Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Expected goals, OTT–COL
- 2.2–3.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- COL share of xG
- 57.9%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 31–34
- OTT–COL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Avalanche beat the Senators 8-2, and the chances agreed: 3.0 expected goals to 2.3. Josh Manson had four points, two goals and two assists. Nathan MacKinnon had four points, one goal and three assists.
- Josh MansonBig night
Josh Manson had four points, two goals and two assists. It was his first goal in 19 games. He has 4 goals this season. The Avalanche beat the Senators 8-2.
- Nathan MacKinnonBig night
Nathan MacKinnon had four points, one goal and three assists. That was his 36th goal of the season. He played 17:14 and had five shots on goal. It finished 8-2 for the Avalanche.
- Brock NelsonBig night
Brock Nelson had three points, two goals and one assist. That makes 7 straight games with a point. He has 21 goals this season. It finished 8-2 for the Avalanche.
- Ross ColtonBig night
Ross Colton had three points, three assists. He has 19 points in 43 games this season. He played 15:14 and had four shots on goal. The Avalanche beat the Senators 8-2.
- Cale MakarBig night
Cale Makar had three points, one goal and two assists. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 13th goal of the season. The Avalanche beat the Senators 8-2.
- Jake SandersonStreak
Jake Sanderson has a point in 6 straight games. He has 32 points in 43 games this season. The Senators lost 8-2 to 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
10 goals from 89 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Ottawa Senators
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Sanderson D | 20:29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.01 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| Thomas Chabot D | 19:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 2 | 1 | 68 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo D | 19:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Tyler Kleven D | 19:01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 3 | 40 |
| Artem Zub D | 18:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| Shane Pinto C | 18:10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Claude Giroux R | 17:26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Jordan Spence D | 17:20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| Tim Stützle C | 17:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Ridly Greig C | 16:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.28 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Drake Batherson R | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Brady Tkachuk L | 15:04 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.40 | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| Dylan Cozens C | 14:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.35 | 4 | 1 | 67 |
| Michael Amadio R | 13:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| David Perron L | 13:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 3 | 1 | 63 |
| Fabian Zetterlund L | 12:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 5 | 0 | 40 |
| Lars Eller C | 11:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| Nick Cousins C | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns D | 20:23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.17 | 1 | 3 | 47 |
| Cale Makar D | 19:50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Josh Manson D | 19:25 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.18 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| Martin Necas C | 18:33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Samuel Girard D | 18:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 90 |
| Ilya Solovyov D | 17:49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 17:14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 17:14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| Parker Kelly C | 17:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 3 | 60 |
| Sam Malinski D | 16:19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Jack Drury C | 16:16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| Brock Nelson C | 16:09 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Ross Colton C | 15:14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.55 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 15:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Victor Olofsson L | 14:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 13:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Zakhar Bardakov C | 11:43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| Ivan Ivan C | 9:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute