Colorado Avalanche

1-0-0 · 2 pts · GF 8 · GA 4
#20 deepest of 25 teams, 2026-27
Shot depth
.450
21st in the NHL · 21st over the last 10
CF depth
.571
18th in the NHL · 18th over the last 10
xG depth
.397
17th in the NHL · 17th over the last 10
TOI depth
.901
2nd in the NHL · 2nd over the last 10
Season

Only 1 game into the season, so expect these numbers to move a lot.

How spread out was the offence?

0% 0% 25% 25% 50% 50% 75% 75% 100% 100% share of skaters, least to most perfectly even

The further the curve sags below the diagonal, the more a few players carried the team. Measured on season totals, xG depth is .397.

xG depth, game average, 2026-27
Avalanche
.397
League average
.447
Least deep (CAR)
.265
Biggest contributors · all four stats · season
Top 3: 39% of team output (an even split across 18 regulars would be 17%)
N. MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon C
18.6%
of team output · 1 GP · 2G 0A
A. Lehkonen
A. Lehkonen L
10.4%
of team output · 1 GP · 2G 0A
M. Necas
M. Necas C
10.2%
of team output · 1 GP · 0G 1A

3 skaters produced half of the team's xG. With an even split across its 18 regulars it would take 10.

#SkaterGPxG Share%Cum.
1 N. MacKinnon C 1 0.7
20.9% 21%
2 N. Roy C 1 0.6
17.6% 39%
3 A. Lehkonen L 1 0.6
16.4% 55%
4 J. Schwartz L 1 0.4
12.1% 67%
5 C. Makar D 1 0.3
8.1% 75%
6 M. Necas C 1 0.2
6.6% 82%
7 F. Svechkov C 1 0.1
4.4% 86%
8 P. Kelly C 1 0.1
3.4% 90%
9 G. Landeskog L 1 0.1
3.1% 93%
10 N. Kadri C 1 0.1
1.8% 94%
11 B. Nelson C 1 0.1
1.7% 96%
12 S. Malinski D 1 0.0
1.3% 97%
13 T. Hughes R 1 0.0
1.1% 99%
14 J. Manson D 1 0.0
0.7% 99%
15 B. Burns D 1 0.0
0.7% 100%
16 D. Toews D 1 0.0
0.0% 100%
17 B. Kulak D 1 0.0
0.0% 100%
18 N. Juulsen D 1 0.0
0.0% 100%

Every skater who played. Faded rows played under a quarter of the games. The dashed line marks where the running total passes 50%.

GoalieGPSASV%TOI/GPGSAx
M. Blackwood131 .87160:00 -1.1

Who carried the load, game by game

Each regular's share of team xG in every game (season).

Share of team xG in each of the last 1 games. The full window shows on larger screens.

#PlayerPosGPSeason
Sep
Result
Forwards
29N. MacKinnonC 120.9%
10N. RoyC 117.6%
62A. LehkonenL 116.4%
71J. SchwartzL 112.1%
88M. NecasC 16.6%
9F. SvechkovC 14.4%
17P. KellyC 13.4%
92G. LandeskogL 13.1%
91N. KadriC 11.8%
11B. NelsonC 11.7%
13T. HughesR 11.1%
Defense
8C. MakarD 18.1%
70S. MalinskiD 11.3%
42J. MansonD 10.7%
84B. BurnsD 10.7%
7D. ToewsD 10.0%
27B. KulakD 10.0%
47N. JuulsenD 10.0%
WinLossOT/SO loss Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game