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2026-03-22 · Delta Center

3 – 4Final/OT

UTA beat LAK 4–3 in overtime. UTA lost the expected-goals battle 3.0 to 3.5 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Nick Schmaltz scored at 1:46 of overtime, moving UTA’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Darcy Kuemper allowed 2.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
36 – 34
Expected goals
3.5 – 3.0
xG share
LAK 54%
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.

LAK goalUTA goal

Expected goals

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

LAKUTA

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 · 15:59 TOI
On-ice +0.27 · Finishing +0.67 · Faceoffs −0.08
+0.85
UTA
61:46 TOI
GSAx +0.74
+0.74
LAK
1 G, 1 A · 21:01 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Finishing +0.33 · Playmaking +0.18 · Penalties +0.19 · Faceoffs +0.05
+0.67

Rough nights

LAK
61:46 TOI
GSAx −2.16
−2.16
UTA
0 G, 0 A · 21:20 TOI
On-ice −0.58
−0.66
UTA
0 G, 0 A · 17:29 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Playmaking −0.13 · Faceoffs −0.05
−0.38

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalLAK–UTAWin prob.
P1 7:04 UTALawson Crouse
from John Marino
0–153% → 70%
P1 7:40 LAKAlex Laferriere
from Quinton Byfield
1–130% → 47%
P1 9:19 UTALawson Crouse
from Alexander Kerfoot, Kevin Stenlund
1–253% → 70%
P1 9:47 LAKQuinton Byfield
unassisted
2–230% → 47%
P2 16:11 UTANick Schmaltz
from Clayton Keller, Lawson Crouse
2–353% → 76%
P3 16:30 LAKArtemi Panarin
from Drew Doughty
3–310% → 49%
OT 1:46 UTANick Schmaltz
from Mikhail Sergachev, Kevin Stenlund
3–452% → 100%

Every player

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LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Quinton Byfield R21:0111+0.67−0.12+0.33+0.18+0.03+0.19+0.05
Alex Laferriere R20:481+0.67+0.31+0.41−0.05+0.01+0.00−0.01
Trevor Moore L20:04+0.11+0.18−0.18+0.10+0.02+0.00+0.00
Joel Edmundson D20:08+0.04+0.03−0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Drew Doughty D27:511+0.03+0.15−0.06−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Adrian Kempe R18:21−0.00+0.24−0.10−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brandt Clarke D20:44−0.02+0.16−0.25+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Anze Kopitar C20:10−0.04+0.25−0.18−0.14+0.02+0.00+0.01
Artemi Panarin L20:581−0.07+0.16−0.15−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Joseph R12:17−0.08+0.07−0.08−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.01
Samuel Helenius C6:30−0.09−0.06+0.00−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Turcotte C6:51−0.10−0.06−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01
Brian Dumoulin D12:59−0.11+0.01−0.02−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jared Wright R13:14−0.11+0.05−0.08−0.09+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cody Ceci D13:56−0.14−0.05−0.01−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikey Anderson D24:18−0.16+0.08−0.01−0.05+0.02−0.19+0.00
Joel Armia R8:15−0.26−0.20−0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.01
Scott Laughton C14:53−0.31−0.06−0.23−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Darcy Kuemper G61:46−2.16

UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nick Schmaltz C15:592+0.85+0.27+0.67−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.08
Lawson Crouse L17:4121+0.58−0.08+0.65+0.00+0.02+0.00−0.01
Alexander Kerfoot C12:301+0.18+0.03−0.00+0.13+0.01+0.00+0.02
John Marino D23:171+0.18−0.00−0.03+0.22−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikhail Sergachev D23:351+0.16−0.19−0.00+0.38−0.03+0.00+0.00
Clayton Keller R16:441+0.08−0.08−0.16+0.17−0.05+0.19+0.00
Kevin Stenlund C15:112+0.06−0.04−0.10+0.19−0.01+0.00+0.02
Nate Schmidt D12:26−0.03−0.07−0.01+0.03+0.02+0.00+0.00
Sean Durzi D20:12−0.06+0.08−0.00−0.12−0.02+0.00+0.00
Kailer Yamamoto R12:12−0.14−0.01−0.05−0.08+0.00+0.00+0.00
JJ Peterka R14:20−0.21−0.16−0.02−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Dylan Guenther R15:29−0.24−0.14−0.00−0.08−0.02+0.00+0.01
Jack McBain C14:31−0.26−0.06−0.16−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.01
Michael Carcone L14:38−0.28−0.07−0.15−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ian Cole D19:22−0.35+0.10−0.19−0.07−0.00−0.19+0.00
Logan Cooley C16:22−0.35−0.36+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.02
Barrett Hayton C17:29−0.38−0.20+0.00−0.13−0.00+0.00−0.05
MacKenzie Weegar D21:20−0.66−0.58−0.01−0.02−0.05+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G61:46+0.74

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.