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94 Morning Report: December 28th, 2023

Latest stats and analytics updates from games played as of 12/27/23

The NHL came back to action with 73 goal scorers and 83 goals in 14 games. Sitting at the top of the goal-scoring is Auston Matthews with 28 goals and at the top of the league in points is Nikita Kucherov with 58 points.

Results from December 27th, 2023

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Results from Feburary 6th, 2023
Home Away Score Matchup Probability
Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers 2:3 54.2% : 45.8%
New York Rangers Washington Capitals 5:1 68.0% : 32.0%
Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators 2:4 65.4% : 34.6%
New Jersey Devils Columbus Blue Jackets 4:3 (OT) 67.8% : 32.2%
New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins 0:7 57.2% : 42.8%
Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins 1:4 44.7% : 55.3%
St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars 2:1 41.5% : 58.5%
Minnesota Wild Detroit Red Wings 6:3 65.7% : 34.3%
Nashville Predators Carolina Hurricanes 2:5 66.6% : 33.4%
Arizona Coyotes Colorado Avalanche 5:4 (OT) 48.4% : 51.6%
Chicago Blackhawks Winnipeg Jets 2:1 (OT) 23.1% : 76.9%
Calgary Flames Seattle Kraken 1:2 60.9% : 39.1%
Anaheim Ducks Vegas Golden Knights 5:2 34.9% : 65.1%
Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks 5:1 76.0% : 24.0%

Last Night Highlights

  • The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Islanders 7-0 in New York as Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin scored 2 goals each and Tristan Jarry gets his league-leading 4th shutout of the season.
    • Kris Letang recorded 6 assists last night and became the first defensemen to record 5 points in one period (source).
  • The Coyotes beat the Avs in OT as Sean Durzi had a goal and 3 assists and Jack McBain scored his 6th goal of the year for the OT winner.
    • Nathan MacKinnon’s goal and assist extends his point streak to 19 games and puts him two points shy of Nikita Kucherov for the scoring race.
  • Connor Bedard showed off his release to score the game winning goal in overtime to lift the Blackhawks past the Jets.
    • Bedard is now on a 5 game point streak and leads all rookies with 32 points (15G/17A).
    • Petr Mrazek made 37 saves on 38 shots for his 9th win of the season.
  • Mika Zibanejad’s 2 assists in the Rangers’ 5-1 win extends his point streak to 8 games and now has 35 points for the season. In the last 10 games, Zibanejad has 16 points (7G/9A) and 4.47 Points per 60.
    • Artemi Panarin’s assist ties him with William Nylander (on a 12 game point streak) at 46 points and 4th in points in the NHL.
  • The Minnesota Wild upset the Red Wings in Detroit 6-3, with 5+ goal scorers (2nd game this season) and Marcus Johansson scoring his 3rd and 4th goals of the year.
    • In the last 5 games, Kirill Kaprizov has 5 goals and 4 asssists, averaging 23.4 minutes of ice time.
    • This was the Wild’s 5th game with 5 or more goals, which is 24th in the league (the Red Wings are 1st with 13 games).

Who’s on Fire

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Top 5 Teams
Team Project 94 Rating 5 Game Trend 5 Game Win%
New York Rangers 700.654 +10.623 80.0% 🔥
Los Angeles Kings 651.471 +4.656 80.0% 🔥
Vancouver Canucks 647.51 +17.832 60.0%
Winnipeg Jets 638.263 -24.165 60.0%
Dallas Stars 633.957 +25.268 60.0%
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Tonight’s Matchups

Home Team Home Win Probability Away Team Away Win Probability
Carolina Hurricanes 55.5% Montreal Canadiens 44.5%
Vancouver Canucks 58.7% Philadelphia Flyers 41.3%
Vegas Golden Knights 40.7% Los Angeles Kings 59.3%
San Jose Sharks 31.9% Edmonton Oilers 68.1%

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