Final
COL at WPG game report
Avalanche
1–3
Jets
Monday, September 21, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. CT · Canada Life Centre
Jets beat the Avalanche 3–1 in an even game: expected goals were 3.2–3.2 and 13–11 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
WPGCOL
- 3Goals1
- 3.16Expected goals3.22
- 1.925-on-5 expected goals2.38
- 11High-danger chances13
- 19Shots on goal32
- 52Shot attempts57
- 385-on-5 shot attempts44
- 5:45Power-play time4:19
5-on-5 shares for WPG: 46.3% of shot attempts, 44.7% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
JetsAvalancheCircles 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
Avalanche shooting ←→ Jets shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| WPG at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 46:14 | 38–44 | 1.92–2.38 | 3–1 |
| Power play | 5:45 | 9–6 | 0.53–0.52 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 4:19 | 4–2 | 0.71–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 3:42 | 1–5 | 0.00–0.32 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as WPG–COL. “Power play” means WPG had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood COL | 13/14 | .929 | 2.37 | +1.37 |
| Stuart Skinner WPG | 31/32 | .969 | 3.22 | +2.22 |
| Ilya Nabokov COL | 3/5 | .600 | 0.79 | -1.21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Beckman COL | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.65 |
| Noah Gregor WPG | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.64 |
| Georgii Merkulov COL | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.58 |
| Cole Koepke WPG | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.55 |
| Logan O'Connor COL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.45 |
| Davis Burnside WPG | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.41 |
| Nicolas Roy COL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.36 |
| Fabian Lysell COL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.27 |
| Mario Ferraro WPG | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.26 |
| Kyle Connor WPG | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.26 |
Scoring
Period 1
- 18:55WPG G. Vilardi (from I. Rosen, V. Namestnikov)0–1
Period 2
- 18:50WPG C. Perfetti (from M. Scheifele, J. Morrissey)0–2
Period 3
- 06:37WPG D. DeMelo (from G. Vilardi, J. Morrissey)0–3
- 14:34COL G. Merkulov (from F. Lysell, B. Kulak)1–3