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Game Recap
COL6
FinalSun, Apr 21, 2024PlayoffsEvery game that night
WPG7

WPG beat COL 7-6 despite fewer good chances: 2.66 expected goals to 3.74. COL outshot WPG 46 to 23. K. Connor led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 40 of 46.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
COL3036
WPG3137
  1. 1st 6:10COLV. Nichushkin0.04 xG
  2. 1st 8:02WPGJ. Morrissey0.02 xG
  3. 1st 11:57WPGV. Namestnikov0.19 xG
  4. 1st 14:47COLM. Wood0.22 xG
  5. 1st 15:05COLN. MacKinnon0.07 xG
  6. 1st 15:53WPGM. Scheifele0.15 xG
  7. 2nd 8:57WPGA. Lowry0.16 xG
  8. 3rd 3:31WPGA. Lowry0.20 xG
  9. 3rd 5:51WPGK. ConnorPP0.11 xG
  10. 3rd 6:29COLA. LehkonenPP0.08 xG
  11. 3rd 8:54WPGK. Connor0.17 xG
  12. 3rd 12:24COLC. MakarPP0.03 xG
  13. 3rd 19:30COLC. Mittelstadt0.03 xG

Team Stats

COLWPG
46Shots on goal23
3.74Expected goals2.66
90Shot attempts48
405v5 shots on goal19
2/2Power play1/2
55Hits46
10Blocked shots25
6Penalty minutes6
4Giveaways4
5Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 3.74 xGWPG 2.66 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCOL goal, 6:10WPG goal, 8:02WPG goal, 11:57COL goal, 14:47COL goal, 15:05WPG goal, 15:53WPG goal, 8:57WPG goal, 3:31WPG goal, 5:51COL goal, 6:29WPG goal, 8:54COL goal, 12:24COL goal, 19:30

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

COL46 on goal, 6 scored
WPG23 on goal, 7 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC112411-1024:111:31
M. RantanenRW0221410020:581:31
A. LehkonenLW112700-1020:271:31
V. NichushkinRW101331-1220:471:31
C. MittelstadtC1015310016:200:00
M. WoodLW1013300214:290:00
R. ColtonC0113400011:430:00
J. KivirantaLW0110200011:120:00
Z. PariseLW000261-1016:030:00
Y. TreninC0003500010:100:00
A. CoglianoC000040008:140:00
B. DuhaimeLW000271007:510:00
C. MakarD1234120025:301:31
J. MansonD011620-3019:140:00
S. WalkerD000220+1223:150:00
D. ToewsD000131-3023:030:00
J. JohnsonD0000310012:220:00
C. JonesD0000200011:570:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Georgiev23167.69656:39Loss
A. Holm000–0:00

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ScheifeleC123120+2021:132:19
K. ConnorLW213520+2018:582:20
G. VilardiC022210+2016:582:21
A. LowryC2022600016:090:00
N. NiederreiterRW022011+1013:431:15
M. AppletonC0110410215:470:00
A. IafalloLW0110130010:340:00
V. NamestnikovC101220009:241:14
S. MonahanC0002210018:252:18
N. EhlersLW000320-1017:031:17
T. ToffoliC0002210014:481:16
D. GustafssonC000011006:440:00
J. MorrisseyD1122150224:502:21
B. DillonD022032+3021:280:00
D. DeMeloD0000320225:000:00
N. PionkD000154+2022:121:14
D. SambergD000132-1012:250:00
L. StanleyD0000520010:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck46406.87060:00Win
L. Brossoit000–0:00