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Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche

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Chicago Blackhawks
2
Colorado Avalanche
▸5
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Recap

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Andrew Cogliano's goal at 13:44 of the first period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 54% to 67%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 2.3 to 1.6; shots on goal were CHI 17, COL 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 30 of 35 (.857), 2.7 goals below expected; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 15 of 17 (.882). Three stars: 1. Artturi Lehkonen (2 G, 1 A), 2. Mikko Rantanen (4 A), 3. Valeri Nichushkin (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    A. Lehkonen2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    COL
    M. Rantanen4 A
  3. ★★★
    COL
    V. Nichushkin2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI140617217
COLCOL212210113535

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. COL
    A. Cogliano(1)
    N. MacKinnon (1), D. Toews (1)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    13:44
  2. CHI
    J. Toews(1)PPG
    P. Kurashev (1), A. Athanasiou (1)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +11 pts
    1-1
    15:52
  3. COL
    V. Nichushkin(1)PPG
    M. Rantanen (1), A. Lehkonen (1)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +12 pts
    1-2
    17:07

2nd period

  1. COL
    A. Lehkonen(1)PPG
    M. Rantanen (2), N. MacKinnon (2)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +12 pts
    1-3
    3:49
  2. COL
    A. Lehkonen(2)PPG
    M. Rantanen (3), C. Makar (1)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +7 pts
    1-4
    10:12

3rd period

  1. CHI
    M. Domi(1)PPG
    T. Johnson (1), P. Kane (1)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +5 pts
    2-4
    1:51
  2. COL
    V. Nichushkin(2)PPG
    C. Makar (2), M. Rantanen (4)
    tip-inxG 0.10
    2-5
    17:03

Penalties

CHI 17 PIM·COL 11 PIM

1st

  • 7:19CHITyler Johnson · Slashingdrawn by Mikko Rantanen2 min
  • 14:22COLEvan Rodrigues · Slashingdrawn by Filip Roos2 min
  • 16:07CHIMacKenzie Entwistle · High stickingdrawn by Nathan MacKinnon2 min
  • 18:05CHIConnor Murphy · Trippingdrawn by Kurtis MacDermid2 min

2nd

  • 3:00CHIAlec Regula · Hookingdrawn by Lukas Sedlak2 min
  • 9:20CHIJonathan Toews · Interferencedrawn by Bowen Byram2 min
  • 18:23COLEvan Rodrigues · Interferencedrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min

3rd

  • 0:39COLArtturi Lehkonen · High stickingdrawn by Patrick Kane2 min
  • 15:58CHIJujhar Khaira · Trippingdrawn by Nathan MacKinnon2 min
  • 18:32CHISam Lafferty · Fightingdrawn by Josh Manson5 min
  • 18:32COLJosh Manson · Fightingdrawn by Sam Lafferty5 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
COL goalCHI goalFinal: COL 100%

Biggest swing: Andrew Cogliano, 1st 13:44 — COL 54% → 67%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.16A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.16M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.13V. Nichushkin · Goal · xG 0.12N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.11V. Nichushkin · Goal · xG 0.10A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.10N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.08N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.08V. Nichushkin · Missed · xG 0.08V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.08J. Manson · Missed · xG 0.08V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.07N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.07N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.07N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.06A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.06E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.05C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.05E. Rodrigues · Missed · xG 0.05A. Cogliano · Goal · xG 0.05N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.04N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.03M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.03V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.03C. Makar · Missed · xG 0.03M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.03B. Byram · On goal · xG 0.03A. Cogliano · On goal · xG 0.02E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.02C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.02C. Makar · Missed · xG 0.02L. Sedlak · On goal · xG 0.02M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.02A. Cogliano · On goal · xG 0.01E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Cogliano · On goal · xG 0.01D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.01D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.01C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.01L. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.01C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.00E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.00E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.00
COL5 G · 2.3 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsCOL
1.62 G
All situations
5 G2.3
1.40 G
Even strength
1 G1.3
0.22 G
Power play
4 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI35%65%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.55 – 2.32

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

CHIvsCOL
17
Shots on goal
35
61%
Faceoffs
39%
2/3
Power play
4/6
17
Penalty minutes
11
33
Hits
32
15
Blocked shots
12
3
Giveaways
6
4
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD000000.03830—25:05
8J. JohnsonD000000.00100—20:42
5C. MurphyD000-110.01322—17:49
48F. RoosD000000.00120—17:49
88P. KaneR011020.31000—17:41
75A. RegulaD000000.00122—17:15
25J. TinordiD000-120.03610—16:54
13M. DomiC101010.110105816:14
90T. JohnsonC011020.21202016:14
58M. EntwistleR000010.01112—16:01
11T. RaddyshR000020.10100—15:50
24S. LaffertyC000010.092155015:40
23P. KurashevC011000.002005015:22
89A. AthanasiouC011020.4201010015:15
19J. ToewsC101030.140027114:13
16J. KhairaL000-100.001026011:46
43C. BlackwellC000-100.17110011:21
53B. RobinsonR000-100.00300—11:03
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34P. Mrazek(L)35305.8572.34-2.6660:00

Season series

COL leads 2-1

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