Montreal Canadiens vs. Colorado AvalancheJan 22, 2022

Final / OTSaturday, Jan 22, 2022· Ball Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	0	1	1	0	2		MTL	12	10	8	0	30
COL	1	1	0	1	3		COL	23	11	9	3	46

: MTL 55COL 69
: MTL 2.94COL 3.48
PP goals: MTL 1COL 2
Hits: MTL 32COL 24
Blocks: MTL 12COL 15
PIM: MTL 10COL 4
: MTL 50%COL 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Cayden Primeau (MTL) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +21 against a season average of 25.2; the overtime loss.

Points
Devon Toews had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 27:08.Toews
Points
Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:35.Suzuki
Points
Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:00.Nichushkin
Points
Samuel Girard had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:12.Girard
Goalie
Cayden Primeau (MTL) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +21 against a season average of 25.2; the overtime loss.Primeau
New line
New look for MTL: Toffoli–Lehkonen–Suzuki skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Toffoli Lehkonen Suzuki
New line
New look for COL: Aube-Kubel–Jost–Maltsev skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Aube-Kubel Jost Maltsev
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New look for MTL: Anderson–Evans–Pitlick skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anderson Evans Pitlick

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

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

COL
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · COL 69 · MTL 55

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

COL
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 38% of the game, COL 42%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

COL

MTL

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	MTL	COL
	49	60
	2.48	2.45
	2.44	2.33
	11	7
	8	6
	16	14
	−0.007	+0.008
	38%	42%

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.