Final
UTA at COL game report
Mammoth
1–4
Avalanche
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. MT · Ball Arena
Avalanche beat the Mammoth 4–1 despite being out-chanced 2.8–2.2 in expected goals. Ilya Nabokov saved 1.0 goals more than expected.
Team comparison
COLUTA
- 4Goals1
- 2.24Expected goals2.76
- 1.555-on-5 expected goals1.41
- 9High-danger chances9
- 17Shots on goal24
- 49Shot attempts47
- 355-on-5 shot attempts35
- 7:27Power-play time4:40
5-on-5 shares for COL: 50.0% of shot attempts, 52.2% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
AvalancheMammothCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Mammoth shooting ←→ Avalanche shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| COL at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 46:33 | 35–35 | 1.55–1.41 | 3–1 |
| Power play | 7:27 | 12–11 | 0.70–1.27 | 1–0 |
| Shorthanded | 4:40 | 1–1 | 0.00–0.07 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 1:20 | 1–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as COL–UTA. “Power play” means COL had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Cossa UTA | 11/12 | .917 | 1.48 | +0.48 |
| Mackenzie Blackwood COL | 7/7 | 1.000 | 0.74 | +0.74 |
| Ilya Nabokov COL | 16/17 | .941 | 2.02 | +1.02 |
| Michael Hrabal UTA | 2/5 | .400 | 0.76 | -2.24 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Crouse UTA | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0.79 |
| Gavin Brindley COL | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.41 |
| Gabe Smith UTA | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.41 |
| Beckett Hamilton COL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.39 |
| Vincent Trocheck UTA | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.36 |
| Nazem Kadri COL | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.34 |
| Brock Nelson COL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Daniil But UTA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.23 |
| Taylor Makar COL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.21 |
| Matthew DiMarsico COL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
Three stars
- ★G. BrindleyCOL · 1G 1A
- ★★B. HamiltonCOL · 1G 0A
- ★★★T. MakarCOL · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 2
- 08:54COL B. Hamilton (from M. Necas)0–1
- 15:27UTA Y. Borikov (from G. Smith, A. Duda)1–1
Period 3
- 01:52COL G. Brindley (from N. Kadri)1–2
- 02:27COL B. Nelson pp (from A. Lehkonen, D. Toews)1–3
- 17:27COL T. Makar (from G. Brindley, T. Hughes)1–4