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2023-12-31 · Ball Arena

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COL beat SJS 3–1. COL also won the expected-goals battle 3.7 to 1.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Valeri Nichushkin scored on the power play at 16:31 of the third, moving COL’s win probability from 52% to 91%. Kaapo Kahkonen saved 1.1 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
11 – 33
Expected goals
1.2 – 3.7
xG share
COL 76%
Home-ice start
COL 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

SJS goalCOL goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

SJSCOL

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

SJS
Kaapo Kahkonen
58:55 TOI
GSAx +1.05
+1.05
COL
1 G, 1 A · 22:59 TOI
On-ice +0.29 · Finishing +0.59 · Playmaking −0.05 · Penalties +0.19
+1.02
COL
1 G, 0 A · 24:49 TOI
On-ice +0.29 · Finishing +0.08 · Playmaking −0.10 · Penalties +0.19 · Faceoffs −0.06
+0.40

Rough nights

SJS
0 G, 0 A · 11:21 TOI
On-ice −0.19 · Penalties −0.37
−0.57
SJS
Calen Addison
0 G, 1 A · 18:11 TOI
On-ice −0.23 · Playmaking +0.08 · Penalties −0.19
−0.35
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 17:40 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Finishing −0.05 · Penalties −0.19
−0.31

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalSJS–COLWin prob.
P1 6:58 COLMikko RantanenPP
from Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin
0–154% → 70%
P2 16:53 SJSTomas HertlPP
from Mikael Granlund, Calen Addison
1–125% → 47%
P3 16:31 COLValeri NichushkinPP
from Jack Johnson, Nathan MacKinnon
1–252% → 91%
P3 18:53 COLJosh MansonEN
from Devon Toews, Ryan Johansen
1–395% → 100%

Every player

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SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Tomas Hertl C18:251+0.17−0.29+0.41−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.07
Mikael Granlund C20:531+0.07−0.13−0.05+0.18+0.02+0.00+0.05
Mike Hoffman C15:06+0.01−0.11−0.08+0.02−0.01+0.19+0.00
William Eklund L15:54−0.00−0.18−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.01
Justin Bailey R9:37−0.02+0.01−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mario Ferraro D4:09−0.03−0.05+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ty Emberson D24:21−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
Filip Zadina R11:33−0.11−0.02−0.05−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Ryan Carpenter C12:06−0.11−0.03−0.01−0.03−0.00+0.00−0.04
Henry Thrun D25:07−0.19−0.11−0.02−0.03−0.03+0.00+0.00
Luke Kunin C14:04−0.19−0.14−0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jan Rutta D24:10−0.20−0.20+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexander Barabanov L13:35−0.21−0.13−0.03−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nikita Okhotiuk D20:51−0.26−0.23+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Studnicka C10:59−0.27−0.15−0.06−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.03
Fabian Zetterlund L17:40−0.31−0.09−0.05+0.00−0.00−0.19+0.01
Calen Addison D18:111−0.35−0.23+0.00+0.08−0.02−0.19+0.00
Anthony Duclair L11:21−0.57−0.19−0.00−0.01−0.00−0.37+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Kaapo Kahkonen G58:55+1.05

COL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Valeri Nichushkin R22:5911+1.02+0.29+0.59−0.05+0.00+0.19+0.00
Mikko Rantanen R24:491+0.40+0.29+0.08−0.10+0.00+0.19−0.06
Devon Toews D24:151+0.40+0.27+0.00−0.07+0.01+0.19+0.00
Nathan MacKinnon C25:502+0.26+0.32−0.07+0.07−0.00+0.00−0.06
Josh Manson D18:251+0.16+0.23−0.00−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Kiviranta L4:56+0.15−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Ryan Johansen C14:121+0.10+0.13−0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.01
Jonathan Drouin L22:52+0.10+0.28−0.06−0.10−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jack Johnson D11:581−0.02−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Fredrik Olofsson L5:09−0.04−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Samuel Girard D16:18−0.04+0.02−0.04−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kurtis MacDermid L4:23−0.05−0.03−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Bowen Byram D18:50−0.05+0.09−0.05−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Meyers C13:51−0.08+0.01−0.06−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.02
Logan O'Connor R13:26−0.11+0.01−0.09−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.01
Miles Wood L13:48−0.17+0.07−0.03−0.03−0.00−0.19+0.00
Andrew Cogliano C12:51−0.20+0.07−0.24−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.02
Cale Makar D25:12−0.23+0.30−0.27−0.09+0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alexandar Georgiev G59:48−0.11

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.