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Utah Hockey Club vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Saturday, December 7, 2024 · KeyBank Center

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5–2

Final

SOG 28–25

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SN1 · Utah16 · MSG-B

Game summary

The Utah Hockey Club beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at KeyBank Center. The Hockey Club outshot the Sabres 28-25.

Goals came from Tyson Kozak, Michael Kesselring, Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Schmaltz, Jack McBain, Kevin Stenlund and Jiri Kulich.

Karel Vejmelka made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 23 of 28.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Utah Hockey ClubUTA032528
Buffalo SabresBUF101225

Three stars

  1. ★1st starMichael KesselringUTA · 1G 1A
  2. ★2nd starKarel VejmelkaUTA · .920 SV%
  3. ★3rd starNick SchmaltzUTA · 1G 0A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:18

3–1 · 2nd 19:08 · Schmaltz. Cozens was 1:18 into his shift when it went in.

GoalUTA on iceBUF on ice

0–1 BUF

1st 10:14 · Kozak

Cooley 0:56

1–1 UTA

2nd 3:18 · Kesselring

Thompson 0:53

2–1 UTA

2nd 3:42 · Sergachev

Clifton 0:24

3–1 UTA

2nd 19:08 · Schmaltz

Long shift: Cozens 1:18

4–1 UTA

3rd 2:11 · McBain

Cozens 0:58

5–1 UTA

3rd 12:07 · Stenlund

Clifton 0:32

5–2 BUF

3rd 17:40 · Kulich

Long shift: Cole 1:10

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).
4.2%
5.7%
5.9%
6.9%
6.6%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

UTABUF
28Shots on goal25
40%Faceoff %60%
0/0Power play0/3
11Penalty minutes5
9Hits39
19Blocked shots13
11Giveaways12
6Takeaways11

Penalties

  • 1st 12:17Ian Cole · interference2 min
  • 1st 18:39Mikhail Sergachev · interference2 min
  • 2nd 09:16Beck Malenstyn · fighting5 min
  • 2nd 09:16Michael Kesselring · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 06:50Ian Cole · hooking2 min

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