Utah Hockey Club vs. Ottawa SenatorsJan 26, 2025

FinalSunday, Jan 26, 2025· Canadian Tire Centre

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
UTA	0	1	0	1		UTA	13	11	11	35
OTT	0	1	2	3		OTT	9	8	10	27

: UTA 67OTT 46
: UTA 2.13OTT 3.41
PP goals: UTA 0OTT 0
Hits: UTA 18OTT 18
Blocks: UTA 8OTT 19
PIM: UTA 6OTT 6
: UTA 53%OTT 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Ottawa Senators beat Utah Hockey Club 3–1

Ottawa Senators beat Utah Hockey Club 3–1 at home. Claude Giroux (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Giroux–Perron–Norris skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:48.Giroux
Points
Tim Stützle had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:37.Stützle
New line
New look for OTT: Giroux–Perron–Norris skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Giroux Perron Norris
Goalie
Leevi Meriläinen (OTT) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +10 against a season average of 24.6; the win.Meriläinen
Usage
Artem Zub (OTT) played 25:14, +4:41 up on his 20:33 season average over 55 games.Zub
Usage
Nick Bjugstad (UTA) played 15:33, +3:17 up on his 12:16 season average over 65 games.Bjugstad
Usage
Ian Cole (UTA) played 23:16, +3:01 up on his 20:15 season average over 81 games.Cole
Usage
Michael Kesselring (UTA) played 20:39, +3:00 up on his 17:39 season average over 81 games.Kesselring

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)OTT attacks right (top on phones) →

OTT
UTA
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · OTT 46 · UTA 67

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

OTT
UTA
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

OTT 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 26% of the game, OTT 42%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

OTT

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	OTT
	59	42
	1.65	2.71
	1.61	2.60
	7	13
	4	7
	13	28
	+0.023	−0.023
	26%	42%

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

L1Schmaltz – Keller – Cooley
10:5250% CF
L2Bjugstad – Crouse – McBain
10:4057% CF
L3Hayton – Maccelli – Doan
8:4968% CF
L4Kerfoot – O'Brien – Stenlund
7:5247% CF
D1Cole – Kesselring
14:1050% CF
D2Maatta – Marino
12:4368% CF
D3Välimäki – DeSimone
11:1460% CF

PP1Schmaltz – Keller – Kesselring – Doan – Cooley
2:280% CF
PP2Bjugstad – Crouse – Marino – Hayton – Maccelli
1:48100% CF
PK1FKerfoot – Stenlund
2:41
PK2FMcBain – Cooley
1:22
PK1DCole – Marino
2:43
PK2DMaatta – Välimäki
0:00

Current UTA line combinations →

Ottawa Senators

L1Giroux – Perron – Norris
6:040% CF
L2Amadio – Pinto – Greig
5:5530% CF
L3Batherson – Tkachuk – Stützle
5:5035% CF
L4Highmore – Gaudette – Ostapchuk
3:4880% CF
D1Hamonic – Chabot
16:0032% CF
D2Sanderson – Zub
14:3561% CF
D3Kleven – Matinpalo
11:2133% CF

PP1Giroux – Batherson – Tkachuk – Sanderson – Stützle
2:3750% CF
PP2Perron – Chabot – Gaudette – Norris – Greig
0:59100% CF
PK1FPinto – Greig
2:02
PK2FGiroux – Norris
1:44
PK1DSanderson – Zub
3:00
PK2DHamonic – Chabot
1:33

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

12:16
OTTRidly GreigSH (Shane Pinto, Artem Zub)wrist0.13 xG
UTA: Schmaltz, Keller, Kesselring, Doan, CooleyOTT: Pinto, Greig, Sanderson, Zub
UTA 0 – 1 OTT
13:52
UTAClayton Keller (Olli Maatta, John Marino)wrist0.03 xG
UTA: Cole, Maatta, Schmaltz, Keller, CooleyOTT: Giroux, Norris, Greig, Sanderson, Zub
UTA 1 – 1 OTT

