Colorado Avalanche vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsDec 11, 2017

FinalMonday, Dec 11, 2017· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
COL	0	0	2	2		COL	6	11	11	28
PIT	0	0	1	1		PIT	13	11	16	40

: COL 49PIT 69
: COL 3.28PIT 3.06
PP goals: COL 0PIT 0
Hits: COL 18PIT 24
Blocks: COL 14PIT 9
PIM: COL 6PIT 8
: COL 52%PIT 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at PIT. Phil Kessel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Malkin–Kessel–Rust skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

New line
New look for PIT: Malkin–Kessel–Rust skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Malkin Kessel Rust
Goalie
Jonathan Bernier (COL) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +10 against a season average of 29.5; the win.Bernier
New line
New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–Sheary skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Crosby Guentzel Sheary
New line
New look for PIT: Hornqvist–Sheahan–Simon skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hornqvist Sheahan Simon
Luck
PIT scored 1 goal on 3.06 expected goals (69 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Carl Hagelin (PIT) played 9:22, −6:39 down on his 16:01 season average over 80 games.Hagelin
Usage
Alexander Kerfoot (COL) played 7:41, −5:50 down on his 13:31 season average over 78 games.Kerfoot
Usage
Tyson Barrie (COL) played 17:33, −5:13 down on his 22:46 season average over 67 games.Barrie

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)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
COL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 118 of 118 attempts · PIT 69 · COL 49

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
COL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT 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 30% of the game, PIT 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

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	PIT
	41	70
	1.74	2.98
	1.64	2.75
	12	14
	5	4
	18	11
	−0.008	+0.008
	30%	30%

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

L1Landeskog – MacKinnon – Rantanen
12:4746% CF
L2Comeau – Soderberg – Nieto
8:4813% CF
L3Wilson – Andrighetto – Compher
2:5850% CF
D1Johnson – Zadorov
6:1440% CF
D2Barberio – Lindholm
4:3860% CF
D3Barrie – Nemeth
4:2527% CF

PP1Barrie – Landeskog – MacKinnon – Rantanen – Jost
2:3133% CF
PP2Soderberg – Johnson – Andrighetto – Compher – Girard
1:55100% CF
PK1FComeau – Soderberg
2:09
PK2FNieto – Compher
1:39
PK1DJohnson – Nemeth
3:04
PK2DBarberio – Zadorov
0:27

Current COL line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Malkin – Kessel – Rust
11:3270% CF
L2Crosby – Guentzel – Sheary
7:2653% CF
L3Hornqvist – Sheahan – Simon
6:2736% CF
L4Reaves – Hagelin – Rowney
4:0983% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
15:0472% CF
D2Hunwick – Maatta
13:0553% CF
D3Cole – Ruhwedel
9:3867% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Letang – Hornqvist – Kessel
3:2183% CF
PP2Dumoulin – Maatta – Guentzel – Sheary – Simon
0:23
PK1FHagelin – Rowney
1:44
PK2FSheahan – Rust
1:31
PK1DLetang – Dumoulin
2:34
PK2DHunwick – Cole
1:27

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

3rd period

6:17
COLMark Barberioslap0.07 xG
COL: Wilson, Barberio, Barrie, Compher, JostPIT: Kessel, Sheahan, Maatta, Ruhwedel, Sheary
COL 1 – 0 PIT
18:31
COLBlake ComeauEN (Erik Johnson)wrist0.50 xG
COL: Comeau, Soderberg, Johnson, Nemeth, CompherPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Kessel, Guentzel
COL 2 – 0 PIT
19:48
PITPhil Kessel (Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel)snap0.21 xG
COL: Comeau, Soderberg, Johnson, Nemeth, NietoPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Kessel, Guentzel
COL 2 – 1 PIT

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nathan MacKinnon C	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.48	0	1	2	22:05	—	—	44	44
Gabriel Landeskog L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	1	0	2	19:02	—	—	42	44
Mikko Rantanen R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	0	0	17:08	—	—	48	61
Carl Soderberg C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.53	0	0	0	19:50	—	—	17	12
Blake Comeau L	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.65	0	0	0	17:33	—	—	21	20
Matt Nieto L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	2	0	15:47	—	—	24	22
J.T. Compher L	L3	0	0	0	+2	5	0.29	0	1	0	17:38	—	—	59	72
Colin Wilson C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.12	1	2	0	14:41	—	—	41	43
Sven Andrighetto R	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.41	3	0	0	13:29	—	—	44	59
Erik Johnson D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.06	3	3	0	26:51	—	—	41	58
Nikita Zadorov D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	4	0	0	16:59	—	—	38	21
Mark Barberio D	D2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.15	1	0	0	14:29	—	—	60	76
Anton Lindholm D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	9:42	—	—	19	29
Tyson Barrie D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.08	0	1	0	17:33	—	—	37	23
Patrik Nemeth D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	17:10	—	—	35	44
Samuel Girard D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:16	—	—	25	25
Tyson Jost C	—	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	12:06	—	—	55	52
Alexander Kerfoot C	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	7:41	—	—	33	7

COL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonathan Bernier(start)	W	40	39	1	.975	3.06	60:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Phil Kessel R	L1	1	0	1	-1	7	1.03	1	0	0	20:01	—	—	65	70
Evgeni Malkin C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.15	0	0	0	20:00	—	—	70	77
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	0	1	0	16:41	—	—	73	73
Sidney Crosby C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.13	0	0	0	20:42	—	—	56	49
Jake Guentzel C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.08	2	1	0	18:37	—	—	57	51
Conor Sheary L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	0	0	0	14:13	—	—	59	63
Patric Hornqvist R	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.21	0	0	0	16:41	—	—	57	46
Riley Sheahan C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	0	0	16:03	—	—	55	37
Dominik Simon C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	4	1	0	13:59	—	—	46	30
Carl Hagelin L	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.38	1	0	0	9:22	—	—	91	94
Carter Rowney C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	7:58	—	—	83	86
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.16	2	0	2	4:56	—	—	86	87
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.15	2	2	0	27:39	—	—	71	76
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	1	0	20:36	—	—	69	63
Matt Hunwick D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	2	1	2	20:00	—	—	54	44
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.12	3	1	0	17:37	—	—	54	49
Ian Cole D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	0	2	15:43	—	—	67	50
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	2	12:30	—	—	74	83

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	L	27	26	1	.963	2.33	58:42

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.