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Game Recap
COL4
FinalThu, Jan 20, 2022Every game that night
LAK1

COL beat LAK 4-1 despite fewer good chances: 1.94 expected goals to 3.97. LAK outshot COL 41 to 27. M. Rantanen led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). D. Kuemper stopped 40 of 41.

Team Stats

COLLAK
27Shots on goal41
1.94Expected goals3.97
42Shot attempts75
205v5 shots on goal34
1/1Power play1/5
29Hits19
20Blocked shots14
10Penalty minutes2
6Giveaways12
2Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 1.94 xGLAK 3.97 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCOL goal, 9:43COL goal, 3:06LAK goal, 8:58COL goal, 4:11

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

COL25 on goal, 3 scored
LAK41 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. RantanenRW112301+1217:391:13
N. MacKinnonC022111+1217:371:13
L. O'ConnorRW011303+1216:490:00
J. CompherLW011102+1015:000:00
N. Aube-KubelRW101230+229:190:00
K. SherwoodLW101110+107:040:00
N. KadriC0001100020:551:13
G. LandeskogLW000321+1017:171:13
A. BurakovskyLW0000100014:180:00
T. JostC0002110013:130:00
A. NewhookC0000000012:210:00
M. MaltsevLW000250+1010:370:00
K. MacDermidLW000000+1010:020:00
C. MakarD011322+2026:271:13
D. ToewsD101232+1226:100:00
E. JohnsonD0000750020:140:00
S. GirardD0002120018:200:00
J. JohnsonD000110+2017:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper41401.97660:00Win
P. Francouz000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KopitarC101401-1022:285:15
A. IafalloLW011300-1020:475:15
P. DanaultC000011-2019:333:32
T. MooreLW000601-1019:163:32
V. ArvidssonLW000310-1019:054:04
Q. ByfieldRW0003000015:005:15
S. FagemoLW0002020014:360:00
D. BrownRW000200-1013:144:43
A. KaliyevRW000201-3013:143:35
B. LemieuxLW000300-1011:170:17
B. LizotteC000020-1011:040:17
C. GrundstromRW0001300210:400:14
D. DoughtyD011413-2027:385:15
M. AndersonD000260-1019:380:00
M. RoyD0004000018:370:17
O. MaattaD0000140018:110:17
S. DurziD000121-1015:333:32
T. BjornfotD0001200011:000:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Quick26233.88557:56Loss
C. Petersen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamDarcy Kuemper LAK Faces COL, his team until Jun 202240 saves on 41, the win

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