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Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche

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Chicago Blackhawks
0
Colorado Avalanche
▸5
FinalTV ALT, NBCSCH+·Ball Arena

Recap

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Denis Malgin's goal at 6:17 of the second period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 70% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 3.2 to 2.0; shots on goal were CHI 27, COL 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Alex Stalock stopped 27 of 32 (.844), 1.8 goals below expected; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 27 of 27 (1.000), 2.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Alexandar Georgiev (27 saves, 1.000), 2. Denis Malgin (2 G, 1 A), 3. Kurtis MacDermid (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    A. Georgiev27 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    COL
    D. Malgin2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    COL
    K. MacDermid1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI01001205027
COLCOL11127214532

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. COL
    K. MacDermid(1)
    B. Hunt (5), M. Nieto (9)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    2:41

2nd period

  1. COL
    D. Malgin(9)
    V. Nichushkin (24)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    6:17
  2. COL
    M. Rantanen(47)PPG
    J. Compher (31), B. Byram (11)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +6 pts
    0-3
    10:54

3rd period

  1. COL
    L. O'Connor(8)
    D. Malgin (6), S. Girard (26)
    slapxG 0.06
    0-4
    13:33
  2. COL
    D. Malgin(10)
    N. MacKinnon (59), M. Rantanen (38)
    wristxG 0.14
    0-5
    13:47

Penalties

CHI 2 PIM·COL 4 PIM

2nd

  • 1:23COLBowen Byram · Closing hand on puck2 min
  • 7:19COLEvan Rodrigues · Trippingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
  • 9:54CHIJason Dickinson · Holding the stickdrawn by Denis Malgin2 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: Denis Malgin, 2nd 6:17 — COL 70% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.20M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.15D. Malgin · Goal · xG 0.14A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.14N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.13J. Compher · On goal · xG 0.12A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.11A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.11D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.11L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.10N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.10N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.10L. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.09A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.09A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.08M. Nieto · Missed · xG 0.08M. Rantanen · Goal · xG 0.08N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.08N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.08M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.08B. Byram · Missed · xG 0.07M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.07M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.07A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.07E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.06N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.06L. O'Connor · Goal · xG 0.06L. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.05B. Hunt · Missed · xG 0.05L. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.05A. Cogliano · On goal · xG 0.05D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.04D. Malgin · Goal · xG 0.04L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.03K. MacDermid · Missed · xG 0.03M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.03K. MacDermid · Missed · xG 0.03A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.03A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.02A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.02J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02D. Malgin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02K. MacDermid · Goal · xG 0.02
COL5 G · 3.2 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsCOL
2.00 G
All situations
5 G3.2
1.90 G
Even strength
4 G2.9
0.10 G
Power play
1 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI28%72%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.91 – 3.16

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
27
Shots on goal
32
46%
Faceoffs
54%
0/2
Power play
1/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
22
Hits
15
16
Blocked shots
14
8
Giveaways
5
7
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
82C. JonesD000-130.07420—22:53
5C. MurphyD000030.06320—21:46
25J. TinordiD000010.08400—21:43
4S. JonesD000-100.00110—20:56
23P. KurashevC000-100.000005518:30
27L. ReichelL000-110.05000—17:45
11T. RaddyshR000030.20210—17:12
90T. JohnsonC000020.150005016:51
89A. AthanasiouC000-110.18020016:23
14B. KatchoukL000-220.13100—15:58
17J. DickinsonC000020.142023815:40
22N. ZaitsevD000-310.01110—15:26
16J. KhairaL000-230.501105315:24
15J. AndersonR000-220.18000—14:55
51I. MitchellD000-300.00010—14:09
58M. EntwistleR000-100.002104412:12
53B. RobinsonR000-120.01110—11:05
86M. HardmanL000-110.240303310:24
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32A. Stalock(L)32275.8443.18-1.8260:00

Season series

COL leads 2-1

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