94 Morning Report: April 18th, 2023

Playoffs Kick off with 2 exciting overtime finishes and who to watch for tonight in more Round 1 starts

Latest stats and analytics updates from games completed as of 4/17/23

Original data sourced from mysportsfeeds.com


Results

CAR NYI 2:1 60.1% : 39.9%
BOS FLA 3:1 75.8% : 24.2%
DAL MIN 2:3 61.1% : 38.9%
EDM LAK 3:4 63.7% : 36.3%

Highlights from Yesterday

  • Adrian Kempe's 2 goals and Anze Kopitar's 4 points (1 goal/3 assists) lead the Kings to take Game 1 in Overtime as L.A. hold McDavid to his first game without a point in 17 games
  • Tyler Bertuzzi proves his trade value quickly as his 2 points (2 assists) helps the Bruins take Game 1 vs Florida
  • The Minnesota Wild win the first game of the series in Dallas thanks to a Ryan Hartman 2OT winner
  • The Hurricanes held off the Islanders 2-1 as Carolina allowed only 26 SOG, blocking 16 shots

Tonight's Matchups

The first games of Round 1 will continue tonight as the reigning Stanley Cup winner Colorado Avalance will take on the first time playoff team Seattle Kraken

Home Team Home Win Probability Away Team Away Win Probability
NJD 55.715% NYR 44.285%
TOR 66.091% TBL 33.909%
VGK 57.726% WPJ 42.274%
COL 73.414% SEA 26.586%

Check the full Round 1 Playoff Previews:

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Who to Watch

Player Team Games Played Goals Assists Points Avg TOI (Mins)
Nathan MacKinnon COL 71 42 69 111 22.3
Nkita Kucherov TBL 82 30 81 111 20.1
Mitch Marner TOR 80 30 69 99 21.3
Jack Hughes NJD 78 43 56 99 22.3
Mika Zibanejad NYR 82 39 52 91 20.0
Josh Morrissey WPJ 78 16 60 76 24.3

Top 5 Teams in the Power Rankings

Top 5 Teams
Team Project 94 Rating 5 Game Trend 5 Game Win%
BOS 796.058 +10.756 100% 🔥🔥
TOR 719.526 +22.136 80.0% 🔥
EDM 719.501 +5.496 80.0% 🔥
COL 718.038 +6.115 80.0% 🔥
VGK 717.436 +12.021 60.0%

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Disclaimer: Win probabilities and abstract analyses are predictions of future games and interpretations of historical events and should not be used as definitive outcomes for future games or events

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