Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Avalanche @ Blackhawks

Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Avalanche 5, Blackhawks 2

Avalanche at Blackhawks: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameAvalanche1 gameBlackhawks1 game
Goals+1.70−1.26
Goals against−0.99+1.62
Shots+0.3−5.1
Shots against−1.70.0
Power-play goals+0.32−0.74
Power-play goals allowed−0.62+0.32
Penalty minutes+0.6+2.6

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Blackhawks

Avalanche

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Avalanche

  • The Avalanche had won 4 straight at home.streakthe runs →This game didn’t count toward it.

The series

  • The Avalanche lead the series 94–71–9 since 1979-80. The Avalanche have won the last 6.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • The Blackhawks had lost 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • Against a division opponent, the Blackhawks' shots were 3.9 under expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 2.8 under expected.
  • Against a team at .500 or under, the Avalanche's penalty minutes were 9.6 under expected in 1 game. One game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.7 over expected.
  • On the road, the Avalanche's power-play goals were 0.53 under expected in 6 games. 6 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.30 over expected.
  • Against a division opponent, the Avalanche's power-play goals were 0.51 under expected in 5 games. 5 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.30 over expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Nov 2, 2026at BlackhawksAvalanche 5, Blackhawks 2
Mar 20, 2026at BlackhawksAvalanche 4, Blackhawks 1
Feb 28, 2026at AvalancheAvalanche 3, Blackhawks 1
Nov 23, 2025at BlackhawksAvalanche 1, Blackhawks 0
Apr 2, 2025at BlackhawksAvalanche 3, Blackhawks 2
Mar 10, 2025at AvalancheAvalanche 3, Blackhawks 0
Jan 8, 2025at BlackhawksBlackhawks 3, Avalanche 1
Oct 28, 2024at AvalancheBlackhawks 5, Avalanche 2
Mar 4, 2024at AvalancheAvalanche 5, Blackhawks 0
Feb 29, 2024at BlackhawksAvalanche 5, Blackhawks 0

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Nov 1, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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