2017-18 · Saturday, November 18
CAR3
at
BUF1

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 gradeDLost by 21G · 1A · 23 shots · 15 blocks
Production
D-
Offense
D+
Defense
D
Power play
B
Penalty kill
D+
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Marco Scandella23:34B-D+A+CAB-
Evander Kane22:39B-CA-C+A-B+
Jack Eichel22:55C+D-AC+A-C+
Sam Reinhart17:18CD-A-C-D
Justin Falk18:07CDA-D+D
Kyle Okposo17:10CFD-A+A-C
Jordan Nolan6:54C-DC-B-
Zemgus Girgensons9:31C-DC-C+C
Kyle Criscuolo7:56C-DC-CC+
Josh Gorges17:41D+DC-CC-
Johan Larsson14:31D+DDB-D-
Nathan Beaulieu19:36D+D-CD+C+
Ryan O'Reilly20:13D+C+D-FAC-
Seth Griffith10:26D+FFB
Benoit Pouliot15:15DDD+FDD+
Victor Antipin16:33DD-FC-C
Jake McCabe20:29DD-D+DC-
Jason Pominville12:15DDD+D-D
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Chad JohnsonL58:57B322.938+0.72

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
Marco Scandella23:3400022
Jack Eichel22:5500020
Evander Kane22:3910140
Jake McCabe20:2900010
Ryan O'Reilly20:1301141
Nathan Beaulieu19:3600001
Justin Falk18:0700003
Josh Gorges17:4100003
Sam Reinhart17:1800010
Kyle Okposo17:1000010
Victor Antipin16:3300001
Benoit Pouliot15:1500040
Johan Larsson14:3100030
Jason Pominville12:1500001
Seth Griffith10:2600000
Zemgus Girgensons9:3100002
Kyle Criscuolo7:5600001
Jordan Nolan6:5400010

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Chad JohnsonL58:57322.938+0.72