Utah MammothUTA 7–2 Final New York IslandersNYI

Thursday, January 1, 2026

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
Utah MammothUTA 034 7 21
New York IslandersNYI 011 2 22

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
No scoring
2nd Period
0:36 UTA Dylan Guenther (18) Barrett Hayton (6), Mikhail Sergachev (22) · snap xG 0.12 1–0 ▶
2:35 NYI Calum Ritchie (6) Max Shabanov (9), Marshall Warren (3) · snap xG 0.14 1–1 ▶
10:20 UTA Dylan Guenther (19) Lawson Crouse (8), Barrett Hayton (7) · snap xG 0.11 2–1 ▶
16:19 UTA Nick Schmaltz (13) Unassisted · wrist xG 0.09 3–1 ▶
3rd Period
2:52 UTA Mikhail Sergachev (6)PP Clayton Keller (22), Dylan Guenther (16) · wrist xG 0.03 4–1 ▶
5:41 UTA Clayton Keller (13)PP Nick Schmaltz (22), Mikhail Sergachev (23) · snap xG 0.11 5–1 ▶
11:48 NYI Matthew Schaefer (10)PP Jonathan Drouin (14), Max Shabanov (10) · snap xG 0.05 5–2 ▶
13:54 UTA Dylan Guenther (20) Lawson Crouse (9), Sean Durzi (9) · wrist xG 0.13 6–2 ▶
16:55 UTA Nick Schmaltz (14) JJ Peterka (14), Clayton Keller (23) · snap xG 0.21 7–2 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

UTA 58%Deserve to win42% NYI
UTANYI
2.71Expected goals2.30
7Goals (no shootout)2
1.66Expected goals, 5 on 51.29
56Shot attempts55
39Unblocked attempts35
21Shots on goal22

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

2nd Period
1:30 UTA xG swing xG swing · Out-chanced NYI 1.15–0.02
In xG over 10 minutes, 12:10 of the 1st to 2:10 of the 2nd; goals 1–0
3rd Period
2:52 NYI Goalie Goalie · Rittich −2.2 goals saved
4 goals on 1.77 xG, 12 shots on goal
5:41 NYI Goalie change Goalie change · Hogberg in for Rittich
5:41 of the 3rd; Rittich had allowed 5 goals on 14 shots (1.97 xG)

