Draisaitl scores 4 but the Oilers fall short and the Hurricanes dominate the Devils to take a 1-0 lead in the series
Latest stats and analytics updates from games completed as of 5/3/23
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Results
Home Team
Away Team
Final Score
Win Probabilities
Series
CAR
NJD
5:1
50.4% : 49.6%
1:0
VGK
EDM
6:4
66.3% : 33.7%
1:0
Highlights from Yesterday
The away team in the 2023 playoffs thus far has gone 33-18-3, winning 61% of all games
Leon Draisaitl's 4 goals were not enough to hold off the Golden Knight as Vegas beats the Oilers 6-4 and takes Game 1
Ivan Barbashev (2 goals, Jack Eichel (1 goal/1 assist), Mark Stone (1 goal/1 assist) and Zach Whitecloud (2 assists) each had 2 points
For 2nd night in a row, a player scored 4 goals and their team lost
The Hurricanes scored 5 goals by 5 different goal scorers to take a 1-0 lead in the series
The Devils were limited to just 18 SOG and Nico Hischier only had 3 shot attempts total (1 SOG)
Shot Attempts per 60
It was clear that the Hurricanes plan to cover Jack Hughes tightly and limit his ability to generate offensive chances, and they succeeded. The Devils only had 44 shot attempts total and players like Hughes and Hischier, who finished the regular season with 21.3 and 16.1 Shot Att./60, were unable to breakthrough.
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