2017-18 · Thursday, March 8
BUF4
at
OTT3

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 gradeB+Won by 13G · 3A · 34 shots · 9 blocks
Production
C+
Offense
A
Defense
A
Power play
F
Penalty kill
C-
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Sam Reinhart20:36A+B+A+A+D
Ryan O'Reilly24:39AC-A+A+DD-
Benoit Pouliot16:13BC-A-A+D+B-
Marco Scandella28:02BC-AA+C-D-
Jordan Nolan9:41B-D+A+C
Nick Baptiste11:15B-DC+ADB-
Brendan Guhle15:45C+D+A+C+D-
Rasmus Ristolainen31:52C+FA-A-DD-
Scott Wilson18:19C+CB+D+CC+
Casey Nelson17:59CDB-B-B-A-
Danny O'Regan9:28CFBB+D
Josh Gorges16:38CD+C-BB+
Zemgus Girgensons21:29CD+D+A-D-
Justin Falk13:52C-D-B-CB
Jacob Josefson14:17C-DCCD-
Johan Larsson18:36C-DCDA-
Jason Pominville15:07DFC+D-D
Kyle Okposo4:00D-FD+DD
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerW64:28B403.925+0.87

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 Ristolainen31:5200010
Marco Scandella28:0210130
Ryan O'Reilly24:3901121
Zemgus Girgensons21:2900031
Sam Reinhart20:3611241
Johan Larsson18:3600021
Scott Wilson18:1910130
Casey Nelson17:5900030
Josh Gorges16:3800012
Benoit Pouliot16:1301130
Brendan Guhle15:4500011
Jason Pominville15:0700000
Jacob Josefson14:1700020
Justin Falk13:5200020
Nick Baptiste11:1500040
Jordan Nolan9:4100002
Danny O'Regan9:2800000
Kyle Okposo4:0000000

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerW64:28403.925+0.87