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Wed, Dec 27, 2023·Mullett Arena, Tempe

Colorado Avalanche 4, Arizona Coyotes 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 50% of the time.

ARI winsCOL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
COL163120402424
ARI09163715527

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:16COLMikko RantanenPPAssists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar · Slap, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:04COLJonathan DrouinAssists: Ross Colton, Devon Toews · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–0
  3. P2 7:56COLLogan O'ConnorAssists: Josh Manson, Bowen Byram · Wrap-around, 0.07 xG3–0
  4. P2 13:26COLNathan MacKinnonPPAssists: Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar · Slap, 0.18 xG4–0
  5. P2 16:31ARILawson CrouseAssists: Nick Bjugstad, Matias Maccelli · Wrist, 0.16 xG4–1
  6. P3 3:48ARIMichael KesselringAssists: Sean Durzi · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–2
  7. P3 7:04ARIJason ZuckerAssists: Sean Durzi, Logan Cooley · Wrap-around, 0.08 xG4–3
  8. P3 17:53ARISean DurziAssists: Matias Maccelli, Lawson Crouse · Wrist, 0.01 xG4–4
  9. OT 4:40ARIJack McBainGWGAssists: Jason Zucker, Sean Durzi · Bat, 0.34 xG4–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 1:45ARIJason Zucker: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 1:45COLJosh Manson: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 16:32ARIJason Zucker: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 5:45COLJosh Manson: Holding2 min
  5. P2 11:44ARIMichael Carcone: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P2 12:19ARIMathew Dumba: Tripping2 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
24Shots on goal27
3.3Expected goals3.2
49Shot attempts60
30Faceoffs won22
3Power plays1
4Penalty minutes8
36Hits33
15Blocked shots9
4Giveaways6
6Takeaways7

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 – Drouin – Colton7:03

    xG 0.60–0.27 (69%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  2. Cogliano – Johansen – O'Connor7:35

    xG 0.18–0.15 (55%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  3. MacDermid – Olofsson – Kiviranta4:00

    xG 0.04–0.03 (53%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Johansen – Wood – Drouin2:06

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Toews9:18

    xG 0.67–0.49 (58%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

  2. Toews – Makar7:58

    xG 0.22–0.11 (68%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  3. Manson – Byram4:13

    xG 0.19–0.24 (44%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestBjugstad – Crouse – Maccelli11:00

    xG 0.63–0.44 (59%)attempts 12–9goals 1–1

  2. Zucker – O'Brien – Cooley8:41

    xG 0.15–0.10 (61%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  3. Sanford – Carcone – McBain7:52

    xG 0.20–0.15 (57%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

  4. Kerfoot – Schmaltz – Keller12:56

    xG 0.44–0.77 (36%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDumba – Dermott13:45

    xG 0.63–0.46 (58%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  2. Stecher – Välimäki13:44

    xG 0.38–0.21 (64%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Durzi – Kesselring14:00

    xG 0.74–0.72 (51%)attempts 17–9goals 2–1

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 3.2 xGCOL 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 94/100 · #104 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.95 · 8 goals in reach · 4-goal lead cutComeback index 2% (winner's lowest chance)
COL 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +45 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 50% of the time.

ARI winsCOL wins

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

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