Shot map

UTA shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ NYI shoots
Ryan Pulock: wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 1:01) Ryan Pulock: backhand, 19 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 2:01) Matthew Schaefer: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 2:16) Matthew Schaefer: wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 2:17) Anders Lee: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.17 (P1 2:56) Anders Lee: tip-in, 14 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 3:01) Tony DeAngelo: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 3:18) Tony DeAngelo: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 3:27) Jonathan Drouin: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 4:09) Emil Heineman: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 4:15) Kyle MacLean: deflected, 9 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 7:18) Nick Schmaltz: snap, 38 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 7:50) Daniil But: tip-in, 27 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 8:46) Daniil But: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 9:10) Jonathan Drouin: tip-in, 11 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 9:34) Anders Lee: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 10:30) Marshall Warren: wrist, 49 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 13:17) Dylan Guenther: wrist, 44 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 13:51) Clayton Keller: slap, 41 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 14:00) Nick Schmaltz: wrist, 31 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 14:04) Clayton Keller: slap, 35 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 14:15) JJ Peterka: snap, 19 ft, xG 0.17 (P1 14:37) Sean Durzi: wrist, 47 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 15:03) Sean Durzi: snap, 55 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 15:13) Barrett Hayton: snap, 41 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 15:30) Sean Durzi: slap, 56 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 15:50) Nick Schmaltz: slap, 32 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 17:04) Michael Carcone: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 18:14) Nate Schmidt: slap, 50 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 19:48) JJ Peterka: wrist, 45 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 1:08) Clayton Keller: backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.18 (P2 1:21) Liam O'Brien: tip-in, 14 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 2:01) Kyle MacLean: backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 3:13) Nick Schmaltz: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 4:59) Kevin Stenlund: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 5:48) Mikhail Sergachev: wrist, 14 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 5:49) Bo Horvat: wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 7:24) Dylan Guenther: tip-in, 20 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 7:50) Scott Mayfield: wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.17 (P2 8:10) John Marino: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 10:00) Alexander Kerfoot: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.13 (P2 15:26) Maxim Tsyplakov: wrist, 98 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 16:51) Casey Cizikas: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 16:53) Casey Cizikas: tip-in, 22 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 17:03) Casey Cizikas: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 17:11) Mathew Barzal: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.18 (P2 17:32) Mathew Barzal: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 17:33) Bo Horvat: slap, 38 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 17:50) Mathew Barzal: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 18:21) Mathew Barzal: wrist, 25 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 18:59) Bo Horvat: tip-in, 23 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 19:10) Nick DeSimone: slap, 61 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 3:18) Mikhail Sergachev: slap, 48 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 5:28) Maxim Shabanov: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 10:22) Mathew Barzal: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 10:23) Matthew Schaefer: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 11:20) Ian Cole: wrist, 41 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 12:02) Lawson Crouse: wrist, 24 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 12:38) Marshall Warren: snap, 50 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 13:13) Adam Pelech: wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 13:44) Ian Cole: slap, 30 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 14:36) Calum Ritchie: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 14:54) Michael Carcone: slap, 42 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 17:49) Liam O'Brien: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 19:02) Alexander Kerfoot: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 19:04) Dylan Guenther: GOAL, snap, 27 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 0:36) Calum Ritchie: GOAL, snap, 27 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 2:35) Dylan Guenther: GOAL, snap, 30 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 10:20) Nick Schmaltz: GOAL, wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 16:19) Mikhail Sergachev: GOAL, wrist, 49 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 2:52) Clayton Keller: GOAL, snap, 29 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 5:41) Matthew Schaefer: GOAL, snap, 45 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 11:48) Dylan Guenther: GOAL, wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.13 (P3 13:54) Nick Schmaltz: GOAL, snap, 14 ft, xG 0.21 (P3 16:55)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Utah Mammoth

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
8 Nick Schmaltz 213 +2 60.53 0018:07
67 Lawson Crouse 022 +3 20.04 0216:45
9 Clayton Keller 123 +2 40.46 1016:32
82 Kevin Stenlund 000 -1 50.02 0215:40
10 JJ Peterka 011 +2 30.21 1115:29
27 Barrett Hayton 022 +3 10.07 0115:26
11 Dylan Guenther 314 +3 80.44 0015:23
50 Daniil But 000 0 20.06 0114:27
53 Michael Carcone 000 0 30.10 2013:18
22 Jack McBain 000 0 00.00 7012:58
14 Alexander Kerfoot 000 -1 40.19 0012:56
38 Liam O'Brien 000 -1 20.10 3011:04
Defense
98 Mikhail Sergachev 123 0 40.13 0020:36
5 Sean Durzi 011 +1 50.11 0320:21
28 Ian Cole 000 +1 30.18 1219:30
88 Nate Schmidt 000 +2 20.04 0118:54
6 John Marino 000 +3 10.01 0017:41
57 Nick DeSimone 000 +1 10.03 1115:46
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Karel Vejmelka 22220 .909 2.30 +0.30

New York Islanders

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
13 Mathew Barzal 000 -3 70.43 0117:49
92 Jonathan Drouin 011 -1 20.19 0017:00
51 Emil Heineman 000 -2 10.06 0116:57
14 Bo Horvat 000 -1 30.26 1116:43
92 Simon Holmstrom 000 +1 10.00 1116:26
49 Maxim Shabanov 022 0 20.06 0015:57
53 Casey Cizikas 000 0 40.11 1014:17
44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau 000 -3 00.00 0113:57
64 Calum Ritchie 101 0 30.22 0113:53
72 Maxim Tsyplakov 000 -1 30.00 3013:42
72 Anders Lee 000 -2 40.26 0011:58
32 Kyle MacLean 000 0 30.16 1011:51
Defense
48 Matthew Schaefer 101 -1 90.14 0024:24
6 Ryan Pulock 000 0 20.11 0020:44
3 Adam Pelech 000 -3 20.02 1318:44
24 Scott Mayfield 000 -1 30.17 4118:19
77 Tony DeAngelo 000 -3 40.07 0216:45
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
David Rittich 1459 .643 1.97 -3.03
Marcus Hogberg 725 .714 0.75 -1.25

