2017-18 · Saturday, December 23
BUF2
at
CAR4

Buffalo lost 2-4

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 22G · 3A · 22 shots · 12 blocks
Production
D+
Offense
D-
Defense
D+
Power play
C+
Penalty kill
F
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Jack Eichel20:56B-CAC+A-B-
Nathan Beaulieu19:08B-C-B-B+C-
Zemgus Girgensons17:33C+CAD+D-
Sam Reinhart16:22C+C-A+D+C-
Jacob Josefson14:22CDC+B-CD-
Rasmus Ristolainen25:48C-DC-B-B+C-
Marco Scandella22:29C-DCC+C-D+
Jordan Nolan11:10C-FDB+C
Scott Wilson10:32C-DFB+C-D
Evan Rodrigues10:18D+DFB-A-
Josh Gorges11:45D+DFBCD-
Jason Pominville13:41D+D-C-D+C-
Kyle Okposo14:32DC-D-FA-
Johan Larsson16:04DD+DD-D-
Zach Bogosian17:13DD+DD-D+
Jake McCabe20:42DD-C-FCD-
Evander Kane18:32DD-D-DA-B
Benoit Pouliot12:28DFD-CC-D-
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Chad JohnsonL58:45C+374.892-0.22

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 Ristolainen25:4800011
Marco Scandella22:2900004
Jack Eichel20:5602220
Jake McCabe20:4200001
Nathan Beaulieu19:0810110
Evander Kane18:3200030
Zemgus Girgensons17:3310110
Zach Bogosian17:1300012
Sam Reinhart16:2200031
Johan Larsson16:0401110
Kyle Okposo14:3200031
Jacob Josefson14:2200030
Jason Pominville13:4100010
Benoit Pouliot12:2800000
Josh Gorges11:4500020
Jordan Nolan11:1000000
Scott Wilson10:3200001
Evan Rodrigues10:1800001

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Chad JohnsonL58:45374.892-0.22