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Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche

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Colorado Avalanche
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Recap

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Artturi Lehkonen's goal at 0:31 of the third period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 53% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 3.4 to 1.6; shots on goal were CHI 20, COL 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Spencer Knight stopped 18 of 20 (.900); Scott Wedgewood stopped 20 of 20 (1.000), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Nathan MacKinnon (2 A), 2. Scott Wedgewood (20 saves, 1.000), 3. Artturi Lehkonen (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    N. MacKinnon2 A
  2. ★★
    COL
    S. Wedgewood20 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    COL
    A. Lehkonen1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI050708020
COLCOL080637321

Scoring

3 goals

3rd period

  1. COL
    A. Lehkonen(27)
    D. Toews (25), N. MacKinnon (74)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +23 ptsVideo
    0-1
    0:31
  2. COL
    M. Necas(22)
    N. MacKinnon (75)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    3:27
  3. COL
    J. Kiviranta(14)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.75Video
    0-3
    19:06

Penalties

CHI 6 PIM·COL 8 PIM

1st

  • 0:10CHIConnor Bedard · Trippingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min
  • 5:01COLBrock Nelson · High stickingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min
  • 19:04CHILukas Reichel · Hookingdrawn by Josh Manson2 min

2nd

  • 9:07COLMiles Wood · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Spencer Knight2 min
  • 9:15COLCale Makar · Trippingdrawn by Teuvo Teravainen2 min
  • 15:23COLErik Johnson · Trippingdrawn by Colton Dach2 min
  • 16:03CHIRyan Donato · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 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: Artturi Lehkonen, 3rd 0:31 — COL 53% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Kiviranta · Goal · xG 0.75C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.45M. Necas · Goal · xG 0.19V. Nichushkin · Missed · xG 0.12N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.11N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.10N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.10N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.10V. Nichushkin · Missed · xG 0.10M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.10B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.09V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.09N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.09R. Colton · Missed · xG 0.09N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.08N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.08C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.07B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.07A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.06J. Vesey · Missed · xG 0.06B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.06M. Necas · Missed · xG 0.05R. Colton · On goal · xG 0.05M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.04C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.04N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.03B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.03R. Colton · On goal · xG 0.03J. Drury · On goal · xG 0.03S. Girard · Missed · xG 0.03C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.02D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.02J. Manson · On goal · xG 0.02S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.02J. Vesey · Missed · xG 0.01E. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.00
COL3 G · 3.4 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsCOL
1.60 G
All situations
2 G3.4
1.30 G
Even strength
2 G1.9
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI38%62%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.62 – 2.20

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
20
Shots on goal
21
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/4
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
18
Hits
26
15
Blocked shots
9
16
Giveaways
10
6
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
72A. VlasicD000-200.01210—24:38
5C. MurphyD000010.01230—22:17
98C. BedardC000-350.321123822:14
38E. Del MastroD000-110.03320—21:47
44W. KaiserD000-120.02020—21:09
55A. LevshunovD000-130.16020—20:55
86T. TeravainenC000010.150101819:01
16J. DickinsonC000-200.100006017:16
8R. DonatoC000-100.00002017:14
17N. FolignoL000-110.102006316:19
91F. NazarC000010.151005015:23
95I. MikheyevR000030.22000—15:04
28C. DachC000-300.09210014:41
59T. BertuzziL000010.18000—12:38
84L. SlaggertL000010.09100—10:38
73L. ReichelL000-100.00002—10:14
90J. VelenoC000000.003108610:03
25A. MartinezD000000.00110—03:23
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30S. Knight(L)20182.9002.21+0.2159:06

Season series

Tied 2-2

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