 76%
P3 3:20 MTLNick SuzukiPP
from Zachary Bolduc, Brendan Gallagher
3–322% → 48%
P3 4:47 MTLIvan Demidov
from Oliver Kapanen, Noah Dobson
4–348% → 76%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nick Suzuki C23:5221+1.50−0.10+1.61+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.03
Ivan Demidov R12:521+0.92+0.01+0.71+0.00+0.00+0.19+0.00
Zachary Bolduc R16:1012+0.75+0.12+0.62−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Lane Hutson D19:291+0.30+0.24−0.15+0.03−0.03+0.19+0.00
Florian Xhekaj L8:51+0.02+0.04−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Evans C18:23+0.02+0.10−0.08−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Joe Veleno C10:28−0.03−0.03−0.02−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03
Adam Engstrom D12:25−0.03+0.01−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jayden Struble D14:46−0.05−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L18:02−0.12−0.29+0.00+0.00−0.02+0.19+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R13:081−0.27−0.10−0.14−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jared Davidson C5:23−0.28−0.08+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Noah Dobson D24:481−0.30−0.32+0.00−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Oliver Kapanen C13:381−0.31−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.02−0.19−0.01
Josh Anderson R18:44−0.32+0.02−0.32−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mike Matheson D26:17−0.33−0.11+0.00−0.01−0.02−0.19+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D20:01−0.35−0.16+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Cole Caufield R17:501−0.61−0.08−0.50+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G60:00+0.61

UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Barrett Hayton C18:191+0.95+0.10+0.71−0.01+0.00+0.19−0.05
Michael Carcone L11:391+0.59+0.10+0.50−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kailer Yamamoto R11:081+0.55+0.02+0.73−0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00
Brandon Tanev L10:48+0.28+0.11+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Sean Durzi D21:34+0.14+0.15+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nate Schmidt D17:35+0.12+0.13−0.03+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
John Marino D17:181+0.04+0.23+0.00−0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Clayton Keller R21:561−0.03+0.32−0.58+0.04−0.01+0.19+0.01
Logan Cooley C15:311−0.03+0.19−0.25+0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01
Mikhail Sergachev D25:421−0.04+0.15−0.19+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick DeSimone D15:10−0.07−0.07+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ian Cole D16:22−0.07−0.07+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Guenther R18:431−0.10+0.15−0.23−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
JJ Peterka R12:40−0.21−0.10−0.11+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lawson Crouse L15:42−0.26−0.23−0.02−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kevin Stenlund C14:591−0.33−0.06−0.31−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.06
Nick Schmaltz C23:09−0.33+0.33−0.69+0.06−0.00+0.00−0.03
Jack McBain C13:05−0.36−0.07−0.12−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G68:45−1.87

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.