Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Mammoth
Recap
written from the game dataThe Utah Mammoth beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. The Blackhawks scored first; the Coyotes answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Juuso Välimäki's goal at 16:48 of the third period, which took the Coyotes' chances from 52% to 93%. Expected goals favored the Coyotes, 2.3 to 1.9; shots on goal were CHI 34, ARI 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Alex Stalock stopped 17 of 20 (.850), 1.2 goals below expected; Ivan Prosvetov stopped 32 of 34 (.941). Three stars: 1. Juuso Välimäki (1 G, 2 A), 2. Clayton Keller (1 G, 2 A), 3. Barrett Hayton (1 G).
Three stars
- ★J. Välimäki1 G, 2 A

- ★★C. Keller1 G, 2 A

- ★★★B. Hayton1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals1st period
1-00:35
2nd period
1-117:48
3rd period
2-14:14
2-26:00
2-316:48
2-419:21
Penalties
1st
- 7:40
Juuso Välimäki · Holding the stickdrawn by Taylor Raddysh2 min
- 9:32
Tyler Johnson · Hookingdrawn by Patrik Nemeth2 min
2nd
- 7:00
Michael Kesselring · Cross checkingdrawn by Mike Hardman2 min
- 11:08
MacKenzie Entwistle · Trippingdrawn by J.J. Moser2 min
- 12:29
Nick Schmaltz · Trippingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min
3rd
- 3:11
Barrett Hayton · Hookingdrawn by Caleb Jones2 min
- 10:10
Connor Murphy · Cross checkingdrawn by Barrett Hayton2 min
- 13:54
Laurent Dauphin · Trippingdrawn by MacKenzie Entwistle2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Juuso Välimäki, 3rd 16:48 — 52% → 93%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.92 G
- All situations
- 3 G2.3
- 0.91 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.3
- 1.01 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.4
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.92 – 1.77
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
- 34
- Shots on goal
- 21
- 62%
- Faceoffs
- 38%
- 1/5
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 24
- Hits
- 30
- 8
- Blocked shots
- 17
- 5
- Giveaways
- 12
- 5
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 2-2
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2Final
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4OTFinal
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4Final
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4this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
