Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Valeri Nichushkin's goal at 17:12 of the second period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 47% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 4.0 to 1.6; shots on goal were COL 35, ANA 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Jonas Johansson stopped 28 of 28 (1.000), 1.6 goals saved above expected; John Gibson stopped 33 of 34 (.971), 2.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Valeri Nichushkin (1 G), 2. John Gibson (33 saves, .971), 3. Jonas Johansson (28 saves, 1.000).
Three stars
- ★V. Nichushkin1 G

- ★★J. Gibson33 saves, .971

- ★★★J. Johansson28 saves, 1.000

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
2 goals2nd period
1-017:12
3rd period
2-019:26
Penalties
1st
- 12:54
Maxime Comtois · Trippingdrawn by Joonas Donskoi2 min
2nd
- 13:08
Keaton Middleton · Interferencedrawn by Sam Carrick2 min
- 13:25
Cam Fowler · Holdingdrawn by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare2 min
- 14:15
Jakob Silfverberg · Holdingdrawn by Cale Makar2 min
3rd
- 1:15
Andre Burakovsky · Holdingdrawn by Jani Hakanpää2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Valeri Nichushkin, 2nd 17:12 — 47% → 70%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 4.01 G
- All situations
- 0 G1.6
- 2.31 G
- Even strength
- 0 G1.4
- 0.80 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.07 – 1.65
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
- 35
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 15
- Hits
- 26
- 8
- Blocked shots
- 12
- 10
- Giveaways
- 14
- 7
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
COL leads 6-2
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
