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2017-18 · Tuesday, October 17
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Buffalo lost 4-5 in overtime

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeD+Lost by 12G · 4A · 28 shots · 18 blocks
Production
C-
Offense
D
Defense
D+
Power play
A
Penalty kill
C
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Jack Eichel23:43B-C-B-A+B+C+
Evander Kane24:55B-CBB+B+C-
Jason Pominville17:21B-C-B+C+B-C+
Marco Scandella20:41C+D-AB+C-D-
Rasmus Ristolainen28:48C+D-B+B+BD-
Kyle Okposo16:56CD-BB-B-D-
Ryan O'Reilly26:58CB-C+D-B+D
Justin Bailey10:12C-CD+D+B+B
Sam Reinhart19:09C-DCC-B+
Johan Larsson16:55C-D+D-B-C+A-
Benoit Pouliot10:41D+D-D-B-B-A
Matt Tennyson18:54D+D+D-DB+B-
Jake McCabe17:22D+D-DC-B+A-
Nathan Beaulieu20:18DC-FD-B+
Matt Moulson9:47DD-DD-B+
Josh Gorges14:24DFDDBA-
Zemgus Girgensons2:30D-D+D-D-D-
Jordan Nolan6:19D-FDF
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Chad JohnsonOTL60:27D315.839-1.86

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

Box score

Skaters · 18

PlayerTOIGAPShotsBlocks
Rasmus Ristolainen28:4800002
Ryan O'Reilly26:5820251
Evander Kane24:5502230
Jack Eichel23:4301132
Marco Scandella20:4100011
Nathan Beaulieu20:1801102
Sam Reinhart19:0900011
Matt Tennyson18:5400041
Jake McCabe17:2200010
Jason Pominville17:2100022
Kyle Okposo16:5600020
Johan Larsson16:5500021
Josh Gorges14:2400001
Benoit Pouliot10:4100010
Justin Bailey10:1200031
Matt Moulson9:4700001
Jordan Nolan6:1900000
Zemgus Girgensons2:3000002

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Chad JohnsonOTL60:27315.839-1.86