94 Morning Report: December 30th, 2023

Gaudreau wins it in OT to complete the upset, Coyotes are heating up, and Reinhart enters the top 10 in points.

Latest stats and analytics updates from games played as of 12/29/23

Results from December 29th, 2023

Home Away Score Matchup Probability
Columbus Blue Jackets Toronto Maple Leafs 6:5 (OT) 37.0% : 63.0%
Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils 2:6 45.6% : 54.4%
Florida Panthers New York Rangers 4:3 40.5% : 59.5%
Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators 5:4 (OT) 38.4% : 61.6%
New York Islanders Washington Capitals 5:1 51.0% : 49.0%
St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche 1:2 52.1% : 47.9%
Dallas Stars Chicago Blackhawks 5:4 (OT) 75.3% : 24.7%
Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes 0:2 35.8% : 64.2%
Seattle Kraken Philadelphia Flyers 2:1 (OT) 37.2% : 62.8%

Last Night Highlights

  • The Blue Jackets upset the Leafs in OT as JOhnny Gaudreau scored his 7th goal of the season to win it for Columbus.
    • David Jiricek and Jake Bean stepped up as they played 7 and 6 minutes, respectively, more than their current average TOI per game (14.44 and 15.77) last night.
    • William Nylander's 2 point night keeps his point streak alive at 13 games in a row and he now has 48 points
  • The Panthers beat the Rangers in Florida after Carter Verhaeghe scored the GWG late in the third period.
    • Sam Reinhart scored twice, his 6th game this season with multiple goals, and has 23 goals this year, 3rd in the league behind Auston Matthews (29), Nikita Kucherov (24) and Brock Boeser (24).
    • Brandon Montour was on the ice for all 4 goals, 31 shots for, 1 goal against and just 12 shots against. Montour is in the Top 25 defensemen in shot attempts per 60 (18.39).
    • Mika Zibanejad's goal extended his points streak to 9 games in a row and Chris Kreider is heating up on a 5 game point streak.
  • Roope Hintz scored a hat trick in the Stars' win vs the Blackhawks as Hintz's 3rd goal was the GWG and the OT winner.
    • Hintz has a point in 5 games in a row and Jason Robertson's 2 assists makes it 7 points in his last 5 games.
  • The Coyotes, recording 70 shot attempts and 52 unblocked attempts, beat the Ducks on the road as Connor Ingram recorded his 4th shutout this year.
    • Arizona has won 6 of their last 8 games and now sit 1st in the wild card position in the Western Conference.

Who's on Fire

Top 5 Teams
Team Project 94 Rating 5 Game Trend 5 Game Win%
New York Rangers 681.602 -22.231 60.0%
Dallas Stars 641.875 +24.49 80.0% 🔥
Florida Panthers 638.606 +32.31 60.0%
Winnipeg Jets 638.263 -24.165 60.0%
Los Angeles Kings 632.502 -24.852 60.0%

Tonight's Matchups

Home Team Home Win Probability Away Team Away Win Probability
Winnipeg Jets 55.2% Minnesota Wild 44.8%
Buffalo Sabres 58.2% Columbus Blue Jackets 41.8%
Tampa Bay Lightning 39.3% New York Rangers 60.7%
Boston Bruins 53.8% New Jersey Devils 46.2%
Pittsburgh Penguins 53.5% St. Louis Blues 46.5%
Washington Capitals 48.5% Nashville Predators 51.5%
Florida Panthers 67.3% Montreal Canadiens 32.7%
Toronto Maple Leafs 50.1% Carolina Hurricanes 49.9%
Los Angeles Kings 54.4% Edmonton Oilers 45.6%

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