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Game Recap
COL5
FinalMon, May 9, 2022PlayoffsEvery game that night
NSH3

COL beat NSH 5-3, with the chances close: 2.51 expected goals to 2.21. C. Makar led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). P. Francouz stopped 28 of 31.

Team Stats

COLNSH
38Shots on goal31
2.51Expected goals2.21
58Shot attempts56
315v5 shots on goal30
1/2Power play0/2
46Hits44
20Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes4
4Giveaways7
5Takeaways11

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 2.51 xGNSH 2.21 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdCOL goal, 1:56NSH goal, 18:59COL goal, 13:33NSH goal, 16:49NSH goal, 3:58COL goal, 8:55COL goal, 12:02

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

COL35 on goal, 4 scored
NSH31 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. BurakovskyLW123110+3014:000:21
J. CompherLW0220000012:000:00
V. NichushkinRW1016300021:250:15
N. MacKinnonC1019200020:372:09
M. RantanenRW0001310019:402:13
N. KadriC000220+1018:241:39
G. LandeskogLW000280-1017:322:09
A. LehkonenLW000112-1015:540:20
N. Aube-KubelRW000470+3011:400:00
D. HelmC000030-109:530:00
L. O'ConnorRW000031008:340:00
N. SturmC000021-108:130:00
C. MakarD123411+1225:102:14
D. ToewsD101324+2026:020:49
E. JohnsonD011322+2015:360:00
B. ByramD011150+1215:170:00
S. GirardD000006-2018:140:16
J. MansonD000112-2017:490:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Francouz31283.90360:00Win
J. Annunen000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Y. TreninC202440-1015:310:00
C. SissonsC022240+1014:450:00
M. DucheneC011012+1023:412:26
F. ForsbergLW1014420221:202:25
T. JeannotLW0110200014:140:00
M. GranlundC000300-1023:422:30
R. JohansenC000040-1017:082:18
N. CousinsC000031-1015:381:26
L. KuninC0000510012:570:00
E. TolvanenRW000111-108:231:37
C. GlassC000110007:511:32
P. TomasinoRW000000007:111:34
M. EkholmD011320+1021:561:42
R. JosiD000814-1027:322:22
D. FabbroD000261-1219:520:08
A. CarrierD0000320017:120:00
M. BenningD0002200014:450:00
J. LauzonD000111-1014:280:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Ingram37334.89259:25Loss
D. Rittich000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamJustus Annunen NSH Faces COL, his team until Nov 20240 saves on 0

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