94 Morning Report: May 10th, 2023
Carolina is on a scoring tear after last night's win and Dallas ties the series 2-2 headed back to Dallas, plus players to watch as Toronto faces elimination
Latest stats and analytics updates from games completed as of 5/9/23
Original data sourced from mysportsfeeds.com
Results
| Home Team | Away Team | Final Score | Win Probabilities | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | CAR | 1:6 | 51.4% : 48.6% | 1-3 |
| SEA | DAL | 3:6 | 51.6% : 48.4% | 2-2 |
Highlights from Yesterday
The away team in the 2023 playoffs thus far has gone 38-23-3, winning 59% of all games
- Martin Necas scored twice and Jordan Martinook had a goal and 2 assists as the Hurricanes beat the Devils in New Jersey 6-1
- Carolina has now scored 21 goals in the series and leads the league in goals per game in the 2nd round with 5.25 (and were 11th in Round 1 vs the Islanders
- Max Domi (2 G/1 A) and Jaden Schwartz (2 G) scored 2 goals each in a 9 goal battle as the Stars win 6-3 and tie the series
- Miro Heiskanen played 31 minutes total, the most of any player in a game that did not go to overtime these playoffs (He also carries the next 3 highest TOI in a 2023 playoff game)
- Roope Hintz had a goal and and assist, putting him T-2nd in the league with the most playoff points (6G/9A) at 15 points (tied with McDavid and behind Draisaitl)
Hurricanes Bring the Scoring
As mentioned earlier, the Hurricanes have now scored the most goals per game in Round 2 and only 7 players had a higher Points per 60 in Round 1 than in Round 2 (thus far). Jordan Martinook leads the team in poitns with 9 points (3G/6A) while Jesper Fast and MArtin Necas lead Carolina in Goals with 4 Goals each. The team's goals per game has nearly double (5.25 in Round 2 and 2.7 in Round 1) while the SOG/Game has decreased by 5.75 Shots and Shot Att./Game has decreased by 6.25 Shot Attempts. The Canes have found ways to capitalize on their chances
Martin Necas is 3rd on #LetsGoCanes in shot attempts in the playoffs, 2nd in Shot Att./60, and 3rd in SOG/60 in Round 2. While he only has 1 point this series (1 G), Martin Necas is a player to watch tonight for the #Canes in Game 4 of #CARvsNJD@TTS_Pod pic.twitter.com/UXCYjtA3SU
— project94analytics (@proj94analytics) May 9, 2023
Tonight's Matchups
| Home Team | Home Win Probability | Away Team | Away Win Probability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | 59.45% | TOR | 40.55% | 3-0 |
| EDM | 66.267% | VGK | 33.733% | 1-2 |
Who to Watch
| Player | Team | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | SOG per 60 | Avg TOI (Mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bennett | FLA | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10.5 | 19.1 |
| Auston Matthews | TOR | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10.9 | 22.6 |
| Warren Foegele | EDM | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | VGK | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12.5 | 17.3 |
Check out Round 2 Preview Part I and Round 2 Preview Part II !
Top 5 Teams in the Power Rankings
| Team | Project 94 Rating | 5 Game Trend | 5 Game Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 770.668 | -20.47 | 40.0% |
| VGK | 735.456 | +9.054 | 80.0% 🔥 |
| EDM | 730.092 | +0.395 | 60.0% |
| CAR | 727.103 | +11.504 | 80.0% 🔥 |
| FLO | 710.461 | +26.933 | 100% 🔥🔥 |
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