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Buffalo won 5-4 in overtime
Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.
Team gradeBWon by 14G · 7A · 36 shots · 14 blocks
- Production
- B+
- Offense
- B
- Defense
- B+
- Power play
- F
- Penalty kill
- F
| Skater | TOI | Grade | Prod | Off | Def | PP | PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Okposo | 19:39 | B | C | A- | A+ | F | — |
| Jack Eichel | 20:25 | B | B | B+ | B+ | F | D+ |
| Evander Kane | 20:43 | B | C | A | A | D | D |
| Cody Franson | 21:42 | B | B- | A- | B- | C | D- |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 16:10 | B | B- | A- | B- | — | D |
| Zach Bogosian | 23:18 | B- | D+ | A+ | B- | C | D- |
| Brian Gionta | 16:54 | C+ | C+ | A- | C | D | D |
| Matt Moulson | 9:28 | C+ | C+ | B- | B- | D | — |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 24:16 | C+ | D- | B | A | F | D |
| Cal O'Reilly | 5:20 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C | C | — |
| Marcus Foligno | 15:57 | C | D- | B- | C+ | — | C |
| Justin Falk | 9:38 | C- | C- | C- | C+ | — | D |
| Taylor Fedun | 10:16 | C- | C- | C- | C+ | D | — |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 24:11 | C- | D+ | D | B | — | D |
| Sam Reinhart | 17:51 | C- | D- | B- | C- | F | — |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 4:53 | D+ | D | D+ | C- | C | — |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 29:54 | D+ | D- | D | B | F | D |
| Tyler Ennis | 13:09 | D | D | D- | C- | D | — |
| Goaltender | TOI | Grade | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin LehnerW | 62:19 | C- | 39 | 4 | .897 | -1.05 |
A grade compares a skater with everyone who played that night, adjusted for how he was used — heavier minutes and defensive-zone starts raise the bar. Goaltenders are graded against expectation instead, on goals saved above expected. How this is calculated
Skaters · 18
| Player | TOI | G | A | P | Shots | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 29:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 24:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 24:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Zach Bogosian | 23:18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cody Franson | 21:42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Evander Kane | 20:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel | 20:25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Kyle Okposo | 19:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Sam Reinhart | 17:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Gionta | 16:54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 16:10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 15:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Ennis | 13:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor Fedun | 10:16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Falk | 9:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Moulson | 9:28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cal O'Reilly | 5:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 4:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | TOI | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin LehnerW | 62:19 | 39 | 4 | .897 | -1.05 |