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Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights

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Colorado Avalanche
▸2
Vegas Golden Knights
1
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, ALT·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1. The Golden Knights scored first; the Avalanche answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was J.T. Compher's goal at 11:33 of the third period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 48% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.1 to 2.1; shots on goal were COL 21, VGK 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Philipp Grubauer stopped 36 of 37 (.973), 2.1 goals saved above expected; Robin Lehner stopped 19 of 21 (.905). Three stars: 1. J.T. Compher (1 G), 2. Alex Pietrangelo (1 G), 3. Philipp Grubauer (36 saves, .973).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    J. Compher1 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    A. Pietrangelo1 G
  3. ★★★
    COL
    P. Grubauer36 saves, .973

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
COLCOL091418221
VGKVGK11401508137

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    A. Pietrangelo(6)
    N. Hague (12), M. Stone (40)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    8:11

2nd period

  1. COL
    A. Burakovsky(18)
    N. Kadri (20), A. Newhook (2)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +18 pts
    1-1
    7:04

3rd period

  1. COL
    J. Compher(7)
    A. Newhook (3), C. Timmins (5)
    tip-inxG 0.17win prob +34 pts
    2-1
    11:33

Penalties

COL 8 PIM·VGK 6 PIM

1st

  • 4:49COLCale Makar · Hookingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min
  • 13:24COLMikko Rantanen · Roughingdrawn by Alex Pietrangelo2 min
  • 13:24VGKAlex Pietrangelo · Roughingdrawn by Mikko Rantanen2 min
  • 13:38COLRyan Graves · Roughingdrawn by Nicolas Hague2 min
  • 15:27VGKAlex Tuch · Cross checkingdrawn by Devon Toews2 min

3rd

  • 3:10VGKChandler Stephenson · High stickingdrawn by Patrik Nemeth2 min
  • 7:07COLJoonas Donskoi · Trippingdrawn by Alex Pietrangelo2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VGK goalCOL goalFinal: VGK 0%

Biggest swing: J.T. Compher, 3rd 11:33 — COL 48% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.17A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.16R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.16R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.15M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.11A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.11J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.11A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.11Z. Whitecloud · Missed · xG 0.11M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.11R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.10N. Hague · Missed · xG 0.10N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.10A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.09J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.08J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.08J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.08C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.07A. Pietrangelo · Goal · xG 0.07R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.07K. Kolesar · Missed · xG 0.06A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.06N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.06A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.05W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.05S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.05A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.05J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.04A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.04N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.04N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.03M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.03K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.03J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.03J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hague · Missed · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.01A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.01S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.01W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.01M. Janmark · Missed · xG 0.01N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.00W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK1 G · 3.1 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

COLvsVGK
2.12 G
All situations
1 G3.1
2.02 G
Even strength
1 G1.8
0.10 G
Power play
0 G1.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
COL33%67%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.06 – 3.03

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

COLvsVGK
21
Shots on goal
37
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/2
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
6
49
Hits
45
19
Blocked shots
17
2
Giveaways
6
7
Takeaways
21

Box score

every player line
Colorado Avalanche skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7D. ToewsD000+110.17420—24:57
8C. MakarD000+120.06312—24:11
92G. LandeskogL000010.083005521:43
96M. RantanenR000010.03322—21:07
27R. GravesD000020.03242—20:42
29N. MacKinnonC000020.162004320:32
24P. NemethD000010.02620—17:25
22C. TimminsD011000.01210—16:43
17T. JostC000+100.001003315:30
13V. NichushkinR000020.43400—15:11
91N. KadriC011030.287005014:52
95A. BurakovskyL101030.39110—14:52
37J. CompherL101+110.170303812:59
41P. BellemareL000010.001206012:29
72J. DonskoiR000000.00002—11:24
26J. MacDonaldD000010.08310—11:06
18A. NewhookC022+100.16200010:33
34C. SoderbergC000000.00500005:44
Colorado Avalanche goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31P. Grubauer(W)37361.9733.07+2.0760:00

Season series

Tied 4-4

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