Sabres at Boston Bruins, December 21, 2024 — L 1-3

2024-25 · Saturday, December 21

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Buffalo lost 1-3

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeCLost by 21G · 1A · 20 shots · 22 blocks

Production: D-
Offense: B-
Defense: B
Power play: B+
Penalty kill: C

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Jason Zucker	18:09	B+	C	B+	A+	C+
Tage Thompson	17:27	B	C-	A-	A+	C+
Alex Tuch	19:10	B-	C-	B	A+	C+	C+
JJ Peterka	17:39	B-	C	C+	A	C+
Nicolas Aube-Kubel	11:31	C+	D	B+	B
Jacob Bryson	13:56	C+	D	B+	B		B-
Beck Malenstyn	13:45	C	D+	B+	C-		B-
Bowen Byram	22:58	C	D	C-	A	C+	D
Connor Clifton	17:35	C	D	B-	B-		B-
Mattias Samuelsson	22:31	C	D	B	C+	B-	B
Ryan McLeod	14:06	C	F	A-	C-		B
Owen Power	24:15	C-	D	B	D+	B+	D
Zach Benson	14:22	C-	C-	B-	D-	B	B
Henri Jokiharju	13:19	C-	F	D-	A
Jiri Kulich	12:24	D+	C-	C-	D-	B+
Sam Lafferty	13:32	D+	F	D+	C		B-
Dylan Cozens	14:34	D	D-	C-	D	B-	D-
Peyton Krebs	13:47	D	F	D+	D	B	D-

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
James ReimerL	59:00	C+	18	2	.889	-0.16

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

Box score

Skaters · 18

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Owen Power	24:15	0	0	0	1	2
Bowen Byram	22:58	0	0	0	1	2
Mattias Samuelsson	22:31	0	0	0	0	2
Alex Tuch	19:10	0	0	0	2	3
Jason Zucker	18:09	0	1	1	1	1
JJ Peterka	17:39	1	0	1	4	0
Connor Clifton	17:35	0	0	0	0	4
Tage Thompson	17:27	0	0	0	2	2
Dylan Cozens	14:34	0	0	0	1	0
Zach Benson	14:22	0	0	0	2	1
Ryan McLeod	14:06	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Bryson	13:56	0	0	0	0	1
Peyton Krebs	13:47	0	0	0	0	0
Beck Malenstyn	13:45	0	0	0	1	3
Sam Lafferty	13:32	0	0	0	1	0
Henri Jokiharju	13:19	0	0	0	0	0
Jiri Kulich	12:24	0	0	0	2	1
Nicolas Aube-Kubel	11:31	0	0	0	2	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
James ReimerL	59:00	18	2	.889	-0.16