94 Morning Report: May 19th, 2023
Panthers win Game 1 in an epic 4OT battle thanks to Matthew Tkachuk's GWG, Bobrovsky stops 63, and players to watch for tonight's WCF Game 1
Latest stats and analytics updates from games completed as of 5/18/23
Original data sourced from mysportsfeeds.com
Results
| Home Team | Away Team | Final Score | Win Probabilities | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | FLA | 2:3 | 55.5% : 44.5% | 1-0 |
Highlights from Yesterday
The away team in the 2023 playoffs thus far has gone 42-27-5, winning 58% of all games
- It took 4 overitme periods but Matthew Tkachuk finally scored as the Florida Panthers take Game 1 of the ECF on the road
- Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and an assist while Anthony Duclair had 2 assists
- Matthew Tkachuk's OT winner was his 6th goal, 17th point of the playoffs and 8th GWG of the year (6 in the regular seaosn, 2 in the playoffs)
- Sergei Bobrovsky made 63 saves on 65 SOG and Freddie Anderson made 57 saves on 60 SOG
- Brandon Montour (57.45 mins), Gustav Forsling (56.17 mins), Aaron Ekblad (52.17 mins) from Florida and Brent Burns (54.72 mins), Jacob Slavin (51.68 mins) from Carolina all played 50+ minutes in the full game
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Tonight's Matchups
| Home Team | Home Win Probability | Away Team | Away Win Probability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 55.7% | DAL | 45.3% | 0-0 |
Who to Watch
| Player | Team | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | SOG per 60 | Avg TOI (Mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | VGK | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.6 | 17.2 |
| Reilly Smith | SEA | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.8 | 16.7 |
| Joe Pavelski | DAL | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8.1 | 17.7 |
| Roope Hintz | DAL | 13 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10.0 | 18.4 |
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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 | 741.514 | +14.294 | 60.0% |
| EDM | 724.034 | -14.294 | 40.0% |
| CAR | 723.318 | -3.815 | 60.0% |
| FLO | 718.025 | +12.604 | 80.0% 🔥 |
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