COL
5–2
MIN
Final · W
Colorado Avalanche
COL · 6-0
5–2
FinalW
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 4-4
1ST2ND3RDT
COL
271927523
MIN
110010111231
goals · shots on goal
Game 2 — the Avalanche lead the series 2–0
COL 6-0 · MIN 4-4 · Game 2 — the Avalanche lead the series 2–0
Avalanche beat the Wild
The Avalanche were outchanced (4.4 to 2.5 expected goals) but won 5–2 anyway. Scott Wedgewood stopped 1.3 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 Wild created the better chances: 4.4 expected goals to 2.5, on 31 and 23 shots on goal.
COL 2.5 xG · 23 shots
MIN 4.4 xG · 31 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st · the swing
0.5 · 2.1
2nd
0.9 · 0.6
3rd
1.0 · 1.7
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Martin Necas · 1st 02:51 · 1–0 · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
2
Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 02:57 · 1–1 · wrist shot, a great chance (39%)
3
Gabriel Landeskog · 1st 08:24 · 2–1 · snap shot, a great chance (32%)
4
Nicolas Roy · 2nd 01:24 · 3–1 · snap shot, a good chance (15%)
5
Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 13:18 · 4–1 · slap shot, a good chance (16%)
6
Marcus Johansson · 3rd 14:33 · 4–2 · slap shot, a great chance (35%)
7
Valeri Nichushkin · 3rd 19:55 · 5–2 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Avalanche win 24.
COL 24%MIN 76%
Goals and penalties
7 goals · 7 penalties← Avalanche shoot this way
Wild shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Martin Necas · 1st 02:51 · 1–0
Backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
2
Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 02:57 · 1–1
Wrist shot, a great chance (39%)
3
Gabriel Landeskog · 1st 08:24 · PP · 2–1
Snap shot, a great chance (32%)
4
Nicolas Roy · 2nd 01:24 · GWG · 3–1
Snap shot, a good chance (15%)
5
Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 13:18 · PP · 4–1
Slap shot, a good chance (16%)
6
Marcus Johansson · 3rd 14:33 · 4–2
Slap shot, a great chance (35%)
7
Valeri Nichushkin · 3rd 19:55 · EN · 5–2
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
PEN
2 min
Minor
08:09
Yakov Trenin· High-sticking
Yakov Trenin· High-sticking
Landeskog scored on this power play
Minor
3
Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas · Power play (Trenin, high-sticking) · snap shot, a great chance (32%)
2–1
PEN
2 min
Minor
13:16
Brock Nelson· Holding
Brock Nelson· Holding
Killed
Minor
2nd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
10:52
Ryan Hartman· Tripping
Ryan Hartman· Tripping
Killed
Minor
3rd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
04:20
Brock Nelson· Tripping
Brock Nelson· Tripping
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
07:26
Mats Zuccarello· Tripping
Mats Zuccarello· Tripping
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
11:49
Vladimir Tarasenko· High-sticking
Vladimir Tarasenko· High-sticking
MacKinnon scored on this power play
Minor
5
Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog · Power play (Tarasenko, high-sticking) · slap shot, a good chance (16%)
4–1
PEN
2 min
Minor
15:34
Kirill Kaprizov· Cross-checking
Kirill Kaprizov· Cross-checking
Killed
Minor
Goaltending
29/31 saves · 2 GA · 3.3 xGA
Stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.
18/22 saves · 4 GA · 2.8 xGA
Allowed 1.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
The Avalanche went 2-for-5 on the power play and killed all 2 Wild power plays.