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Thu, Nov 30, 2023·Mullett Arena, Tempe

Colorado Avalanche 3, Arizona Coyotes 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 82% of the time.

ARI winsCOL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
COL1121811001331
ARI0102121318433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 19:31COLCale MakarPPAssists: Mikko Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:03ARITravis BoydAssists: Liam O'Brien, J.J. Moser · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:44COLMiles WoodAssists: Caleb Jones, Ross Colton · Tip-in, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P2 16:22ARINick SchmaltzPPAssists: Alexander Kerfoot, Clayton Keller · Slap, 0.26 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:08ARIMichael CarconeAssists: Troy Stecher, Michael Kesselring · Wrap-around, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P3 11:04COLNathan MacKinnonPPAssists: Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen · Slap, 0.10 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:39ARINick BjugstadGWGUnassisted · Other, 1.00 xG3–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 14:06COLJosh Manson: Holding2 min
  2. P1 18:08ARILawson Crouse: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 9:39ARIMichael Carcone: Holding2 min
  4. P2 16:11COLCaleb Jones: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P3 9:49ARILiam O'Brien: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  6. P3 9:49ARILiam O'Brien: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 9:49COLJosh Manson: Fighting5 min
  8. OT 2:36COLBowen Byram: Slashing2 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.

COL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ARI
46% to win54% to win
← COL attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bjugstad won the faceoff against MacKinnon
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

COLARI
31Shots on goal33
2.4Expected goals4.4
63Shot attempts65
26Faceoffs won19
3Power plays3
11Penalty minutes11
26Hits18
15Blocked shots17
11Giveaways6
4Takeaways1

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each 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

  1. bestWood – Colton – O'Connor9:47

    xG 0.31–0.17 (64%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

  2. Cogliano – Olofsson – Kiviranta6:18

    xG 0.10–0.06 (64%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. MacKinnon – Nichushkin – Rantanen14:22

    xG 0.58–0.55 (51%)attempts 17–18goals 0–0

  4. Tatar – Johansen – Drouin7:01

    xG 0.16–0.26 (37%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestToews – Byram2:44

    xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Makar – Byram3:06

    xG 0.25–0.14 (64%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Manson – Byram11:43

    xG 0.21–0.26 (45%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestZucker – Boyd – O'Brien2:25

    xG 0.13–0.05 (75%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0

  2. Bjugstad – Crouse – Maccelli12:12

    xG 0.58–0.52 (52%)attempts 15–15goals 0–0

  3. Zucker – Kerfoot – Carcone10:53

    xG 0.34–0.32 (52%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  4. Boyd – O'Brien – Maccelli2:17

    xG 0.00–0.06 (6%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDurzi – Moser15:16

    xG 0.56–0.31 (65%)attempts 18–10goals 1–0

  2. Dumba – Brown6:29

    xG 0.27–0.07 (79%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Stecher – Kesselring10:45

    xG 0.50–0.31 (62%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

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.

ARI 4.4 xGCOL 2.4 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARICOL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

ARI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line ARI is favoured, below it COL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 82/100 · #284 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.14 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
COL 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 82% of the time.

ARI winsCOL wins

Simulated goal difference (ARI − COL), 10,000 replays

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).