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Game Recap
COL5
FinalMon, Nov 2, 2026Every game that night
CHI2

COL beat CHI 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.12 expected goals to 1.97. N. Kadri led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Blackwood stopped 21 of 23.

Team Stats

COLCHI
29Shots on goal23
3.12Expected goals1.97
57Shot attempts55
195v5 shots on goal14
1/5Power play0/4
12Hits16
15Blocked shots11
10Penalty minutes12
24Giveaways12
6Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 3.12 xGCHI 1.97 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCHI goal, 0:57CHI goal, 7:05COL goal, 15:23COL goal, 15:49COL goal, 13:38COL goal, 19:49

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

COL26 on goal, 4 scored
CHI22 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. HughesRW022310+1017:106:14
N. KadriC2024000215:516:16
J. SchwartzLW202401+1015:263:31
N. MacKinnonC011210+1019:256:17
G. LandeskogLW0110100014:032:10
A. LehkonenLW000212+1019:362:03
B. NelsonC000102+1417:003:07
M. NecasC000100+1216:283:56
P. KellyC0000110013:280:00
N. RoyC0001100012:220:03
L. O'ConnorRW0002010011:150:00
F. SvechkovC000012008:380:00
D. ToewsD112201+1020:462:12
C. MakarD011213+1023:006:13
B. BurnsD011300+1018:050:00
S. MalinskiD011201+2015:460:03
B. KulakD0000000018:220:00
N. JuulsenD000041-1215:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood23212.91360:00Win
S. Wedgewood000–0:00

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. BedardC0114200221:196:34
R. KantserovRW1011000016:315:43
R. DonatoC011031+1012:362:10
F. NazarC000301-1021:424:43
R. GreeneC000101-3018:402:17
T. BertuzziLW000101-1018:025:40
A. FrondellC000200-2017:335:42
O. MooreC0003010214:532:17
T. TeravainenC000000-2013:190:00
C. SmithRW000110-1012:240:00
P. KaneRW0000000010:202:22
A. MangiapaneLW0001200010:180:00
W. KaiserD1011210019:120:00
A. VlasicD000114-1021:320:11
A. LevshunovD000211+1420:060:00
S. RinzelD000110-1216:322:06
I. ColeD000000-1015:310:00
E. Del MastroD0001300212:080:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Knight28244.85758:54Loss
A. Soderblom000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

COL

Line 1N. MacKinnon12:27M. Necas11:51A. Lehkonen12:41
Line 2J. Schwartz11:55T. Hughes10:53B. Nelson11:24
Line 3N. Kadri9:24G. Landeskog11:42N. Roy9:44
Pair 1B. Kulak14:17N. Juulsen15:01
Pair 2D. Toews14:07C. Makar12:27
Pair 3B. Burns13:44S. Malinski15:03

CHI

Line 1C. Bedard13:38R. Kantserov9:57R. Donato10:26
Line 2F. Nazar14:07O. Moore12:36P. Kane7:49
Pair 1A. Levshunov17:50W. Kaiser15:40
Pair 2I. Cole10:04A. Vlasic15:48
Pair 3E. Mastro11:41S. Rinzel14:09

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.

Prop Results

8 of 16 overs hit (50%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
COL N. MacKinnon3.5-138+1152Under
CHI C. Bedard2.5-155+1244Over
COL C. Makar2.5-108+1002Under
COL M. Necas2.5+115-1451Under
COL N. Kadri2.5+114-1304Over
CHI A. Frondell1.5-155+1352Over
COL A. Lehkonen1.5-170+1352Over
COL B. Nelson1.5-140+1301Under
COL D. Toews1.5-115-1102Over
CHI F. Nazar1.5+100-1113Over
COL G. Landeskog1.5-120-1050Under
COL J. Schwartz1.5-105-1154Over
COL N. Roy1.5+170-2401Under
CHI P. Kane1.5-135+1250Under
COL S. Malinski1.5-120-1032Over
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.5+105-1251Under

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCOL 3.8, CHI 2.6COL 5, CHI 2
Total goals6.57
Shots on goalCOL 32.7, CHI 24.3COL 29, CHI 23
Win chanceCOL 68%COL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
COL N. MacKinnon3.921.41141%0
CHI C. Bedard3.040.95131%0
COL N. Kadri2.840.79227%2
COL C. Makar2.621.05126%0
COL M. Necas2.511.05030%0
COL T. Hughes2.230.55223%0
CHI A. Frondell2.220.55020%0
CHI P. Kane2.100.75022%0
COL A. Lehkonen2.020.73030%0
COL G. Landeskog1.900.64126%0
CHI R. Kantserov1.910.63124%1
COL S. Malinski1.820.4219%0
COL B. Nelson1.810.58026%0
COL J. Schwartz1.740.51220%2
COL B. Burns1.730.3618%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.710.63026%0
CHI R. Donato1.700.46120%0
CHI F. Nazar1.630.46020%0
COL D. Toews1.520.54211%1
COL P. Kelly1.300.36014%0
COL L. O'Connor1.220.29012%0
COL N. Roy1.110.38014%0
CHI T. Teravainen1.100.49016%0
CHI O. Moore1.130.2809%0
CHI R. Greene1.110.30013%0
CHI A. Mangiapane1.110.31015%0
CHI A. Levshunov1.120.2905%0
CHI S. Rinzel1.010.2205%0
CHI C. Smith1.010.22011%0
COL F. Svechkov1.000.33011%0
CHI A. Vlasic1.010.2503%0
COL B. Kulak0.900.2104%0
CHI W. Kaiser0.910.2315%1
CHI I. Cole0.800.2303%0
CHI E. Mastro0.710.1203%0
COL N. Juulsen0.600.1703%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 fewer 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.