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Utah Mammoth at Chicago Blackhawks

FinalTV CHSN, Utah16·United Center

Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was JJ Peterka's goal at 1:02 of the third period, which took the Mammoth's chances from 24% to 48%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 3.0 to 2.3; shots on goal were UTA 22, CHI 14. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Mammoth win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 11 of 13 (.846); Spencer Knight stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Andre Burakovsky (1 G), 2. Ilya Mikheyev (2 G), 3. Spencer Knight (21 saves, .955).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    A. Burakovsky1 G
  2. ★★
    CHI
    I. Mikheyev2 G
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    S. Knight21 saves, .955

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
UTAUTA0501314122
CHICHI061325314

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. CHI
    wristxG 0.40win prob +18 ptsVideo
    0-1
    9:21

3rd period

  1. UTA
    wristxG 0.05win prob +24 ptsVideo
    1-1
    1:02
  2. CHI
    wristxG 0.12win prob +23 ptsVideo
    1-2
    8:55
  3. CHI
    wristxG 0.94win prob +2 ptsVideo
    1-3
    19:54

Penalties

UTA 6 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 4:58UTADmitri Simashev · Holdingdrawn by Colton Dach2 min
  • 7:24CHILouis Crevier · Trippingdrawn by Clayton Keller2 min

2nd

  • 10:59CHISam Rinzel · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 8:02UTAMikhail Sergachev · Hookingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min
  • 11:41CHIConnor Bedard · Holdingdrawn by Lawson Crouse2 min
  • 16:56UTAJohn Marino · High stickingdrawn by Frank Nazar2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CHI goalUTA goalFinal: CHI 100%

Biggest swing: JJ Peterka, 3rd 1:02 — UTA 24% → 48%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
I. Mikheyev · Goal · xG 0.94I. Mikheyev · Goal · xG 0.40T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.26R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.18R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.17A. Burakovsky · Goal · xG 0.12N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.11T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.11J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.10J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.10R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.07J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.06A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.06I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.06C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.05W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.03T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.02L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.02F. Nazar · Missed · xG 0.02A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · Missed · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.01I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01
CHI3 G · 3.0 xG · 26 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

UTAvsCHI
2.31 G
All situations
2 G3.0
1.71 G
Even strength
1 G1.7
0.60 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
UTA56%44%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.30 – 2.01

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

UTAvsCHI
22
Shots on goal
14
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/3
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
16
Hits
31
3
Blocked shots
14
17
Giveaways
16
1
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Utah Mammoth skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
98M. SergachevD000-120.11002—24:49
88N. SchmidtD000030.05100—19:45
11D. GuentherR011020.701005019:15
6J. MarinoD011020.03002—18:55
9C. KellerR000-110.10000—18:45
92L. CooleyC000000.112105018:25
8N. SchmaltzC000-130.2900010017:43
2O. MaattaD000010.04010—17:40
26D. SimashevD000030.03002—17:28
77J. PeterkaR101+110.05010—17:27
27B. HaytonC000020.450005015:58
82K. StenlundC000-100.000005015:37
28I. ColeD000000.00100—15:18
56K. YamamotoR000000.00000—14:02
22J. McBainC000-110.222005412:45
67L. CrouseL000-100.11100—12:01
13B. TanevL000010.02600—11:55
53M. CarconeL000-100.01200—07:39
Utah Mammoth goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(L)13112.8462.02+0.0259:40

Season series

CHI leads 4-0

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