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Buffalo lost 4-5 in overtime
Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.
Team gradeCLost by 14G · 8A · 32 shots · 12 blocks
- Production
- B+
- Offense
- D
- Defense
- D+
- Power play
- D+
- Penalty kill
- D-
| Skater | TOI | Grade | Prod | Off | Def | PP | PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Okposo | 20:49 | B | B- | A+ | C | B | — |
| Matt Moulson | 6:35 | C+ | B | C | B- | D | — |
| Josh Gorges | 17:55 | C+ | D | A- | B | — | C |
| Tyler Ennis | 8:43 | C+ | C- | C- | B+ | D | — |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 22:13 | C | D | A | D+ | B | C+ |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 25:18 | C | D+ | B- | C | B | C+ |
| Jake McCabe | 21:53 | C | B | D+ | D+ | — | C |
| Brian Gionta | 16:10 | C- | A- | D | D- | D | D+ |
| Cody Franson | 19:43 | C- | D+ | C- | C+ | D | C- |
| Sam Reinhart | 14:28 | C- | D+ | D- | B | C | B- |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 11:32 | C- | D- | D+ | B+ | — | D |
| Justin Bailey | 10:16 | D+ | D- | C | C- | — | — |
| Zach Bogosian | 18:08 | D+ | D | C | D+ | — | D- |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 17:42 | D+ | D- | C- | C- | — | D- |
| Evan Rodrigues | 13:05 | D+ | D+ | F | C | — | D+ |
| Marcus Foligno | 16:32 | D+ | F | F | B | — | B- |
| Jack Eichel | 22:04 | D+ | D+ | D+ | D- | B | C- |
| Evander Kane | 18:21 | D | C | D | F | D | D- |
| Goaltender | TOI | Grade | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin LehnerOTL | 62:45 | D+ | 41 | 5 | .878 | -1.61 |
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 | 25:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 22:13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel | 22:04 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jake McCabe | 21:53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Kyle Okposo | 20:49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Cody Franson | 19:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Evander Kane | 18:21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Zach Bogosian | 18:08 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Gorges | 17:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 17:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Foligno | 16:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Gionta | 16:10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Reinhart | 14:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 13:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 11:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Bailey | 10:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Ennis | 8:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Moulson | 6:35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | TOI | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin LehnerOTL | 62:45 | 41 | 5 | .878 | -1.61 |