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2026-04-04 · Rogers Arena

7 – 4Final

UTA beat VAN 7–4. UTA also won the expected-goals battle 2.0 to 1.5: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Clayton Keller scored on the power play at 7:04 of the second, moving UTA’s win probability from 48% to 67%. Nikita Tolopilo allowed 3.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
25 – 23
Expected goals
2.0 – 1.5
xG share
UTA 57%
Home-ice start
VAN 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 goalVAN goal

Expected goals

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

UTAVAN

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.

VAN
Linus Karlsson
2 G, 0 A · 14:04 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing +1.65 · Penalties +0.19
+1.77
UTA
3 G, 1 A · 17:21 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +1.61
+1.70
UTA
1 G, 1 A · 15:09 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.71
+0.77

Rough nights

VAN
Nikita Tolopilo
58:21 TOI
GSAx −3.67
−3.67
UTA
60:00 TOI
GSAx −2.31
−2.31
VAN
0 G, 2 A · 26:59 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing −0.10 · Penalties −0.19
−0.38

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalUTA–VANWin prob.
P1 2:28 VANLinus Karlsson
from Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Liam Ohgren
0–153% → 69%
P1 13:34 UTAKailer Yamamoto
from Logan Cooley
1–130% → 47%
P1 18:30 UTAClayton Keller
from Lawson Crouse, Nick DeSimone
2–147% → 65%
P2 2:05 VANLinus Karlsson
from Victor Mancini, Teddy Blueger
2–234% → 53%
P2 7:04 UTAClayton KellerPP
from Dylan Guenther, Mikhail Sergachev
3–248% → 67%
P2 11:55 UTADylan Guenther
from John Marino, Logan Cooley
4–269% → 85%
P3 0:20 VANJake DeBruskPP
from Filip Hronek
4–311% → 27%
P3 1:32 UTALawson Crouse
from Clayton Keller
5–373% → 90%
P3 4:40 VANMarco RossiPP
from Filip Hronek, Brock Boeser
5–48% → 25%
P3 11:45 UTALiam O'Brien
from Brandon Tanev, Nate Schmidt
6–482% → 97%
P3 19:07 UTAClayton KellerEN
from Nick Schmaltz, Ian Cole
7–4100% → 100%

Every player

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UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Clayton Keller R17:2131+1.70+0.08+1.61+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lawson Crouse L15:0911+0.77+0.06+0.71−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Dylan Guenther R17:0311+0.75+0.17+0.59−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Liam O'Brien C10:211+0.74+0.01+0.73−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kailer Yamamoto R11:131+0.73+0.06+0.69−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.02
Michael Carcone L12:53+0.13+0.02−0.07−0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00
Kevin Stenlund C15:53+0.13+0.11+0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.04
Nate Schmidt D18:451+0.11+0.09+0.00+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
John Marino D20:021+0.09+0.09+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Logan Cooley C14:452+0.09+0.11−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.04
Nick DeSimone D15:541+0.06+0.08−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Kerfoot C16:00+0.05+0.05+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Durzi D19:31+0.02+0.11−0.08+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Brandon Tanev L10:321−0.00+0.02−0.22−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00
Nick Schmaltz C19:441−0.08+0.11−0.38+0.03−0.00+0.19−0.03
Mikhail Sergachev D25:011−0.09+0.16−0.08+0.03−0.01−0.19+0.00
JJ Peterka R14:00−0.21+0.02−0.05+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00
Ian Cole D17:271−0.31+0.07+0.00+0.01−0.00−0.39+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G60:00−2.31

VAN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Linus Karlsson C14:042+1.77−0.08+1.65−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.01
Marco Rossi C17:531+0.66−0.12+0.79−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Jake DeBrusk L16:361+0.43−0.06+0.49−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Elias Pettersson C18:58+0.09−0.12+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Marcus Pettersson D21:54−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Aatu Räty C12:04−0.01−0.05−0.16−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Max Sasson C12:08−0.05−0.04+0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.01
Ty Mueller C9:21−0.08−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Victor Mancini D13:211−0.10−0.08+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Evander Kane L11:52−0.11−0.06−0.04−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.01
Tom Willander D19:14−0.14−0.12−0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Drew O'Connor L15:58−0.19−0.17+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Zeev Buium D20:11−0.21−0.13−0.06−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Liam Ohgren L16:291−0.24−0.11−0.10−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Teddy Blueger C14:061−0.26−0.04−0.07−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.04
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D13:001−0.28−0.05+0.00−0.01−0.02−0.19+0.00
Brock Boeser R19:571−0.35−0.11−0.24+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Filip Hronek D26:592−0.38−0.08−0.10+0.00−0.02−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Nikita Tolopilo G58:21−3.67

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.