2017-18 · Thursday, January 4
BUF2
at
MIN6

Buffalo lost 2-6

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeD+Lost by 42G · 4A · 31 shots · 13 blocks
Production
C-
Offense
D-
Defense
D+
Power play
F
Penalty kill
B-
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Marco Scandella24:06C+CCB+DB-
Evander Kane17:45C+B-D+B-DA
Sam Reinhart16:17CCADD
Zach Bogosian25:32CC-C+CDC+
Zemgus Girgensons13:57CD-AD+B
Jack Eichel18:41CD+A+D-DA
Jake McCabe20:38C-CC-DD+B-
Jacob Josefson14:07C-DFA-C-
Rasmus Ristolainen5:43C-DCC-
Johan Larsson15:00C-DFA-C
Justin Falk19:55D+DC-CC-
Nathan Beaulieu20:24D+DDC+D+
Ryan O'Reilly15:56D+D-D-BDD
Jason Pominville13:57D+D+D+D+D
Jordan Nolan9:46D+FFB+
Benoit Pouliot12:18DD-CFB+
Evan Rodrigues13:13DD+DFD+A-
Kyle Okposo15:45DFD-C-DD-
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerL40:00F176.647-3.85
Chad Johnson20:00B-1001.000+0.67

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
Zach Bogosian25:3201131
Marco Scandella24:0601131
Jake McCabe20:3801131
Nathan Beaulieu20:2400002
Justin Falk19:5500003
Jack Eichel18:4100050
Evander Kane17:4510131
Sam Reinhart16:1710130
Ryan O'Reilly15:5600010
Kyle Okposo15:4500010
Johan Larsson15:0000020
Jacob Josefson14:0700002
Jason Pominville13:5701110
Zemgus Girgensons13:5700011
Evan Rodrigues13:1300011
Benoit Pouliot12:1800010
Jordan Nolan9:4600000
Rasmus Ristolainen5:4300030

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerL40:00176.647-3.85
Chad Johnson20:001001.000+0.67