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Game Recap
ANA1
FinalTue, Nov 11, 2025Every game that night
COL4

COL beat ANA 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.00 expected goals to 3.05. N. MacKinnon led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). L. Carlsson had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.9. S. Wedgewood stopped 35 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
ANA1001
COL1124
  1. 1st 0:28COLA. Lehkonen0.05 xG
  2. 1st 18:16ANAL. Carlsson0.19 xG
  3. 2nd 11:37COLG. Landeskog0.13 xG
  4. 3rd 7:02COLM. NecasPP0.10 xG
  5. 3rd 17:39COLP. KellyEN0.94 xG

Team Stats

ANACOL
36Shots on goal36
3.05Expected goals4.00
60Shot attempts75
285v5 shots on goal29
0/2Power play1/4
26Hits16
19Blocked shots13
10Penalty minutes6
16Giveaways12
7Takeaways6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 3.05 xGCOL 4.00 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCOL goal, 0:28ANA goal, 18:16COL goal, 11:37COL goal, 7:02COL goal, 17:39

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

ANA34 on goal, 1 scored
COL35 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. CarlssonC101600-2019:222:27
T. TerryRW011400-2018:362:26
C. GauthierLW0005210017:112:42
M. McTavishC000210-1016:081:18
B. SenneckeRW0000000015:411:35
A. KillornLW0001200015:260:57
C. KreiderLW000300-3015:242:38
R. PoehlingC0000010014:320:00
N. NesterenkoC0003200012:370:00
F. VatranoRW0000100011:400:35
J. HarkinsC000060008:520:00
R. JohnstonLW000030007:540:00
J. TroubaD0113250223:251:14
J. LaCombeD000413-3223:522:51
D. HellesonD000133-2020:590:00
O. ZellwegerD0001100218:421:17
I. MooreD000126+1415:490:00
P. MintyukovD0002000015:490:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal35323.91458:46Loss
P. Mrazek000–0:00

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC033302+2020:596:01
A. LehkonenLW112400+1219:575:05
M. NecasC101120+1220:566:12
B. NelsonC011110+1017:321:59
G. LandeskogLW101250+1013:151:04
V. NichushkinRW0111000012:571:08
P. KellyC101510+1010:180:00
J. DruryC0001100217:050:00
R. ColtonC0001110015:411:02
V. OlofssonLW0000010014:335:15
G. BrindleyC0002200011:251:05
Z. BardakovC000210006:420:00
C. MakarD011302+2024:545:06
S. MalinskiD011321+1014:590:00
D. ToewsD0003030024:482:09
B. BurnsD000301-1019:010:09
J. MansonD000002+2018:520:00
J. AhcanD0001000010:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Wedgewood36351.97260:00Win
M. Blackwood000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

ANA

Line 2L. Carlsson12:07C. Kreider11:32T. Terry11:26
Pair 1J. LaCombe15:01D. Helleson17:05
Pair 2J. Trouba16:19O. Zellweger16:37
Pair 3P. Mintyukov13:03I. Moore14:12

COL

Line 1M. Necas14:01N. MacKinnon12:53A. Lehkonen12:30
Pair 1D. Toews18:19C. Makar16:08
Pair 2B. Burns15:50J. Manson15:54
Pair 3S. Malinski14:29J. Ahcan10:06

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownTroy Terry ANA Plays in his hometown1 A, 4 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreANA 2.7, COL 3.9ANA 1, COL 4
Total goals6.65
Shots on goalANA 25.2, COL 35.5ANA 36, COL 36
Win chanceCOL 69%COL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
COL N. MacKinnon4.331.57342%0
COL C. Makar3.431.33129%0
ANA C. Gauthier3.250.76028%0
COL M. Necas2.811.06132%1
COL V. Nichushkin2.710.89136%0
COL A. Lehkonen2.440.77231%1
COL V. Olofsson2.400.68027%0
ANA T. Terry2.240.73126%0
COL B. Burns2.230.4309%0
COL B. Nelson2.110.74131%0
ANA C. Kreider2.030.59031%0
ANA M. McTavish1.920.54021%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.960.73125%1
COL R. Colton1.810.45019%0
COL J. Manson1.800.3509%0
COL S. Malinski1.730.2917%0
COL G. Landeskog1.720.61124%1
COL D. Toews1.730.62012%0
COL J. Drury1.710.40014%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.610.2606%0
ANA A. Killorn1.610.45020%0
ANA F. Vatrano1.600.32017%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.640.49010%0
ANA J. Trouba1.530.3216%0
ANA B. Sennecke1.500.49019%0
COL P. Kelly1.350.28112%1
ANA N. Nesterenko1.330.34014%0
COL G. Brindley1.220.36014%0
ANA D. Helleson1.110.2907%0
ANA R. Poehling1.000.35013%0
ANA I. Moore0.910.1504%0
ANA J. Harkins0.700.1106%0
ANA P. Mintyukov0.720.2204%0
COL Z. Bardakov0.720.2908%0
COL J. Ahcan0.610.1304%0
ANA R. Johnston0.400.1305%0

Shots on goal: 15 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.