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Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago BlackhawksJan 8, 2025

Final· United Center
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COL
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CHI
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Goals123TShots123T
COL1001COL14121036
CHI1113CHI87520
COL 57CHI 47
COL 2.70CHI 2.59
PP goals
COL 0CHI 0
Hits
COL 11CHI 9
Blocks
COL 14CHI 9
PIM
COL 2CHI 4
COL 43%CHI 57%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at home. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +8 against a season average of 28.1; the win.

  1. Points
    Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.Bedard
  2. Goalie
    Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +8 against a season average of 28.1; the win.Mrazek
  3. New line
    New look for CHI: Smith–Donato–Reichel skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SmithDonatoReichel
  4. New line
    New look for COL: Colton–Mittelstadt–Parssinen skated 4:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ColtonMittelstadtParssinen
  5. Luck
    COL scored 1 goal on 2.70 expected goals (57 attempts), well short of its chances.
  6. Usage
    Keaton Middleton (COL) played 4:39, −7:00 down on his 11:39 season average over 40 games.Middleton
  7. Usage
    Calvin de Haan (COL) played 8:31, −6:36 down on his 15:07 season average over 46 games.de Haan
  8. Usage
    Juuso Parssinen (COL) played 14:35, +4:08 up on his 10:27 season average over 47 games.Parssinen

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, COL at CHI: 104 attempts, 56 on goal, 4 goals, 5.29 expected goals; best chance Jason Dickinson at 0.40 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← COL attacks left (bottom on phones)CHI attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CHI
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · CHI 47 · COL 57

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, COL at CHI: expected goals 2.59 to 2.70 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 57, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdCHICOLPMNBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CHI
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CHICOLcontrol2nd3rdParssinen · 1st 6:14Mikheyev · 1st 16:48Nazar · 2nd 10:17Bedard · 3rd 11:54
  • CHI pressure
  • COL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: COL 26% of the game, CHI 31%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, COL at CHI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Petr Mrazek (59:45) for CHI and Trent Miner (56:40) for COL, 4 goals.

CHI
COL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCOLCHI
6050
2.442.32
2.372.26
1110
66
1817
−0.030+0.030
26%31%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Colorado Avalanche

Current COL line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:14
    COLJuuso Parssinenbackhand0.03 xG
    COL: Middleton, Girard, Colton, Mittelstadt, ParssinenCHI: Brodie, Smith, Donato, Reichel, Allan
    COL 1 – 0 CHI
  2. 16:48
    CHIIlya Mikheyev (Connor Bedard)wrist0.13 xG
    COL: Manson, Girard, Felhaber, Kelly, O'ConnorCHI: Bertuzzi, Jones, Mikheyev, Kaiser, Bedard
    COL 1 – 1 CHI

2nd period

  1. 10:17
    CHIFrank Nazar (Colton Dach, Teuvo Teravainen)wrist0.35 xG
    COL: Lehkonen, Toews, Girard, Colton, MittelstadtCHI: Brodie, Teravainen, Crevier, Dach, Nazar
    COL 1 – 2 CHI

3rd period

  1. 11:54
    CHIConnor Bedard (Tyler Bertuzzi, Seth Jones)wrist0.09 xG
    COL: de Haan, Colton, Mittelstadt, Malinski, InnalaCHI: Bertuzzi, Jones, Vlasic, Mikheyev, Bedard
    COL 1 – 3 CHI

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nathan MacKinnon CL1000020.4701027:19——6876
Mikko Rantanen RL1000000.0400027:10——6359
Artturi Lehkonen LL1000-150.4602026:24——6246
Logan O'Connor RL2000-120.0900013:51——5055
Parker Kelly CL2000-110.0800012:43——5644
Joel Kiviranta LL2000010.1110012:28——4360
Ross Colton CL3000-140.2721018:15——4635
Casey Mittelstadt CL3000-120.0600017:34——5039
Juuso Parssinen CL3101+130.1720214:35——3861
Cale Makar DD1000000.1305029:34——6155
Devon Toews DD1000-150.1301027:43——5854
Samuel Girard DD2000-130.1711018:21——6047
Josh Manson DD2000-120.1232016:13——4641
Sam Malinski DD3000-120.1100011:34——4644
Calvin de Haan DD3000-110.030108:31——4756
Jere Innala L—000-120.1900010:00——3847
Keaton Middleton D—000+110.061004:39——5081
Tye Felhaber L—000-100.001004:26——5640
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Trent Miner(start)L20173.8502.1956:40

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Connor Bedard CL1112+220.3101018:48——6157
Tyler Bertuzzi LL1011+210.0610017:43——5051
Ilya Mikheyev RL1101+220.4800217:31——5058
Jason Dickinson CL2000000.5401019:54——3632
Nick Foligno LL2000000.0201018:27——4131
Taylor Hall LL2000010.0400016:03——4127
Teuvo Teravainen CL3011+100.1400014:12——5868
Frank Nazar CL3101+130.4120013:08——6067
Colton Dach CL3011+120.1700011:02——6767
Ryan Donato CL4000-100.0410011:40——3537
Craig Smith CL4000-110.1000210:18——2226
Lukas Reichel LL4000-110.040009:24——2733
Alex Vlasic DD1000+110.0501026:21——4145
Louis Crevier DD1000+100.0110019:36——6258
Seth Jones DD2011+220.0414026:12——3845
Wyatt Kaiser DD2000+140.1511018:44——5546
TJ Brodie DD3000000.0100013:44——4662
Nolan Allan DD3000-100.0020013:28——3330
CHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Petr Mrazek(start)W36351.9722.7059:45

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Juuso Parssinen (COL) 1st 6:14 · unassisted · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 54.6 mph shot · 2.0 s from entry to goal.

Juuso Parssinen · 1st 6:14 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
54.6 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Ilya Mikheyev · 1st 16:48 · CHI

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
17.7 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
6.6 s

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Frank Nazar · 2nd 10:17 · CHI

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
40.1 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s
Type
rebound

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Connor Bedard · 3rd 11:54 · CHI

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
72.0 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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