COL
2–1
VGK
Final / SO · W
Colorado Avalanche
COL · 13-10-0
2–1
Final / SOW
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 14-6-3
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT
COL
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VGK
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goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
COL 13-10-0 · VGK 14-6-3 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
Avalanche beat the Golden Knights
The Avalanche earned it: 4.3 expected goals to 1.5, and they won it in a shootout. Adin Hill stopped 3.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Avalanche created the better chances: 4.3 expected goals to 1.5, on 34 and 19 shots on goal.
COL 4.3 xG · 34 shots
VGK 1.5 xG · 19 shots
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1st
0.5 · 0.6
2nd
1.1 · 0.5
3rd · the swing
1.6 · 0.4
OT
1.0 · 0.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 13:09 · 0–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2
Valeri Nichushkin · 2nd 13:42 · 1–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Avalanche win 88.
COL 88%VGK 12%
Goals and penalties
2 goals · 0 penalties← Avalanche shoot this way
Golden Knights shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 13:09 · 0–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2
Valeri Nichushkin · 2nd 13:42 · 1–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
1st period
No goals or penalties.
2nd period
3rd period
No goals or penalties.
No penalties
Shootout
Decided in a shootout — Avalanche
Goaltending
18/19 saves · 1 GA · 1.5 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
33/34 saves · 1 GA · 4.3 xGA
Stopped 3.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.
