Avalanche v. Bruins - Scoring Chances #5

Tm	P	Time	Note	COL						Opponent
BOS	1	18:58		4	8	23	26	41	52	16	17	21	40	45	91	5v5
COL	1	18:52		4	37	41	52	54	55	16	17	21	40	45	91	5v5
COL	1	17:40		5	9	10	16	40	41	26	40	46	48	55	73	5v5
BOS	1	17:08		5	9	10	16	40	41	21	26	40	45	46	73	5v5
BOS	1	17:05		5	9	10	16	40	41	21	26	40	45	46	73	5v5
BOS	1	14:57		9	16	22	27	40	41	16	17	40	48	55	91	5v5
COL	1	14:27		4	37	41	52	54	55	26	40	46	48	55	73	5v5
COL	1	13:46	Goal	4	9	23	26	27	41	27	33	40	53	61		5v4
COL	1	13:09	Goal	22	37	41	52	54	55	16	17	21	40	45	91	5v5
BOS	1	8:33		5	26	39	41	52		16	33	40	53	73	91	4v5
BOS	1	5:54		9	16	22	27	40	41	16	17	40	48	55	91	5v5
BOS	1	4:43		5	41	52	54	55		21	28	40	46	55	91	4v5
BOS	1	3:48		5	10	16	23	26	41	21	28	37	40	46	55	5v5
BOS	2	15:28		4	9	16	40	41	52	16	17	21	40	48	91	5v5
BOS	2	15:27		4	9	16	40	41	52	16	17	21	40	48	91	5v5
BOS	2	12:16	Goal	4	8	9	40	41	52	12	28	33	37	40	55	5v5
BOS	2	10:44		4	37	41	52	54	55	16	17	21	40	45	91	5v5
BOS	2	10:42		4	37	41	52	54	55	16	17	21	40	45	91	5v5
BOS	2	9:47	Goal	15	22	27	28	39	41	26	40	46	48	55	73	5v5
COL	2	9:23		8	22	23	26	27	41	12	28	33	37	40	53	5v5
COL	2	9:06		5	8	22	23	26	41	12	28	33	37	40	53	5v5
COL	2	6:30	Goal	5	8	10	16	40	41	26	40	46	48	55		5v4
COL	2	5:11		4	9	23	26	27	41	12	21	37	40	45		5v4
COL	2	4:36		4	9	23	26	27	41	12	33	37	40	55		5v4
BOS	2	3:22		5	10	39	41	54		21	26	40	46	48	53	4v5
COL	2	3:11	Goal	5	10	39	41	54		16	21	40	48	73	91	4v5
BOS	2	2:41		4	37	41	52	55		16	33	40	53	73	91	4v5
COL	2	1:55		8	22	23	26	27	41	17	21	28	33	40	91	5v5
BOS	3	18:06		4	15	39	41	52	54	26	40	46	48	55	73	5v5
BOS	3	13:39		4	37	41	52	54	55	17	21	40	45	46	73	5v5
BOS	3	13:37	Goal	4	37	41	52	54	55	17	21	40	45	46	73	5v5
BOS	3	12:01		9	10	16	40	41	52	16	17	40	48	55	91	5v5
BOS	3	9:33		4	22	39	41	54	55	12	28	33	37	40	53	5v5
BOS	3	5:47		15	22	27	39	40	41	17	33	40	46	53	73	5v5
BOS	3	5:31		15	22	27	39	40	41	16	17	33	40	53	91	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
4	J. LILES	17:35	2	10	2:16	3	0	0:33	0	1
5	B. CLARK	13:20	2	3	1:37	1	0	2:39	1	3
8	W. WOLSKI	14:02	3	2	1:37	1	0	0:04	0	0
9	M. DUCHENE	12:29	1	8	2:16	3	0	0:23	0	0
10	K. CUMISKEY	10:33	1	4	1:37	1	0	0:25	1	1
15	M. HENDRICKS	7:44	0	4	0:00	0	0	0:32	0	0
16	D. TUCKER	12:28	1	8	1:37	1	0	0:00	0	0
22	S. HANNAN	17:55	4	6	0:00	0	0	5:52	0	0
23	M. HEJDUK	15:14	3	2	2:16	3	0	1:35	0	0
26	P. STASTNY	14:02	3	2	2:16	3	0	2:47	0	1
27	K. QUINCEY	14:37	2	5	2:16	3	0	5:31	0	0
28	D. KOCI	3:35	0	1	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
37	R. O'REILLY	12:03	3	4	0:00	0	0	3:15	0	1
39	T. GALIARDI	11:23	0	5	0:00	0	0	4:59	1	2
40	M. SVATOS	10:35	1	10	1:37	1	0	0:00	0	0
41	C. ANDERSON	46:22	7	19	3:53	4	0	9:20	1	4
52	A. FOOTE	19:34	3	10	0:00	0	0	3:40	0	3
54	D. JONES	14:15	3	6	0:00	0	0	2:51	1	2
55	C. MCLEOD	12:16	3	5	0:00	0	0	2:14	0	2

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	5	8	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	7	8	3	6	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
3	0	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	12	23	7	19	4	0	0	0	1	4	0	0

This was a very interesting game from the Avalanche. On the good side of the ledger, the first line had their best game at EV with all of Hejduk, Stastny and Wolski creating more than they were giving back for the first time. The Avalanche special teams were also once again very good. The Avalanche scored two power play goals and created over one chance per minute while holding the Bruins to four chances in over nine minutes on the power play as well as recording one shorthanded goal. This was really driven home in the third period when Stastny was called for interference with only five minutes to go when the Avalanche were having one of their rare third period shifts in the offensive zone. This was a bad call, the kind of call you expect to change the outcome of the game. And it did. As I said, the Avalanche had been dominant, pouring on the pressure for the entire period but once Colorado was able to relax into their PK system the Bruins couldn't muster any good chances to score. I don't have them generating even one solid chance after that penalty call.

As for the bad side, there were a few players that got shelled with the Duchene-Tucker-Svatos group leading the way. As a team the Avalanche were outchanced badly in this game whenever they took the lead. From the time they took the 2-0 lead in the first period to the time of the Bruins second goal to tie the game the Avalanche were outchanced 10-0 in just over twenty minutes of action. The Avalanche were then able to pick themselves up and re-establish a 4-2 lead heading into the third period. In that third period they were outchanced 7-0. There were two twenty minute sections where the Avalanche didn't generate a single chance! Unfortunately for the Avalanche this has been a pretty consistent problem. Considering the amount of time they spend in their own zone when they use this strategy it's amazing to me that the opposition doesn't get more chances. For example, although the Bruins didn't generate any significant chances in the last five minutes of the game those five minutes were spent either in the defensive zone or with the Bruins in control of the puck. It's just scary. The decision to take such a passive stance cost them the game against Nashville and caused them to be outchanced by a wide margin in the third period against San Jose and in this game. It's all well and good to protect your lead but you probably shouldn't do it by generating, quite literally, nothing for huge sections of the game.