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Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks

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Colorado Avalanche
▸6
Chicago Blackhawks
4
FinalTV ALT, NBCSCH·United Center

Recap

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Newhook's goal at 2:54 of the third period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 73% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 3.7 to 2.5; shots on goal were COL 27, CHI 43. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Pavel Francouz stopped 39 of 43 (.907), 1.5 goals below expected; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 2.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Gabriel Landeskog (2 G, 1 A), 2. Nazem Kadri (1 G, 2 A), 3. Patrick Kane (2 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    G. Landeskog2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    COL
    N. Kadri1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    P. Kane2 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
COLCOL0621348627
CHICHI01109423443

Scoring

10 goals

2nd period

  1. COL
    G. Landeskog(17)PPG
    C. Makar (25), S. Girard (20)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    1:15
  2. COL
    J. Compher(8)
    T. Jost (7), L. O'Connor (10)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    16:04

3rd period

  1. COL
    G. Landeskog(18)PPG
    M. Rantanen (28), N. Kadri (40)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +7 pts
    3-0
    1:16
  2. CHI
    B. Hagel(12)
    C. Murphy (4), D. Strome (10)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +7 pts
    3-1
    1:38
  3. CHI
    P. Kane(10)
    E. Gustafsson (12), S. Jones (26)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    2:18
  4. COL
    A. Newhook(10)
    N. Kadri (41), A. Burakovsky (20)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    2:54
  5. CHI
    P. Kane(11)
    D. Strome (11)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +11 pts
    4-3
    14:00
  6. COL
    N. Kadri(17)EN
    M. Rantanen (29), G. Landeskog (26)
    wristxG 0.87win prob +9 pts
    5-3
    17:58
  7. CHI
    E. Gustafsson(2)
    B. Hagel (12), P. Kane (30)
    deflectedxG 0.25win prob +6 pts
    5-4
    18:31
  8. COL
    C. Makar(18)EN
    J. Compher (8)
    wristxG 0.47win prob +6 pts
    6-4
    19:47

Penalties

COL 11 PIM·CHI 11 PIM

1st

  • 2:46COLMikko Rantanen · Trippingdrawn by MacKenzie Entwistle2 min
  • 4:32CHIHenrik Borgstrom · Trippingdrawn by Nazem Kadri2 min
  • 9:52COLTyson Jost · Trippingdrawn by MacKenzie Entwistle2 min

2nd

  • 0:12CHICalvin de Haan · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 6:24COLJ.T. Compher · Fightingdrawn by Brandon Hagel5 min
  • 6:24CHIBrandon Hagel · Fightingdrawn by J.T. Compher5 min
  • 19:51CHIPatrick Kane · Hookingdrawn by Mikko Rantanen2 min

3rd

  • 5:42COLNicolas Aube-Kubel · Slashingdrawn by Jake McCabe2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CHI goalCOL goalFinal: CHI 0%

Biggest swing: Alex Newhook, 3rd 2:54 — COL 73% → 90%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.26E. Gustafsson · Goal · xG 0.25D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.12D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.12B. Hagel · On goal · xG 0.09S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.09P. Kane · Goal · xG 0.08P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.08A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.08P. Kane · Goal · xG 0.08P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.07P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.07B. Hagel · Goal · xG 0.07B. Hagel · On goal · xG 0.06K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.06P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.06P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.05A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.05S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.05B. Hagel · On goal · xG 0.05D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.04A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.04A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.04P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.04E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.04D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.03D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.03D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.03H. Borgstrom · On goal · xG 0.03P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.03S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.03E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.03P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.02K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.02P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.02E. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.02S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.02C. de Haan · Missed · xG 0.02E. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.01E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Hagel · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.01C. de Haan · Missed · xG 0.01A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.01R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.01J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.01J. McCabe · Missed · xG 0.00K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.00C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI4 G · 2.5 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

COLvsCHI
3.74 G
All situations
4 G2.5
1.42 G
Even strength
4 G1.8
0.22 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
COL33%67%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.64 – 2.50

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

COLvsCHI
27
Shots on goal
43
46%
Faceoffs
54%
2/3
Power play
0/3
11
Penalty minutes
11
26
Hits
29
12
Blocked shots
22
10
Giveaways
6
10
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Colorado Avalanche skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8C. MakarD112+120.51320—27:32
7D. ToewsD000-210.05400—24:40
91N. KadriC123031.671004821:09
49S. GirardD011000.00120—20:43
96M. RantanenR022010.130024320:39
92G. LandeskogL213020.13400—19:55
6E. JohnsonD000010.03310—18:46
3J. JohnsonD000000.03010—17:05
18A. NewhookC101040.333002516:57
95A. BurakovskyL011020.21020—16:44
13V. NichushkinR000+130.23000—16:31
37J. CompherL112+110.121254414:59
25L. O'ConnorR011030.10000—13:08
17T. JostC011010.0410210012:38
56K. MacDermidL000+110.02010—10:55
16N. Aube-KubelR000-110.05502—08:39
9D. SikuraR000000.00010—06:57
11M. MaltsevL000-100.000005006:03
Colorado Avalanche goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39P. Francouz(W)43394.9072.51-1.4960:00

Season series

COL leads 4-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).