2017-18 · Friday, December 15
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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 gradeBLost by 14G · 7A · 41 shots · 7 blocks
Production
B+
Offense
C+
Defense
B
Power play
A
Penalty kill
B-
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Jack Eichel19:57A-A+BB-BB
Evander Kane20:43B+BAB+BA-
Kyle Okposo17:20BB-B+B+BB-
Jake McCabe18:28B-BADC+B+
Evan Rodrigues13:18C+DB-A-B
Sam Reinhart13:54C+D-C+A-B
Jason Pominville15:37C+D-B+BB
Victor Antipin14:59C+D+BC+
Zemgus Girgensons17:02CDB+C-C-
Nathan Beaulieu14:39CDDA-B-B-
Ryan O'Reilly23:22CFA-CB+D+
Benoit Pouliot14:17C-D-CC+D+
Zach Bogosian18:35C-FDA-A-
Marco Scandella23:46C-FC+CB+D+
Rasmus Ristolainen26:25D+FCC-BB+
Scott Wilson9:03D+DD-CC+
Johan Larsson11:55D+DFCD+
Hudson Fasching7:25DFD-CB+
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Chad JohnsonOTL62:15D-345.853-2.25

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 Ristolainen26:2500010
Marco Scandella23:4600010
Ryan O'Reilly23:2200000
Evander Kane20:4303340
Jack Eichel19:57314111
Zach Bogosian18:3500000
Jake McCabe18:2812310
Kyle Okposo17:2001142
Zemgus Girgensons17:0200050
Jason Pominville15:3700010
Victor Antipin14:5900040
Nathan Beaulieu14:3900002
Benoit Pouliot14:1700010
Sam Reinhart13:5400020
Evan Rodrigues13:1800020
Johan Larsson11:5500022
Scott Wilson9:0300020
Hudson Fasching7:2500000

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Chad JohnsonOTL62:15345.853-2.25