2017-18 · Thursday, February 15
BUF2
at
OTT3

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 gradeD-Lost by 12G · 4A · 25 shots · 21 blocks
Production
C-
Offense
F
Defense
F
Power play
D+
Penalty kill
A
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Evan Rodrigues15:56CC+C+D+B+
Kyle Okposo13:22CCBDB+
Ryan O'Reilly22:07CD+C-C+B+C-
Victor Antipin11:43C-D-C+C+
Rasmus Ristolainen28:18C-D+C-C-BB+
Nathan Beaulieu16:25C-C+CDD-
Josh Gorges15:21C-DC-C+A-
Scott Wilson13:42C-B+D-D-C+A-
Benoit Pouliot16:44C-D-D-BB+
Sam Reinhart18:34C-D-DB-B+
Evander Kane14:58C-CD+D+D-
Zemgus Girgensons13:53D+DD+CC+
Johan Larsson17:12D+C+FFC+
Casey Nelson19:02DD+FD-A-
Jason Pominville11:13DC-DFD-
Marco Scandella26:01D-D-D-D-DB-
Jacob Josefson10:15D-FD-DA-
Nick Baptiste8:53D-FDDD-
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerOTL61:13B342.941+0.99

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 Ristolainen28:1800035
Marco Scandella26:0100012
Ryan O'Reilly22:0700031
Casey Nelson19:0201110
Sam Reinhart18:3400020
Johan Larsson17:1201122
Benoit Pouliot16:4400001
Nathan Beaulieu16:2501111
Evan Rodrigues15:5610111
Josh Gorges15:2100002
Evander Kane14:5800041
Zemgus Girgensons13:5300001
Scott Wilson13:4210123
Kyle Okposo13:2201130
Victor Antipin11:4300010
Jason Pominville11:1300011
Jacob Josefson10:1500000
Nick Baptiste8:5300000

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerOTL61:13342.941+0.99