Saturday, November 29, 2025
- Expected goals, MTL–COL
- 2.3–4.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- COL share of xG
- 64.7%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 23–36
- MTL–COL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Avalanche won 7-2 and earned it, out-chancing the Canadiens 4.1 to 2.3 in expected goals. Four points for Brock Nelson: two goals and two assists. Arber Xhekaj finished 9 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Brock NelsonBig night
Four points for Brock Nelson: two goals and two assists. He also had 8 shot attempts against an average of 2.9. The Avalanche beat the Canadiens 7-2.
- Arber XhekajPhysical
Arber Xhekaj finished 9 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 1 point in 22 games this season. The Canadiens lost 7-2 to the Avalanche.
- Gabriel LandeskogBig night
Three points for Gabriel Landeskog: two goals and one assist. He has 5 goals this season. He played 16:12 and had five shots on goal. The Avalanche beat the Canadiens 7-2.
- Nathan MacKinnonBig night
Nathan MacKinnon had three points, one goal and two assists. He has now scored in 3 straight. He has 20 goals this season. It finished 7-2 for the Avalanche.
- Martin NecasBig night
Three points for Martin Necas: three assists. He has 33 points in 25 games this season. He played 18:06 and had three shots on goal. It finished 7-2 for the Avalanche.
- Devon ToewsDrought over
Devon Toews scored for the first time in 30 games. That was his first goal of the season. He played 16:36 and had four shots on goal. It finished 7-2 for the Avalanche.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
9 goals from 89 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Matheson D | 23:10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 22:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| Lane Hutson D | 22:30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Noah Dobson D | 21:46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 18:43 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| Cole Caufield R | 17:05 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 16:32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 15:47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 15:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 14:12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Josh Anderson R | 13:55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.24 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 13:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
| Jake Evans C | 13:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 13:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| Adam Engstrom D | 13:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 45 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 12:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 11:09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Florian Xhekaj L | 10:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar D | 21:14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Sam Malinski D | 20:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 3 | 69 |
| Brent Burns D | 20:11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Samuel Girard D | 18:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 2 | 69 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 18:14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Martin Necas C | 18:06 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Jack Drury C | 17:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Josh Manson D | 17:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 3 | 1 | 57 |
| Brock Nelson C | 17:00 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Devon Toews D | 16:36 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | 16:12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.64 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Ross Colton C | 14:57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 68 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 14:49 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Parker Kelly C | 14:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Joel Kiviranta L | 13:09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.29 | 1 | 1 | 77 |
| Zakhar Bardakov C | 13:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| Victor Olofsson L | 12:28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Ivan Ivan C | 10:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 78 |
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