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Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks

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Colorado Avalanche
▸1
Chicago Blackhawks
0
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Recap

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 1-0. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Cale Makar's goal at 18:21 of the second period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 47% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 2.6 to 2.1; shots on goal were COL 26, CHI 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Scott Wedgewood stopped 22 of 22 (1.000), 2.1 goals saved above expected; Spencer Knight stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Cale Makar (1 G), 2. Scott Wedgewood (22 saves, 1.000), 3. Tristen Nielsen (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    C. Makar1 G
  2. ★★
    COL
    S. Wedgewood22 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    COL
    T. Nielsen1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
COLCOL0211905126
CHICHI01101010022

Scoring

1 goal

2nd period

  1. COL
    C. Makar(9)
    T. Nielsen (1)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +23 ptsVideo
    1-0
    18:21

Penalties

COL 4 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 3:36CHILouis Crevier · Interferencedrawn by Ross Colton2 min
  • 11:28COLJosh Manson · Trippingdrawn by Ilya Mikheyev2 min
  • 17:15COLBrock Nelson · Roughingdrawn by Frank Nazar2 min

2nd

  • 8:45CHIJason Dickinson · Slashingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min
  • 12:58CHISam Rinzel · Trippingdrawn by Ross Colton2 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: Cale Makar, 2nd 18:21 — COL 47% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.20F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.20R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.18R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.16T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.15R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.13R. Greene · Missed · xG 0.12R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.12T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.11I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.11R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.09R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.08O. Moore · Missed · xG 0.05F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.05S. Rinzel · Missed · xG 0.04R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.04R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.03S. Rinzel · Missed · xG 0.03R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.03I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.03W. Kaiser · Missed · xG 0.02I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.02T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.02F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.01A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.01L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.01S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.01T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.01R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.01A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.00C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.00W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI0 G · 2.1 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

COLvsCHI
2.61 G
All situations
0 G2.1
1.71 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
COL49%51%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.08 – 2.12

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
26
Shots on goal
22
43%
Faceoffs
57%
0/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
29
Hits
20
14
Blocked shots
12
14
Giveaways
18
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Colorado Avalanche skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8C. MakarD101+130.34030—27:00
29N. MacKinnonC000040.151103824:29
62A. LehkonenL000040.65000—22:48
7D. ToewsD000020.03110—22:30
88M. NecasC000000.16020021:35
84B. BurnsD000010.04020—19:40
92G. LandeskogL000020.192005018:52
11B. NelsonC000000.071025617:55
20R. ColtonC000040.44710016:00
18J. DruryC000000.002105015:53
42J. MansonD000010.01602—15:29
49S. GirardD000+100.02000—15:10
70S. MalinskiD000020.09200—14:26
17P. KellyC000010.28410013:34
95V. OlofssonL000000.00000—12:10
57T. NielsenC011+120.11100006:52
93Z. BardakovC000+100.010002906:34
14J. PolinR000+100.00220—05:03
Colorado Avalanche goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41S. Wedgewood(W)222201.0002.12+2.1260:00

Season series

COL leads 3-0

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