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2025-12-21 · Delta Center

3 – 4Final/OT

UTA beat WPG 4–3 in overtime. UTA also won the expected-goals battle 2.7 to 2.0: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Clayton Keller scored at 0:13 of overtime, moving UTA’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Connor Hellebuyck allowed 1.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
26 – 22
Expected goals
2.0 – 2.7
xG share
UTA 57%
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.

WPG goalUTA goal

Expected goals

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

WPGUTA

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.

WPG
2 G, 0 A · 23:03 TOI
Finishing +1.25
+1.20
UTA
1 G, 0 A · 17:10 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.86 · Penalties +0.19
+1.17
WPG
1 G, 0 A · 14:24 TOI
Finishing +0.72 · Penalties +0.19
+0.92

Rough nights

WPG
60:13 TOI
GSAx −1.70
−1.70
UTA
60:13 TOI
GSAx −0.96
−0.96
WPG
0 G, 0 A · 22:37 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing −0.33
−0.42

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWPG–UTAWin prob.
P1 5:20 UTALawson Crouse
from Dylan Guenther, Barrett Hayton
0–153% → 69%
P1 9:31 UTAJJ Peterka
from Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz
0–270% → 83%
P2 3:01 UTAAlexander Kerfoot
from Sean Durzi, Mikhail Sergachev
0–386% → 94%
P2 11:18 WPGKyle ConnorPP
from Mark Scheifele, Gabriel Vilardi
1–34% → 11%
P3 15:23 WPGKyle Connor
from Josh Morrissey, Mark Scheifele
2–31% → 11%
P3 15:48 WPGMorgan Barron
from Tanner Pearson
3–310% → 49%
OT 0:13 UTAClayton Keller
from Dylan Guenther, Mikhail Sergachev
3–452% → 100%

Every player

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WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Kyle Connor L23:032+1.20−0.03+1.25−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Morgan Barron C14:241+0.92+0.02+0.72−0.01+0.01+0.19−0.02
Adam Lowry C13:09+0.16−0.04+0.00−0.03+0.02+0.19+0.02
Dylan DeMelo D19:16+0.08+0.05+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Scheifele C23:482+0.06−0.00−0.01+0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Samberg D20:50+0.04+0.05−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Gustav Nyquist R13:23−0.05−0.01−0.03+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Cole Perfetti C9:44−0.05−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Toews C11:52−0.06−0.04−0.05+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
Logan Stanley D16:21−0.06−0.05−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Iafallo L14:26−0.06−0.05−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Namestnikov C12:44−0.06−0.07+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Josh Morrissey D23:551−0.12−0.01−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Colin Miller D12:48−0.16−0.05−0.10−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nino Niederreiter R11:12−0.21−0.01−0.21−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tanner Pearson L12:341−0.32+0.09+0.00−0.02−0.00−0.39+0.00
Gabriel Vilardi C18:331−0.36−0.11−0.25+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Neal Pionk D22:37−0.42−0.08−0.33−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Connor Hellebuyck G60:13−1.70

UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Lawson Crouse L17:101+1.17+0.13+0.86−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Alexander Kerfoot C13:491+0.79−0.08+0.88−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Clayton Keller R18:3111+0.74+0.05+0.68+0.04−0.02+0.00−0.01
JJ Peterka R16:551+0.65+0.05+0.80+0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Mikhail Sergachev D25:192+0.20+0.19−0.00+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Carcone L12:45+0.04−0.01−0.13−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
John Marino D18:06−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ian Cole D18:30−0.04−0.05+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Barrett Hayton C14:121−0.06+0.10−0.22−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.07
Sean Durzi D21:431−0.09−0.02−0.03+0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00
Nick Schmaltz C17:301−0.09−0.01−0.26+0.03−0.00+0.19−0.04
Nate Schmidt D17:38−0.10−0.02−0.09+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kevin Stenlund C16:57−0.11−0.00−0.08−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Nick DeSimone D13:29−0.17+0.02−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Daniil But L11:45−0.19+0.01−0.20−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack McBain C13:41−0.23−0.15−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.02
Liam O'Brien C11:29−0.25−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Dylan Guenther R16:192−0.37+0.18−0.55−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G60:13−0.96

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.