Wednesday, January 28, 2026
- Expected goals, COL–OTT
- 2.0–2.3
- all situations, empty nets out
- OTT share of xG
- 53.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 18–23
- COL–OTT
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Senators beat the Avalanche 5-2. Expected goals had it close, 2.4 to 2.0. Nick Cousins played 16:44, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. Claude Giroux scored the winner.
- Nick CousinsIce time
Nick Cousins played 16:44, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. It was his first goal in 15 games. It finished 5-2 for the Senators.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
COLOTT
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COL 37OTT 33
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Where the shots came from
7 goals from 70 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
GoalShot or miss
← COL shootingOTT shooting →
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar D | 27:22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.31 | 0 | 3 | 59 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 23:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| Martin Necas C | 22:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 3 | 0 | 48 |
| Brock Nelson C | 22:23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Brent Burns D | 21:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Josh Manson D | 20:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 4 | 0 | 45 |
| Sam Malinski D | 20:52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Samuel Girard D | 17:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 16:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| Jack Drury C | 16:30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 15:59 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.37 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| Victor Olofsson L | 15:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Parker Kelly C | 14:04 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.51 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| Joel Kiviranta L | 11:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| Keaton Middleton D | 10:23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 8:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Taylor Makar L | 5:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zakhar Bardakov C | 4:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 77 |
Ottawa Senators
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Sanderson D | 24:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 4 | 1 | 39 |
| Shane Pinto C | 22:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Artem Zub D | 21:55 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
| Thomas Chabot D | 21:24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.19 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Michael Amadio R | 20:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| Ridly Greig C | 18:45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| Tim Stützle C | 18:28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.01 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Claude Giroux R | 17:34 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Nick Jensen D | 17:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Nick Cousins C | 16:44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.24 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| Drake Batherson R | 16:08 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Brady Tkachuk L | 15:12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.22 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Jordan Spence D | 15:06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| Dylan Cozens C | 14:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| Tyler Kleven D | 13:59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 4 | 1 | 56 |
| Fabian Zetterlund L | 12:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Lars Eller C | 8:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Xavier Bourgault R | 5:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute
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.