Utica Comets6:05 PM
Saturday, November 28
Springfield ThunderbirdsBefore puck drop
47%53%
Projected from each club’s goal differential to date, shrunk toward league average so an early hot start does not read as dominance, plus home ice. Once the puck drops this becomes the live win probability, with deserve-to-win marked across it.
Season to date
Utica Comets303111
71 points in 72 games
13–23 on the road
Springfield Thunderbirds32328
72 points in 72 games
18–18 at home
Neither club has played yet this season, so everything here is how 2025-26 finished.
What they create
2.76Goals per game2.88
2.61Expected goals per game2.53
3.8High-danger chances per game3.8
27.4Shots per game26.4
What they allow
3.06Goals against per game3.33
2.56Expected goals against per game3.03
4.1High-danger chances against per game4.7
26.4Shots against per game31.2
The shorter bar is the better defence here. Every row is what the club concedes, so these read the opposite way to the panel beside them.
Previous meetings
Where
MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA
The shot map, the expected-goals race and the period splits all fill in as this game is played.