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Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche

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Chicago Blackhawks
0
Colorado Avalanche
▸4
FinalTV ESPN, SN·Ball Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Logan O'Connor's goal at 11:46 of the first period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 50% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 4.0 to 2.0; shots on goal were CHI 18, COL 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 37 of 41 (.902); Alexandar Georgiev stopped 18 of 18 (1.000), 2.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Alexandar Georgiev (18 saves, 1.000), 2. Logan O'Connor (1 G), 3. Mikko Rantanen (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    A. Georgiev18 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    COL
    L. O'Connor1 G
  3. ★★★
    COL
    M. Rantanen2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI080703018
COLCOL22211118441

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. COL
    L. O'Connor(2)SHG
    A. Cogliano (2), J. Manson (1)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    11:46
  2. COL
    R. Johansen(1)PPG
    A. Lehkonen (1), M. Rantanen (3)
    batxG 0.10win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-2
    18:41

2nd period

  1. COL
    D. Toews(1)
    V. Nichushkin (2), T. Tatar (2)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +8 ptsVideo
    0-3
    13:18

3rd period

  1. COL
    N. MacKinnon(2)
    T. Tatar (3), M. Rantanen (4)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +1 ptsVideo
    0-4
    8:40

Penalties

CHI 6 PIM·COL 8 PIM

1st

  • 10:41COLBowen Byram · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:35CHITyler Johnson · High stickingdrawn by Samuel Girard2 min

2nd

  • 10:45CHITaylor Hall · Slashingdrawn by Cale Makar2 min
  • 15:03COLBowen Byram · Holdingdrawn by Lukas Reichel2 min
  • 18:19CHINikita Zaitsev · Trippingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min

3rd

  • 2:29COLRyan Johansen · Trippingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min
  • 5:28COLMiles Wood · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Petr Mrazek2 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: Logan O'Connor, 1st 11:46 — COL 50% → 65%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. MacKinnon · Goal · xG 0.26R. Johansen · On goal · xG 0.24L. O'Connor · Goal · xG 0.19J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.16M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.15A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.15D. Toews · Goal · xG 0.14N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.14A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.13J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.13C. Makar · Missed · xG 0.12M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.12N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.12A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.12M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.12A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.10R. Johansen · Goal · xG 0.10A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.09M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.09R. Colton · On goal · xG 0.08L. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.08M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.08A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.08M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.08M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.07N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.07M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.07V. Nichushkin · Missed · xG 0.06R. Colton · Missed · xG 0.06V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.06M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.05F. Olofsson · On goal · xG 0.05V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.04A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.04B. Byram · On goal · xG 0.03J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.03N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.03L. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.03N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.02R. Colton · On goal · xG 0.02D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.02M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.02V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.02N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.02J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02L. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.02M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.02F. Olofsson · On goal · xG 0.02D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.01J. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01A. Cogliano · On goal · xG 0.01M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.00
COL4 G · 4.0 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsCOL
2.00 G
All situations
4 G4.0
1.50 G
Even strength
2 G2.4
0.30 G
Power play
1 G1.3
0.20 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI21%79%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.95 – 3.83

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
18
Shots on goal
41
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/4
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
17
Hits
9
16
Blocked shots
9
2
Giveaways
5
6
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD000-110.02020—23:12
98C. BedardC000-100.000004719:37
8R. DonatoC000-130.140006719:25
72A. VlasicD000-100.00020—19:20
55K. KorchinskiD000-110.01020—18:34
5C. MurphyD000-100.00530—18:04
71T. HallL000-110.17102—17:36
44W. KaiserD000000.00000—17:36
11T. RaddyshR000020.40110—16:47
22N. ZaitsevD000-100.02302—16:27
17N. FolignoL000030.49200—16:06
90T. JohnsonC000-100.000127515:47
27L. ReichelL000-230.220206014:51
14B. KatchoukL000-120.060205013:59
16J. DickinsonC000-110.072103613:19
94C. PerryR000-100.08100—12:33
89A. AthanasiouC000-100.130002511:19
58M. EntwistleR000010.202003310:22
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34P. Mrazek(L)41374.9023.98-0.0260:00

Season series

COL leads 3-1

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