2017-18 · Saturday, March 10
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Buffalo lost 1-2 in overtime

WAR Box

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

Team gradeC+Lost by 11G · 1A · 32 shots · 15 blocks
Production
D
Offense
B+
Defense
B
Power play
F
Penalty kill
B-
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Casey Nelson20:03BD+AA+D+
Zemgus Girgensons16:51BDAA+C+
Justin Bailey8:39BA+C+C+
Ryan O'Reilly25:36BD+AA-C+C
Jason Pominville15:56BDA-AC
Johan Larsson17:13B-FA-A+C-
Brendan Guhle17:50B-D+B+A-D-C+
Sam Reinhart23:47C+FB+B+C+
Marco Scandella26:01C+DBBD+B-
Scott Wilson22:23C+C-DA+B-B+
Rasmus Ristolainen29:20CDC+B-C-B-
Jacob Josefson13:09C-CBFA-
Jordan Nolan9:22C-FB+D
Nathan Beaulieu14:35D+D+C-D+
Josh Gorges14:46D+C-DDB-
Danny O'Regan10:19D+FC-CD
Benoit Pouliot12:14DD+C-FDB
Nick Baptiste12:56D-D-D+FD-C+
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerOTL65:00B+341.971+1.58

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 Ristolainen29:2000022
Marco Scandella26:0100002
Ryan O'Reilly25:3600041
Sam Reinhart23:4700010
Scott Wilson22:2300031
Casey Nelson20:0300022
Brendan Guhle17:5000041
Johan Larsson17:1300010
Zemgus Girgensons16:5100020
Jason Pominville15:5600040
Josh Gorges14:4600031
Nathan Beaulieu14:3500003
Jacob Josefson13:0900031
Nick Baptiste12:5600010
Benoit Pouliot12:1401100
Danny O'Regan10:1900000
Jordan Nolan9:2200000
Justin Bailey8:3910121

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Robin LehnerOTL65:00341.971+1.58