Sat, Jan 13, 2018·American Airlines Center, Dallas
Colorado Avalanche 4, Dallas Stars 1
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 78% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 16 | 09 | 38 | 423 |
| DAL | 09 | 15 | 014 | 128 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 14:09COLAlexander KerfootAssists: A.J. Greer, Samuel Girard · Snap, 0.15 xG1–0
- P2 15:43DALJamie BennAssists: John Klingberg, Alexander Radulov · Wrist, 0.24 xG1–1
- P3 6:33COLNathan MacKinnonGWGAssists: Alexander Kerfoot, Nikita Zadorov · Snap, 0.08 xG2–1
- P3 18:20COLBlake ComeauAssists: Nikita Zadorov · Snap, 0.06 xG3–1
- P3 19:47COLMark BarberioENAssists: Patrik Nemeth, Jonathan Bernier · Slap, 0.47 xG4–1
Penalties (7)
- P1 14:50COLNikita Zadorov: Tripping2 min
- P2 3:52DALGreg Pateryn: Cross checking2 min
- P2 19:52COLPatrik Nemeth: Slashing2 min
- P3 1:56COLPatrik Nemeth: Interference2 min
- P3 18:44COLBlake Comeau: Roughing2 min
- P3 18:44COLErik Johnson: Cross checking2 min
- P3 18:44DALMartin Hanzal: Roughing2 min
Replay
Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00MacKinnon won the faceoff against Faksa
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Colorado Avalanche
Forward lines
- Landeskog – MacKinnon – Rantanen15:03
xG 0.48–0.60 (44%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0
- Yakupov – Kerfoot – Greer7:09
xG 0.23–0.38 (38%)attempts 5–5goals 1–0
- Wilson – Bourque – Jost10:22
xG 0.25–0.45 (36%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0
- Comeau – Soderberg – Nieto11:03
xG 0.49–0.71 (40%)attempts 11–12goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestBarberio – Girard2:14
xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0
- Johnson – Girard3:14
xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0
- Zadorov – Lindholm2:34
xG 0.06–0.12 (34%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
Dallas Stars
Forward lines
- bestRadulov – Benn – Seguin14:57
xG 1.01–0.65 (61%)attempts 20–15goals 1–1
- Ritchie – Shore – Elie6:15
xG 0.27–0.08 (77%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0
- Spezza – Hanzal – Janmark8:09
xG 0.19–0.06 (74%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0
- Hanzal – Shore – Janmark2:53
xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestJohns – Honka12:56
xG 0.25–0.04 (88%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0
- Klingberg – Lindell17:19
xG 1.12–0.95 (54%)attempts 21–17goals 0–3
- Hamhuis – Pateryn15:40
xG 0.34–0.57 (38%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
DAL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DAL is favoured, below it COL. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 78% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (DAL − COL), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).