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Game Recap
COL2
FinalThu, Dec 16, 2021Every game that night
NSH5

NSH beat COL 5-2, with the chances close: 2.84 expected goals to 2.30. NSH outshot COL 35 to 26. F. Forsberg led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Saros stopped 24 of 26.

Team Stats

COLNSH
26Shots on goal35
2.30Expected goals2.84
49Shot attempts58
175v5 shots on goal28
1/4Power play2/5
13Hits22
13Blocked shots11
10Penalty minutes8
2Giveaways6
5Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 2.30 xGNSH 2.84 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNSH goal, 13:23NSH goal, 7:20COL goal, 9:57NSH goal, 16:48COL goal, 9:12NSH goal, 12:19

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, 2 scored
NSH34 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. RantanenRW112600-1023:276:15
N. MacKinnonC011223-2026:216:15
V. NichushkinRW101400-1025:476:15
N. KadriC0115000022:246:15
L. O'ConnorRW000101-2020:380:00
A. NewhookC0000100015:350:57
K. MacDermidLW0002510014:390:00
M. MaltsevLW0002000014:320:57
T. JostC0001000012:320:57
N. Aube-KubelRW0000000212:200:57
D. HelmC000101-1011:080:00
S. GirardD011104-2231:466:25
E. JohnsonD0001320223:240:47
J. BarronD000001-2016:000:00
J. JohnsonD0000100015:550:00
J. GrossD000010048:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Francouz34304.88258:21Loss
D. Smith000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. SissonsC033131+3025:004:02
F. ForsbergLW213311+3019:333:52
T. JeannotLW112432+3224:103:52
L. KuninC000222-1216:061:54
Y. TreninC0001100215:401:54
T. NovakC0001000015:061:34
C. GlassC0001100014:521:54
M. OlivierRW0001100014:190:00
E. TolvanenRW0001100013:583:52
C. SmithRW000330-1010:340:10
R. GrimaldiRW000100-109:060:10
A. CarrierD022110+2217:190:14
M. EkholmD101400+3023:491:50
R. JosiD1015020019:574:12
M. BorowieckiD000220-1016:480:00
M. BenningD0004010015:400:10
D. FabbroD0000320014:500:00
P. MyersD000000006:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros26242.92360:00Win
D. Rittich000–0:00