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Utah Hockey Club vs. Buffalo SabresDec 7, 2024

Final· KeyBank Center
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UTA
5
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BUF
2
Goals123TShots123T
UTA0325UTA1013528
BUF1012BUF751325
UTA 55BUF 63
UTA 2.83BUF 2.56
PP goals
UTA 0BUF 0
Hits
UTA 9BUF 39
Blocks
UTA 19BUF 13
PIM
UTA 11BUF 5
UTA 40%BUF 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Utah Hockey Club beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Utah Hockey Club beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at BUF. Michael Kesselring (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. UTA scored 5 goals on 2.83 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Michael Kesselring had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:12.Kesselring
  2. Points
    Alexander Kerfoot had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:08.Kerfoot
  3. Luck
    UTA scored 5 goals on 2.83 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  4. Usage
    Clayton Keller (UTA) played 14:12, −4:59 down on his 19:11 season average over 80 games.Keller
  5. New line
    New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–McLeod skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.TuchThompsonMcLeod
  6. New line
    New look for BUF: Zucker–Krebs–Kulich skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ZuckerKrebsKulich
  7. Usage
    Dylan Guenther (UTA) played 12:24, −4:40 down on his 17:04 season average over 69 games.Guenther
  8. Usage
    Logan Cooley (UTA) played 13:33, −4:22 down on his 17:55 season average over 74 games.Cooley

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 BUF: 118 attempts, 53 on goal, 7 goals, 5.38 expected goals; best chance Jiri Kulich at 0.44 xG.

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

Showing 118 of 118 attempts · BUF 63 · UTA 55

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, UTA at BUF: expected goals 2.56 to 2.83 (UTA led the chances), shot attempts 63 to 55, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdBUFUTAKKSSMSKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • UTA
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFUTAcontrol2nd3rdKozak · 1st 10:14Kesselring · 2nd 3:18Sergachev · 2nd 3:42Schmaltz · 2nd 19:08McBain · 3rd 2:11Stenlund · 3rd 12:07Kulich · 3rd 17:40
  • BUF 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 32% of the game, BUF 27%.

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 BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF and Karel Vejmelka (59:33) for UTA, 7 goals.

BUF
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
StatUTABUF
6464
3.202.46
3.112.34
1314
22
2225
−0.030+0.030
32%27%

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 →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:14
    BUFTyson Kozak (Beck Malenstyn, Dennis Gilbert)tip-in0.07 xG
    UTA: Maatta, Sergachev, Carcone, Guenther, CooleyBUF: Clifton, Aube-Kubel, Gilbert, Malenstyn, Kozak
    UTA 0 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 3:18
    UTAMichael Kesselring (Barrett Hayton)wrist0.05 xG
    UTA: Cole, Schmaltz, Keller, Hayton, KesselringBUF: Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, Power
    UTA 1 – 1 BUF
  2. 3:42
    UTAMikhail Sergachev (Alexander Kerfoot, Michael Carcone)wrist0.01 xG
    UTA: Maatta, Kerfoot, Stenlund, Sergachev, CarconeBUF: Clifton, Gilbert, Cozens, Peterka, Benson
    UTA 2 – 1 BUF
  3. 19:08
    UTANick Schmaltz (Michael Kesselring, Clayton Keller)wrist0.03 xG
    UTA: Cole, Schmaltz, Keller, Hayton, KesselringBUF: Jokiharju, Cozens, Peterka, Power, Benson
    UTA 3 – 1 BUF

3rd period

  1. 2:11
    UTAJack McBain (Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther)wrist0.21 xG
    UTA: Maatta, Sergachev, McBain, Guenther, CooleyBUF: Clifton, Bryson, Cozens, Peterka, Benson
    UTA 4 – 1 BUF
  2. 12:07
    UTAKevin Stenlund (Olli Maatta, Alexander Kerfoot)wrist0.05 xG
    UTA: Maatta, Kerfoot, Stenlund, Sergachev, CarconeBUF: Clifton, Tuch, Gilbert, Thompson, McLeod
    UTA 5 – 1 BUF
  3. 17:40
    BUFJiri Kulich (Jason Zucker, Owen Power)wrist0.44 xG
    UTA: Cole, Kerfoot, Stenlund, Carcone, VälimäkiBUF: Zucker, Jokiharju, Krebs, Power, Kulich
    UTA 5 – 2 BUF

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
Lawson Crouse LL1000000.1510016:27——5053
Matias Maccelli LL1000000.0200015:12——5453
Nick Bjugstad CL1000040.2011014:33——5653
Nick Schmaltz CL2101+250.4700018:46——6174
Barrett Hayton CL2011+210.5111016:21——6374
Clayton Keller RL2011+210.0400014:12——5066
Logan Cooley CL3011000.0010013:33——3571
Jack McBain CL3101+120.4721012:27——4382
Dylan Guenther RL3011010.1502012:24——3371
Alexander Kerfoot CL4022+100.0000015:08——5544
Kevin Stenlund CL4101+130.1500013:52——4433
Michael Carcone LL4011020.3200010:31——4631
Olli Maatta DD1011+220.1503023:18——5361
Mikhail Sergachev DD1101+230.0403223:01——5256
Ian Cole DD2000+110.0104421:41——5151
Michael Kesselring DD2112+220.0500516:12——6968
Juuso Välimäki DD3000-100.0001020:59——3438
Robert Bortuzzo DD3000010.1133015:50——3577
UTA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)W25232.9202.5659:33

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Dylan Cozens CL1000-300.1250019:40——5945
JJ Peterka RL1000-320.0900017:18——5931
Zach Benson LL1000-320.2500016:27——5628
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL2000+110.0150014:21——4759
Beck Malenstyn LL2011+120.3870512:17——4359
Tyson Kozak CL2101+110.0702012:09——3920
Tage Thompson CL3000-210.1950018:44——4027
Alex Tuch RL3000-220.1902016:45——4528
Ryan McLeod CL3000-100.0000014:18——4744
Jason Zucker LL4011030.2821015:16——4846
Jiri Kulich CL4101+120.5710014:30——5764
Peyton Krebs CL4000+100.0520014:08——4861
Owen Power DD1011-140.2702023:06——4548
Henri Jokiharju DD1000-110.0203020:14——4435
Bowen Byram DD2000010.0210022:19——6475
Jacob Bryson DD2000-110.0101016:49——5847
Connor Clifton DD3000-220.0342017:26——5039
Dennis Gilbert DD3011-100.0070014:13——4727
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L28235.8212.8360:00

Goal anatomy

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

Tyson Kozak (BUF) 1st 10:14 · assists Beck Malenstyn, Dennis Gilbert · Deflection · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 29.2 mph shot · 2.1 s from entry to goal.

Tyson Kozak · 1st 10:14 · BUF

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
29.2 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s
Type
deflection

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Mikhail Sergachev · 2nd 3:42 · UTA

Play
rebound
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
4
Shot
64.6 mph
Distance
55 ft
Entry to goal
6.8 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Jack McBain · 3rd 2:11 · UTA

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
25.7 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s
Type
rebound

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