WPJ @ UTA Gameday Thread
WPJ @ UTA
Venue: Delta Center
Puck drop: Tue Apr 14, 2026 9:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
WPJ
- Record 6-4-0
- Streak L2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.6 · 2.4
- Power play 4/22 (18.2%)
- Last game L vs VGK (0–0)
UTA
- Record 6-4-0
- Streak L2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.1 · 3.7
- Power play 12/33 (36.4%)
- Last game L vs CGY (1–4)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-12-21 WPJ 3 @ UTA 4 OT/SO
- 2025-10-26 UTA 3 @ WPJ 2
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
WPJ
- Mark Scheifele 7 pts · 0 G · 9 SOG
- Kyle Connor 4 pts · 4 G · 13 SOG
- Jonathan Toews 4 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG
- Josh Morrissey 3 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG
UTA
- Clayton Keller 11 pts · 4 G · 10 SOG
- Dylan Guenther 7 pts · 3 G · 14 SOG
- Nick Schmaltz 5 pts · 3 G · 15 SOG
- Lawson Crouse 5 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: WPJ 3.1 · UTA 3.5 · Win odds: WPJ 42.2% · UTA 57.8% · OT/SO chance: 15.7%
- 2-3 35.2%
- 3-3 33.8%
- 3-2 31%
Box Score
WPJ 3
Final
UTA 5
2026-04-14
| Stat | WPJ | UTA |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 5 |
| Shots | 24 | 36 |
| Power Play | 2/3 (66.7%) | 2/5 (40.0%) |
| PIM | 10 | 6 |
| Faceoffs | 31 / 30 | 30 / 31 |
| Blocks | 15 | 8 |
| Saves | 31 | 21 |
| WPJ Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Scheifele | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Isak Rosen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| UTA Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Nick Schmaltz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John-Jason Peterka | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Clayton Keller | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Guenther | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nate Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 |