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Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights

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Recap

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The Utah Mammoth beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0. The Mammoth scored first and never trailed. The Mammoth led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Clayton Keller's goal at 6:05 of the first period, which took the Mammoth's chances from 58% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.9 to 2.6; shots on goal were UTA 18, VGK 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 83% of the time. Karel Vejmelka stopped 28 of 28 (1.000), 3.9 goals saved above expected; Akira Schmid stopped 14 of 14 (1.000), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Karel Vejmelka (28 saves, 1.000), 2. Clayton Keller (2 G), 3. Barrett Hayton (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    UTA
    K. Vejmelka28 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    UTA
    C. Keller2 G
  3. ★★★
    UTA
    B. Hayton1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
UTAUTA370912418
VGKVGK07011010028

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. UTA
    wristxG 0.13win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    2:52
  2. UTA
    snapxG 0.20win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    6:05
  3. UTA
    wristxG 0.14win prob +12 ptsVideo
    3-0
    8:12

3rd period

  1. UTA
    B. Hayton(10)EN
    wristxG 0.38Video
    4-0
    19:12

Penalties

UTA 9 PIM·VGK 9 PIM

1st

  • 15:46VGKRasmus Andersson · Holdingdrawn by Logan Cooley2 min

2nd

  • 15:17UTALawson Crouse · Fightingdrawn by Jeremy Lauzon5 min
  • 15:17VGKJeremy Lauzon · Fightingdrawn by Lawson Crouse5 min

3rd

  • 5:25VGKNic Dowd · Trippingdrawn by Kailer Yamamoto2 min
  • 8:17UTAKevin Stenlund · Interferencedrawn by Ivan Barbashev2 min
  • 15:54UTAAlexander Kerfoot · Roughingdrawn by Mitch Marner2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Clayton Keller, 1st 6:05 — UTA 58% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.32M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.19I. Barbashev · Missed · xG 0.19B. Howden · Missed · xG 0.18S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.17P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.16M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.15M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.14J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.14K. Kolesar · Missed · xG 0.14B. Bowman · On goal · xG 0.13I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.12T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.12J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.12M. Marner · On goal · xG 0.10M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.10P. Dorofeyev · Missed · xG 0.10C. Sissons · Missed · xG 0.09B. Bowman · On goal · xG 0.09B. Bowman · On goal · xG 0.08J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.08P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.07T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.07K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.06I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.06M. Marner · Missed · xG 0.06M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.05J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.05P. Dorofeyev · Missed · xG 0.05I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.05J. Lauzon · Missed · xG 0.04I. Barbashev · Missed · xG 0.04R. Andersson · On goal · xG 0.04I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.03J. Lauzon · Missed · xG 0.03M. Marner · Missed · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.03N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.02B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02M. Marner · On goal · xG 0.02R. Andersson · Missed · xG 0.02S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.02T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hanifin · Missed · xG 0.01R. Andersson · Missed · xG 0.01N. Hanifin · Missed · xG 0.01B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.01S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.01M. Marner · Missed · xG 0.01M. Marner · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hanifin · On goal · xG 0.00M. Marner · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK0 G · 3.9 xG · 56 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

UTAvsVGK
2.63 G
All situations
0 G3.9
1.73 G
Even strength
0 G2.8
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
UTA17%83%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.71 – 3.84

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

UTAvsVGK
18
Shots on goal
28
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/2
Power play
0/2
9
Penalty minutes
9
25
Hits
22
9
Blocked shots
12
24
Giveaways
13
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Utah Mammoth skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
98M. SergachevD011+100.00110—22:44
52M. WeegarD000+200.01410—22:27
88N. SchmidtD011+300.00210—20:09
6J. MarinoD011+200.00120—17:41
28I. ColeD000000.02210—17:39
92L. CooleyC000020.190004617:20
8N. SchmaltzC011+310.031006417:12
11D. GuentherR000010.12100—16:53
82K. StenlundC011+120.560125816:12
50S. DurziD000000.14210—15:41
67L. CrouseL011+200.07105—15:04
77J. PeterkaR000000.05100—14:42
15A. KerfootC000000.000024514:32
9C. KellerR202+260.48000—14:26
27B. HaytonC112+220.480103814:01
53M. CarconeL000+120.12200—13:34
22J. McBainC101+120.34700013:23
56K. YamamotoR000000.00000—12:23
Utah Mammoth goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70K. Vejmelka(W)282801.0003.93+3.9359:57

Season series

UTA leads 2-1

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