Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal CanadiensDec 5, 2019

FinalThursday, Dec 5, 2019· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
COL	2	1	0	3		COL	14	14	7	35
MTL	0	1	1	2		MTL	15	8	17	40

: COL 59MTL 70
: COL 2.61MTL 3.87
PP goals: COL 0MTL 1
Hits: COL 20MTL 38
Blocks: COL 22MTL 18
PIM: COL 6MTL 6
: COL 47%MTL 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at MTL. Matt Calvert (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Weal, Cousins, Armia and Domi) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:17 together.

Points
Matt Calvert had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:19.Calvert
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Weber, Weal, Cousins, Armia and Domi) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:17 together.Weber Weal Cousins Armia Domi
Usage
Jesperi Kotkaniemi (MTL) played 0:47, −12:34 down on his 13:21 season average over 35 games.Kotkaniemi
New line
New look for MTL: Weal–Cousins–Suzuki skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Weal Cousins Suzuki
Goalie
Pavel Francouz (COL) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +10 against a season average of 30.2; the win.Francouz
Usage
Phillip Danault (MTL) played 24:38, +5:52 up on his 18:46 season average over 70 games.Danault
Goalie
Cayden Primeau (MTL) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914); the loss.Primeau
New line
New look for COL: Landeskog–Burakovsky–Compher skated 7:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Landeskog Burakovsky Compher

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← COL attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
COL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 129 of 129 attempts · MTL 70 · COL 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
COL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL 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 38% of the game, MTL 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

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
Stat	COL	MTL
	54	66
	2.49	2.36
	2.38	2.10
	12	14
	11	6
	22	20
	−0.020	+0.020
	38%	38%

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.