Utah Hockey Club vs. Edmonton OilersDec 31, 2024

FinalTuesday, Dec 31, 2024· Rogers Place

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
UTA	1	0	0	1		UTA	11	6	10	27
EDM	1	2	1	4		EDM	15	17	6	38

: UTA 57EDM 65
: UTA 2.11EDM 4.22
PP goals: UTA 0EDM 0
Hits: UTA 15EDM 4
Blocks: UTA 14EDM 12
PIM: UTA 8EDM 6
: UTA 46%EDM 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Edmonton Oilers beat Utah Hockey Club 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Utah Hockey Club 4–1 at home. Mattias Ekholm (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Brown–McDavid skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:19.Ekholm
Points
Connor Brown had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:05.Brown
Points
Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:11.McDavid
New line
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Brown–McDavid skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nugent-Hopkins Brown McDavid
New line
New look for UTA: Schmaltz–Hayton–Maccelli skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Schmaltz Hayton Maccelli
Goalie
Jaxson Stauber (UTA) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +11 against a season average of 26.3; the loss.Stauber
New line
New look for EDM: Henrique–Skinner–Hyman skated 4:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Henrique Skinner Hyman
New line
New look for EDM: Perry–Janmark–Kapanen skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Perry Janmark Kapanen

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← UTA attacks left (bottom on phones)EDM attacks right (top on phones) →

EDM
UTA
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · EDM 65 · UTA 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

EDM
UTA
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

EDM 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 19% of the game, EDM 46%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

EDM

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
Stat	UTA	EDM
	49	65
	1.43	2.74
	1.38	2.60
	6	16
	7	1
	17	36
	+0.000	+0.000
	19%	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

L1McBain – Guenther – Cooley
9:4560% CF
L2Schmaltz – Hayton – Maccelli
6:420% CF
L3Bjugstad – O'Brien – Crouse
3:2129% CF
L4Kerfoot – Stenlund – Carcone
2:500% CF
D1Cole – Kesselring
11:5023% CF
D2Maatta – Sergachev
10:1047% CF
D3Välimäki – Kolyachonok
6:3267% CF

PP1Schmaltz – Sergachev – Hayton – Guenther – Cooley
2:04100% CF
PP2Bjugstad – Crouse – Carcone – Kesselring – Maccelli
1:21100% CF
PK1FKerfoot – Stenlund
2:14
PK2FMcBain – Cooley
0:28
PK1DMaatta – Välimäki
1:37
PK2DCole – Sergachev
1:02

Current UTA line combinations →

Edmonton Oilers

L1Draisaitl – Arvidsson – Podkolzin
9:3974% CF
L2Nugent-Hopkins – Brown – McDavid
5:4380% CF
L3Perry – Janmark – Kapanen
4:3438% CF
L4Henrique – Skinner – Hyman
4:1678% CF
D1Ekholm – Bouchard
14:0656% CF
D2Nurse – Stecher
6:2367% CF
D3Kulak – Emberson
6:0357% CF

PP1Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – McDavid – Bouchard
3:14100% CF
PP2Perry – Henrique – Ekholm – Skinner – Nurse
0:23
PK1FHenrique – Nugent-Hopkins
1:12
PK2FBrown – Janmark
1:02
PK1DKulak – Nurse
2:01
PK2DEkholm – Emberson
1:45

Current EDM line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Logan Cooley C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.23	0	0	0	18:40	—	—	58	56
Dylan Guenther R	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.09	1	0	0	16:46	—	—	62	58
Jack McBain C	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.29	2	0	2	13:50	—	—	55	46
Nick Schmaltz C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	0	0	18:41	—	—	32	13
Barrett Hayton C	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	2	0	18:20	—	—	19	5
Matias Maccelli L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.36	0	0	0	13:36	—	—	33	25
Lawson Crouse L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	0	15:11	—	—	36	44
Nick Bjugstad C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.35	0	1	0	13:29	—	—	50	62
Liam O'Brien C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	6	0	2	9:13	—	—	56	59
Alexander Kerfoot C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	0	1	0	17:19	—	—	38	25
Kevin Stenlund C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	0	0	0	13:51	—	—	46	27
Michael Carcone L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	2	0	2	11:27	—	—	40	8
Ian Cole D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	4	2	22:04	—	—	39	27
Michael Kesselring D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	0	0	0	20:12	—	—	29	26
Mikhail Sergachev D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.21	0	2	0	24:08	—	—	43	42
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	1	1	0	22:10	—	—	52	44
Juuso Välimäki D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	0	2	0	15:50	—	—	52	50
Vladislav Kolyachonok D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:18	—	—	53	35

UTA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jaxson Stauber(start)	L	37	34	3	.919	3.35	58:36

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Leon Draisaitl C	L1	1	0	1	+2	2	1.13	0	0	0	20:47	—	—	56	73
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	0	0	0	+2	3	0.20	0	0	0	14:00	—	—	65	73
Vasily Podkolzin R	L1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.61	0	1	0	13:12	—	—	75	78
Connor McDavid C	L2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.50	0	0	0	21:11	—	—	54	68
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.39	0	0	0	17:08	—	—	42	42
Connor Brown R	L2	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:05	—	—	72	82
Kasperi Kapanen R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	0	0	12:54	—	—	35	15
Mattias Janmark C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.27	0	1	0	12:28	—	—	33	15
Corey Perry R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:56	—	—	46	36
Zach Hyman L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.38	0	0	2	16:37	—	—	69	76
Adam Henrique C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	0	0	12:15	—	—	70	81
Jeff Skinner L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	2	10:53	—	—	62	79
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	1	1	2	+3	2	0.15	0	3	0	23:19	—	—	62	75
Evan Bouchard D	D1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.09	0	1	0	22:20	—	—	49	67
Darnell Nurse D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.06	2	1	0	22:50	—	—	60	69
Troy Stecher D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.08	0	0	2	10:11	—	—	57	40
Brett Kulak D	D3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.11	0	4	0	22:35	—	—	50	65
Ty Emberson D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	1	0	15:19	—	—	68	64

EDM goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Stuart Skinner(start)	W	27	26	1	.963	2.11	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Mattias Ekholm (EDM) 1st 4:26 · assists Vasily Podkolzin, Evan Bouchard · Rebound · 62.9 mph shot.

Mattias Ekholm · 1st 4:26 · EDM

Play: rebound
Passes: 4
Shot: 62.9 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Type: rebound

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Jack McBain · 1st 6:00 · UTA

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 31.3 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · 2nd 4:53 · EDM

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 28.6 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Troy Stecher · 2nd 5:13 · EDM

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 33.2 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Entry to goal: 4.1 s

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Leon Draisaitl · 3rd 18:58 · EDM EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2
Shot: 29.8 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Utah Hockey Club vs. Edmonton OilersDec 31, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Edmonton Oilers beat Utah Hockey Club 4–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Utah Mammoth

Edmonton Oilers

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Utah Mammoth

Edmonton Oilers

Goal anatomy

Mattias Ekholm · 1st 4:26 · EDM

Jack McBain · 1st 6:00 · UTA

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · 2nd 4:53 · EDM

Troy Stecher · 2nd 5:13 · EDM

Leon Draisaitl · 3rd 18:58 · EDM EN