Wednesday, February 4, 2026
- Expected goals, SJS–COL
- 2.4–4.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- COL share of xG
- 63.3%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 25–42
- SJS–COL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Avalanche beat the Sharks 4-2, and the chances agreed: 4.3 expected goals to 2.4. Timothy Liljegren scored for the first time in 60 games. Three points for Valeri Nichushkin: three assists. The Avalanche outshot the Sharks 42-25.
- Timothy LiljegrenDrought over
Timothy Liljegren scored for the first time in 60 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Sharks lost 4-2 to the Avalanche.
- Valeri NichushkinBig night
Three points for Valeri Nichushkin: three assists. He has 34 points in 46 games this season. He played 20:44 and had two shots on goal. The Avalanche beat the Sharks 4-2.
- Artturi LehkonenTwo goals
Artturi Lehkonen scored twice. That was his 19th goal of the season. He played 17:35 and had five shots on goal. The Avalanche beat the Sharks 4-2.
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
6 goals from 93 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
San Jose Sharks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini C | 20:14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.55 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| Alexander Wennberg C | 20:12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Mario Ferraro D | 20:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
| Timothy Liljegren D | 20:08 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| Dmitry Orlov D | 19:29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.23 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
| William Eklund L | 19:26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| John Klingberg D | 19:13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| Will Smith C | 17:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Kiefer Sherwood L | 17:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| Philipp Kurashev C | 17:09 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Vincent Desharnais D | 16:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 3 | 62 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin D | 15:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 66 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | 14:59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Collin Graf R | 14:22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Michael Misa C | 11:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| Zack Ostapchuk C | 10:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| Barclay Goodrow C | 9:42 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| Adam Gaudette R | 8:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Toews D | 25:56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Cale Makar D | 24:51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.93 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 23:01 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Brock Nelson C | 21:43 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.35 | 1 | 0 | 82 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 20:44 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.19 | 3 | 1 | 70 |
| Brent Burns D | 18:35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Josh Manson D | 18:28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 17:35 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Jack Drury C | 17:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Parker Kelly C | 16:11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.22 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Sam Malinski D | 14:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Ross Colton C | 14:33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 78 |
| Samuel Girard D | 14:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Joel Kiviranta L | 13:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 | 3 | 2 | 54 |
| Victor Olofsson L | 13:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 9:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Zakhar Bardakov C | 4:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.43 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Taylor Makar L | 3:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
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