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Buffalo won 5-4 in overtime
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 · 39 shots · 12 blocks
- Production
- B+
- Offense
- D
- Defense
- D-
- Power play
- A+
- Penalty kill
- A+
| Skater | TOI | Grade | Prod | Off | Def | PP | PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart | 17:54 | B- | A- | A+ | F | B | C+ |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 16:10 | B- | B- | B+ | C+ | B | — |
| Jack Eichel | 25:57 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | B+ | A- |
| C.J. Smith | 9:44 | C+ | A+ | C+ | F | — | — |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 25:01 | C | C+ | C- | C+ | B | — |
| Jeff Skinner | 18:04 | C | D | D+ | B+ | B | — |
| Conor Sheary | 16:00 | C | D- | B- | B- | B | — |
| Jake McCabe | 22:55 | C | D- | C | B- | — | B+ |
| Jason Pominville | 12:12 | C- | D- | D- | A- | — | — |
| Marco Scandella | 18:18 | C- | D+ | C | D | — | B- |
| Evan Rodrigues | 15:20 | C- | C- | C | D- | B | A- |
| Lawrence Pilut | 11:37 | D+ | C | C- | D- | — | — |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 15:07 | D+ | D- | F | B | — | B- |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 24:29 | D+ | D+ | D+ | D | B | B- |
| Vladimir Sobotka | 17:40 | D | D- | D | C- | — | B |
| Zach Bogosian | 20:12 | D | D- | D+ | D- | — | B+ |
| Tage Thompson | 9:17 | D- | D | F | D | — | — |
| Kyle Okposo | 13:03 | D- | F | D- | C- | B | — |
| Goaltender | TOI | Grade | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus UllmarkW | 65:00 | B- | 42 | 3 | .929 | +0.30 |
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
Skaters · 18
| Player | TOI | G | A | P | Shots | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | 25:57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 25:01 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 24:29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake McCabe | 22:55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Bogosian | 20:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marco Scandella | 18:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jeff Skinner | 18:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Reinhart | 17:54 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Vladimir Sobotka | 17:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 16:10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Conor Sheary | 16:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 15:20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 15:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Okposo | 13:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pominville | 12:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrence Pilut | 11:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| C.J. Smith | 9:44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tage Thompson | 9:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | TOI | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus UllmarkW | 65:00 | 42 | 3 | .929 | +0.30 |