Final
UTA at LAK game report
Mammoth
6–3
Kings
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. PT · Crypto.com Arena
Mammoth beat the Kings 6–3 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.7–2.8 in expected goals.
Team comparison
LAKUTA
- 3Goals6
- 2.80Expected goals3.72
- 2.095-on-5 expected goals2.29
- 12High-danger chances10
- 22Shots on goal35
- 43Shot attempts60
- 315-on-5 shot attempts46
- 8:58Power-play time7:52
5-on-5 shares for LAK: 40.3% of shot attempts, 47.7% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
KingsMammothCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Mammoth shooting ←→ Kings shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| LAK at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 41:08 | 31–46 | 2.09–2.29 | 2–4 |
| Power play | 8:58 | 6–10 | 0.40–0.89 | 1–1 |
| Shorthanded | 7:52 | 1–2 | 0.01–0.04 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 2:02 | 5–2 | 0.29–0.50 | 0–1 |
Read pairs as LAK–UTA. “Power play” means LAK had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Kuemper LAK | 29/34 | .853 | 3.22 | -1.78 |
| Karel Vejmelka UTA | 19/22 | .864 | 2.80 | -0.20 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Lee UTA | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.75 |
| Nick Schmaltz UTA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.52 |
| Artemi Panarin LAK | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.50 |
| Martin Chromiak LAK | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.47 |
| Daniil But UTA | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.43 |
| Dylan Guenther UTA | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.34 |
| Jared Wright LAK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.32 |
| Cam Hebig UTA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.30 |
| Logan Cooley UTA | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.29 |
| Andre Lee LAK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.23 |
Three stars
Scoring
Period 1
- 08:49UTA D. But pp (from M. Weegar, T. Iginla)1–0
- 18:43UTA C. Keller2–0
Period 2
- 02:42LAK B. Clarke pp (from A. Kempe, Q. Byfield)2–1
- 03:51UTA N. Schmaltz (from M. Sergachev, C. Keller)3–1
- 12:22UTA A. Lee (from D. But, M. Weegar)4–1
- 16:23LAK M. Chromiak (from B. Clarke)4–2
Period 3
- 01:48LAK T. Ward (from K. Connors, L. Lefebvre)4–3
- 03:14UTA L. O'Brien (from M. Lamoureux, M. Sergachev)5–3
- 19:10UTA A. Lee (from D. Guenther, L. Cooley)6–3