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Buffalo won 4-3 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 · 5A · 30 shots · 17 blocks
- Production
- B+
- Offense
- D
- Defense
- D+
- Power play
- A-
- Penalty kill
- D+
| Skater | TOI | Grade | Prod | Off | Def | PP | PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Sheary | 14:44 | B+ | A+ | C+ | B+ | A- | — |
| Brandon Montour | 19:45 | B+ | A- | B | B+ | B+ | D |
| Jack Eichel | 25:16 | B | B- | A- | B+ | C+ | D |
| Sam Reinhart | 24:45 | B- | C | A | C | C+ | — |
| Kyle Okposo | 13:09 | C+ | C | D+ | A- | A- | — |
| Jeff Skinner | 20:16 | C+ | D | B+ | C+ | C+ | — |
| Evan Rodrigues | 20:09 | C | C | C- | B | A- | C+ |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 26:22 | C- | D+ | C- | C | C+ | C+ |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 22:04 | C- | D- | D+ | B- | C+ | — |
| Zach Bogosian | 21:24 | C- | D | C | C | B- | B- |
| Jake McCabe | 20:01 | D+ | D+ | D | D+ | — | B |
| Scott Wilson | 12:03 | D+ | D | C- | D+ | — | D- |
| Tage Thompson | 10:48 | D | F | C | D+ | — | — |
| Matt Hunwick | 14:19 | D | F | C- | D- | — | D- |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 10:23 | D | D- | D- | D- | — | B |
| Jason Pominville | 5:15 | D- | F | D | D | — | — |
| Johan Larsson | 11:55 | D- | D- | F | F | — | B- |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 11:59 | D- | F | D | F | A- | — |
| Goaltender | TOI | Grade | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus UllmarkW | 64:11 | B+ | 44 | 3 | .932 | +1.16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 26:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Eichel | 25:16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Sam Reinhart | 24:45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 22:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach Bogosian | 21:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Skinner | 20:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 20:09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jake McCabe | 20:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brandon Montour | 19:45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Conor Sheary | 14:44 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Hunwick | 14:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Okposo | 13:09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Wilson | 12:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 11:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Larsson | 11:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tage Thompson | 10:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 10:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Pominville | 5:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | TOI | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus UllmarkW | 64:11 | 44 | 3 | .932 | +1.16 |