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Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas StarsMay 7, 2024

Final / OTPlayoffs· American Airlines Center
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DAL
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Goals1231OTTShots1231OTT
COL02114COL5116426
DAL30003DAL934622
COL 69DAL 63
COL 2.51DAL 2.60
PP goals
COL 2DAL 1
Hits
COL 46DAL 20
Blocks
COL 24DAL 23
PIM
COL 10DAL 6
COL 40%DAL 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in overtime at DAL. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:44 together.

  1. Points
    Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 28:26.Makar
  2. Points
    Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:21.Benn
  3. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:54.MacKinnon
  4. Points
    Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:10.Nichushkin
  5. Points
    Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:18.Rantanen
  6. PP1
    COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:44 together.LehkonenMacKinnonNichushkinRantanenMakar
  7. Usage
    Jason Robertson (DAL) played 26:06, +6:43 up on his 19:23 season average over 18 games.Robertson
  8. Usage
    Valeri Nichushkin (COL) played 27:10, +5:19 up on his 21:51 season average over 7 games.Nichushkin

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 DAL: 132 attempts, 48 on goal, 7 goals, 5.11 expected goals; best chance Valeri Nichushkin at 0.56 xG.

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

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · DAL 63 · COL 69

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, COL at DAL: expected goals 2.60 to 2.51 (DAL led the chances), shot attempts 63 to 69, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTDALCOLSJBNMMWnet xGcumulative expected goals · 71:03
  • DAL
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DALCOLcontrol2nd3rdOTSuter · 1st 7:26Johnston · 1st 10:55Benn · 1st 16:56Nichushkin · 2nd 5:31Makar · 2nd 9:08MacKinnon · 3rd 0:39Wood · OT 11:03
  • DAL 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 33% of the game, DAL 19%.

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 DAL: 38 players over 71:03; most ice Jake Oettinger (71:03) for DAL and Alexandar Georgiev (70:52) for COL, 7 goals.

DAL
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
StatCOLDAL
7760
2.151.21
2.101.20
115
62
1912
−0.109+0.109
33%19%

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

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Dallas Stars

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 7:26
    DALRyan Suter (Matt Duchene)wrist0.01 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen, Girard, WalkerDAL: Suter, Dadonov, Duchene, Seguin, Heiskanen
    COL 0 – 1 DAL
  2. 10:55
    DALWyatt Johnston (Joe Pavelski, Jamie Benn)snap0.05 xG
    COL: Parise, Lehkonen, Toews, Mittelstadt, MakarDAL: Pavelski, Benn, Lindell, Lundkvist, Johnston
    COL 0 – 2 DAL
  3. 16:56
    DALJamie BennPP (Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen)deflected0.18 xG
    COL: Manson, Lehkonen, ToewsDAL: Benn, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, Johnston
    COL 0 – 3 DAL

2nd period

  1. 5:31
    COLValeri NichushkinPP (Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon)snap0.56 xG
    COL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen, MakarDAL: Suter, Tanev, Hintz, Johnston
    COL 1 – 3 DAL
  2. 9:08
    COLCale MakarPP (Valeri Nichushkin, Mikko Rantanen)wrist0.05 xG
    COL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen, MakarDAL: Suter, Seguin, Hintz, Harley
    COL 2 – 3 DAL

3rd period

  1. 0:39
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar)snap0.27 xG
    COL: Manson, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen, MakarDAL: Pavelski, Robertson, Heiskanen, Harley, Johnston
    COL 3 – 3 DAL

OT period

  1. 11:03
    COLMiles Wood (Andrew Cogliano, Samuel Girard)backhand0.12 xG
    COL: Johnson, Cogliano, Wood, Toews, Girard, ColtonDAL: Dadonov, Tanev, Faksa, Heiskanen, Johnston
    COL 4 – 3 DAL

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 RL1022020.0712427:18——7189
Valeri Nichushkin RL1112040.8852027:10——7389
Nathan MacKinnon CL1112040.4703026:54——7088
Artturi Lehkonen LL2000-120.1251022:02——5662
Casey Mittelstadt CL2000-110.0921017:55——4644
Zach Parise LL2000-120.0511014:20——5051
Yakov Trenin CL3000010.0121213:57——4853
Andrew Cogliano CL3011+100.0001011:19——3336
Brandon Duhaime LL3000000.076109:18——2729
Miles Wood LL4101+120.1322213:41——4834
Ross Colton CL4000+100.0442012:41——5452
Chris Wagner RL4000000.002008:28——5332
Cale Makar DD1123030.3001028:26——6670
Devon Toews DD1000-130.0311027:22——6678
Samuel Girard DD2011000.1351026:50——4847
Josh Manson DD2000+110.0833223:29——5478
Sean Walker DD3000-110.0350020:06——5668
Jack Johnson DD3000+100.0321014:42——4646
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)W22193.8642.6070:52

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Wyatt Johnston CL1101-120.1210023:18——3635
Joe Pavelski CL1011000.1312021:28——3632
Jamie Benn LL1112+110.4820018:21——4644
Sam Steel CL2000000.0050016:40——5056
Radek Faksa CL2000-120.1920014:18——5039
Craig Smith CL2000000.0112212:42——5024
Jason Robertson LL3011-110.1601026:06——3335
Roope Hintz CL3000000.1401220:56——3837
Logan Stankoven CL3000030.1700015:14——4742
Matt Duchene CL4011+100.0102017:14——5436
Tyler Seguin CL4000+140.8310016:54——5045
Evgenii Dadonov LL4000000.0000211:59——4813
Miro Heiskanen DD1011-130.2024029:57——3230
Thomas Harley DD1000-120.0714026:32——4127
Esa Lindell DD2000+110.0122028:29——4648
Chris Tanev DD2000-110.0314024:39——5448
Ryan Suter DD3101+120.0501022:37——5044
Nils Lundkvist DD3000+100.001004:07——6329
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)L26224.8462.5171:03

Goal anatomy

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

Ryan Suter (DAL) 1st 7:26 · assists Matt Duchene · Forecheck turnover · 60.7 mph shot.

Cale Makar · 2nd 9:08 · COL PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
67.2 mph
Distance
48 ft
Entry to goal
6.1 s

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Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 0:39 · COL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
53.4 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
7.5 s
Type
rebound

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Miles Wood · OT 11:03 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
2
Shot
25.8 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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