94 Morning Report: December 22nd, 2023

Latest stats and analytics updates from games played as of 12/21/23

Results from December 21tst, 2023

The NHL had 70 goal scorers and 82 goals in last night's games

Home	Away	Score	Matchup Probability
Pittsburgh Penguins	Carolina Hurricanes	2:1 (SO)	50.8% : 49.2%
Florida Panthers	St. Louis Blues	1:4	62.5% : 37.5%
Buffalo Sabres	Toronto Maple Leafs	9:3	41.2% : 58.8%
Philadelphia Flyers	Nashville Predators	2:4	54.0% : 46.0%
Tampa Bay Lightning	Vegas Golden Knights	5:4	44.3% : 55.7%
Columbus Blue Jackets	Washington Capitals	2:3 (OT)	39.1% : 60.9%
New Jersey Devils	Edmonton Oilers	3:6	54.0% : 46.0%
Minnesota Wild	Montreal Canadiens	4:3 (OT)	58.2% : 41.8%
Dallas Stars	Vancouver Canucks	4:3 (OT)	46.4% : 53.6%
Colorado Avalanche	Ottawa Senators	6:4	66.5% : 33.5%
Anaheim Ducks	Calgary Flames	0:3	46.0% : 54.0%
San Jose Sharks	Arizona Coyotes	2:5	40.1% : 59.9%

Last Night Highlights

• After allowing 9 goals last game against Columbus, the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Maple Leafs 9-3, with Jeff Skinner and Kyle Okposo leading the team with 2 goals each.
  • Zach Benson had 2 assists last night, putting him at 6 points in the last 5 games, increasing his season Points per Game by .16 to .54.
• Nathan Mackinnon scored 4 goals for a 5 point night to lead the Avs passed the Senators in Colorado. MacKinnon is now on a 17 game point streak and is 2nd in the lague with 53 points, 4 behind Kucherov.
  • Alexandar Georgiev stopped 41 SOG for a .911 save percentage as the Avs allowed,
• Nicholas Paul had a goal and 2 assists in the Lightning's 5-4 win against the Golden Knights.
  • Paul currently averages .54 points per game and 1.86 points per 60 but has increased his points per 60 by .47 in the last 5 games with 7 points.
  • Jack Eichel's 2 assists extends his 12 game point streak and is tied for 5th in the league in unblocked shot attempts (183).
• The Nashville Predators won the 5th of their last 6 games in Philadelphia as they beat the Flyers 4-2 and knock them out of the top 5 in the Power Rankings.
  • Filip Forsberg leads the team with 8 points and holds 11% of the team's unblocked shot attempts in the last 6 games.
• The Oilers had 5 different goal scorers in their 6-3 road win against the Devils and snap a 3 game losing streak.
  • Ryan McLeod led the team with 2 goals while Connor McDavid (1G/1A) and Sam Gagner (2A) also had 2 points. McDavid is tied for 4th in the league in points (43).

Who's on Fire

Top 5 Teams

Team	Project 94 Rating	5 Game Trend	5 Game Win%
New York Rangers	703.833	+15.947	80.0% 🔥
Nashville Predators	658.879	+25.326	80.0% 🔥
Winnipeg Jets	649.388	+18.067	60.0%
Vancouver Canucks	639.393	-10.036	60.0%
Dallas Stars	634.541	+18.204	80.0% 🔥

Tonight's Matchups

Home Team	Home Win Probability	Away Team	Away Win Probability
Detroit Red Wings	37.6%	Philadelphia Flyers	62.4%
New York Rangers	69.4%	Edmonton Oilers	30.6%
Winnipeg Jets	57.9%	Boston Bruins	42.1%
Chicago Blackhawks	42.8%	Montreal Canadiens	57.2%