UTA 4–7 WSH Final · L
Mammoth/Schedule/Recap Thu, Mar 26, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Utah Mammoth
UTA · 37-30-6
4–7
FinalL
Washington Capitals
WSH · 36-28-9
1ST2ND3RDT UTA 311013116440 WSH 182849725 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
UTA 37-30-6 · WSH 36-28-9 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Mammoth fell to the Capitals

The Mammoth let a 3–1 lead get away: the Capitals came back with 6 unanswered goals — Ovechkin's equalizer — and won 4–7. Vitek Vanecek allowed 4.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Mammoth created the better chances: 6.0 expected goals to 1.7, on 40 and 25 shots on goal.

UTA 6.0 xG · 40 shots WSH 1.7 xG · 25 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1st 2.1 · 0.6
2nd 1.3 · 0.5
3rd · the swing 2.6 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Mammoth win 95.
UTA 95%WSH 5%

Goals and penalties

11 goals · 0 penalties
← Mammoth shoot this way Capitals shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Hendrix Lapierre, Jakob Chychrun · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
0–1
2
13:04 Dylan Guenther PP
Clayton Keller, Mikhail Sergachev · slap shot, a good chance (18%)
1–1
3
Clayton Keller, Mikhail Sergachev · backhand shot, a great chance (41%)
2–1
4
19:53 Logan Cooley PP
Nick Schmaltz, Mikhail Sergachev · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (57%)
3–1
2nd period
5
Rasmus Sandin, Martin Fehérváry · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3–2
6
Dylan Strome, Trevor van Riemsdyk · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3–3
3rd period
7
Cole Hutson, Connor McMichael · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
3–4
8
06:02 Rasmus Sandin GWG
Anthony Beauvillier · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
3–5
9
Clayton Keller, Alexander Kerfoot · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
4–5
10
Jakob Chychrun · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
4–6
11
19:54 Alex Ovechkin EN
Dylan Strome · wrist shot, into an empty net
4–7
No penalties
Goaltending
−4.2
vs expected
17/23 saves · 6 GA · 1.8 xGA Allowed 4.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
0.0
vs expected
1/1 saves · 0 GA · 0.0 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team UTAWSH
Shots on goal
40
25
Expected goals
6.0
1.7
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
2/0
1/0
Penalty minutes
0
0