Sabres at Anaheim Ducks, March 22, 2026 — OTL 5-6

2025-26 · Sunday, March 22

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Buffalo lost 5-6 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-Lost by 15G · 8A · 29 shots · 9 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Zach Benson	12:07	B+	A+	A-	C+
Beck Malenstyn	10:33	B+	B+	A	B-		B+
Zach Metsa	12:13	B-	D+	B-	A
Logan Stanley	14:01	C+	D	B	B+		C
Ryan McLeod	15:33	C+	C	B-	C	C	B
Josh Doan	15:40	C+	C+	D	B	C
Sam Carrick	12:20	C	D	A	D+		C
Noah Ostlund	14:42	C	D	C	B	C
Rasmus Dahlin	25:18	C	C	C+	C	C-	D+
Mattias Samuelsson	22:44	C	D-	B	C+		C
Alex Tuch	21:31	C	C-	B-	C-	C	C-
Owen Power	21:01	C	B-	C+	D-		C
Bowen Byram	19:55	C-	C	D+	C-	C	D+
Jack Quinn	14:40	C-	C+	C-	D	C
Josh Norris	15:07	C-	D	C-	C	C
Jason Zucker	14:21	C-	D-	C-	C+	C
Peyton Krebs	16:21	D+	F	D+	C+
Tage Thompson	22:02	D	D-	D-	D+	C

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Alex LyonOTL	61:17	C-	31	5	.839	-1.06

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	25:18	0	2	2	4	0
Mattias Samuelsson	22:44	0	0	0	1	0
Tage Thompson	22:02	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Tuch	21:31	1	0	1	2	0
Owen Power	21:01	1	1	2	1	1
Bowen Byram	19:55	0	1	1	2	2
Peyton Krebs	16:21	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Doan	15:40	1	0	1	2	1
Ryan McLeod	15:33	0	1	1	1	1
Josh Norris	15:07	0	0	0	2	0
Noah Ostlund	14:42	0	1	1	0	0
Jack Quinn	14:40	1	0	1	2	0
Jason Zucker	14:21	0	0	0	1	0
Logan Stanley	14:01	0	0	0	3	0
Sam Carrick	12:20	0	0	0	3	0
Zach Metsa	12:13	0	0	0	0	2
Zach Benson	12:07	1	1	2	2	0
Beck Malenstyn	10:33	0	1	1	3	1

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Alex LyonOTL	61:17	31	5	.839	-1.06