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2026-10-06 ·

5 – 3Final

UTA beat NJD 5–3. UTA also won the expected-goals battle 3.7 to 2.9: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Nick Schmaltz scored on the power play at 12:05 of the second, moving UTA’s win probability from 48% to 69%. Jake Allen allowed 1.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 33
Expected goals
3.7 – 2.9
xG share
UTA 56%
Model before the game
NJD 54%

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 goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

UTANJD

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.

NJD
2 G, 0 A · 18:18 TOI
Finishing +0.79 · Playmaking −0.05 · Penalties +0.19
+0.92
UTA
1 G, 2 A · 19:47 TOI
On-ice +0.17 · Finishing +0.15 · Playmaking +0.23 · Faceoffs −0.05
+0.50
UTA
1 G, 0 A · 14:44 TOI
On-ice +0.14 · Finishing +0.36 · Playmaking −0.12 · Faceoffs +0.09
+0.47

Rough nights

NJD
57:29 TOI
GSAx −1.46
−1.46
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 11:51 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Penalties −0.37
−0.48
NJD
0 G, 1 A · 21:32 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.37 · Playmaking +0.16
−0.36

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalUTA–NJDWin prob.
P1 1:57 UTAClayton KellerPP
from Mikhail Sergachev, Logan Cooley
1–047% → 62%
P1 12:23 NJDLuke EvangelistaPP
from Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt
1–140% → 54%
P2 1:42 UTAMacKenzie Weegar
from Anders Lee, Mikhail Sergachev
2–147% → 66%
P2 6:31 NJDLuke Evangelista
from Timo Meier
2–233% → 53%
P2 12:05 UTANick SchmaltzPP
from Dylan Guenther, Mikhail Sergachev
3–248% → 69%
P2 19:03 UTALawson Crouse
from Barrett Hayton, Nick Schmaltz
4–272% → 89%
P3 9:49 NJDJesper Boqvist
from Dougie Hamilton, Declan Chisholm
4–35% → 20%
P3 16:52 UTAVincent Trocheck
from Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller
5–390% → 99%

Every player

Show both lineups

UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nick Schmaltz C19:4712+0.50+0.17+0.15+0.23−0.01+0.00−0.05
Vincent Trocheck C14:441+0.47+0.14+0.36−0.12−0.00+0.00+0.09
Mikhail Sergachev D15:043+0.39+0.11−0.05+0.34−0.01+0.00+0.00
Clayton Keller R18:1811+0.33+0.12+0.22+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
John Marino D19:13+0.29+0.08−0.00−0.16−0.00+0.37+0.00
Jack McBain C13:12+0.16−0.17−0.03−0.03+0.00+0.37+0.01
Anders Lee C10:491+0.11+0.16−0.15+0.11−0.00+0.00+0.00
Lawson Crouse L15:311+0.10−0.03+0.37−0.07+0.01−0.19+0.00
Barrett Hayton C12:371+0.08+0.01−0.04+0.17−0.00+0.00−0.05
Logan Cooley C18:521+0.07+0.20−0.11−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.01
Andrew Peeke D17:00+0.02+0.05−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Daniil But L10:56−0.02+0.06−0.00−0.08+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kevin Stenlund C15:44−0.06+0.06−0.08−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.01
Dylan Guenther R17:311−0.08+0.15−0.42+0.20−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nate Schmidt D23:27−0.10+0.00−0.12−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
MacKenzie Weegar D20:171−0.14+0.13+0.35−0.03−0.04−0.56+0.00
Michael Carcone L10:50−0.16+0.06−0.18−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dmitri Simashev D18:22−0.19+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G59:46+0.31

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Luke Evangelista R18:182+0.92−0.00+0.79−0.05−0.00+0.19+0.00
Jesper Boqvist C9:491+0.26−0.05+0.38−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nico Hischier C23:08+0.17−0.05−0.00+0.03−0.01+0.19+0.03
Declan Chisholm D15:061+0.04−0.04−0.00+0.08+0.01+0.00+0.00
Timo Meier R18:141+0.02+0.02−0.41+0.23−0.00+0.19−0.01
Dougie Hamilton D22:441−0.01−0.06−0.03+0.08+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brett Pesce D20:57−0.08−0.06−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C12:23−0.13−0.18−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Jesper Bratt L18:591−0.16−0.09−0.07+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Arseny Gritsyuk R11:48−0.17+0.01−0.07−0.11−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D14:53−0.23−0.19−0.00−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.00
Evan Rodrigues C15:50−0.23−0.05−0.00−0.14+0.00+0.00−0.04
Luke Hughes D26:13−0.23−0.05−0.14−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Amadeus Lombardi C10:12−0.25−0.07−0.19+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Dawson Mercer C11:04−0.26−0.10−0.12−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Mantha R12:28−0.28+0.02−0.19−0.11+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Hughes C21:321−0.36−0.10−0.37+0.16−0.01+0.00−0.04
Brenden Dillon D11:51−0.48−0.11−0.00+0.01−0.00−0.37+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G57:29−1.46

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.