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Utah Mammoth

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
11 Dylan Guenther R +3.76 +2.80 +0.29 +0.68 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 15:23
8 Nick Schmaltz C +3.59 +2.20 +0.35 +1.06 0.00 +0.02 -0.04 — 18:07
9 Clayton Keller R +3.21 +2.00 +0.30 +1.06 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 16:32
67 Lawson Crouse L +2.08 +1.40 +0.03 +0.57 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 16:45
27 Barrett Hayton C +1.97 +1.25 +0.04 +0.60 0.00 +0.01 +0.07 — 15:26
77 JJ Peterka R +1.87 +0.70 +0.13 +0.98 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 15:29
98 Mikhail Sergachev D +1.76 +1.85 +0.08 -0.14 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 20:36
6 John Marino D +0.97 0.00 +0.01 +1.00 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 17:41
57 Nick DeSimone D +0.87 0.00 +0.02 +0.83 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 15:46
28 Ian Cole D +0.75 0.00 +0.12 +0.57 0.00 0.00 +0.06 — 19:30
70 Karel Vejmelka G +0.30 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.30 60:00
88 Nate Schmidt D +0.29 0.00 +0.03 +0.23 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 18:54
50 Sean Durzi D +0.28 +0.55 +0.07 -0.47 0.00 0.00 +0.13 — 20:21
53 Michael Carcone L +0.07 0.00 +0.06 -0.27 +0.30 0.00 -0.02 — 13:18
19 Daniil But L -0.11 0.00 +0.04 -0.30 +0.15 -0.01 +0.01 — 14:27
82 Kevin Stenlund C -0.23 0.00 +0.01 -0.32 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 15:40
38 Liam O'Brien C -0.28 0.00 +0.06 -0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 11:04
22 Jack McBain C -0.51 0.00 0.00 -0.33 -0.15 -0.03 0.00 — 12:58
15 Alexander Kerfoot C -0.51 0.00 +0.12 -0.35 -0.30 +0.01 0.00 — 12:56

New York Islanders

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
49 Max Shabanov R +1.28 +1.25 +0.04 +0.01 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 15:57
64 Calum Ritchie C +1.17 +0.75 +0.14 -0.04 +0.30 -0.01 +0.03 — 13:53
41 Marshall Warren D +0.95 +0.55 +0.02 +0.17 +0.15 0.00 +0.05 — 13:30
48 Matthew Schaefer D +0.54 +0.75 +0.09 -0.45 +0.15 0.00 0.00 — 24:24
32 Kyle MacLean C +0.34 0.00 +0.10 +0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 11:51
29 Jonathan Drouin L +0.25 +0.70 +0.12 -0.56 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 17:00
53 Casey Cizikas C +0.24 0.00 +0.07 +0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 14:17
10 Simon Holmstrom R +0.05 0.00 0.00 +0.04 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 16:26
7 Maxim Tsyplakov R +0.02 0.00 0.00 +0.19 -0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 13:42
6 Ryan Pulock D -0.10 0.00 +0.07 -0.19 0.00 0.00 +0.02 — 20:44
24 Scott Mayfield D -0.19 0.00 +0.11 -0.37 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 18:19
14 Bo Horvat C -0.21 0.00 +0.17 -0.44 0.00 +0.01 +0.05 — 16:43
13 Mathew Barzal C -0.23 0.00 +0.28 -0.56 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 17:49
77 Tony DeAngelo D -0.34 0.00 +0.05 -0.48 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 16:45
27 Anders Lee L -0.43 0.00 +0.17 -0.44 -0.15 -0.01 0.00 — 11:58
44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau C -0.61 0.00 0.00 -0.69 0.00 +0.03 +0.05 — 13:57
51 Emil Heineman L -0.71 0.00 +0.04 -0.82 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 16:57
3 Adam Pelech D -0.84 0.00 +0.02 -0.83 -0.15 0.00 +0.13 — 18:44
50 Marcus Hogberg G -1.25 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -1.25 13:29
33 David Rittich G -3.03 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -3.03 45:21

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.