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2026-03-07 · Nationwide Arena

5 – 4Final/OT

UTA beat CBJ 5–4 in overtime. UTA lost the expected-goals battle 2.3 to 3.5 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Logan Cooley scored at 2:08 of overtime, moving UTA’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Elvis Merzlikins allowed 2.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
25 – 31
Expected goals
2.3 – 3.5
xG share
CBJ 60%
Home-ice start
CBJ 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 goalCBJ goal

Expected goals

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

UTACBJ

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
2 G, 0 A · 18:02 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Finishing +1.21
+1.17
CBJ
Damon Severson
1 G, 1 A · 23:14 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.86
+0.90
UTA
1 G, 1 A · 10:12 TOI
On-ice −0.13 · Finishing +0.90
+0.76

Rough nights

CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
62:08 TOI
GSAx −2.73
−2.53
UTA
0 G, 1 A · 11:45 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Penalties −0.19 · Faceoffs −0.06
−0.41
UTA
0 G, 1 A · 20:47 TOI
On-ice −0.32
−0.33

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalUTA–CBJWin prob.
P1 7:25 UTAMichael Carcone
from Kevin Stenlund, Alexander Kerfoot
1–047% → 63%
P1 19:25 CBJDamon Severson
from Charlie Coyle, Mathieu Olivier
1–135% → 53%
P2 12:12 UTADylan Guenther
from Clayton Keller, Nick DeSimone
2–147% → 69%
P2 16:03 CBJMathieu Olivier
from Charlie Coyle, Damon Severson
2–229% → 53%
P3 3:00 UTAAlexander Kerfoot
from Michael Carcone, MacKenzie Weegar
3–248% → 74%
P3 4:54 UTALogan Cooley
from Lawson Crouse, Ian Cole
4–276% → 92%
P3 13:38 CBJAdam Fantilli
from Mason Marchment, Kirill Marchenko
4–32% → 15%
P3 14:08 CBJMason Marchment
from Kirill Marchenko, Adam Fantilli
4–415% → 51%
OT 2:08 UTALogan Cooley
from Clayton Keller, John Marino
5–448% → 100%

Every player

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UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Logan Cooley C18:022+1.17−0.07+1.21+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01
Alexander Kerfoot C10:1211+0.76−0.13+0.90−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Michael Carcone L9:5811+0.58−0.23+0.82−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dylan Guenther R18:181+0.33+0.04+0.50−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Nick DeSimone D15:051+0.21+0.02+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Ian Cole D18:071+0.18−0.03+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Clayton Keller R18:292+0.11+0.11−0.02+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
MacKenzie Weegar D23:211+0.04+0.12−0.05−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Nick Schmaltz C19:56−0.05+0.07−0.22+0.07−0.00+0.00+0.03
Kailer Yamamoto R12:56−0.05−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Lawson Crouse L17:021−0.17−0.12−0.05−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nate Schmidt D21:02−0.25−0.28−0.01+0.01+0.04+0.00+0.00
JJ Peterka R14:04−0.26−0.18−0.08+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jack McBain C14:40−0.27−0.03−0.23−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Barrett Hayton C15:34−0.29−0.07−0.03−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.01
Sean Durzi D23:06−0.30+0.01−0.29+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
John Marino D20:471−0.33−0.32+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kevin Stenlund C11:451−0.41−0.14+0.00−0.02−0.01−0.19−0.06
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G62:08−0.29

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Damon Severson D23:1411+0.90+0.10+0.86−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mason Marchment L19:2011+0.57+0.23+0.29+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Olivier R11:2911+0.55+0.18+0.57−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Adam Fantilli C20:0411+0.54+0.22+0.27+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.06
Denton Mateychuk D18:13+0.25+0.24+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Boone Jenner C11:59+0.09−0.08+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.19−0.02
Egor Zamula D11:14+0.05+0.07+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Isac Lundeström C11:40−0.05+0.04−0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Conor Garland R16:40−0.06−0.10−0.01+0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Erik Gudbranson D17:08−0.06−0.06+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ivan Provorov D23:22−0.08+0.10−0.17−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Zach Werenski D26:53−0.09+0.06−0.17+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Miles Wood L11:05−0.10−0.06−0.03−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Sillinger C14:25−0.12+0.03−0.11−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.01
Kent Johnson C15:45−0.13−0.07−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C14:582−0.24+0.17−0.40−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kirill Marchenko R19:582−0.25+0.22−0.48+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Monahan C16:57−0.32−0.04−0.27−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Elvis Merzlikins G62:08−2.53

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.