Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets
Recap
written from the game dataThe Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4. The Jets scored first and never trailed. The Jets led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Blake Wheeler's goal at 3:22 of the second period, which took the Jets' chances from 66% to 83%. Expected goals were close — COL 3.8, WPG 3.9; shots on goal were COL 41, WPG 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Philipp Grubauer stopped 14 of 20 (.700), 2.8 goals below expected; Connor Hellebuyck stopped 37 of 41 (.902). Three stars: 1. Blake Wheeler (1 G, 3 A), 2. Jacob Trouba (1 G, 2 A), 3. Mark Scheifele (1 G, 2 A).
Three stars
- ★B. Wheeler1 G, 3 A

- ★★J. Trouba1 G, 2 A

- ★★★M. Scheifele1 G, 2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
11 goals1st period
0-13:05
0-213:57
1-216:04
2nd period
1-33:22
1-46:32
2-416:10
3-417:43
3rd period
3-53:59
3-611:12
4-616:24
4-718:54
Penalties
1st
- 0:13
Blake Wheeler · Trippingdrawn by Erik Johnson2 min
- 12:20
Tyson Jost · Interferencedrawn by Bryan Little2 min
- 15:13
Patrik Laine · Slashingdrawn by Sven Andrighetto2 min
2nd
- 2:30
Patrik Laine · Trippingdrawn by Alexander Kerfoot2 min
- 4:44
Carl Soderberg · Interferencedrawn by Josh Morrissey2 min
- 9:20
Carl Soderberg · High stickingdrawn by Brandon Tanev2 min
- 13:18
Tyler Myers · Holdingdrawn by Tyson Jost2 min
- 19:32
Bryan Little · Trippingdrawn by Samuel Girard2 min
3rd
- 17:22
Gabriel Landeskog · High stickingdrawn by Josh Morrissey2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Blake Wheeler, 2nd 3:22 — 66% → 83%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.84 G
- All situations
- 6 G3.9
- 2.33 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.9
- 1.21 G
- Power play
- 2 G1.1
- 0.30 G
- Shorthanded
- 1 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.73 – 3.04
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 41
- Shots on goal
- 21
- 44%
- Faceoffs
- 56%
- 1/5
- Power play
- 3/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 14
- Hits
- 30
- 16
- Blocked shots
- 18
- 6
- Giveaways
- 9
- 5
- Takeaways
- 13
Box score
every player line
Season series
COL leads 3-2
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
