GRIT & GF

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Expected goals, COL–CBJ
3.6–2.2
all situations, empty nets out
CBJ share of xG
37.3%
50% is even
Shots on goal
36–23
COL–CBJ
Pre-game model
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no projection stored

The story

The Avalanche beat the Blue Jackets 4-1, and the chances agreed: 3.7 expected goals to 2.1. Nathan MacKinnon generated 1.2 expected goals on two shots and did not score. Ivan Provorov scored for the first time in 27 games.

  • Nathan MacKinnon generated 1.2 expected goals on two shots and did not score. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 8.8. It finished 4-1 for the Avalanche.

  • Ivan ProvorovDrought over

    Ivan Provorov scored for the first time in 27 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 24:56 and had one shot on goal. The Blue Jackets lost 4-1 to the Avalanche.

  • Valeri Nichushkin had two goals. That was his second goal of the season. He played 17:21 and had four shots on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Avalanche.

  • Zach Werenski had 10 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 13.0. The Blue Jackets lost 4-1 to the Avalanche.

  • Martin Necas has a point in 5 straight games. He has 9 points in 5 games this season. The Avalanche beat the Blue Jackets 4-1.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

COLCBJ

Where the shots came from

5 goals from 95 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← COL shootingCBJ shooting →

Colorado Avalanche

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Devon Toews D23:490010.130059
Cale Makar D23:191130.280165
Brent Burns D20:540130.030271
Martin Necas C19:510100.010259
Josh Manson D19:290110.180345
Nathan MacKinnon C18:240021.251366
Artturi Lehkonen L18:030120.481261
Valeri Nichushkin R17:212041.131079
Brock Nelson C16:461020.362179
Sam Malinski D16:390130.121095
Gabriel Landeskog L16:070100.001178
Jack Drury C14:330010.061067
Ilya Solovyov D13:410000.070089
Victor Olofsson L12:570150.580081
Ross Colton C12:090050.382074
Parker Kelly C11:090020.241059
Joel Kiviranta L10:290000.002172
Gavin Brindley C10:200020.020069

Columbus Blue Jackets

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Zach Werenski D26:250030.171345
Ivan Provorov D24:561010.060114
Damon Severson D21:120010.010223
Dante Fabbro D21:000000.000435
Boone Jenner C19:450010.252036
Kirill Marchenko R18:300100.101013
Sean Monahan C18:040020.010011
Mathieu Olivier R17:120020.182337
Kent Johnson C17:080030.220125
Adam Fantilli C17:020020.330141
Charlie Coyle C16:130020.250163
Denton Mateychuk D15:530010.020139
Dmitri Voronkov L15:470000.242134
Cole Sillinger C13:170030.141045
Isac Lundeström C11:400000.001223
Egor Chinakhov R9:000000.000134
Zachary Aston-Reese C8:480020.162129
Jake Christiansen D7:380000.010019

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.