Weekly Recap

Latest stats and analytics updates from games played as of 12/2/23

Results from December 2nd, 2023

Home	Away	Score	Matchup Probability
Dallas Stars	Tampa Bay Lightning	8:1	67.0% : 33.0%
Winnipeg Jets	Chicago Blackhawks	3:1	69.1% : 30.9%
Nashville Predators	New York Rangers	3:4	38.0% : 62.0%
Florida Panthers	New York Islanders	3:4	66.4% : 33.6%
Montreal Canadiens	Detroit Red Wings	4:5	43.9% : 56.1%
Toronto Maple Leafs	Boston Bruins	3:4	48.4% : 51.6%
Ottawa Senators	Seattle Kraken	2:0	58.4% : 41.6%
Carolina Hurricanes	Buffalo Sabres	6:2	59.2% : 40.8%
Pittsburgh Penguins	Philadelphia Flyers	3:4	57.4% : 42.6%
Arizona Coyotes	St. Louis Blues	4:1	51.6% : 48.4%
Anaheim Ducks	Colorado Avalanche	4:3	27.0% : 73.0%
Calgary Flames	Vancouver Canucks	3:4	49.9% : 50.1%
Vegas Golden Knights	Washington Capitals	4:1	55.3% : 44.7%

Last Night Highlights

• 7 different goal scorers led The Stars to beat the Lightning 8-1, Dallas' 2nd time this season scoring 8 goals and their 6th game scoring 5+ (8th in the NHL)
  • Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to 9 games.
  • Nikita Kucherov assisted on the Lightning's only goal to extend his point streak to 10 games, also leading the league with 40 points.
• Brad Marchand scored the OT game winner (his 3rd game winning goal of the year) in Toronto as the Leafs fall to the Bruins for the 2nd time this season.
• Adam Fox's 3 assists and Vincent Trochek's goal and 2 assists led the Rangers to comeback against the Predators and win 4-3 in Nashville.
  • Mika Zibanejad, with just 5 goals on the season, has 17 points on the year and is now on a 7 game point streak after adding his 12th assist. Zibanejad is also 3rd on the team in Unblocked Shot Attempts per 60 (13.38)
• Alexander Kerfoot scored his 2nd goal and had 2 assists in the Coyotes' win vs Blues, Arizona's 4th straight win.
  • Lawson Crouse had 2 assists (5 total for the season) and is now 4th on the team in unblocked shot attempts per 60 (12.67)

Team Spotlight: Arizona Coyotes

The Arizona Coyotes have caught some recent rhythm as they've won 4 in a row (after losing 3 in a row). In the last 4, they've been outshot by a decent margin with 15+ fewer unblocked shot attempts in 3 of the games. However, the Coyotes scored 11 goals in their 3 games this week, led by Alexander Kerfoot who had 1 goal and 5 assists, increasing his overall points per game by 0.22. While they rank out of the top 10 in most offensive categories, the Coyotes will definitely need to produce more chances as they face the Capitals and Flyers this week.

Weekly Takeaways

• Adam Fox led defensemen this week (who played more than 1 game) with 5.3 Points per 60 (3 assists in 2 games) after returning from injury. Connor McDavid led all skaters this week with 9 points in his 3 games played.
• Matthew Barzal's 2 goals and 5 assists this week increased his points per game by 0.25.
• Philip Tomasino had 20 unblocked shot attempts for the Predators this week, increasing his total shot attempts per 60 by 3.58.

Who's on Fire

Top 5 Teams

Team	Project 94 Rating	5 Game Trend	5 Game Win%
New York Rangers	711.522	+12.113	80.0% 🔥
Boston Bruins	661.221	-14.288	40.0%
Los Angeles Kings	659.212	+9.741	80.0% 🔥
Dallas Stars	639.596	-13.165	40.0%
Colorado Avalanche	639.04	-24.24	60.0%

Today's Matchups

Home Team	Home Win Probability	Away Team	Away Win Probability
Minnesota Wild	59.7%	Chicago Blackhawks	40.3%
New York Rangers	82.7%	San Jose Sharks	17.3%
Buffalo Sabres	48.9%	Nashville Predators	51.1%
Boston Bruins	76.5%	Columbus Blue Jackets	23.5%
Los Angeles Kings	57.5%	Colorado Avalanche	42.5%