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Utah Mammoth at Minnesota Wild

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Recap

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The Utah Mammoth beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0. The Utah Hockey Club scored first and never trailed. The Utah Hockey Club led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Clayton Keller's goal at 15:55 of the first period, which took the Utah Hockey Club's chances from 64% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 2.6 to 2.0; shots on goal were UTA 29, MIN 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Karel Vejmelka stopped 26 of 26 (1.000), 2.6 goals saved above expected; Filip Gustavsson stopped 25 of 29 (.862), 2.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Barrett Hayton (2 G), 2. Karel Vejmelka (26 saves, 1.000), 3. John Marino.

Three stars

  1. ★
    UTA
    B. Hayton2 G
  2. ★★
    UTA
    K. Vejmelka26 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    UTA
    J. Marino

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
UTAUTA21513111429
MINMIN0501209026

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. UTA
    B. Hayton(10)
    N. DeSimone (2)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:46
  2. UTA
    C. Keller(17)PPG
    M. Maccelli (9), N. Schmaltz (29)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-0
    15:55

2nd period

  1. UTA
    L. Crouse(7)
    O. Maatta (9)
    batxG 0.20win prob +9 ptsVideo
    3-0
    14:14

3rd period

  1. UTA
    B. Hayton(11)
    N. DeSimone (3)
    backhandxG 0.21win prob +2 ptsVideo
    4-0
    1:48

Penalties

UTA 6 PIM·MIN 4 PIM

1st

  • 14:31MINRyan Hartman · Trippingdrawn by Michael Kesselring2 min

2nd

  • 9:31UTAIan Cole · Slashingdrawn by Mats Zuccarello2 min
  • 14:53UTAKevin Stenlund · Trippingdrawn by Marco Rossi2 min
  • 18:42MINMarco Rossi · High stickingdrawn by Olli Maatta2 min

3rd

  • 16:36UTAMichael Kesselring · Trippingdrawn by Jakub Lauko2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
MIN goalUTA goalFinal: MIN 0%

Biggest swing: Clayton Keller, 1st 15:55 — UTA 64% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.28M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.18J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.16R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.16K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.15K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.13J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.11K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.11M. Rossi · Missed · xG 0.09M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.09K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.07B. Faber · On goal · xG 0.07M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.06K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.06J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.06F. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.05J. Middleton · Missed · xG 0.05M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.05M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.04M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.04M. Rossi · On goal · xG 0.04J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.04F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.04M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.04L. Ohgren · On goal · xG 0.04J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.03K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.03D. Chisholm · Missed · xG 0.03M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.03M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.02L. Ohgren · Missed · xG 0.02M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.02K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.02J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.02L. Ohgren · On goal · xG 0.02M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.02B. Faber · Missed · xG 0.01L. Ohgren · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Bogosian · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Bogosian · Missed · xG 0.00M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN0 G · 2.6 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

UTAvsMIN
2.04 G
All situations
0 G2.6
1.93 G
Even strength
0 G1.5
0.11 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
UTA40%60%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.00 – 2.51

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

UTAvsMIN
29
Shots on goal
26
52%
Faceoffs
48%
1/2
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
15
Hits
14
12
Blocked shots
6
15
Giveaways
16
3
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Utah Mammoth skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
28I. ColeD000+100.02222—21:19
6J. MarinoD000+120.14010—20:45
7M. KesselringD000030.07112—20:41
2O. MaattaD011+110.01010—20:27
92L. CooleyC000020.150205018:53
57N. DeSimoneD022+200.00010—17:02
9C. KellerR101010.09000—17:00
4J. VälimäkiD000+120.12110—16:59
91J. DoanR000+110.022005016:38
8N. SchmaltzC011020.180105015:36
22J. McBainC000+110.162006714:44
67L. CrouseL101+230.22200—14:42
27B. HaytonC202+240.400004014:34
15A. KerfootC000020.070103314:12
63M. MaccelliL011+110.03000—13:40
82K. StenlundC000000.011026413:26
17N. BjugstadC000+120.091105012:49
38L. O'BrienC000+120.23300010:33
Utah Mammoth goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70K. Vejmelka(W)262601.0002.57+2.5760:00

Season series

UTA leads 3-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).