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Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche

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Recap

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyson Barrie's goal at 8:14 of the second period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 72% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 2.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were CHI 33, COL 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Collin Delia stopped 31 of 36 (.861), 2.5 goals below expected; Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 of 30 (1.000), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Semyon Varlamov (30 saves, 1.000), 2. Sven Andrighetto (2 G), 3. Tyson Barrie (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    S. Varlamov30 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    COL
    S. Andrighetto2 G
  3. ★★★
    COL
    T. Barrie1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI01501008033
COLCOL110112314536

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. COL
    wristxG 0.09win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    18:54

2nd period

  1. COL
    T. Barrie(13)PPG
    wristxG 0.03win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    8:14

3rd period

  1. COL
    slapxG 0.12win prob +4 pts
    0-3
    6:25
  2. COL
    wristxG 0.08win prob +1 pts
    0-4
    8:39
  3. COL
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.04
    0-5
    17:51

Penalties

CHI 8 PIM·COL 2 PIM

1st

  • 17:45CHICollin Delia · Trippingdrawn by Gabriel Landeskog2 min

2nd

  • 6:49COLJ.T. Compher · Roughingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min
  • 6:49CHIConnor Murphy · Roughingdrawn by J.T. Compher2 min
  • 7:29CHIDavid Kampf · High stickingdrawn by Nikita Zadorov2 min

3rd

  • 4:43CHIAndreas Martinsen · Holdingdrawn by Patrik Nemeth2 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: Tyson Barrie, 2nd 8:14 — COL 72% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.25C. Soderberg · On goal · xG 0.18G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.12M. Rantanen · Goal · xG 0.12G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.12N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.11C. Soderberg · On goal · xG 0.11B. Comeau · Missed · xG 0.10S. Andrighetto · Goal · xG 0.09J. Compher · Missed · xG 0.09M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.09G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.08T. Jost · Goal · xG 0.08G. Bourque · On goal · xG 0.08G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.08N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.07S. Andrighetto · On goal · xG 0.07G. Bourque · On goal · xG 0.07M. Nieto · Missed · xG 0.05P. Nemeth · On goal · xG 0.04N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.04T. Jost · On goal · xG 0.04G. Bourque · On goal · xG 0.04S. Andrighetto · Goal · xG 0.04S. Andrighetto · On goal · xG 0.04T. Barrie · Goal · xG 0.03T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.03N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.02N. Yakupov · Missed · xG 0.02S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.02C. Soderberg · On goal · xG 0.02P. Nemeth · On goal · xG 0.02N. Yakupov · On goal · xG 0.01C. Soderberg · On goal · xG 0.01S. Andrighetto · On goal · xG 0.01M. Alt · On goal · xG 0.01N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.01D. Warsofsky · Missed · xG 0.01M. Alt · Missed · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.01T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.01M. Alt · On goal · xG 0.00S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.00
COL5 G · 2.5 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsCOL
2.00 G
All situations
5 G2.5
2.00 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.00 G
Power play
3 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI41%59%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.99 – 2.45

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
33
Shots on goal
36
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/0
Power play
3/3
8
Penalty minutes
2
20
Hits
27
20
Blocked shots
19
3
Giveaways
5
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
82J. OesterleD000-120.03240—22:19
2D. KeithD000-130.04020—20:26
56E. GustafssonD000020.02320—20:19
7B. SeabrookD000-140.39020—19:47
55B. HillmanD000-110.02330—19:18
5C. MurphyD000030.06212—17:59
8N. SchmaltzC000000.070104717:50
88P. KaneR000-120.11110—16:51
12A. DeBrincatR000010.03100—15:44
20B. SaadL000020.1910010015:11
14V. EjdsellC000000.000103314:41
15A. AnisimovC000-140.160008014:32
95D. SikuraR000020.10020—14:16
64D. KampfC000-110.061026713:40
48V. HinostrozaC000010.23100013:39
13T. JurcoR000-120.29010—12:57
10P. SharpL000-120.21100—12:53
29A. MartinsenL000-110.02402—12:02
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
60C. Delia(L)36315.8612.47-2.5360:00

Season series

COL leads 3-1

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