Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
Recap
written from the game dataThe Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-4. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 5-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Egor Chinakhov's goal at 9:49 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 66% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 4.0 to 2.7; shots on goal were CBJ 23, COL 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 81% of the time. Daniil Tarasov stopped 26 of 30 (.867); Justus Annunen stopped 11 of 13 (.846), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Kirill Marchenko (1 G, 2 A), 2. Egor Chinakhov (1 G, 2 A), 3. Nathan MacKinnon (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★K. Marchenko1 G, 2 A

- ★★E. Chinakhov1 G, 2 A

- ★★★N. MacKinnon1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
10 goals1st period
1-06:38
2-07:45
2-119:52
2nd period
3-11:56
3-22:11
3-33:42
4-34:33
5-39:49
3rd period
5-418:40
6-419:48
Penalties
1st
- 2:41
Chris Wagner · Interferencedrawn by Zachary Aston-Reese2 min
- 2:41
Mathieu Olivier · Roughingdrawn by Chris Wagner2 min
- 2:41
Josh Manson · Roughingdrawn by Mathieu Olivier2 min
- 18:36
Cole Sillinger · Trippingdrawn by Samuel Girard2 min
2nd
- 3:31
Damon Severson · Slashingdrawn by Nikolai Kovalenko2 min
- 11:01
Erik Gudbranson · Hookingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
3rd
- 10:21
Damon Severson · Hookingdrawn by Nikolai Kovalenko2 min
- 11:26
Mikko Rantanen · Hookingdrawn by Ivan Provorov2 min
- 19:21
Casey Mittelstadt · Holdingdrawn by Mikael Pyyhtia2 min
- 19:48
Nathan MacKinnon · Misconduct10 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Egor Chinakhov, 2nd 9:49 — 66% → 83%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.75 G
- All situations
- 4 G4.0
- 1.85 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.6
- 0.10 G
- Power play
- 2 G1.4
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.89 – 3.88
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
- 23
- Shots on goal
- 30
- 44%
- Faceoffs
- 56%
- 1/3
- Power play
- 2/4
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 18
- 9
- Hits
- 27
- 19
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 13
- Giveaways
- 11
- 8
- Takeaways
- 10
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
6@
4this game
7@
3Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
