TUE. MAY 13
Player to watch for point, shots on goal and/or blocks in Game 4: Thomas Harley, D, DAL (vs. WPG)
The Dallas Stars defenseman is tied for third on the team with eight points (three goals, five assists) in 10 games in the postseason and leads them in ice time per game (27:11) and shot attempts at 5-on-5 (45); tied for first in shot attempts at all strengths (57) with wing Mikko Rantanen. Harley ranks first on the Stars in shot attempts (21) and SOG (10) through three games in the Second Round against the Winnipeg Jets and has three points (one goal, two assists). He had two points (one goal, one assist), including a power-play point, and a team-high 11 shot attempts and three SOG in the Stars’ 5-2 win in Game 3. Per NHL EDGE stats, Harley leads all defensemen in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in total miles skated at all strengths (39.29) and is second at his position in miles skated on the power play (5.28). Harley is also first at his position in midrange goals (three), is first among remaining defensemen in the postseason in midrange SOG (eight) and is tied for second in high-danger SOG (three). -- Chris Meaney
Player to watch for SOG and/or point in Game 4: Nikolaj Ehlers, F, WPG (at DAL)
The Winnipeg Jets wing leads them in shot attempts (23) and is tied for first on the team in SOG (12), points (three) and goals (two) in the series against the Stars. Ehlers ranks first on the Jets in shot attempts at 5-on-5 (13) and on the power play (eight) in three games in the Second Round. He has four points (two goals, two assists) and 20 SOG in five games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and at least three SOG in four of those games. Per NHL EDGE stats, Ehlers ranks ninth in the entire NHL this postseason in max skating speed (22.98 mph), is tied for fifth in 22-plus mph speed bursts (four), is third in offensive zone time percentage at all strengths (50.1) and sixth among forwards in offensive zone time percentage on the power play (66.6). -- Meaney
Player to watch for goal and/or point in Game 4: Jamie Benn, F, DAL (vs. WPG)
The Dallas Stars wing had an assist in Sunday's Game 3 win against the Winnipeg Jets, his first point since Game 3 of the First Round against the Colorado Avalanche. Benn, who is tied with Dino Ciccarelli and Neal Broten for the fourth most goals in Stars/North Stars playoff history (28), has moved around the lineup this postseason but found chemistry with center Wyatt Johnston on Sunday; the Stars generated 16 shot attempts at 5-on-5 when that duo was on the ice together, including Johnston's third period goal. Benn has three points (one goal, two assists) and 18 SOG in 10 games this postseason, the most SOG by a Stars player with one or fewer playoff goals. Per NHL EDGE stats, Benn ranks highly at his position in both high-danger SOG (eight; 85th percentile) and midrange SOG (seven; 84th percentile) this postseason. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck has struggled against high-danger shots (.696 high-danger save percentage; NHL average: .801) in 10 playoff games, particularly on the road (.607 high-danger save percentage in four games). -- Troy Perlowitz
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Others to consider for point separately or together:
Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL (vs. WPG)
Mark Scheifele, F, WPG (at DAL)
Others to consider for goal and/or SOG:
Mikko Rantanen, F, DAL (vs. WPG)
Kyle Connor, F, WPG (at DAL)
Others to consider for assist:
Roope Hintz, F, DAL (vs. WPG)
Others to consider for SOG separately or together:
Gabriel Vilardi, F, WPG (at DAL)
Matt Duchene, F, DAL (vs. WPG)
Jason Robertson, F, DAL (vs. WPG)
Nino Niederreiter, F, WPG (at DAL)
Others to consider for blocked shots:
Josh Morrissey, D, WPG (at DAL)
Cody Ceci, D, DAL (vs. WPG)
Dylan Samberg, D, WPG (at DAL)
Esa Lindell, D, DAL (vs. WPG)
Line combos to consider for points:
DAL: Roope Hintz -- Mikko Rantanen
WPG: Mark Scheifele -- Kyle Connor
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OTHER PROPS / FUTURES ANGLES
Players to consider for Conn Smythe Trophy:
Mikko Rantanen, F, DAL
Connor McDavid, F, EDM
Frederik Andersen, G, CAR
Aleksander Barkov, F, FLA
William Nylander, F, TOR
Connor Hellebuyck, G, WPG
Sergei Bobrovsky, G, FLA
