Sabres at Minnesota Wild, February 17, 2024 — W 3-2

2023-24 · Saturday, February 17

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MIN2

Buffalo won 3-2 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+Won by 12G · 3A · 25 shots · 11 blocks

Production: D+
Offense: D
Defense: D
Power play: D+
Penalty kill: A-

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Henri Jokiharju	22:57	C+	C+	B-	C	D-	B-
Rasmus Dahlin	30:47	C+	D+	C-	A-	B-	B+
Jordan Greenway	19:56	C+	D	C-	A+	D	B-
Casey Mittelstadt	17:56	C	C-	D	A-	D
Dylan Cozens	18:05	C	D-	C	A-	B+	C
Zemgus Girgensons	10:07	C-	C	C-	D+
Erik Johnson	14:30	C-	D	C	C-		B-
JJ Peterka	14:00	C-	D	B+	D	D
Eric Robinson	7:44	C-	D	C	C
Kyle Okposo	12:18	C-	D-	C	C+	D	D+
Peyton Krebs	12:05	C-	F	B	D+	C-
Tage Thompson	19:57	D+	C+	F	D+	B	B+
Alex Tuch	20:57	D+	C	D-	D	A-	A-
Zach Benson	14:19	D+	F	B-	F		A-
Connor Clifton	18:31	D+	D+	C-	D-	C-
Ryan Johnson	10:57	D	F	C-	D+
Jacob Bryson	18:30	D-	F	D+	F	C	B
Jeff Skinner	14:49	D-	F	D-	F	A-

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	59:47	B	32	2	.938	+0.91

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

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Rasmus Dahlin	30:47	0	0	0	2	2
Henri Jokiharju	22:57	1	1	2	2	0
Alex Tuch	20:57	0	1	1	3	2
Tage Thompson	19:57	0	1	1	4	1
Jordan Greenway	19:56	0	0	0	1	1
Connor Clifton	18:31	0	0	0	1	2
Jacob Bryson	18:30	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Cozens	18:05	0	0	0	1	0
Casey Mittelstadt	17:56	1	0	1	2	0
Jeff Skinner	14:49	0	0	0	2	0
Erik Johnson	14:30	0	0	0	0	2
Zach Benson	14:19	0	0	0	0	0
JJ Peterka	14:00	0	0	0	3	0
Kyle Okposo	12:18	0	0	0	1	0
Peyton Krebs	12:05	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Johnson	10:57	0	0	0	0	0
Zemgus Girgensons	10:07	0	0	0	2	1
Eric Robinson	7:44	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	59:47	32	2	.938	+0.91