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Western Conference · Central Division

Colorado Avalanche

2017–18·43–30–9·95 points·4th in the Central, 8th in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Points
95#17
Goal differential
+19#12
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
46.1%#29
Power play
22.0%#8
Penalty kill
83.3%#4
GSAx
+9.3#10

Forward lines

Model-based

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together
38 of 38 lines
Landeskog – MacKinnon – Rantanen734:466651.1%51.0%4726
Comeau – Soderberg – Nieto631:376645.2%46.8%2320
Andrighetto – MacKinnon – Rantanen93:422939.7%48.4%16
Wilson – Kerfoot – Compher77:441556.0%51.2%33
Kerfoot – Andrighetto – Jost71:041440.7%46.8%24
Andrighetto – Compher – Jost68:061952.8%46.9%13
Landeskog – Kerfoot – Rantanen60:534028.0%39.1%12
Kerfoot – Compher – Jost59:392039.1%47.5%02
Wilson – Bourque – Jost58:591057.5%43.6%20
Duchene – Yakupov – Kerfoot56:06954.8%51.6%50

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together
32 of 32 pairs
Johnson – Zadorov438:315752.2%46.6%1819
Barrie – Zadorov360:176140.5%47.6%2119
Nemeth – Girard323:135347.2%44.4%1313
Johnson – Girard244:414644.3%50.9%1111
Barrie – Nemeth237:085343.3%45.6%910
Barrie – Girard160:515133.4%45.5%38
Barberio – Zadorov154:063952.2%54.1%37
Barberio – Nemeth151:592954.6%49.8%71

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 5 to Apr 7

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

LindholmBarberioBarrieLandeskogRantanenMacKinnonZadorovJohnsonGirardNemethSoderbergComeauNietoAndrighettoWilsonKerfootCompherJost
Lindholm D3643413438502944374351453343423140
Barberio D3638586057525157544547424646454545
Barrie D4338464244414633423944433943483837
Landeskog F4158464951454744564344222953413946
Rantanen F3460424950475043555320264268343243
MacKinnon F3857445150475147564134414056694551
Zadorov D5052414547475235554846455852494448
Johnson D2951464750515244485351504648404046
Girard D4457334443473544474342414753414747
Nemeth D3754425655565548473940414459524946
Soderberg F4345394353414853433945446245654051
Comeau F5147444420344651424045457359672145
Nieto F4542432226414550414144451438592455
Andrighetto F3346392942405846474462731449435246
Wilson F4346435368565248535945593849534843
Kerfoot F4245484134694940415265675943534344
Compher F3145383932454440474940212452484341
Jost F4045374643514846474651455546434441

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game
0.750.800.850.900.95120406082