San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado AvalancheMar 6, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
SJS	1	0	2	3		SJS	9	6	19	34
COL	3	2	2	7		COL	13	13	6	32

: SJS 54COL 67
: SJS 3.03COL 5.34
PP goals: SJS 2COL 3
Hits: SJS 20COL 11
Blocks: SJS 13COL 9
PIM: SJS 8COL 10
: SJS 46%COL 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche rout San Jose Sharks 7–3

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 7–3 at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 2G 4A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Drouin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:14 together.

Points
Cale Makar had two goals and 4 assists (6 points) on 3 shots in 19:10.Makar
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Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 8 shots in 18:03.MacKinnon
Points
Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:49.Drouin
Points
Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:38.Necas
Points
William Eklund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:26.Eklund
Points
Artturi Lehkonen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:36.Lehkonen
PP1
COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Drouin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:14 together.Lehkonen MacKinnon Drouin Necas Makar
PP1
SJS's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Wennberg, Eklund, Smith and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:44 together.Toffoli Wennberg Eklund Smith Celebrini

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

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

COL
SJS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · COL 67 · SJS 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

COL
SJS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: SJS 32% of the game, COL 47%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

COL

SJS

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	SJS	COL
	40	65
	1.42	4.78
	1.36	4.10
	6	17
	7	5
	18	22
	−0.029	+0.030
	32%	47%

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.

San Jose Sharks

L1Zetterlund – Smith – Celebrini
12:2441% CF
L2Toffoli – Wennberg – Eklund
9:2144% CF
L3Kostin – Dellandrea – Graf
7:4514% CF
L4Goodrow – Grundstrom – Kovalenko
6:2454% CF
D1Schuldt – Thompson
13:2757% CF
D2Ferraro – Mukhamadullin
12:0626% CF
D3Vlasic – Liljegren
10:3720% CF

PP1Toffoli – Wennberg – Eklund – Smith – Celebrini
4:4488% CF
PP2Kostin – Liljegren – Zetterlund – Kovalenko – Graf
4:1587% CF
PK1FGoodrow – Graf
2:29
PK2FGrundstrom – Eklund
0:47
PK1DVlasic – Mukhamadullin
1:08
PK2DFerraro – Liljegren
0:49

Current SJS line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

L1Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Necas
11:2588% CF
L2Drouin – Nichushkin – Mittelstadt
9:1850% CF
L3Vesey – Kelly – O'Connor
8:2254% CF
L4Colton – Drury – Kiviranta
8:1953% CF
D1Manson – Lindgren
10:2156% CF
D2Toews – Makar
9:5489% CF
D3Middleton – Girard
7:4260% CF

PP1Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Drouin – Necas – Makar
3:14100% CF
PP2Nichushkin – Toews – Girard – Colton – Mittelstadt
1:12100% CF
PK1FDrury – Kiviranta
2:07
PK2FKelly – O'Connor
1:59
PK1DToews – Lindgren
1:57
PK2DManson – Girard
1:27

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.

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Will Smith C	L1	0	1	1	-2	2	0.01	0	0	0	19:50	—	—	42	13
Macklin Celebrini C	L1	1	0	1	-3	5	0.57	0	0	2	19:23	—	—	39	11
Fabian Zetterlund L	L1	1	0	1	-1	7	0.65	4	1	0	18:57	—	—	43	14
Alexander Wennberg C	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	18:03	—	—	38	43
William Eklund L	L2	1	1	2	0	5	0.51	1	0	0	17:26	—	—	47	45
Tyler Toffoli C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.21	0	0	0	15:00	—	—	44	44
Collin Graf R	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.15	0	2	0	18:42	—	—	15	17
Klim Kostin C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.22	3	1	0	13:43	—	—	24	36
Ty Dellandrea C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	4	12:27	—	—	21	27
Barclay Goodrow C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.19	2	0	0	12:32	—	—	38	20
Nikolai Kovalenko R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.37	1	0	0	12:19	—	—	54	33
Carl Grundstrom R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	2	0	0	11:05	—	—	44	31
Jack Thompson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	1	0	14:53	—	—	59	36
Jimmy Schuldt D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	1	0	0	14:15	—	—	61	36
Shakir Mukhamadullin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	0	0	20:25	—	—	36	20
Mario Ferraro D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	3	2	20:22	—	—	28	22
Timothy Liljegren D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	2	0	20:30	—	—	29	21
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:48	—	—	33	16

