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Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis BluesMar 19, 2024

Final· Enterprise Center
away
COL
4
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STL
3
Goals123TShots123T
COL1214COL1614535
STL1203STL10131033
COL 63STL 65
COL 3.17STL 2.95
PP goals
COL 1STL 0
Hits
COL 16STL 28
Blocks
COL 13STL 14
PIM
COL 6STL 6
COL 47%STL 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche edge St. Louis Blues 4–3

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 at STL. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:47 together.

  1. Points
    Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 25:30.Rantanen
  2. Points
    Nathan Walker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 7:32.Walker
  3. Points
    Jonathan Drouin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:00.Drouin
  4. Points
    Justin Faulk had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:11.Faulk
  5. Points
    Valeri Nichushkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:54.Nichushkin
  6. PP1
    COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:47 together.MacKinnonDrouinNichushkinRantanenMakar
  7. New line
    New look for STL: Schenn–Thomas–Neighbours skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SchennThomasNeighbours
  8. Goalie
    Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +4 against a season average of 31.3; the loss.Binnington

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 STL: 128 attempts, 68 on goal, 7 goals, 6.12 expected goals; best chance Devon Toews at 0.44 xG.

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

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · STL 65 · COL 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, COL at STL: expected goals 2.95 to 3.17 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 63, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdSTLCOLRWTMSRRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • STL
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
STLCOLcontrol2nd3rdRantanen · 1st 6:36Walker · 1st 8:48Toropchenko · 2nd 4:44Mittelstadt · 2nd 6:41Schenn · 2nd 8:43Rantanen · 2nd 18:46Rantanen · 3rd 4:15
  • STL 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 32% of the game, STL 33%.

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 STL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jordan Binnington (58:15) for STL and Justus Annunen (59:42) for COL, 7 goals.

STL
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
StatCOLSTL
6661
2.862.55
2.762.44
1013
411
2924
−0.012+0.012
32%33%

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 →

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:36
    COLMikko Rantanen (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar)wrist0.09 xG
    COL: Johnson, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen, WalkerSTL: Schenn, Faulk, Kyrou, Thomas, Perunovich
    COL 1 – 0 STL
  2. 8:48
    STLNathan Walker (Scott Perunovich, Justin Faulk)wrist0.05 xG
    COL: Parise, Toews, Duhaime, Colton, MakarSTL: Faulk, Hayes, Walker, Perunovich, Bolduc
    COL 1 – 1 STL

2nd period

  1. 4:44
    STLAlexey Toropchenko (Justin Faulk, Nathan Walker)deflected0.23 xG
    COL: Parise, Johnson, Duhaime, Colton, WalkerSTL: Faulk, Sundqvist, Walker, Toropchenko, Perunovich
    COL 1 – 2 STL
  2. 6:41
    COLCasey Mittelstadt (Samuel Girard, Jonathan Drouin)wrist0.16 xG
    COL: Manson, Lehkonen, Drouin, Girard, MittelstadtSTL: Faulk, Saad, Buchnevich, Thomas, Perunovich
    COL 2 – 2 STL
  3. 8:43
    STLBrayden Schenn (Jake Neighbours)snap0.18 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Toews, Rantanen, MakarSTL: Schenn, Leddy, Parayko, Thomas, Neighbours
    COL 2 – 3 STL
  4. 18:46
    COLMikko RantanenPP (Jonathan Drouin, Valeri Nichushkin)tip-in0.10 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen, MakarSTL: Leddy, Parayko, Buchnevich, Thomas
    COL 3 – 3 STL

3rd period

  1. 4:15
    COLMikko Rantanen (Valeri Nichushkin)wrist0.26 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen, Girard, WalkerSTL: Leddy, Saad, Parayko, Buchnevich, Kyrou
    COL 4 – 3 STL

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
Mikko Rantanen RL1303+150.5702225:30——4347
Nathan MacKinnon CL1011+130.2014024:03——3944
Valeri Nichushkin RL1022+110.2102221:54——3844
Jonathan Drouin LL2022+130.6000016:00——7282
Artturi Lehkonen LL2000+100.0000013:43——7986
Casey Mittelstadt CL2101+120.2810013:23——7384
Brandon Duhaime LL3000-210.0740011:22——4224
Zach Parise LL3000-210.0110210:05——4516
Ross Colton CL3000-210.060009:55——5734
Miles Wood LL4000040.1910011:33——5347
Yakov Trenin CL4000030.0620011:24——5861
Andrew Cogliano CL4000000.000109:17——6368
Devon Toews DD1000-210.5101022:08——3937
Cale Makar DD1011-230.2201021:29——3941
Samuel Girard DD2011+200.0031020:11——6366
Josh Manson DD2000+120.0621018:01——5949
Sean Walker DD3000+140.1200019:08——6573
Jack Johnson DD3000010.0110015:12——5456
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Justus Annunen(start)W33303.9092.9559:42

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kasperi Kapanen RL1000000.0020014:27——3934
Zachary Bolduc RL1000+130.1200013:45——5437
Kevin Hayes RL1000+130.0910012:22——5051
Robert Thomas CL2000-150.3600024:54——6351
Brayden Schenn CL2101030.5540022:21——6667
Jake Neighbours LL2011+140.4441219:12——5947
Oskar Sundqvist CL3000+110.0120010:31——4477
Alexey Toropchenko RL3101+120.293009:27——3170
Nathan Walker LL3112+210.054007:32——5685
Pavel Buchnevich LL4000-220.4101019:51——2318
Jordan Kyrou RL4000-230.1402216:44——5051
Brandon Saad LL4000-200.0010014:12——2618
Colton Parayko DD1000020.0231023:29——5549
Nick Leddy DD1000010.3312022:26——5857
Torey Krug DD2000010.0903021:04——3931
Matthew Kessel DD2000000.0014213:00——3733
Justin Faulk DD3022010.0120021:11——4753
Scott Perunovich DD3011010.0300010:55——4449
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)L35314.8862.7358:15

Goal anatomy

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

Mikko Rantanen (COL) 1st 6:36 · assists Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 46.9 mph shot · 2.4 s from entry to goal.

Mikko Rantanen · 1st 6:36 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
46.9 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Brayden Schenn · 2nd 8:43 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
45.9 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s
Type
one-timer

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