2017-18 · Friday, December 29
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Buffalo won 4-3 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 gradeCWon by 14G · 6A · 29 shots · 9 blocks
Production
B
Offense
D+
Defense
D
Power play
A+
Penalty kill
B
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Ryan O'Reilly22:37B+D+A-A+AA-
Jack Eichel18:04B-AC+CA
Rasmus Ristolainen25:52B-CB+C+AB
Evander Kane19:38B-FA-A+B+
Kyle Okposo20:03C+C-CA-A
Sam Reinhart18:34CD+C+C+A
Marco Scandella23:11C-C-C-C-B+B
Jacob Josefson12:24C-BCFB-
Jordan Nolan10:25C-CC+D-
Johan Larsson11:42C-DBD-C-
Zemgus Girgensons13:20D+D+D-C+A-
Zach Bogosian21:41D+DCD+A-
Jake McCabe22:04D+CDDA-
Jason Pominville13:15DD-D+D+B+
Benoit Pouliot12:09DD-CD-C-
Nathan Beaulieu14:49DDD-C-B+
Evan Rodrigues13:09DD-C-D-B+
Justin Falk12:30DFFC+
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerW62:32C+383.921-0.09

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 Ristolainen25:5211230
Marco Scandella23:1100023
Ryan O'Reilly22:3701120
Jake McCabe22:0401131
Zach Bogosian21:4100011
Kyle Okposo20:0301130
Evander Kane19:3800000
Sam Reinhart18:3400021
Jack Eichel18:0420251
Nathan Beaulieu14:4900011
Zemgus Girgensons13:2001100
Jason Pominville13:1500010
Evan Rodrigues13:0900010
Justin Falk12:3000000
Jacob Josefson12:2410130
Benoit Pouliot12:0900010
Johan Larsson11:4200001
Jordan Nolan10:2501110

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerW62:32383.921-0.09