By Ethan Haas — Feb 16, 2024

94 Morning Report: February 16th, 2024

Matthews can't be stopped with another hat trick and the Blues fight for their playoff spot with a big win over Edmonton.

Results from February 15th, 2024

Home	Away	Score	Matchup Probability
Buffalo Sabres	Florida Panthers	0:4	30.6% : 69.4%
Ottawa Senators	Anaheim Ducks	1:5	70.3% : 29.7%
Boston Bruins	Seattle Kraken	1:4	66.4% : 33.6%
New Jersey Devils	Los Angeles Kings	1:2	63.0% : 37.0%
New York Rangers	Montreal Canadiens	7:4	72.3% : 27.7%
Toronto Maple Leafs	Philadelphia Flyers	4:3	49.7% : 50.3%
Tampa Bay Lightning	Colorado Avalanche	6:3	56.2% : 43.8%
St. Louis Blues	Edmonton Oilers	6:3	38.8% : 61.2%
Nashville Predators	Dallas Stars	2:9	36.7% : 63.3%
Chicago Blackhawks	Pittsburgh Penguins	1:4	32.2% : 67.8%
Calgary Flames	San Jose Sharks	3:6	74.3% : 25.7%
Vancouver Canucks	Detroit Red Wings	4:1	62.9% : 37.1%

Auston Matthews recorded his 5th hat trick of the season, totaling 45 goals and 3.64 Points./60, in the Leafs' OT win vs the Flyers.
- William Nylander scored the GWG in overtime, his 6th game winner of the season.
The Dallas Stars beat the Predaators 9-2, their 16th game with 5+ goals (5th in the league), led by Wyatt Johnston's 2 goals and 2 assists.
- Matt Duchene also had 2 goals, breaking the 20 goal mark (21 goals total).
The Kraken took down the Bruins in Boston as big underdogs with just a 33.6% win probability.
- Joey Daccord made 36 saves on 37 SOG as Bruins kept up the pressure with 55 unblocked shot attempts, to Seattles' 37.
- The Kraken sit 4 points back from a wild card spot in the West, tied with Nashville at 56 points.
Chris Kreider's hat trick (his first of the season) led the Rangers to a 7-4 win in Montreal ahead of their Stadium Series matchup on Sunday.
- Despite his team's loss, Nick Suzuki kept his 10 game point streak alive with an assist.
Fighting to keep their Wild Card position, the Blues beat the Oilers 6-3 (38.8% win probability).
- Key players like Torey Krug and Jake Neighbours have stepped up recently, increasing their Points/60 by .51 each in the last 5 games. Krug had a goal and an assist last night, and Neighbours had a goal and 2 assists.

**Top 5 Teams**
Team	Project 94 Rating	5 Game Trend	5 Game Win%
Edmonton Oilers	697.949	-26.877	40.0%
Florida Panthers	692.437	+42.657	80.0% 🔥
Vancouver Canucks	685.934	+10.438	60.0%
Dallas Stars	672.601	+20.261	80.0% 🔥
Tampa Bay Lightning	661.257	+21.862	60.0%

Home Team	Home Win Probability	Away Team	Away Win Probability
Arizona Coyotes	33.2%	Carolina Hurricanes	66.8%