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Utah Mammoth at Chicago Blackhawks

Final/OTTV CHSN, Utah16·United Center

Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime, Frank Nazar scoring at 2:36. The Mammoth scored first; the Blackhawks answered. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Frank Nazar's goal at 2:36 of overtime, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 3.4 to 2.3; shots on goal were UTA 25, CHI 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 23 of 26 (.885); Drew Commesso stopped 23 of 25 (.920). Three stars: 1. Frank Nazar (1 G), 2. Andre Burakovsky (1 G), 3. Andrew Mangiapane (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    F. Nazar1 G
  2. ★★
    CHI
    A. Burakovsky1 G
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    A. Mangiapane1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
UTAUTA26090802225
CHICHI181110611326

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. UTA
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    9:43
  2. CHI
    deflectedxG 0.16win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    13:46
  3. UTA
    wristxG 0.12win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-1
    16:26

2nd period

  1. CHI
    C. Bedard (33), R. Greene (15)
    cradlexG 0.44win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-2
    15:35

Overtime

  1. CHI
    F. Nazar(9)PPG
    wristxG 0.09win prob +49 ptsVideo
    2-3
    2:36

Penalties

UTA 8 PIM·CHI 4 PIM

1st

  • 5:38UTABarrett Hayton · Holdingdrawn by Wyatt Kaiser2 min

2nd

  • 1:16UTALogan Cooley · Holdingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min
  • 2:03CHIConnor Bedard · Hookingdrawn by Nick Schmaltz2 min
  • 4:24UTASean Durzi · Cross checkingdrawn by Ilya Mikheyev2 min

3rd

  • 1:02CHIRyan Greene · Holdingdrawn by JJ Peterka2 min

OT

  • 1:56UTANick Schmaltz · Trippingdrawn by Andre Burakovsky2 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: Frank Nazar, OT 2:36 — CHI 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Burakovsky · Goal · xG 0.44L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.24A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.21I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.18C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.18A. Mangiapane · Goal · xG 0.16I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.16N. Lardis · Missed · xG 0.15T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.13C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.13C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.13T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.11T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.09F. Nazar · Goal · xG 0.09R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.09I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.08A. Mangiapane · Missed · xG 0.06R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.06C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.06C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.05I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.05A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.05C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.04C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.04C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.04C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.04R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.03S. Rinzel · Missed · xG 0.03A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.03S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.03L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.02S. Rinzel · Missed · xG 0.02R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.02W. Kaiser · Missed · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02F. Nazar · Missed · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · Missed · xG 0.01S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.01R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.01F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI3 G · 3.4 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

UTAvsCHI
2.32 G
All situations
3 G3.4
2.02 G
Even strength
2 G2.9
0.20 G
Power play
1 G0.5
0.10 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
UTA32%68%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.34 – 3.36

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
25
Shots on goal
26
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/2
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
4
24
Hits
20
10
Blocked shots
14
16
Giveaways
11
5
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Utah Mammoth skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6J. MarinoD000+110.01010—22:11
88N. SchmidtD000+120.02220—22:02
50S. DurziD000-200.08102—21:26
28I. ColeD011000.00010—20:50
8N. SchmaltzC011030.160125020:48
11D. GuentherR101030.332105020:30
9C. KellerR011-130.23000—20:29
52M. WeegarD000-120.09310—20:13
67L. CrouseL000010.255003315:18
92L. CooleyC000010.132025015:14
27B. HaytonC101020.161124314:40
57N. DeSimoneD011+100.00020—14:17
82K. StenlundC000000.001005013:51
77J. PeterkaR000020.45000—13:13
22J. McBainC000+110.06400012:52
56K. YamamotoR000010.07000—12:38
53M. CarconeL000020.09300—10:45
15A. KerfootC000010.230005010:31
Utah Mammoth goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(O)26233.8853.38+0.3862:36

Season series

CHI leads 4-0

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