By Ethan Haas — Jan 4, 2024

94 Morning Report: January 4th, 2024

Matthews scores number 30 and the Devils win the 4th of their last 5 games.

Results from January 3rd, 2024

Home	Away	Score	Matchup Probability
Washington Capitals	New Jersey Devils	3:6	51.0% : 49.0%
Anaheim Ducks	Toronto Maple Leafs	1:2	39.2% : 60.8%

Auston Matthews stays red hot as he scores the OT winner for Toronto and his 30th of the season. Matthews also had 13 SOG and 17 unblocked shot attempts, now 4th in the league in unblocked shot attempts per 60 (18.89).
- Toronto has won 2 in a row after losing 3 straight as they head into a home/away back-to-back matchup against San Jose.
- Morgan Reilly's 2 assists last night and 6 total points in the last 5 games has increased his poinst per game by 0.15.
The New Jersey Devils win on the road in Washington to tie the Capitals in points and take the 2nd wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.
- Nico Hischier led his team with 2 goals and 1 assist, his 2nd multi-goal game of the season. Jack Hughes had an assist to extend his point streak to 5 games.
- Erik Haula stepped up playing just over 5 minutes more than his average TOI on the year (15.65 Minutes).

**Top 5 Teams**
Team	Project 94 Rating	5 Game Trend	5 Game Win%
Winnipeg Jets	678.538	+15.672	80.0% 🔥
New York Rangers	672.779	-17.647	60.0%
Florida Panthers	664.232	+62.008	100% 🔥🔥
Edmonton Oilers	664.132	+48.561	100% 🔥🔥
Colorado Avalanche	643.212	+19.512	80.0% 🔥

Home Team	Home Win Probability	Away Team	Away Win Probability
New York Rangers	81.3%	Chicago Blackhawks	18.7%
Philadelphia Flyers	69.8%	Columbus Blue Jackets	30.2%
Montreal Canadiens	57.0%	Buffalo Sabres	43.0%
Boston Bruins	62.8%	Pittsburgh Penguins	37.2%
Nashville Predators	61.5%	Calgary Flames	38.5%
St. Louis Blues	41.9%	Vancouver Canucks	58.1%
Minnesota Wild	52.9%	Tampa Bay Lightning	47.1%
Dallas Stars	49.5%	Colorado Avalanche	50.5%
Arizona Coyotes	59.1%	New York Islanders	40.9%
Vegas Golden Knights	39.2%	Florida Panthers	60.8%
Seattle Kraken	58.7%	Ottawa Senators	41.3%
Los Angeles Kings	62.0%	Detroit Red Wings	38.0%
San Jose Sharks	20.5%	Winnipeg Jets	79.5%