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Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota WildJan 9, 2025

Final· Xcel Energy Center
away
COL
6
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MIN
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Goals123TShots123T
COL2136COL811827
MIN1001MIN481325
COL 55MIN 62
COL 2.95MIN 2.98
PP goals
COL 0MIN 0
Hits
COL 18MIN 18
Blocks
COL 14MIN 13
PIM
COL 6MIN 6
COL 42%MIN 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche rout Minnesota Wild 6–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 6–1 at MIN. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL scored 6 goals on 2.95 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Logan O'Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:15.O'Connor
  2. Points
    Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:54.Rantanen
  3. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:44.MacKinnon
  4. Points
    Jonathan Drouin had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:30.Drouin
  5. Points
    Josh Manson had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:58.Manson
  6. Luck
    COL scored 6 goals on 2.95 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  7. New line
    New look for COL: Lehkonen–Colton–Parssinen skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.LehkonenColtonParssinen
  8. Luck
    MIN scored 1 goal on 2.97 expected goals (62 attempts), well short of its chances.

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 MIN: 117 attempts, 52 on goal, 7 goals, 5.92 expected goals; best chance Yakov Trenin at 0.28 xG.

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

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · MIN 62 · COL 55

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, COL at MIN: expected goals 2.98 to 2.95 (MIN led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 55, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdMINCOLOCBRKLMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MIN
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MINCOLcontrol2nd3rdO'Connor · 1st 3:46Colton · 1st 16:52Bogosian · 1st 18:27Rantanen · 2nd 13:00Kelly · 3rd 4:23Lehkonen · 3rd 7:42MacKinnon · 3rd 8:48
  • MIN 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 25% of the game, MIN 27%.

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 MIN: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Filip Gustavsson (60:00) for MIN and Mackenzie Blackwood (60:00) for COL, 7 goals.

MIN
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
StatCOLMIN
4959
2.282.33
2.122.29
713
24
2828
−0.053+0.053
25%27%

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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Minnesota Wild

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:46
    COLLogan O'Connor (Josh Manson)wrist0.18 xG
    COL: de Haan, Manson, Drouin, Mittelstadt, O'ConnorMIN: Foligno, Merrill, Gaudreau, Middleton, Trenin
    COL 1 – 0 MIN
  2. 16:52
    COLRoss Coltonwrist0.12 xG
    COL: Toews, Colton, Mittelstadt, Parssinen, MalinskiMIN: Zuccarello, Middleton, Chisholm, Boldy, Rossi
    COL 2 – 0 MIN
  3. 18:27
    MINZach Bogosian (Frederick Gaudreau, Yakov Trenin)wrist0.18 xG
    COL: de Haan, Drouin, Makar, Kelly, O'ConnorMIN: Bogosian, Foligno, Gaudreau, Middleton, Trenin
    COL 2 – 1 MIN

2nd period

  1. 13:00
    COLMikko Rantanen (Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin)wrist0.21 xG
    COL: Manson, MacKinnon, Drouin, Rantanen, MalinskiMIN: Bogosian, Hartman, Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Boldy
    COL 3 – 1 MIN

3rd period

  1. 4:23
    COLParker Kelly (Joel Kiviranta, Logan O'Connor)wrist0.10 xG
    COL: Toews, Rantanen, Makar, Kelly, KivirantaMIN: Zuccarello, Merrill, Middleton, Boldy, Rossi
    COL 4 – 1 MIN
  2. 7:42
    COLArtturi LehkonenSH (Josh Manson)snap0.22 xG
    COL: Manson, Lehkonen, Middleton, KivirantaMIN: Zuccarello, Hartman, Chisholm, Boldy, Rossi
    COL 5 – 1 MIN
  3. 8:48
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Jonathan Drouin, Mikko Rantanen)snap0.09 xG
    COL: de Haan, Manson, MacKinnon, Drouin, RantanenMIN: Bogosian, Johansson, Hartman, Middleton, Eriksson Ek
    COL 6 – 1 MIN

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 CL1112+250.2500019:44——6064
Mikko Rantanen RL1112+330.5600018:54——5957
Jonathan Drouin LL1022+200.2601018:30——5853
Artturi Lehkonen LL2101+120.4000018:41——4450
Juuso Parssinen CL2000+100.0020213:36——3762
Ross Colton CL2101+120.4921013:29——3753
Logan O'Connor RL3112030.4101017:15——3849
Joel Kiviranta LL3011+210.0700015:28——2635
Casey Mittelstadt CL3000+220.1000214:10——3854
Parker Kelly CL4101020.1120013:22——3322
Tye Felhaber LL4000010.111009:05——4746
Jere Innala LL4000000.000207:14——3932
Cale Makar DD1000010.0516224:38——4342
Devon Toews DD1000+220.0511022:42——4350
Josh Manson DD2022+400.0140020:58——5454
Calvin de Haan DD2000+100.0221015:37——5446
Sam Malinski DD3000+220.0410016:49——3955
Keaton Middleton DD3000+110.0221013:48——4449
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)W25241.9602.9860:00

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Marco Rossi CL1000-320.1301020:55——5051
Mats Zuccarello RL1000-320.2001020:44——5055
Matt Boldy LL1000-440.4810020:14——5248
Frederick Gaudreau CL2011000.1100017:22——5953
Marcus Foligno LL2000010.0930015:01——6864
Yakov Trenin CL2011000.2941214:15——6563
Joel Eriksson Ek CL3000-260.9812017:33——5557
Ryan Hartman RL3000-310.1221014:55——5250
Marcus Johansson LL3000-100.0100014:18——5259
Marat Khusnutdinov CL4000010.2011010:20——6344
Devin Shore CL4000010.081107:41——5326
Ben Jones CL4000010.010006:32——5417
Jake Middleton DD1000-400.0211220:22——5948
Zach Bogosian DD1101-120.1911019:46——5759
Declan Chisholm DD2000-200.0100022:21——4371
David Jiricek DD2000010.0130016:01——5856
Jon Merrill DD3000-220.0402219:04——3925
Travis Dermott DD3000010.0001016:36——6553
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)L27216.7782.9560:00

Goal anatomy

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

Logan O'Connor (COL) 1st 3:46 · assists Josh Manson · Rush · passed in · 62.4 mph shot · 2.2 s from entry to goal.

Zach Bogosian · 1st 18:27 · MIN

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
54.4 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
8.3 s

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Mikko Rantanen · 2nd 13:00 · COL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
72.1 mph
Distance
40 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Parker Kelly · 3rd 4:23 · COL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
56.5 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s

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Artturi Lehkonen · 3rd 7:42 · COL SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
57.7 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s
Type
one-timer

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