2017-18 · Wednesday, December 27
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Buffalo lost 2-3 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 gradeB-Lost by 12G · 3A · 37 shots · 11 blocks
Production
C
Offense
B+
Defense
B
Power play
B+
Penalty kill
D-
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Jordan Nolan10:48BDAA
Zemgus Girgensons14:14B-B-BBD+
Jacob Josefson12:44B-DAAD+
Jack Eichel19:03B-C-BB+C+
Johan Larsson13:59B-DA-A-D+
Kyle Okposo18:01C+BCC+C+
Jake McCabe19:24C+D+D+AB+C-
Marco Scandella23:45C+C-ADB-D
Sam Reinhart18:07C+D-B+B-C
Evander Kane19:13CCBDB-C
Evan Rodrigues13:39CCCC-B
Zach Bogosian18:04CD-DAB+C
Benoit Pouliot9:23CD-CB-B+D
Justin Falk12:28CD-CBB
Ryan O'Reilly21:16C-DC+C-C+C
Nathan Beaulieu15:18C-D-CC+B-
Rasmus Ristolainen27:12C-FA-D-C+D+
Jason Pominville12:57D+FCCB
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerOTL60:57B332.939+0.81

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 Ristolainen27:1200020
Marco Scandella23:4501131
Ryan O'Reilly21:1600011
Jake McCabe19:2400013
Evander Kane19:1301160
Jack Eichel19:0301121
Sam Reinhart18:0700020
Zach Bogosian18:0400010
Kyle Okposo18:0110132
Nathan Beaulieu15:1800020
Zemgus Girgensons14:1410140
Johan Larsson13:5900020
Evan Rodrigues13:3900032
Jason Pominville12:5700000
Jacob Josefson12:4400011
Justin Falk12:2800010
Jordan Nolan10:4800020
Benoit Pouliot9:2300010

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerOTL60:57332.939+0.81