Saturday, February 28, 2026
- Expected goals, CHI–COL
- 2.1–3.3
- all situations, empty nets out
- COL share of xG
- 61.0%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 15–35
- CHI–COL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Avalanche beat the Blackhawks 3-1, and the chances agreed: 3.3 expected goals to 2.2. Gavin Brindley scored for the first time in 25 games. Cale Makar scored twice. Nathan MacKinnon had two assists. The Avalanche outshot the Blackhawks 35-15.
- Gavin BrindleyDrought over
Gavin Brindley scored for the first time in 25 games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his sixth goal of the season. It finished 3-1 for the Avalanche.
- Cale MakarTwo goals
Cale Makar scored twice. He has 17 goals this season. He played 23:49 and had three shots on goal. The Avalanche beat the Blackhawks 3-1.
- Gabriel LandeskogIce time
Gabriel Landeskog played 22:16, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 24 points in 44 games this season. The Avalanche beat the Blackhawks 3-1.
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
4 goals from 82 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Chicago Blackhawks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Vlasic D | 23:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| Matt Grzelcyk D | 22:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| Louis Crevier D | 20:44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.15 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Connor Bedard C | 20:33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.56 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Artyom Levshunov D | 19:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi L | 19:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.53 | 1 | 3 | 49 |
| Teuvo Teravainen C | 18:43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jason Dickinson C | 17:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 1 | 2 | 57 |
| Ilya Mikheyev R | 17:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Connor Murphy D | 17:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 4 | 1 | 87 |
| Frank Nazar C | 16:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Andre Burakovsky L | 16:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Ryan Greene C | 14:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Oliver Moore C | 11:21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Nick Foligno L | 10:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Ryan Donato C | 10:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Kevin Korchinski D | 8:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Colton Dach C | 7:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 5 | 0 | 38 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar D | 23:49 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.07 | 0 | 2 | 81 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 23:32 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.71 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Martin Necas C | 23:05 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | 22:16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.38 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| Brock Nelson C | 21:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Devon Toews D | 21:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
| Sam Malinski D | 18:18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 17:54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 69 |
| Brent Burns D | 17:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Brett Kulak D | 16:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 16:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Josh Manson D | 16:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| Jack Drury C | 13:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| Parker Kelly C | 11:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Ross Colton C | 10:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| Victor Olofsson L | 9:26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Zakhar Bardakov C | 4:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 3:26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
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