Utah Mammoth at Colorado Avalanche
Recap
written from the game dataThe Colorado Avalanche beat the Utah Mammoth 4-1. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Valeri Nichushkin's goal at 1:27 of the second period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals were close — ARI 1.8, COL 2.0; shots on goal were ARI 25, COL 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Connor Ingram stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 2.0 goals below expected; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Bowen Byram (1 G), 2. Fredrik Olofsson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Alexandar Georgiev (24 saves, .960).
Three stars
- ★B. Byram1 G

- ★★F. Olofsson1 G, 1 A

- ★★★A. Georgiev24 saves, .960

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
0-18:37
2nd period
0-21:27
0-313:29
0-419:52
3rd period
1-416:56
Penalties
1st
- 6:31
Clayton Keller · High stickingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min
- 12:55
Nathan MacKinnon · High stickingdrawn by Jack McBain2 min
2nd
- 7:52
Lawson Crouse · Fightingdrawn by Miles Wood5 min
- 7:52
Miles Wood · Fightingdrawn by Lawson Crouse5 min
- 16:44
Michael Kesselring · Holdingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
3rd
- 7:12
Valeri Nichushkin · Trippingdrawn by Troy Stecher2 min
- 16:48
Miles Wood · Trippingdrawn by Troy Stecher2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Valeri Nichushkin, 2nd 1:27 — 69% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.81 G
- All situations
- 4 G2.0
- 1.30 G
- Even strength
- 4 G1.5
- 0.51 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 63 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.75 – 1.96
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
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 26
- 43%
- Faceoffs
- 57%
- 1/3
- Power play
- 0/2
- 9
- Penalty minutes
- 11
- 23
- Hits
- 23
- 9
- Blocked shots
- 6
- 3
- Giveaways
- 3
- 11
- Takeaways
- 11
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 2-2
3@
4OTFinal
1@
4this game
4@
5OTFinal
3@
4Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
