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Utah Hockey Club vs. Colorado AvalancheDec 12, 2024

Final· Ball Arena
away
UTA
4
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COL
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Goals123TShots123T
UTA1214UTA107623
COL0011COL710724
UTA 46COL 66
UTA 2.84COL 2.71
PP goals
UTA 1COL 0
Hits
UTA 10COL 23
Blocks
UTA 23COL 11
PIM
UTA 6COL 4
UTA 43%COL 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Utah Hockey Club beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1

Utah Hockey Club beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1 at COL. Dylan Guenther (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL scored 1 goal on 2.71 expected goals (66 attempts), well short of its chances.

  1. Points
    Dylan Guenther had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:57.Guenther
  2. Points
    Logan Cooley had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:38.Cooley
  3. Luck
    COL scored 1 goal on 2.71 expected goals (66 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. Usage
    Ian Cole (UTA) played 24:52, +4:38 up on his 20:14 season average over 81 games.Cole
  5. Usage
    Devon Toews (COL) played 27:53, +3:20 up on his 24:33 season average over 75 games.Toews
  6. Usage
    Vladislav Kolyachonok (UTA) played 9:47, −3:20 down on his 13:07 season average over 34 games.Kolyachonok
  7. Usage
    Olli Maatta (UTA) played 24:29, +5:00 up on his 19:29 season average over 76 games.Maatta
  8. Usage
    Artturi Lehkonen (COL) played 23:56, +3:36 up on his 20:20 season average over 68 games.Lehkonen

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, UTA at COL: 112 attempts, 47 on goal, 5 goals, 5.55 expected goals; best chance Kevin Stenlund at 0.50 xG.

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

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · COL 66 · UTA 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, UTA at COL: expected goals 2.71 to 2.84 (UTA led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 46, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdCOLUTAGKGMSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • COL
  • UTA
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
COLUTAcontrol2nd3rdGuenther · 1st 8:26Kolyachonok · 2nd 8:05Guenther · 2nd 9:52MacKinnon · 3rd 15:26Stenlund · 3rd 15:49
  • COL pressure
  • UTA pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: UTA 18% of the game, COL 46%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, UTA at COL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Scott Wedgewood (55:15) for COL and Karel Vejmelka (60:00) for UTA, 5 goals.

COL
UTA
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
StatUTACOL
5058
2.132.01
2.101.97
65
44
2432
−0.036+0.036
18%46%

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.

Utah Mammoth

Current UTA line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:26
    UTADylan Guenther (Michael Kesselring, Ian Cole)wrist0.01 xG
    UTA: Cole, McBain, Kesselring, Guenther, CooleyCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Toews, Rantanen, Makar
    UTA 1 – 0 COL

2nd period

  1. 8:05
    UTAVladislav Kolyachonok (Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther)wrist0.01 xG
    UTA: Cole, McBain, Kolyachonok, Guenther, CooleyCOL: de Haan, Rantanen, Middleton, Colton, Mittelstadt
    UTA 2 – 0 COL
  2. 9:52
    UTADylan GuentherPP (Nick Schmaltz, Logan Cooley)snap0.10 xG
    UTA: Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther, CooleyCOL: Toews, Makar, Kelly, O'Connor
    UTA 3 – 0 COL

3rd period

  1. 15:26
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Devon Toews, Mikko Rantanen)wrist0.07 xG
    UTA: Cole, Schmaltz, Keller, Hayton, KesselringCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Toews, Rantanen, Makar
    UTA 3 – 1 COL
  2. 15:49
    UTAKevin StenlundEN (Lawson Crouse)wrist0.50 xG
    UTA: Maatta, Kerfoot, Crouse, Stenlund, SergachevCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Toews, Rantanen, Makar
    UTA 4 – 1 COL

Box score

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

Utah Mammoth

UTA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Schmaltz CL1011-100.0901017:18——6467
Clayton Keller RL1000-120.0900016:20——5749
Barrett Hayton CL1000-100.4600016:06——6364
Logan Cooley CL2022+200.1131017:38——4353
Jack McBain CL2000+210.0211015:14——4260
Dylan Guenther RL2213+230.3201414:57——4450
Alexander Kerfoot CL3000+110.1800016:47——4755
Kevin Stenlund CL3101+130.5601016:21——4764
Michael Carcone LL3000010.0900010:04——6065
Matias Maccelli LL4000010.3700011:51——4249
Lawson Crouse LL4011+100.0013011:27——2813
Nick Bjugstad CL4000010.0411010:17——3021
Mikhail Sergachev DD1000+100.0003026:56——3845
Olli Maatta DD1000+130.0302224:29——3242
Ian Cole DD2011+120.0225024:52——5551
Michael Kesselring DD2011030.0912018:50——5352
Juuso Välimäki DD3000000.2311014:46——5863
Vladislav Kolyachonok DD3101+120.130109:47——6494
UTA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)W24231.9582.7160:00

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Artturi Lehkonen LL1000-130.5700023:56——6646
Nathan MacKinnon CL1101-140.3001223:37——6846
Mikko Rantanen RL1011-230.2700023:28——5639
Valeri Nichushkin RL2000020.4120020:23——5853
Casey Mittelstadt CL2000-100.0011018:55——4341
Ross Colton CL2000-110.1121017:01——4441
Joel Kiviranta LL3000020.1121012:45——4449
Logan O'Connor RL3000000.0700012:25——4648
Parker Kelly CL3000010.2231011:37——4850
Ivan Ivan CL4000000.000008:44——5096
Givani Smith RL4000000.002126:30——5796
Chris Wagner RL4000010.012005:55——5796
Devon Toews DD1011-130.5500027:53——5951
Cale Makar DD1000-110.0510025:55——5847
Samuel Girard DD2000000.0011022:39——5344
Sam Malinski DD2000020.0102019:10——5033
Calvin de Haan DD3000-100.0030012:23——5269
Keaton Middleton DD3000-110.014209:20——4358
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)L22193.8641.8855:15

Goal anatomy

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

Dylan Guenther (UTA) 1st 8:26 · assists Michael Kesselring, Ian Cole · Rush · loose puck · 20.2 mph shot · 3.4 s from entry to goal.

Dylan Guenther · 2nd 9:52 · UTA PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
56.4 mph
Distance
31 ft
Type
one-timer

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