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2026-09-30 ·

4 – 8Final

COL beat LAK 8–4. Expected goals were close to even (LAK 2.8, COL 2.8), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Parker Kelly scored at 17:58 of the first, moving COL’s win probability from 52% to 71%. Darcy Kuemper allowed 4.6 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 29
Expected goals
2.8 – 2.8
xG share
COL 50%
Model before the game
COL 67%

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.

LAK goalCOL goal

Expected goals

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

LAKCOL

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
2 G, 0 A · 19:27 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +1.24
+1.32
COL
2 G, 0 A · 17:44 TOI
Finishing +1.08 · Penalties +0.11
+1.17
LAK
1 G, 0 A · 20:16 TOI
Finishing +0.76 · Playmaking +0.08
+0.81

Rough nights

LAK
59:25 TOI
GSAx −4.60
−4.60
COL
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.28
−1.28
COL
0 G, 1 A · 19:11 TOI
Finishing −0.39
−0.42

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalLAK–COLWin prob.
P1 6:33 COLBrock NelsonPP
from Jaden Schwartz, Nazem Kadri
0–154% → 70%
P1 15:14 LAKBrian Dumoulin
from Alex Laferriere, Alex Turcotte
1–129% → 47%
P1 17:58 COLParker Kelly
from Josh Manson
1–252% → 71%
P2 0:23 COLNathan MacKinnonPP
from Nazem Kadri, Cale Makar
1–376% → 86%
P2 1:28 LAKJoel ArmiaSH
from Erik Haula, Cody Ceci
2–314% → 28%
P2 8:33 COLNathan MacKinnon
from Martin Necas, Brent Burns
2–473% → 88%
P2 16:01 COLNicolas Roy
from Jaden Schwartz, Parker Kelly
2–590% → 98%
P2 17:50 LAKTrevor MooreSH
from Mikey Anderson
3–52% → 9%
P2 18:34 COLArtturi LehkonenPP
from Brock Nelson, Devon Toews
3–692% → 98%
P3 11:51 LAKArtemi PanarinPP
from Drew Doughty, Alex Laferriere
4–60% → 3%
P3 14:03 COLGabriel Landeskog
from Cale Makar
4–798% → 100%
P3 15:06 COLArtturi LehkonenPP
from Brock Nelson, Devon Toews
4–8100% → 100%

Every player

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LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Artemi Panarin L20:161+0.81−0.01+0.76+0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brian Dumoulin D16:301+0.74−0.08+0.83−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Armia R12:551+0.74−0.01+0.65−0.01+0.00+0.11+0.00
Trevor Moore L14:561+0.72+0.06+0.66−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brandt Clarke D18:57+0.31+0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.22+0.00
Mats Zuccarello C17:59+0.20+0.06−0.01+0.05+0.00+0.11+0.00
Cody Ceci D19:241+0.04+0.07−0.04−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikey Anderson D19:211−0.02+0.09−0.12−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Samuel Helenius C6:59−0.06−0.01−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.03
Quinton Byfield R18:59−0.10+0.01−0.24−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.12
Joel Edmundson D15:34−0.11+0.04−0.04−0.00−0.00−0.11+0.00
Alex Laferriere R15:312−0.16−0.01−0.15−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Scott Laughton C15:07−0.18+0.06−0.25−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Alex Turcotte C15:351−0.26−0.03−0.19−0.01+0.01−0.11+0.08
Andre Lee L7:56−0.27+0.04−0.20−0.00+0.00−0.11+0.00
Drew Doughty D22:411−0.29−0.16−0.02−0.01+0.01−0.11+0.00
Erik Haula L15:261−0.33−0.06−0.24−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Adrian Kempe R19:23−0.38−0.02−0.25+0.00−0.00−0.11+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Darcy Kuemper G59:25−4.60

COL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Artturi Lehkonen L19:272+1.32+0.06+1.24−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Nathan MacKinnon C17:442+1.17−0.03+1.08+0.04−0.00+0.11−0.03
Gabriel Landeskog L17:521+0.75−0.03+0.75−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.02
Parker Kelly C12:5311+0.73−0.03+0.79−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.02
Nicolas Roy C12:121+0.71+0.03+0.59−0.00−0.00+0.11−0.02
Brock Nelson C19:1412+0.70−0.00+0.78−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.08
Sam Malinski D14:27−0.00+0.06−0.08+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Kulak D19:44−0.03−0.00−0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brent Burns D15:231−0.04−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Josh Manson D14:311−0.06+0.01−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nazem Kadri C17:572−0.08−0.01−0.10+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01
Cale Makar D18:142−0.09−0.09−0.05+0.02+0.03+0.00+0.00
Devon Toews D20:042−0.09−0.01−0.00+0.01+0.02−0.11+0.00
Noah Juulsen D11:15−0.14−0.03−0.00−0.00−0.00−0.11+0.00
Fedor Svechkov C15:28−0.16−0.09−0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.05
Jaden Schwartz C12:492−0.19+0.03−0.22−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
T.J. Hughes R13:35−0.34−0.11−0.23−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Martin Necas C19:111−0.42−0.02−0.39+0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Mackenzie Blackwood G60:00−1.28

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.