3rd period

7:33
OTTClaude Giroux (Tim Stützle, Jake Sanderson)backhand0.12 xG
UTA: Maatta, Marino, Hayton, Maccelli, DoanOTT: Giroux, Hamonic, Chabot, Tkachuk, Stützle
UTA 1 – 2 OTT
13:22
OTTBrady Tkachuk (Tim Stützle, Claude Giroux)wrist0.49 xG
UTA: Bjugstad, Maatta, Crouse, Marino, McBainOTT: Giroux, Tkachuk, Sanderson, Stützle, Zub
UTA 1 – 3 OTT

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	0	0	0	6	0.46	0	0	2	20:11	—	—	48	35
Clayton Keller R	L1	1	0	1	0	5	0.19	0	1	0	19:52	—	—	50	44
Nick Schmaltz C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.21	0	1	0	18:16	—	—	52	47
Lawson Crouse L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.11	1	0	0	16:03	—	—	65	24
Nick Bjugstad C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	0	0	15:33	—	—	67	20
Jack McBain C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.18	3	0	0	14:59	—	—	79	25
Barrett Hayton C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.30	0	0	0	15:14	—	—	68	50
Josh Doan R	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:43	—	—	70	50
Matias Maccelli L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.19	0	0	0	12:35	—	—	70	49
Kevin Stenlund C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:22	—	—	54	50
Alexander Kerfoot C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	2	0	12:34	—	—	50	44
Liam O'Brien C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	7	0	0	8:51	—	—	47	45
Ian Cole D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	3	1	0	23:16	—	—	48	46
Michael Kesselring D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	0	2	20:39	—	—	53	46
John Marino D	D2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.17	0	0	0	22:05	—	—	64	33
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.10	0	2	0	18:54	—	—	66	36
Juuso Välimäki D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	1	2	15:47	—	—	50	33
Nick DeSimone D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	13:30	—	—	63	46

UTA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)	L	27	24	3	.889	2.90	57:36

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Claude Giroux R	L1	1	1	2	+1	1	0.12	0	1	0	19:48	—	—	26	66
Josh Norris C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	2	2	16:41	—	—	36	47
David Perron L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.15	0	0	0	11:28	—	—	23	33
Ridly Greig C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.25	2	1	0	19:28	—	—	30	60
Shane Pinto C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.71	0	0	0	16:48	—	—	50	59
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	1	2	13:51	—	—	48	58
Tim Stützle C	L3	0	2	2	+2	2	0.25	0	0	0	18:37	—	—	39	66
Brady Tkachuk L	L3	1	0	1	+2	4	0.85	2	1	0	16:53	—	—	42	69
Drake Batherson R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	3	0	0	15:35	—	—	38	56
Matthew Highmore C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	1	0	0	10:44	—	—	72	73
Adam Gaudette R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	8:58	—	—	64	89
Zack Ostapchuk C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.33	3	0	0	8:45	—	—	36	64
Thomas Chabot D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	0	2	2	22:10	—	—	38	46
Travis Hamonic D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.06	0	4	0	19:13	—	—	32	44
Artem Zub D	D2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.02	2	2	0	25:14	—	—	55	86
Jake Sanderson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.21	0	2	0	24:04	—	—	61	90
Tyler Kleven D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	2	0	13:53	—	—	26	54
Nikolas Matinpalo D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:50	—	—	38	56

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Leevi Meriläinen(start)	W	35	34	1	.971	2.13	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Ridly Greig (OTT SH) 2nd 12:16 · assists Shane Pinto, Artem Zub · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-0 at the blue line · 41.3 mph shot · 2.3 s from entry to goal.

Ridly Greig · 2nd 12:16 · OTT SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 41.3 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s
Type: one-timer

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Clayton Keller · 2nd 13:52 · UTA

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 11.9 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s

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Claude Giroux · 3rd 7:33 · OTT

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 30.9 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Entry to goal: 3.2 s

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Brady Tkachuk · 3rd 13:22 · OTT

Play: rebound
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 17.1 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s
Type: rebound

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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.