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Game Recap
COL5
FinalFri, Mar 18, 2022Every game that night
SJS3

COL beat SJS 5-3, with the chances close: 3.20 expected goals to 2.88. C. Makar led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). P. Francouz stopped 25 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
COL2215
SJS0123
  1. 1st 10:18COLN. KadriPP0.08 xG
  2. 1st 14:14COLD. Helm0.14 xG
  3. 2nd 0:34COLC. Makar0.04 xG
  4. 2nd 15:29COLV. Nichushkin0.22 xG
  5. 2nd 19:19SJSJ. Viel0.08 xG
  6. 3rd 13:02SJSR. Balcers0.05 xG
  7. 3rd 18:35SJSE. Karlsson0.01 xG
  8. 3rd 19:45COLV. NichushkinEN0.91 xG

Team Stats

COLSJS
29Shots on goal28
3.20Expected goals2.88
52Shot attempts47
215v5 shots on goal16
1/1Power play0/5
11Hits20
11Blocked shots12
17Penalty minutes9
7Giveaways7
11Takeaways13

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 3.20 xGSJS 2.88 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCOL goal, 10:18COL goal, 14:14COL goal, 0:34COL goal, 15:29SJS goal, 19:19SJS goal, 13:02SJS goal, 18:35COL goal, 19:45

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

COL27 on goal, 5 scored
SJS27 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC033001+2218:431:06
V. NichushkinRW2024110021:101:06
M. RantanenRW022000+1017:471:06
N. KadriC101301-2014:291:06
D. HelmC101201+1012:550:00
A. BurakovskyLW0111000212:420:00
J. CompherLW0002000216:160:00
N. SturmC0002100015:070:00
L. O'ConnorRW0002000014:490:00
A. NewhookC0004000012:400:00
N. Aube-KubelRW000110007:060:00
K. MacDermidLW000020054:560:00
C. MakarD123311+1027:341:06
D. ToewsD011300+1227:310:00
R. MurrayD000123+1017:270:00
J. MansonD0000200216:300:00
J. JohnsonD0000100215:150:00
E. JohnsonD000103-1015:020:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Francouz28253.89360:00Win
D. Kuemper000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. HertlC011220+2021:525:52
L. CoutureC011310-2021:285:21
A. BarabanovLW0111010018:183:44
R. BalcersLW101321+1014:100:18
J. VielLW101320029:560:00
T. MeierRW000501-3021:286:15
S. ReedyC000000+1017:034:07
N. BoninoC0001000014:074:07
J. DahlenC000000-1013:284:05
M. NietoLW0002010011:390:00
A. CoglianoC0000300010:410:00
J. GadjovichLW000111008:570:00
E. KarlssonD101100-2026:098:15
N. MelocheD011060+1015:060:17
M. VlasicD011011+2213:460:00
B. BurnsD000303-2029:126:00
J. MegnaD000122-1017:420:19
J. MiddletonD0002010514:441:20
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Z. Sawchenko28244.85757:08Loss
J. Reimer000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBrent Burns COL Faces SJS, his team until Apr 20223 SOG

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