Final
UTA at CBJ game report
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · Nationwide Arena
Mammoth beat the Blue Jackets 4–1 in an even game: expected goals were 2.7–2.5 and 12–9 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
- 1Goals4
- 2.48Expected goals2.70
- 2.215-on-5 expected goals1.61
- 9High-danger chances12
- 19Shots on goal31
- 51Shot attempts72
- 465-on-5 shot attempts56
- 4:13Power-play time4:28
5-on-5 shares for CBJ: 45.1% of shot attempts, 57.9% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
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
By strength
| CBJ at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 51:19 | 46–56 | 2.21–1.61 | 1–1 |
| Power play | 4:13 | 5–14 | 0.26–0.92 | 0–3 |
| Shorthanded | 4:28 | 0–2 | 0.00–0.17 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:00 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as CBJ–UTA. “Power play” means CBJ had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves CBJ | 27/31 | .871 | 2.70 | -1.30 |
| Sebastian Cossa UTA | 18/19 | .947 | 2.48 | +1.48 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingBlue Jackets5.4Mammoth6.5
| ★Top three of the night: Dylan GuentherFUTA | 9.1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16:51 | 70.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Nick SchmaltzFUTA | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17:39 | 44.0 |
| ★Top three of the night: Logan CooleyFUTA | 7.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:48 | 65.4 |
| Mikhail SergachevDUTA | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22:01 | 54.1 |
| Clayton KellerFUTA | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17:04 | 37.0 |
| Kent JohnsonFCBJ | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17:14 | 46.4 |
| Sebastian CossaGUTA | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| Matthew KniesFCBJ | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:44 | 48.0 |
| Michael CarconeFUTA | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:03 | 63.0 |
| Anders LeeFUTA | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:47 | 66.7 |
| MacKenzie WeegarDUTA | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:21 | 64.1 |
| Daniil ButFUTA | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:11 | 73.9 |
| John MarinoDUTA | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:27 | 50.0 |
| Andrew PeekeDUTA | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:03 | 60.6 |
| Kevin StenlundFUTA | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:07 | 63.0 |
| Zach WerenskiDCBJ | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31:43 | 53.5 |
| Nate SchmidtDUTA | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:33 | 59.4 |
| Charlie CoyleFCBJ | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 56.5 |
| Adam FantilliFCBJ | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:31 | 44.1 |
| Jack McBainFUTA | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 47.8 |
| Lawson CrouseFUTA | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:37 | 47.8 |
| Ryan LombergFCBJ | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:06 | 50.0 |
| Cole SillingerFCBJ | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:21 | 50.0 |
| Denton MateychukDCBJ | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28:07 | 54.3 |
| Mathieu OlivierFCBJ | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:23 | 50.0 |
| Barrett HaytonFUTA | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 52.4 |
| Emil AndraeDCBJ | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 44.1 |
| Carson SoucyDCBJ | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 46.9 |
| Conor GarlandFCBJ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 | 43.8 |
| Jake ChristiansenDCBJ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:47 | 42.1 |
| Jet GreavesGCBJ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| Danton HeinenFCBJ | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:25 | 40.0 |
| Dmitri SimashevDUTA | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 41.2 |
| Valeri NichushkinFCBJ | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:47 | 33.3 |
| Sean MonahanFCBJ | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:53 | 40.0 |
| Dmitri VoronkovFCBJ | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:50 | 37.0 |
| Vincent TrocheckFUTA | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | 29.0 |
| Erik GudbransonDCBJ | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 22.6 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- Johnson – Knies – Fantilli12:35 · 12–11 · xG 0.6–0.2
- Coyle – Olivier – Sillinger10:04 · 13–10 · xG 0.9–0.4
- Monahan – Nichushkin – Garland6:54 · 4–2 · xG 0.0–0.0
- Heinen – Lomberg – Voronkov4:17 · 6–4 · xG 0.4–0.3
Defence pairs
- Werenski – Mateychuk19:43 · 18–14 · xG 0.9–0.2
- Soucy – Andrae6:25 · 9–8 · xG 0.6–0.5
- Gudbranson – Christiansen4:11 · 2–9 · xG 0.0–0.1
Mammoth
Forward lines
- Trocheck – Schmaltz – Keller10:29 · 8–13 · xG 0.4–1.0
- Crouse – Hayton – McBain9:42 · 10–8 · xG 0.1–0.4
- Stenlund – Carcone – But9:25 · 15–4 · xG 0.4–0.2
- Lee – Guenther – Cooley9:03 · 16–5 · xG 0.6–0.3
Defence pairs
- Schmidt – Marino14:43 · 10–11 · xG 0.2–0.4
- Weegar – Sergachev13:07 · 20–10 · xG 0.7–0.6
- Peeke – Simashev9:54 · 12–10 · xG 0.5–0.4
Three stars
- ★D. GuentherUTA · 1G 2A
- ★★N. SchmaltzUTA · 2G 0A
- ★★★M. SergachevUTA · 1G 1A
Scoring
Period 1
- 11:55UTA M. Sergachev pp (from D. Guenther, C. Keller)1–0
- 16:31UTA N. Schmaltz (from C. Keller, J. Marino)2–0
Period 2
- 01:30CBJ K. Johnson (from M. Knies)2–1
Period 3
- 05:59UTA D. Guenther pp (from L. Cooley, M. Sergachev)3–1
- 14:13UTA N. Schmaltz pp (from L. Cooley, D. Guenther)4–1