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Colorado Avalanche vs. New York RangersDec 6, 2025

Final / OT· Madison Square Garden
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COL
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NYR
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
COL01113COL91319142
NYR00202NYR1188027
COL 73NYR 61
COL 4.20NYR 1.94
PP goals
COL 0NYR 0
Hits
COL 21NYR 32
Blocks
COL 13NYR 18
PIM
COL 4NYR 4
COL 42%NYR 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at NYR. Martin Necas (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +14 against a season average of 27.9; the overtime loss.

  1. Points
    Martin Necas had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:12.Necas
  2. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 24:56.MacKinnon
  3. Goalie
    Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +14 against a season average of 27.9; the overtime loss.Shesterkin
  4. Usage
    J.T. Miller (NYR) played 23:38, +3:32 up on his 20:06 season average over 67 games.Miller
  5. Usage
    Taylor Raddysh (NYR) played 6:09, −5:47 down on his 11:56 season average over 67 games.Raddysh
  6. Usage
    Vincent Trocheck (NYR) played 23:35, +3:05 up on his 20:30 season average over 66 games.Trocheck
  7. Usage
    Artturi Lehkonen (COL) played 22:43, +4:18 up on his 18:25 season average over 69 games.Lehkonen
  8. Usage
    Samuel Girard (COL) played 13:32, −4:39 down on his 18:11 season average over 59 games.Girard

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 NYR: 134 attempts, 69 on goal, 5 goals, 6.14 expected goals; best chance Parker Kelly at 0.38 xG.

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

Showing 134 of 134 attempts · NYR 61 · COL 73

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, COL at NYR: expected goals 1.94 to 4.20 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 73, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTNYRCOLKSMPMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 62:46
  • NYR
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NYRCOLcontrol2nd3rdOTKelly · 2nd 7:06Sheary · 3rd 4:23MacKinnon · 3rd 15:26Panarin · 3rd 19:18MacKinnon · OT 2:46
  • NYR 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 47% of the game, NYR 20%.

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 NYR: 38 players over 62:46; most ice Igor Shesterkin (61:22) for NYR and Mackenzie Blackwood (62:46) for COL, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

NYR skaters (rows) against COL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NYR side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, NYR rows versus COL columns: 250 matchups; most common Gavrikov vs MacKinnon, 16:34 at 28% xGF.

NYR ↓ · COL →MacKinnonLehkonenNecasNichushkinDruryOlofssonNelsonLandeskogColtonKivirantaKellyBardakovMakarToewsBurnsMansonMalinskiGirardL1 PanarinL1 ZibanejadL1 LafrenièreL2 MillerL2 TrocheckL2 ShearyL3 CuylleL3 LabaL3 BerardL4 BrodzinskiL4 CarrickL4 RaddyshD1 GavrikovD1 SchneiderD2 BorgenD2 SoucyD3 RobertsonD3 Morrow
NYR xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatCOLNYR
7756
4.461.47
4.061.45
175
54
2819
−0.065+0.065
47%20%

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 →

New York Rangers

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

  1. 7:06
    COLParker Kelly (Sam Malinski, Martin Necas)tip-in0.12 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Girard, Necas, Kelly, MalinskiNYR: Panarin, Borgen, Cuylle, Morrow, Laba
    COL 1 – 0 NYR

3rd period

  1. 4:23
    NYRConor Sheary (Vincent Trocheck, J.T. Miller)snap0.20 xG
    COL: Lehkonen, Toews, Colton, Necas, MakarNYR: Miller, Soucy, Sheary, Panarin, Borgen
    COL 1 – 1 NYR
  2. 15:26
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Josh Manson)other0.37 xG
    COL: Burns, Manson, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, NecasNYR: Trocheck, Miller, Sheary, Gavrikov, Schneider
    COL 2 – 1 NYR
  3. 19:18
    NYRArtemi Panarin (Mika Zibanejad, Alexis Lafrenière)slap0.08 xG
    COL: Nelson, Nichushkin, Toews, Makar, KivirantaNYR: Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Panarin, Lafrenière, Cuylle
    COL 2 – 2 NYR

OT period

  1. 2:46
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Cale Makar, Martin Necas)backhand0.13 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Necas, MakarNYR: Borgen, Cuylle, Laba
    COL 3 – 2 NYR

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 CL1202+371.0310024:56——5374
Artturi Lehkonen LL1000020.1510022:43——4965
Martin Necas CL1033+230.1701022:12——5669
Valeri Nichushkin RL2000-120.1710218:09——7176
Jack Drury CL2000000.0001013:14——6053
Victor Olofsson LL2000000.0001011:05——6272
Brock Nelson CL3000-120.0511018:02——6887
Gabriel Landeskog LL3000071.2300015:16——6787
Ross Colton CL3000-140.1220012:22——6875
Joel Kiviranta LL4000-100.0041010:37——3566
Parker Kelly CL4101+130.5521010:20——5083
Zakhar Bardakov CL4000010.061006:26——4682
Cale Makar DD1011-170.4202227:40——4857
Devon Toews DD1000-200.1501026:17——4133
Brent Burns DD2000+130.0610019:33——6482
Josh Manson DD2011+110.0252017:00——6686
Sam Malinski DD3011+100.0022014:54——6788
Samuel Girard DD3000+100.0200013:32——6487
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)W27252.9261.9462:46

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Artemi Panarin LL1101+160.4111022:12——4321
Mika Zibanejad CL1011+110.1250021:57——4516
Alexis Lafrenière LL1011+130.2711017:19——4215
J.T. Miller CL2011+130.1050023:38——4135
Vincent Trocheck CL2011000.2051023:35——4130
Conor Sheary LL2101030.3300015:42——4743
Will Cuylle LL3000-100.1604021:25——3621
Noah Laba CL3000-210.0310013:28——2411
Brett Berard LL3000000.0020010:46——3315
Jonny Brodzinski CL4000010.000128:20——5459
Sam Carrick CL4000010.070007:54——6761
Taylor Raddysh RL4000010.000006:09——6381
Vladislav Gavrikov DD1000-120.0424024:17——4126
Braden Schneider DD1000-110.0611022:40——3928
Will Borgen DD2000-100.0031018:54——3226
Carson Soucy DD2000+100.0023016:05——3925
Matthew Robertson DD3000030.0931215:56——5223
Scott Morrow DD3000-110.0510015:25——5320
NYR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Igor Shesterkin(start)O42393.9294.0561:22

Goal anatomy

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

Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 3rd 15:26 · assists Martin Necas, Josh Manson · Rebound · 26.4 mph shot.

Parker Kelly · 2nd 7:06 · COL

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3
Shot
31.0 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
6.9 s
Type
deflection

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Conor Sheary · 3rd 4:23 · NYR

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
45.5 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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