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San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche

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San Jose Sharks
0
Colorado Avalanche
▸3
FinalTV ALT, NBCSCA·Ball Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nazem Kadri's goal at 9:55 of the third period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 52% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 4.3 to 1.6; shots on goal were SJS 21, COL 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 87% of the time. Devan Dubnyk stopped 35 of 38 (.921), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Philipp Grubauer stopped 21 of 21 (1.000), 1.6 goals saved above expected.

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS070608021
COLCOL06012320338

Scoring

3 goals

3rd period

  1. COL
    N. Kadri(2)
    J. Donskoi (2), B. Saad (1)
    wristxG 0.35win prob +31 pts
    0-1
    9:55
  2. COL
    A. Burakovsky(3)
    N. Kadri (3), B. Saad (2)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    11:53
  3. COL
    N. Kadri(3)PPG
    C. Makar (9), N. MacKinnon (8)
    tip-inxG 0.09
    0-3
    18:54

Penalties

SJS 8 PIM·COL 8 PIM

1st

  • 7:52COLSamuel Girard · Interferencedrawn by Noah Gregor2 min
  • 13:56SJSDylan Gambrell · Trippingdrawn by Samuel Girard2 min
  • 14:23COLGabriel Landeskog · Holdingdrawn by Marc-Edouard Vlasic2 min
  • 16:44COLRyan Graves · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Donato2 min

2nd

  • 15:19SJSEvander Kane · Elbowingdrawn by J.T. Compher2 min
  • 19:24SJSRyan Donato · Hookingdrawn by Gabriel Landeskog2 min

3rd

  • 16:30COLDevon Toews · High stickingdrawn by Noah Gregor2 min
  • 18:46SJSNoah Gregor · Trippingdrawn by Gabriel Landeskog2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nazem Kadri, 3rd 9:55 — COL 52% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Kadri · Goal · xG 0.35J. Donskoi · Missed · xG 0.27M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.26M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.16T. Jost · On goal · xG 0.16M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.16N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.14P. Bellemare · Missed · xG 0.13A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.13M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.13N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.13G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.12N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.11A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.10N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.10N. Kadri · Missed · xG 0.09N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.09N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.09J. Donskoi · Missed · xG 0.09N. Kadri · Goal · xG 0.09K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.09N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.09M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.08N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.08N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.08G. Landeskog · Missed · xG 0.07N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.07A. Burakovsky · Goal · xG 0.07J. Donskoi · On goal · xG 0.07N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.05N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.05N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.04C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.04G. Landeskog · Missed · xG 0.04J. Donskoi · Missed · xG 0.04N. Kadri · Missed · xG 0.04V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.04G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.04N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.04D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.04N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.03C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.03B. Byram · Missed · xG 0.03B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.03G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.02N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.02N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.02B. Byram · On goal · xG 0.01N. Kadri · Missed · xG 0.01B. Byram · Missed · xG 0.01G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.01K. Sherwood · Missed · xG 0.01R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.01T. Jost · Missed · xG 0.01R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.01N. Kadri · Missed · xG 0.01E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.00D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.00
COL3 G · 4.3 xG · 58 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsCOL
1.60 G
All situations
3 G4.3
1.40 G
Even strength
2 G2.4
0.30 G
Power play
1 G1.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS13%87%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.63 – 4.19

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

SJSvsCOL
21
Shots on goal
38
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/4
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
15
Hits
12
18
Blocked shots
15
1
Giveaways
4
4
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD000-130.08000—28:03
44M. VlasicD000-110.02130—24:26
65E. KarlssonD000000.02200—23:58
39L. CoutureC000-200.021102922:04
38M. FerraroD000010.04530—20:08
16R. DonatoC000-200.15012018:30
62K. LabancR000-210.08200—17:31
48T. HertlC000040.192105215:45
83M. NietoL000030.03020—15:35
28T. MeierR000020.23110—15:04
9E. KaneL000010.1900210014:19
7D. GambrellC000010.280324514:04
73N. GregorL000000.00002—14:00
51R. SimekD000-110.04120—12:09
12P. MarleauC000000.000006710:47
20M. SorensenL000010.14000—10:37
71N. KnyzhovD000-110.02010—09:38
11S. NoesenR000010.08000—08:49
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40D. Dubnyk(L)38353.9214.32+1.3258:25

Season series

COL leads 6-2

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