Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, NHL forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors COL; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Stars- Tyler SeguinGoals2
- Roope HintzAssists1
- Tyler SeguinPoints2
Avalanche- Mikko RantanenGoals1
- Devon ToewsAssists1
- Mikko RantanenPoints1
Scoring summary
- P319:32Logan Stankoven Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (5), Roope Hintz (4)4–1
- P318:23Tyler Seguin Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (3), Jamie Benn (5)3–1
- P215:13Tyler Seguin Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Evgenii Dadonov (2), Sam Steel (2)2–1
- P210:24Mikko Rantanen Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (9), Devon Toews (5)1–1
- P118:39Logan Stankoven Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (6)1–0
Turning points
The 5 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P118:39Logan Stankoven Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (6)DAL 1 – 0 COL · DAL 46% → 63% +17DAL 46% → 63%+17 pts
- P210:24Mikko Rantanen Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (9), Devon Toews (5)DAL 1 – 1 COL · COL 33% → 54% +20COL 33% → 54%+20 pts
- P215:13Tyler Seguin Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Evgenii Dadonov (2), Sam Steel (2)DAL 2 – 1 COL · DAL 47% → 69% +22DAL 47% → 69%+22 pts
- P318:23Tyler Seguin Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (3), Jamie Benn (5)DAL 3 – 1 COL · DAL 99% → >99% +1DAL 99% → >99%+1 pts
- P319:32Logan Stankoven Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (5), Roope Hintz (4)DAL 4 – 1 COL · DAL 100% → 100% +0DAL 100% → 100%+0 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
Avalanche 55%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 50–55% have won 51.2% of 926 graded games.
- Market
- No line yet
- Pre-line forecast
- COL 55%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- COL 55%
- Fair odds
- COL -122
- DAL +122 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- DAL 3.0 – 3.2 COL
- Margin from the forecast, total from team scoring ratings
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | DAL | COL | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1556 | 1563 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | +4 | −4 | DAL: Jake Oettinger: team allows 0.10 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈35 weighted starts) · COL: Alexandar Georgiev: team allows 0.11 more goals than with its usual starter (≈37 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | COL +34 Elo | COL 54.8% | |
| Market-implied ratings | COL 55.0% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | COL 55.0% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records. Shot share is a team's share of the shots on goal in its games. PDO adds shooting and save percentages: far from 100 tends to even out.
| DAL | Stat | COL |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd of 313.6 | Goals scored | 3.71st of 31 |
| 9th of 312.9 | Goals allowed | 3.117th of 31 |
| 2nd of 31+0.7 | Margin | +0.67th of 31 |
| 8th of 3152.3% | Shot share | 52.6%6th of 31 |
| 15th of 3190.4% | Save percentage | 90.3%18th of 31 |
| 1st of 318–2 | Last 10 | 4–620th of 31 |
| 1st of 3125–15 | Road vs home | 29–101st of 31 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Head to head
DAL 2–4 COL in their last 6 meetings; the forecast called 2 of 6.