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Buffalo lost 3-4 in overtime
Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.
Team gradeDLost by 13G · 4A · 20 shots · 27 blocks
- Production
- C+
- Offense
- F
- Defense
- F
- Power play
- B-
- Penalty kill
- C-
| Skater | TOI | Grade | Prod | Off | Def | PP | PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Foligno | 18:50 | B- | B- | B | B- | — | A+ |
| Kyle Okposo | 21:27 | B- | B- | B | C | B- | — |
| Jack Eichel | 23:30 | C+ | B- | B+ | D+ | B- | A+ |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 28:50 | C | C | B- | C- | B- | C |
| Jake McCabe | 21:39 | C- | D- | B- | C | — | D+ |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 19:43 | C- | B- | C- | F | B- | D |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 15:25 | D+ | D+ | C- | D+ | — | D |
| Sam Reinhart | 17:16 | D+ | D+ | D- | C- | B- | — |
| Josh Gorges | 15:49 | D+ | D+ | C- | D | — | C |
| Brian Gionta | 15:18 | D+ | C- | D+ | D- | — | D- |
| Taylor Fedun | 12:27 | D+ | C- | D | D- | — | B- |
| Derek Grant | 7:26 | D | F | D | B- | — | D |
| Cody Franson | 20:02 | D | D | D | D | — | B |
| Matt Moulson | 5:49 | D | F | D- | C | C | — |
| Justin Bailey | 13:01 | D | F | D | D+ | — | — |
| Zach Bogosian | 18:09 | D | D | D | F | — | D- |
| Evander Kane | 17:43 | D- | D | F | F | — | B+ |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 6:30 | D- | F | D- | D- | — | B |
| Goaltender | TOI | Grade | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders NilssonOTL | 60:50 | C | 43 | 4 | .907 | -0.29 |
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 | 28:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Jack Eichel | 23:30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Jake McCabe | 21:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Okposo | 21:27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cody Franson | 20:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 19:43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Marcus Foligno | 18:50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Zach Bogosian | 18:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Evander Kane | 17:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Reinhart | 17:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Josh Gorges | 15:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 15:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Gionta | 15:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Justin Bailey | 13:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Fedun | 12:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Grant | 7:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 6:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Moulson | 5:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | TOI | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders NilssonOTL | 60:50 | 43 | 4 | .907 | -0.29 |