UTA 2–3 CBJ Final / OT · L
Mammoth/Schedule/Recap Sun, Jan 11, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Utah Mammoth
UTA · 22-20-4
2–3
Final / OTL
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 19-19-7
1ST2ND3RDOTT UTA 171801200227 CBJ 1111140912336 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Mammoth trail the season series 0–1
UTA 22-20-4 · CBJ 19-19-7 · First meeting this season — the Mammoth trail the season series 0–1

Mammoth fell to the Blue Jackets

The Mammoth were outchanced (3.9 to 2.2 expected goals) and lost it in overtime on Voronkov's goal. The Blue Jackets scored 2 power-play goals.

Who had the better chances

The Blue Jackets created the better chances: 3.9 expected goals to 2.2, on 36 and 27 shots on goal.

UTA 2.2 xG · 27 shots CBJ 3.9 xG · 36 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 0.9 · 1.2
2nd · the swing 0.5 · 1.4
3rd 0.8 · 0.8
OT 0.0 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Mammoth win 25.
UTA 25%CBJ 75%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 0 penalties
← Mammoth shoot this way Blue Jackets shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Danton Heinen, Ivan Provorov · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
0–1
2
16:20 Jack McBain
Clayton Keller, Nick DeSimone · deflected shot, a good chance (12%)
1–1
2nd period
3
Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
2–1
4
18:31 Charlie Coyle PP
Adam Fantilli, Kirill Marchenko · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (14%)
2–2
3rd period
No goals or penalties.
Overtime
5
01:01 Dmitri Voronkov PPGWG
Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko · tip in shot, a good chance (21%)
2–3
No penalties
Goaltending
+0.9
vs expected
33/36 saves · 3 GA · 3.9 xGA Stopped 0.9 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+0.2
vs expected
25/27 saves · 2 GA · 2.2 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team UTACBJ
Shots on goal
27
36
Expected goals
2.2
3.9
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
0/0
2/0
Penalty minutes
0
0