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Montreal Canadiens vs. Utah Hockey ClubJan 14, 2025

Final· Delta Center
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MTL
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Goals123TShots123T
MTL1225MTL3121227
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MTL 56UTA 65
MTL 3.66UTA 4.19
PP goals
MTL 0UTA 1
Hits
MTL 22UTA 19
Blocks
MTL 17UTA 14
PIM
MTL 24UTA 18
MTL 51%UTA 49%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Montreal Canadiens beat Utah Hockey Club 5–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Utah Hockey Club 5–3 at UTA. Lane Hutson (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Doan and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 6:15 together.

  1. Points
    Lane Hutson had 3 assists (3 points) in 21:41.Hutson
  2. Points
    Kirby Dach had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:15.Dach
  3. Points
    Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:49.Caufield
  4. Points
    Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:08.Matheson
  5. Points
    Alexandre Carrier had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:17.Carrier
  6. Points
    Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:52.Keller
  7. Points
    Nick Schmaltz had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:11.Schmaltz
  8. PP1
    UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Doan and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 6:15 together.SchmaltzKellerSergachevDoanCooley

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at UTA: 121 attempts, 52 on goal, 8 goals, 7.85 expected goals; best chance Josh Doan at 0.53 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)UTA attacks right (top on phones) →
  • UTA
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · UTA 65 · MTL 56

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at UTA: expected goals 4.19 to 3.66 (UTA led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 56, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdUTAMTLDMBLDCCDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • UTA
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
UTAMTLcontrol2nd3rdDoan · 1st 2:11Matheson · 1st 3:18Bjugstad · 1st 19:06Laine · 2nd 10:40Dach · 2nd 18:34Cooley · 3rd 3:07Caufield · 3rd 6:33Dach · 3rd 16:15
  • UTA pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 31% of the game, UTA 43%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at UTA: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Karel Vejmelka (58:18) for UTA and Samuel Montembeault (60:00) for MTL, 8 goals.

UTA
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLUTA
4053
1.852.19
1.812.15
817
20
1616
+0.027−0.027
31%43%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Utah Mammoth

Current UTA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:11
    UTAJosh DoanPP (Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz)wrist0.53 xG
    MTL: Savard, Dvorak, CarrierUTA: Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Doan, Cooley
    MTL 0 – 1 UTA
  2. 3:18
    MTLMike Matheson (Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson)snap0.20 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýUTA: Maatta, Kerfoot, Stenlund, Sergachev, Carcone
    MTL 1 – 1 UTA
  3. 19:06
    UTANick Bjugstad (Michael Kesselring, Matias Maccelli)backhand0.06 xG
    MTL: Savard, Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak, DachUTA: Bjugstad, Crouse, Marino, Kesselring, Maccelli
    MTL 1 – 2 UTA

2nd period

  1. 10:40
    MTLPatrik Laine (Alex Newhook, Alexandre Carrier)snap0.07 xG
    MTL: Carrier, Laine, Dach, Newhook, GuhleUTA: Cole, Välimäki, Hayton, Maccelli, Doan
    MTL 2 – 2 UTA
  2. 18:34
    MTLKirby Dach (Lane Hutson)backhand0.18 xG
    MTL: Savard, Laine, Dach, HutsonUTA: Maatta, Keller, Sergachev, Cooley
    MTL 3 – 2 UTA

3rd period

  1. 3:07
    UTALogan Cooley (Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz)wrist0.39 xG
    MTL: Gallagher, Anderson, Dvorak, Carrier, GuhleUTA: Cole, Schmaltz, Marino, Keller, Cooley
    MTL 3 – 3 UTA
  2. 6:33
    MTLCole Caufield (Lane Hutson, Mike Matheson)tip-in0.15 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýUTA: Maatta, Kerfoot, Sergachev, Hayton, Doan
    MTL 4 – 3 UTA
  3. 16:15
    MTLKirby Dach (Alexandre Carrier)snap0.01 xG
    MTL: Carrier, Laine, Dach, Newhook, GuhleUTA: Schmaltz, Marino, Keller, Välimäki, Cooley
    MTL 5 – 3 UTA

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1000+210.2040017:55——5349
Cole Caufield RL1112+230.2000016:49——5049
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000+210.4220215:57——3543
Patrik Laine LL2101+330.3011214:19——5060
Kirby Dach CL2202+220.1911214:15——4252
Alex Newhook CL2011+210.6120013:37——4451
Christian Dvorak CL3000-210.1210016:56——2030
Josh Anderson RL3000-210.0101215:48——4235
Brendan Gallagher RL3000-130.1110210:27——3920
Jake Evans CL4000041.0921016:25——5057
Joel Armia RL4000010.0100015:53——5049
Michael Pezzetta LL4000000.003023:50——00
Kaiden Guhle DD1000+120.1413022:29——6253
Alexandre Carrier DD1022+110.0112021:17——6061
Mike Matheson DD2112+130.2622224:08——2335
Lane Hutson DD2033+300.0002021:41——2954
David Savard DD3000000.0012015:48——2526
Arber Xhekaj DD3000000.0002108:44——2939
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)W25223.8804.1960:00

Utah Mammoth

UTA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Logan Cooley CL1101-161.0220024:50——5970
Nick Schmaltz CL1022000.0502022:11——4359
Clayton Keller RL1022-110.2110021:52——5963
Barrett Hayton CL2000-250.5800215:51——7432
Josh Doan RL2101-241.0621015:17——7155
Matias Maccelli LL2011010.1900215:11——6550
Alexander Kerfoot CL3000-200.0501012:00——6722
Kevin Stenlund CL3000-100.0020011:34——4419
Michael Carcone LL3000-100.001009:45——5315
Nick Bjugstad CL4101+110.1431014:02——5667
Lawson Crouse LL4000+140.6311013:04——5566
Jack McBain CL4000000.003027:22——7082
Mikhail Sergachev DD1000-300.0501024:07——5037
Olli Maatta DD1000-310.0701217:48——4333
John Marino DD2000+100.0000018:04——7766
Juuso Välimäki DD2000-210.0821017:13——5742
Ian Cole DD3000000.0023019:40——6068
Michael Kesselring DD3011+110.07021013:51——4454
UTA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)L27225.8153.6658:18

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Josh Doan (UTA PP) 1st 2:11 · assists Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz · Cycle · 6.5 mph shot.

Mike Matheson · 1st 3:18 · MTL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
21.3 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Patrik Laine · 2nd 10:40 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3
Shot
49.4 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s
Type
one-timer

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Kirby Dach · 2nd 18:34 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
26.1 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
5.8 s

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Kirby Dach · 3rd 16:15 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
63.7 mph
Distance
44 ft
Entry to goal
1.4 s

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