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2026-27 Preseason

Utah Hockey Club Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Utah Hockey Club
UTA
Western
Season Record: 45-35-8 (98 pts, 55.7%)
Last 5 games:
30% win rate

Points Percentage

55.7%
98 pts in 88 games

Overtime Record

10-8
OT/SO: 10 wins, 8 losses

Recent Expected Goals

3.10
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.11
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

+0.15
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-0.7
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

37
33W – 4L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

6
5W – 1L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

49.9%
Chance to make playoffs.

Stanley Cup Odds

3.0%
Projected via season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

6.4%
Western Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 43.1/gm · p59
Slot Location style 29.2% · p69
Finishing variance 0.99 G/xG · p59
Shot Quality 0.077 xG/sh · p66
Defense
Shot Suppression 40.2/gm · p81
Slot Defense 28.6% allowed · p53
Goaltending variance 0.94 GA/xGA · p75
Quality Allowed 0.077 xG/sh · p28

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Shots xG Goals
Dylan Guenther8545033.843
Clayton Keller8836631.027
Nick Schmaltz8631130.134
Lawson Crouse8324323.327
JJ Peterka8425020.425

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-0.250.150.55xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)2.203.134.07Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected1.1094.57188.05ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-05-01VGK43.2%3.043.192.772.88L
2026-04-29VGK38.2%2.783.233.483.61L
2026-04-27VGK42.7%3.173.302.364.11L
2026-04-24VGK42.2%3.313.091.643.58W
2026-04-21VGK44.2%2.933.083.972.08W
2026-04-19VGK43.4%3.023.251.773.13L
2026-04-16STL59.5%3.292.902.684.16L
2026-04-14WPG68.6%3.712.794.412.46W
2026-04-12CGY50.6%2.833.032.392.78L
2026-04-11CAR59.6%2.933.373.655.65L

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-017:00 PM MDTCHI61.2%3.652.24
2026-10-037:00 PM EDTCBJ61.5%3.222.21
2026-10-046:00 PM EDTNYR61.2%3.861.93
2026-10-067:00 PM EDTNJD58.1%2.912.79
2026-10-087:00 PM EDTBOS62.5%3.052.64
2026-10-107:00 PM EDTBUF57.4%3.222.72
2026-10-137:00 PM MDTTOR51.9%2.433.76
2026-10-157:00 PM MDTEDM53.2%3.213.12