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)	L	32	25	7	.781	5.34	59:45

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nathan MacKinnon C	L1	2	3	5	+3	8	1.58	0	0	0	18:03	—	—	88	100
Martin Necas C	L1	1	1	2	+3	3	0.67	0	0	2	16:38	—	—	89	100
Artturi Lehkonen L	L1	0	2	2	+2	2	0.63	1	0	0	16:36	—	—	89	100
Valeri Nichushkin R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	16:34	—	—	50	37
Jonathan Drouin L	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.34	0	0	0	13:49	—	—	56	76
Casey Mittelstadt C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	0	0	0	12:36	—	—	39	31
Parker Kelly C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	1	0	13:17	—	—	47	30
Logan O'Connor R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.21	0	0	0	13:14	—	—	44	30
Jimmy Vesey L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	2	0	0	13:09	—	—	41	26
Jack Drury C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	3	0	14:13	—	—	50	70
Joel Kiviranta L	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.08	1	0	2	13:42	—	—	50	71
Ross Colton C	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.78	4	1	0	11:54	—	—	52	76
Ryan Lindgren D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	0	0	0	21:37	—	—	44	64
Josh Manson D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.01	1	0	2	19:33	—	—	64	79
Devon Toews D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.03	1	1	2	20:59	—	—	70	86
Cale Makar D	D2	2	4	6	+3	3	0.53	0	0	0	19:10	—	—	88	92
Samuel Girard D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	21:19	—	—	51	66
Keaton Middleton D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	2	2	14:18	—	—	59	68

COL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	W	34	31	3	.912	3.03	59:41

Goal anatomy

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

Joel Kiviranta (COL SH) 1st 4:19 · assists Cale Makar · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 58.3 mph shot · 1.9 s from entry to goal.

Joel Kiviranta · 1st 4:19 · COL SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 58.3 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Cale Makar · 1st 6:43 · COL PP

Play: point-shot
Passes: 4
Shot: 45.9 mph
Distance: 41 ft

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Fabian Zetterlund · 1st 10:08 · SJS PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 1
Shot: 44.4 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Type: one-timer

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Jonathan Drouin · 1st 19:57 · COL PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.7 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Type: rebound

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Martin Necas · 2nd 0:40 · COL PP

Play: faceoff
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 88.2 mph
Distance: 38 ft
Type: one-timer

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Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 10:54 · COL

Play: deflection
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 2.7 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: deflection

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Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 5:21 · COL

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 62.9 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Type: rebound

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Macklin Celebrini · 3rd 8:10 · SJS PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 62.7 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Type: one-timer

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Cale Makar · 3rd 9:00 · COL

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.8 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Type: deflection

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William Eklund · 3rd 17:24 · SJS

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 23.1 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 4.6 s
Type: rebound

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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.

San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado AvalancheMar 6, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Colorado Avalanche rout San Jose Sharks 7–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

San Jose Sharks

Colorado Avalanche

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

San Jose Sharks

Colorado Avalanche

Goal anatomy

Joel Kiviranta · 1st 4:19 · COL SH

Cale Makar · 1st 6:43 · COL PP

Fabian Zetterlund · 1st 10:08 · SJS PP

Jonathan Drouin · 1st 19:57 · COL PP

Martin Necas · 2nd 0:40 · COL PP

Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 10:54 · COL

Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 5:21 · COL

Macklin Celebrini · 3rd 8:10 · SJS PP

Cale Makar · 3rd 9:00 · COL

William Eklund · 3rd 17:24 · SJS