2017-18 · Wednesday, February 28
BUF2
at
TBL1

Buffalo won 2-1 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 12G · 3A · 34 shots · 16 blocks
Production
C
Offense
C+
Defense
C
Power play
C
Penalty kill
B-
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Evan Rodrigues15:36B+B+A+B+C
Scott Wilson14:16B+C-A+A-C+
Jason Pominville18:19BBA-B-B
Zemgus Girgensons20:54C+D-B+B+C-D-
Victor Antipin19:44C+D+ACD+A+
Sam Reinhart24:08C+DB+B-B
Ryan O'Reilly24:57C+DB-BC+
Rasmus Ristolainen28:28CC-CB-BD-
Marco Scandella25:37CD-C-A+DD-
Casey Nelson18:42CDA-DA+
Johan Larsson12:52C-D+CD+D-
Nathan Beaulieu13:34C-C-FC+
Nick Baptiste12:32D+DC-D+A-
Benoit Pouliot12:58D+C-C+FD+A+
Seth Griffith10:12D+DDCC+
Justin Falk12:09DDFC
Jordan Nolan8:45DFDC
Jacob Josefson10:04D-FD-D-A+
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Chad JohnsonW61:23B221.955+1.02

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 Ristolainen28:2801122
Marco Scandella25:3700020
Ryan O'Reilly24:5701120
Sam Reinhart24:0800040
Zemgus Girgensons20:5400020
Victor Antipin19:4400012
Casey Nelson18:4200002
Jason Pominville18:1911270
Evan Rodrigues15:3610151
Scott Wilson14:1600021
Nathan Beaulieu13:3400013
Benoit Pouliot12:5800021
Johan Larsson12:5200002
Nick Baptiste12:3200030
Justin Falk12:0900001
Seth Griffith10:1200001
Jacob Josefson10:0400010
Jordan Nolan8:4500000

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Chad JohnsonW61:23221.955+1.02