Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators — January 28, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Ottawa Senators defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on January 28, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (OTT 5.67, COL 5.55), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Ottawa Senators created 9 high-danger scoring chances compared to 6 from the Colorado Avalanche at 5-on-5. Valeri Nichushkin was the most dangerous skater with 1.54 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Ottawa Senators outshot the Colorado Avalanche 23-18 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators progressed on Jan 28, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

COL2 - 5OTT

Jan 28, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
OTT	P1	17	5	77.3	14	4	77.8	9	4	69.2	8	2	80.0	3	0	100.0	2.48	0.33	88.1	0	0	—
	P2	17	12	58.6	10	9	52.6	6	4	60.0	14	10	58.3	6	2	75.0	2.83	2.22	56.0	2	1	66.7
	P3	11	31	26.2	9	24	27.3	8	10	44.4	8	19	29.6	4	5	44.4	3.03	4.18	42.0	3	1	75.0
	Total	45	48	48.4	33	37	47.1	23	18	56.1	30	31	49.2	13	7	65.0	8.34	6.74	55.3	5	2	71.4
COL	P1	5	17	22.7	4	14	22.2	4	9	30.8	2	8	20.0	0	3	0.0	0.33	2.48	11.9	0	0	—
	P2	12	17	41.4	9	10	47.4	4	6	40.0	10	14	41.7	2	6	25.0	2.22	2.83	44.0	1	2	33.3
	P3	31	11	73.8	24	9	72.7	10	8	55.6	19	8	70.4	5	4	55.6	4.18	3.03	58.0	1	3	25.0
	Total	48	45	51.6	37	33	52.9	18	23	43.9	31	30	50.8	7	13	35.0	6.74	8.34	44.7	2	5	28.6

Win Probability

OTT Favored

COL Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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COL

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

COL Attempts

OTT Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

COL ShootOTT Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Hit Taken

Shot Blocked

Takeaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (OTT) performed against every skater on the away team (COL) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = OTT players, Columns = COL players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the OTT player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

OTT ↓ / COL →	MacKinnon	Necas	Nelson	Drury	Kelly	Brindley	Bardakov	Olofsson	Kiviranta	Lehkonen	Makar	Nichushkin	Makar	Burns	Manson	Malinski	Girard	Middleton
Pinto	38	40	56	57	56	—	—	40	100	33	—	60	54	29	86	39	75	100
Stützle	46	70	83	64	56	100	20	78	40	50	100	47	62	50	58	75	40	100
Greig	40	50	69	50	36	33	0	42	60	38	—	58	57	43	62	42	43	75
Cozens	60	60	77	75	40	0	—	33	0	83	0	100	67	78	67	67	44	60
Cousins	55	53	40	75	100	0	100	50	100	100	0	—	58	50	80	56	40	33
Eller	100	100	100	50	50	75	67	60	62	—	—	40	67	29	56	60	75	75
Tkachuk	55	55	81	100	50	0	—	40	0	86	—	78	63	67	67	63	57	100
Zetterlund	75	75	75	57	58	75	67	60	71	—	—	57	82	33	69	50	80	78
Amadio	42	45	54	56	43	33	—	46	100	43	0	57	52	17	80	42	40	50
Giroux	33	67	83	62	60	100	20	80	50	40	100	40	65	36	58	75	31	100
Batherson	17	67	100	50	43	100	0	100	14	45	100	38	54	45	44	67	40	—
Bourgault	100	100	100	57	50	100	80	100	64	—	—	100	60	50	80	50	67	83
Sanderson	46	46	60	100	100	—	33	43	60	100	—	45	54	50	83	53	63	100
Chabot	35	60	86	46	31	100	—	57	55	44	—	64	65	40	62	54	21	83
Zub	50	50	50	83	67	100	100	50	100	50	—	50	52	50	83	53	67	100
Spence	80	80	50	50	47	56	50	71	56	25	33	29	55	33	50	50	56	60
Kleven	75	75	67	50	43	56	50	67	53	40	33	29	55	33	46	50	50	60
Jensen	31	55	80	33	30	—	0	44	13	42	—	46	55	23	38	54	19	75