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2025-12-14 · PPG Paints Arena

5 – 4Final/OT

UTA beat PIT 5–4 in overtime. UTA also won the expected-goals battle 3.2 to 1.5: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Dylan Guenther scored at 0:42 of overtime, moving UTA’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Karel Vejmelka allowed 2.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
36 – 16
Expected goals
3.2 – 1.5
xG share
UTA 68%
Home-ice start
PIT 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.

UTA goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

UTAPIT

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.

PIT
2 G, 0 A · 14:12 TOI
Finishing +1.66
+1.62
UTA
2 G, 0 A · 12:20 TOI
Finishing +1.48
+1.51
UTA
1 G, 0 A · 17:59 TOI
Finishing +0.80 · Penalties +0.19
+1.03

Rough nights

UTA
60:16 TOI
GSAx −2.51
−2.51
PIT
Sergei Murashov
60:06 TOI
GSAx −1.55
−1.55
UTA
0 G, 1 A · 21:55 TOI
Finishing −0.68
−0.63

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalUTA–PITWin prob.
P1 0:48 PITJustin Brazeau
from Ben Kindel, Rutger McGroarty
0–153% → 69%
P1 15:21 PITBryan Rust
from Rickard Rakell
0–271% → 84%
P2 5:40 PITBen Kindel
from Ryan Shea, Kris Letang
0–387% → 95%
P3 1:07 UTANate Schmidt
from Nick Schmaltz, JJ Peterka
1–31% → 8%
P3 1:22 UTAMichael Carcone
unassisted
2–38% → 22%
P3 5:35 UTASean Durzi
from Kailer Yamamoto, Mikhail Sergachev
3–320% → 49%
P3 7:06 UTAMichael CarconePP
from Barrett Hayton, Daniil But
4–349% → 77%
P3 14:06 PITJustin Brazeau
from Erik Karlsson, Ben Kindel
4–415% → 51%
OT 0:42 UTADylan Guenther
from John Marino
5–448% → 100%

Every player

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UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Michael Carcone L12:202+1.51+0.03+1.48−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Durzi D17:591+1.03+0.03+0.80+0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Nate Schmidt D19:441+0.72+0.08+0.81+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Dylan Guenther R20:161+0.59+0.06+0.54+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jack McBain C11:48+0.10−0.08+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.19−0.02
Kevin Stenlund C13:32+0.06+0.03−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.05
Barrett Hayton C14:511+0.05+0.06+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
John Marino D22:571+0.04+0.06−0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Olli Maatta D10:30+0.03+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mikhail Sergachev D23:291+0.02+0.03−0.05+0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Clayton Keller R23:03−0.07+0.03−0.16+0.08−0.02+0.00−0.01
Liam O'Brien C7:26−0.07−0.06+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kailer Yamamoto R9:181−0.07−0.07+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Daniil But L10:451−0.10+0.01−0.09−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Lawson Crouse L18:24−0.16+0.10−0.24−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ian Cole D17:24−0.19−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Nick Schmaltz C22:511−0.53+0.04−1.03+0.09−0.00+0.39+0.00
JJ Peterka R21:551−0.63+0.03−0.68+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G60:16−2.51

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Justin Brazeau R14:122+1.62−0.05+1.66−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Bryan Rust R20:081+0.46−0.05+0.72−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Ben Kindel C16:2312+0.34−0.07+0.65−0.01−0.01−0.19−0.02
Sidney Crosby C18:58+0.10−0.11+0.00+0.02−0.01+0.19+0.00
Tommy Novak C12:13+0.06+0.01−0.15+0.00−0.00+0.19+0.01
Ryan Shea D19:011+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D24:27−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Connor Dewar C14:31−0.01−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.01
Ryan Graves D13:43−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Rutger McGroarty R14:111−0.03−0.02+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Rickard Rakell R20:451−0.07−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
Kevin Hayes R6:46−0.09−0.07+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Erik Karlsson D28:271−0.09+0.04−0.10+0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D18:021−0.10−0.09+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Anthony Mantha R13:11−0.15−0.05−0.09+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Ville Koivunen R10:31−0.17+0.04+0.00−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Noel Acciari C14:35−0.20−0.03−0.24−0.01+0.04+0.00+0.03
Connor Clifton D13:07−0.27−0.02−0.07−0.00+0.02−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Sergei Murashov G60:06−1.55

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.