2016-17 · Wednesday, April 5
MTL1
at
BUF2

Buffalo won 2-1

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-Won by 12G · 4A · 30 shots · 5 blocks
Production
D+
Offense
B+
Defense
B-
Power play
—
Penalty kill
A-
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Evander Kane17:55BB-A+C-C+
Josh Gorges22:10B-DB+AB
Rasmus Ristolainen23:03B-C-AC
Ryan O'Reilly19:44B-C-A-CB
Zemgus Girgensons13:24B-DBA-C+
Nicolas Deslauriers13:51C+D-BA-
Marcus Foligno10:25C+CC+B
Jack Eichel17:12C+C-BC+B
Tyler Ennis13:06C+B-B-D+
Cody Franson16:26C+D+BC+A-
Justin Falk15:07CD-B+C
Matt Moulson13:59CD-CB
Brian Gionta17:52CD-B-CC
Zach Bogosian20:38C-D-DB+B-
Dmitry Kulikov22:43C-FCC+A-
Sam Reinhart14:48C-DB-D+
Evan Rodrigues14:09C-FC-B-A-
Alex Nylander11:28D+DC-C-
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerW60:00B321.969+1.04

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

PlayerTOIGAPShotsBlocks
Rasmus Ristolainen23:0310130
Dmitry Kulikov22:4300010
Josh Gorges22:1001110
Zach Bogosian20:3800001
Ryan O'Reilly19:4401111
Evander Kane17:5501141
Brian Gionta17:5200020
Jack Eichel17:1201120
Cody Franson16:2600011
Justin Falk15:0700010
Sam Reinhart14:4800020
Evan Rodrigues14:0900010
Matt Moulson13:5900010
Nicolas Deslauriers13:5100010
Zemgus Girgensons13:2400020
Tyler Ennis13:0610130
Alex Nylander11:2800020
Marcus Foligno10:2500021

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerW60:00321.969+1.04