94 Morning Report: May 14th, 2023

The Kraken forces a game 7 after a 6-3 win and stellar performance vs the Stars in Seattle, plus players to watch in a critical game for the Oilers tonight in Game 6

Latest stats and analytics updates from games completed as of 5/13/23

Original data sourced from mysportsfeeds.com


Results

Home Team Away Team Final Score Win Probabilities Series
SEA DAL 6:3 48.2% : 51.8% 3-3

Highlights from Yesterday

The away team in the 2023 playoffs thus far has gone 40-27-4, winning 56% of all games

  • The Seattle Kraken force a game 7 after a 6-3 win over the Stars as the Kraken had 5 different goal scorers
    • This was the was 3rd time in the playoffs the Kraken had 5+ goal scorers in a single game, T-1st with the Carolina Hurricanes
    • Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle continue to execute on their line with Tye Kartye as Beniers (1G/1A) had 2 points, Eberle (2G/1A) had 3 points, and Kartye score another goal in the playoffs
    • While the Stars had more shot attempts, they were only able to get 23 on goal, Grubauer stopping 20 of them

Eberle and Beniers Continue to Produce

In Game 6, Beniers only had 1 SOG, but made it count and Eberle had 3 shot attempts, all of which were on goal, and 2 were in the back of the net. While they are not throwing pucks on net at a higher rate this series, they are scoring more as Eberle and Beniers have increased their Points per 60 from Round 2 by over 2 Points/60. Eberle is 2nd in the series between Dallas and Seattle with 5 goals, Eberle is T-2nd for points (8), and Beniers is T-3rd for points (6)


Tonight's Matchups

Home Team Home Win Probability Away Team Away Win Probability Series
EDM 51.604% VGK 48.396% 2-3

Who to Watch

Playoff Statistics
Player Team Games Played Goals Assists Points SOG per 60 Avg TOI (Mins)
Connor McDavid EDM 11 7 12 19 10.8 23.7
Evan Bouchard EDM 11 4 13 17 6.4 22.3
Jack Eichel VGK 10 6 7 13 11.6 20.24
Ivan Barbashev VGK 10 4 3 7 7.2 14.9

Check out Round 2 Preview Part I and Round 2 Preview Part II !


Top 5 Teams in the Power Rankings

Top 5 Teams
Team Project 94 Rating 5 Game Trend 5 Game Win%
BOS 770.668 -20.47 40.0%
VGK 735.321 +1.015 60.0%
CAR 731.745 +10.199 80.0% 🔥
EDM 730.227 -1.015 40.0%
FLO 709.598 +10.598 80.0% 🔥

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Disclaimer: Win probabilities and abstract analyses are predictions of future games and interpretations of historical events and should not be used as definitive outcomes for future games or events

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