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Game Recap
COL2
VGK0
COL beat VGK 2-0, with the chances close: 2.74 expected goals to 2.99. C. Makar led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). D. Kuemper stopped 29 of 29.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 3rd 0:41COLG. Landeskog0.04 xG
- 3rd 15:45COLM. RantanenPP0.09 xG
Team Stats
COLVGK
25Shots on goal29
2.74Expected goals2.99
62Shot attempts61
215v5 shots on goal21
1/3Power play0/2
31Hits15
18Blocked shots25
4Penalty minutes6
2Giveaways7
2Takeaways12
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
COL 2.74 xGVGK 2.99 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Landeskog | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:53 | 3:41 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:50 | 3:41 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:21 | 3:41 |
| N. Kadri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:05 | 3:37 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | 1:05 |
| A. Burakovsky | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 1:05 |
| J. Compher | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:44 | 0:00 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:34 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 | 0:00 |
| A. Newhook | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:02 | 1:05 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:07 | 0:00 |
| D. Helm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:54 | 0:00 |
| K. MacDermid | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:38 | 0:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 26:10 | 3:41 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:21 | 1:09 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22:51 | 1:05 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:10 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:18 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1.000 | 59:59 | Win |
| P. Francouz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:32 | 2:10 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 2:10 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 2:00 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 2:00 |
| M. Pacioretty | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:30 | 1:50 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 2:00 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 17:32 | 1:50 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:18 | 2:00 |
| M. Janmark | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:57 | 0:00 |
| N. Patrick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:14 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28:17 | 1:42 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:46 | 2:18 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 20:41 | 0:00 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:00 |
| D. Coghlan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Brossoit | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 57:32 | Loss |
| L. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.