94 Morning Report: October 30th, 2023

Latest stats and analytics updates from games played as of 10/29/23

Results

Home	Away	Score	Matchup Probability
Buffalo Sabres	Colorado Avalanche	4:0	37.4% : 62.6%
Washington Capitals	San Jose Sharks	3:1	67.8% : 32.2%
New Jersey Devils	Minnesota Wild	4:3	60.2% : 39.8%
Edmonton Oilers	Calgary Flames	5:2	56.5% : 43.5%

Last Night Highlights

• The Buffalo Sabres allow no room for the Colorado Avalanche and win 4-0 behind.
  • The Avs only had 23 Shots on Goal despite their 63 shot attempts. Still below, their average shot attempts per game, 68.1, the Sabres stepped in front of 18 pucks. The Avs average 23 blocked attempts per game this season.
  • Rasmus Dahlin is on an 8 game point streak (9 points) after scoring last night.
• The New Jersey Devils got 30 of their 59 shot attempts on goal as Jesper Bratt's goal and 2 assists extends his point streak to 7 gmaes. He now has 14 points in those 7 games.
  • Luke Hughes had 2 assists last night and has 4 points in his last 4 games. With just 4 more minutes total in his last 4 game than his first 4 games, Hughes has increased in Points per 60 by 2.92, for 3.71 Points per 60 in his last 4 games.
• Evander Kane had a goal and 2 assists to lead the Oilers to a 5-2 in the Heritage Classic against the Calgary Flames
  • Connor McDavid had an assist in his 1st game back from injury and played 23.4 minutes

Tonight's Matchups

Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets vs New York Rangers

The Rangers have now won 4 in a row on their west coast road trip, averaging 3.5 goals per game. Artemi Panarin is leading the charge this season for the Rangers, averaging a 1.5 per game and recording a point in every game they've played this season (8 GP). Because our model features momentum and recent performance, the Rangers are much more heavily favored than most road teams, with a win probability 57.9%. For the home team, the Jets generate more chances, totaling 269 SOG (11th in the league) to the Rangers' 228. Moreover, the rangers are 31st in the league in percent of goals at even strength (56%). To counter the recent surge from the Rangers, the Jets will have to stay out of the penalty box.

Home Team	Home Win Probability	Away Team	Away Win Probability
Boston Bruins	65.1%	Florida Panthers	34.9%
Pittsburgh Penguins	52.2%	Anaheim Ducks	47.8%
Philadelphia Flyers	50.5%	Carolina Hurricanes	49.5%
Tampa Bay Lightning	58.2%	Seattle Kraken	41.8%
New York Islanders	56.1%	Detroit Red Wings	43.9%
Winnipeg Jets	42.1%	New York Rangers	57.9%
Dallas Stars	69.4%	Columbus Blue Jackets	30.6%
Arizona Coyotes	52.2%	Chicago Blackhawks	47.8%
Vegas Golden Knights	68.0%	Montreal Canadiens	32.0%