Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado AvalancheJan 16, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
EDM	1	2	1	4		EDM	13	11	4	28
COL	3	0	0	3		COL	6	9	10	25

: EDM 64COL 55
: EDM 3.52COL 2.56
PP goals: EDM 0COL 0
Hits: EDM 11COL 14
Blocks: EDM 11COL 19
PIM: EDM 4COL 8
: EDM 47%COL 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Edmonton Oilers edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 at COL. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for EDM: Perry–Skinner–Philp skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:12.MacKinnon
Points
Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:17.McDavid
Points
Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:24.Bouchard
Points
Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:31.Draisaitl
New line
New look for EDM: Perry–Skinner–Philp skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Perry Skinner Philp
Usage
Joel Kiviranta (COL) played 16:35, +4:07 up on his 12:28 season average over 78 games.Kiviranta
Usage
Logan O'Connor (COL) played 17:31, +3:26 up on his 14:05 season average over 79 games.O'Connor
Usage
Leon Draisaitl (EDM) played 24:31, +3:03 up on his 21:28 season average over 70 games.Draisaitl

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

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

COL
EDM
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · COL 55 · EDM 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

COL
EDM
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: EDM 35% of the game, COL 22%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

COL

EDM

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	EDM	COL
	59	49
	3.12	2.29
	2.69	2.24
	14	8
	5	2
	22	12
	−0.023	+0.023
	35%	22%

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.

Edmonton Oilers

L1Hyman – Draisaitl – McDavid
15:0463% CF
L2Nugent-Hopkins – Arvidsson – Podkolzin
8:0847% CF
L3Henrique – Brown – Janmark
6:4354% CF
L4Perry – Skinner – Philp
5:1757% CF
D1Ekholm – Bouchard
15:5569% CF
D2Kulak – Emberson
9:5450% CF
D3Nurse – Stecher
9:2244% CF

PP1Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – McDavid – Bouchard
6:2078% CF
PP2Perry – Ekholm – Skinner – Nurse – Arvidsson
0:21
PK1FBrown – Janmark
1:03
PK2FHenrique – Nugent-Hopkins
0:57
PK1DEkholm – Emberson
1:28
PK2DKulak – Nurse
0:58

Current EDM line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

L1Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Drouin
9:0742% CF
L2Rantanen – O'Connor – Kiviranta
6:1218% CF
L3Colton – Kelly – Parssinen
3:5658% CF
L4Mittelstadt – Polin – Innala
3:2244% CF
D1Toews – Makar
14:2346% CF
D2Manson – Girard
12:3347% CF
D3de Haan – Middleton
10:1283% CF

PP1Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Drouin – Rantanen – Makar
2:1750% CF
PP2Toews – Girard – Colton – Mittelstadt – Parssinen
0:29
PK1FKelly – O'Connor
2:27
PK2FLehkonen – Kiviranta
1:18
PK1DToews – Makar
5:25
PK2DManson – Girard
1:13

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Leon Draisaitl C	L1	0	2	2	+1	3	0.54	0	1	0	24:31	—	—	64	73
Zach Hyman L	L1	0	0	0	+1	7	1.06	1	0	0	24:18	—	—	63	70
Connor McDavid C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.45	0	0	0	24:17	—	—	63	70
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	19:56	—	—	50	52
Vasily Podkolzin R	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.09	3	1	0	13:25	—	—	43	37
Viktor Arvidsson L	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.04	0	1	0	12:18	—	—	50	49
Adam Henrique C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:50	—	—	47	41
Connor Brown R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.09	2	0	0	12:23	—	—	39	16
Mattias Janmark C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:41	—	—	50	25
Corey Perry R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.36	0	0	0	9:55	—	—	48	55
Jeff Skinner L	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.16	0	0	0	8:56	—	—	59	56
Noah Philp C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.13	0	0	2	7:42	—	—	57	58
Evan Bouchard D	D1	1	1	2	+2	5	0.23	0	1	0	25:24	—	—	72	77
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	1	0	20:58	—	—	61	66
Brett Kulak D	D2	1	0	1	0	2	0.04	0	1	0	19:03	—	—	50	38
Ty Emberson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	14:04	—	—	43	49
Darnell Nurse D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	2	3	2	22:26	—	—	39	31
Troy Stecher D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	11:53	—	—	41	44

EDM goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Stuart Skinner(start)	W	25	22	3	.880	2.56	60:00

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nathan MacKinnon C	L1	2	0	2	0	3	0.55	1	0	2	21:12	—	—	44	38
Artturi Lehkonen L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	0	0	20:35	—	—	50	40
Jonathan Drouin L	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	16:44	—	—	50	37
Mikko Rantanen R	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.21	1	2	2	19:31	—	—	26	31
Logan O'Connor R	L2	1	0	1	-1	3	0.30	0	1	0	17:31	—	—	35	47
Joel Kiviranta L	L2	0	1	1	-2	0	0.05	2	0	0	16:35	—	—	24	34
Parker Kelly C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.31	2	2	2	14:29	—	—	54	58
Ross Colton C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	0	0	13:49	—	—	68	73
Juuso Parssinen C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	2	8:51	—	—	56	62
Casey Mittelstadt C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:54	—	—	55	47
Jason Polin R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	1	0	6:18	—	—	42	45
Jere Innala L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.25	1	0	0	5:52	—	—	44	38
Cale Makar D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.35	1	7	0	26:06	—	—	43	45
Devon Toews D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.08	0	2	0	24:46	—	—	46	42
Samuel Girard D	D2	0	0	0	-3	2	0.05	0	0	0	19:47	—	—	42	34
Josh Manson D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.07	3	1	0	19:05	—	—	40	28
Calvin de Haan D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	2	0	14:37	—	—	52	65
Keaton Middleton D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:11	—	—	61	56

COL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	L	28	24	4	.857	3.52	58:07

Goal anatomy

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

Logan O'Connor (COL) 1st 5:17 · assists Joel Kiviranta, Mikko Rantanen · Forecheck turnover · 22.9 mph shot.

Logan O'Connor · 1st 5:17 · COL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 22.9 mph
Distance: 3 ft

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Nathan MacKinnon · 1st 10:04 · COL

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 62.3 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Entry to goal: 3.8 s

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Nathan MacKinnon · 1st 11:48 · COL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 45.0 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Viktor Arvidsson · 1st 19:18 · EDM

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 60.4 mph
Distance: 42 ft
Entry to goal: 1.8 s

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Brett Kulak · 2nd 6:17 · EDM

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 68.5 mph
Distance: 61 ft

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Connor McDavid · 2nd 14:49 · EDM

Play: rebound
Passes: 1
Shot: 29.1 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: rebound

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Evan Bouchard · 3rd 13:05 · EDM

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 30.8 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado AvalancheJan 16, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Edmonton Oilers edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Edmonton Oilers

Colorado Avalanche

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Edmonton Oilers

Colorado Avalanche

Goal anatomy

Logan O'Connor · 1st 5:17 · COL

Nathan MacKinnon · 1st 10:04 · COL

Nathan MacKinnon · 1st 11:48 · COL

Viktor Arvidsson · 1st 19:18 · EDM

Brett Kulak · 2nd 6:17 · EDM

Connor McDavid · 2nd 14:49 · EDM

Evan Bouchard · 3rd 13:05 · EDM