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2024-12-20 · Honda Center

4 – 2Final

COL beat ANA 4–2. Expected goals were close to even (COL 2.9, ANA 2.7), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Valeri Nichushkin scored at 10:57 of the second, moving COL’s win probability from 47% to 69%. Scott Wedgewood saved 1.3 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
23 – 32
Expected goals
2.9 – 2.7
xG share
COL 52%
Home-ice start
ANA 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.

COL goalANA goal

Expected goals

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

COLANA

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.

COL
59:59 TOI
GSAx +1.33
+1.33
ANA
1 G, 0 A · 17:11 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.79 · Faceoffs +0.06
+0.89
COL
1 G, 0 A · 14:03 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.72 · Penalties −0.20 · Faceoffs +0.05
+0.64

Rough nights

ANA
0 G, 0 A · 19:59 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Finishing −0.32 · Penalties −0.20
−0.77
ANA
0 G, 0 A · 17:17 TOI
On-ice −0.13 · Finishing −0.49
−0.62
COL
0 G, 0 A · 23:07 TOI
Finishing −0.50
−0.51

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCOL–ANAWin prob.
P2 2:40 ANALeo Carlsson
from Jacob Trouba, Brock McGinn
0–153% → 72%
P2 6:40 COLParker KellySH
from Logan O'Connor
1–126% → 46%
P2 10:57 COLValeri Nichushkin
from Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon
2–147% → 69%
P3 3:30 COLCale MakarPP
from Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen
3–176% → 91%
P3 13:05 ANAAlex Killorn
from Pavel Mintyukov
3–23% → 16%
P3 18:41 COLNathan MacKinnonEN
from Mikko Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin
4–293% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

COL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Parker Kelly C14:031+0.64+0.07+0.72−0.01+0.00−0.20+0.05
Cale Makar D23:0211+0.47+0.35+0.07+0.02+0.03+0.00+0.00
Valeri Nichushkin R21:1911+0.44+0.09+0.36−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jere Innala L7:09+0.25+0.05−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.20+0.00
Ross Colton C17:14+0.18+0.02−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.20−0.01
Artturi Lehkonen L19:00+0.15+0.03−0.11−0.00+0.03+0.20+0.01
Logan O'Connor R16:351+0.10+0.12−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Ivan Ivan C7:49+0.07+0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
Mikko Rantanen R19:512+0.05+0.02−0.00+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Keaton Middleton D8:18+0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Calvin de Haan D18:13+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Devon Toews D23:14−0.00+0.15+0.01+0.02+0.03−0.20+0.00
Givani Smith R6:08−0.01+0.00−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Malinski D18:40−0.10−0.04−0.08+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Nathan MacKinnon C18:4912−0.11+0.08−0.23+0.08−0.00+0.00−0.04
Casey Mittelstadt C16:06−0.18−0.10−0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00−0.06
Joel Kiviranta L11:24−0.41+0.02−0.22−0.02+0.01−0.20+0.00
Samuel Girard D23:07−0.51−0.00−0.50+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Scott Wedgewood G59:59+1.33

ANA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Leo Carlsson C17:111+0.89+0.06+0.79−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.06
Alex Killorn L17:421+0.45−0.21+0.67+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jacob Trouba D19:281+0.05+0.06−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Olen Zellweger D20:08+0.05+0.05+0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Pavel Mintyukov D16:001−0.06−0.04−0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Troy Terry R20:37−0.08−0.18−0.10+0.01−0.01+0.20+0.00
Brian Dumoulin D21:00−0.13−0.10−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cutter Gauthier L15:55−0.21−0.10−0.51−0.00+0.00+0.40+0.00
Isac Lundeström C12:23−0.23−0.08−0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Ross Johnston L7:09−0.23−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.20+0.00
Jansen Harkins C12:01−0.25−0.05−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.20+0.00
Radko Gudas D12:24−0.25−0.06−0.02+0.01+0.01−0.20+0.00
Mason McTavish C14:50−0.28−0.08−0.40+0.01−0.02+0.20+0.01
Robby Fabbri C16:44−0.33−0.13−0.18−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jackson LaCombe D20:31−0.34−0.16−0.16−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brock McGinn L14:311−0.35+0.09−0.41−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Strome C17:17−0.62−0.13−0.49+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Frank Vatrano R19:59−0.77−0.20−0.32−0.03−0.00−0.20−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
John Gibson G57:39−0.05

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.