94 Morning Report: May 21st, 2023

Tkachuk scores the GWG in OT AGAIN in Game 2 as the Panthers take a 2-0 lead, Bobrosvky saves 37, and players to watch for Game 2 in the WCF

Latest stats and analytics updates from games completed as of 5/20/23

Original data sourced from mysportsfeeds.com


Results

Home Team Away Team Final Score Win Probabilities Series
CAR FLA 1:2 57.2% : 42.8% 0-2

Highlights from Yesterday

The away team in the 2023 playoffs thus far has gone 43-27-6, winning 57% of all games

  • Matthew Tkachuck scored his 2nd OT GWG of the series in back to back games to give the Florida Panthers a 2-0 lead going back to Florida
    • Tkachuk's game winner was his 7th goal and 18th point of the playoffs
    • Brandon Montour played 24.9 and is averaging 28.0 minutes per game in the playoffs with 13 games (T-2nd) playing over 20 minutes (he's played in 14 games total)
    • Sergei Bobrovsky made 37 saves and now leads the playoffs in games with 30+ saves (7 games)

Panthers Finding Play from All Lines

While it's only 2 games into the series, the Panthers are in a a good position after back-to-back OT wins. Bobrovsky's saves speak for themselves, Anthony Duclair's shooting rate is up with over 5+ more SOG/60 in Round 3 from Round 2 and Tkachuk has GWG in both games (total 2 points).

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Tonight's Matchups

Home Team Home Win Probability Away Team Away Win Probability Series
VGK 58.455% DAL 41.545% 1-0

Who to Watch

Playoff Statistics
Player Team Games Played Goals Assists Points SOG per 60 Avg TOI (Mins)
William Karlsson VGK 12 7 3 10 7.9 17.6
Ivan Barbashev VGK 12 4 5 9 6.6 15.1
Roope Hintz DAL 14 10 12 22 10.2 18.5
Jamie Benn DAL 14 3 8 11 8.3 17.6

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 746.675 +11.22 80.0% 🔥
FLA 724.241 +13.781 80.0% 🔥
EDM 724.034 -14.294 40.0%
CAR 717.102 -3.832 40.0%

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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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