Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado AvalancheDec 29, 2018

Final / OTSaturday, Dec 29, 2018· Pepsi Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
CHI	2	0	0	1	3		CHI	15	9	11	2	37
COL	1	1	0	0	2		COL	16	9	7	0	32

: CHI 63COL 54
: CHI 3.57COL 2.89
PP goals: CHI 2COL 1
Hits: CHI 9COL 21
Blocks: CHI 11COL 18
PIM: CHI 6COL 10
: CHI 48%COL 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Chicago Blackhawks edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at COL. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:33 together.

Points
Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:49.Kane
Points
Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:28.Strome
PP1
CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:33 together.Toews Kane Gustafsson Strome DeBrincat
PP1
COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Compher, MacKinnon and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:21 together.Barrie Landeskog Compher MacKinnon Rantanen
New line
New look for COL: Soderberg–Calvert–Dries skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Soderberg Calvert Dries
Goalie
Semyon Varlamov (COL) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +6 against a season average of 30.5; the overtime loss.Varlamov
New line
New look for COL: Nieto–Kerfoot–Compher skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nieto Kerfoot Compher
Usage
Samuel Girard (COL) played 13:33, −6:25 down on his 19:58 season average over 81 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.

Strength

Period

Team

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

COL
CHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · COL 54 · CHI 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

COL
CHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

COL pressure
CHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CHI 29% of the game, COL 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

COL

CHI

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	CHI	COL
	59	53
	1.99	2.37
	1.94	2.27
	7	12
	2	5
	16	17
	−0.031	+0.031
	29%	26%

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.