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Buffalo lost 1-2 in overtime
Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.
Team gradeDLost by 11G · 2A · 30 shots · 12 blocks
- Production
- D
- Offense
- D
- Defense
- D
- Power play
- D-
- Penalty kill
- C+
| Skater | TOI | Grade | Prod | Off | Def | PP | PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Skinner | 18:04 | C+ | C | A+ | D+ | D+ | — |
| Zach Bogosian | 22:54 | C+ | C- | B+ | C | C | C- |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 21:20 | C | C+ | B+ | D | D+ | — |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 11:16 | C | C | C+ | C- | — | B |
| Vladimir Sobotka | 15:35 | C | D- | C+ | B | C+ | B |
| Tage Thompson | 11:30 | C- | F | B | C | C- | — |
| Jack Eichel | 24:39 | C- | C- | C | D+ | D+ | D |
| Jake McCabe | 23:39 | C- | D | D- | A- | C | C+ |
| Evan Rodrigues | 20:47 | C- | F | D+ | B | C+ | B- |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 26:32 | C- | D- | D | B | C | B |
| Sam Reinhart | 19:24 | C- | D | C+ | C- | D+ | — |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 16:33 | D+ | C- | D- | C | — | C |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 16:11 | D | D- | D+ | C- | D+ | — |
| C.J. Smith | 6:29 | D | F | D | C+ | C | — |
| Matt Hunwick | 12:14 | D | D- | C- | D- | — | C+ |
| Johan Larsson | 14:00 | D | F | F | C | — | B+ |
| Jason Pominville | 13:43 | D- | D | D- | D- | C+ | — |
| Conor Sheary | 14:10 | D- | F | D | F | C- | — |
| Goaltender | TOI | Grade | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter HuttonOTL | 65:00 | A+ | 40 | 1 | .975 | +2.75 |
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
Skaters · 18
| Player | TOI | G | A | P | Shots | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 26:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Eichel | 24:39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jake McCabe | 23:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Zach Bogosian | 22:54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 21:20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 20:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Reinhart | 19:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Skinner | 18:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 16:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 16:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vladimir Sobotka | 15:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Conor Sheary | 14:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Larsson | 14:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pominville | 13:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Hunwick | 12:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 11:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 11:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| C.J. Smith | 6:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | TOI | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter HuttonOTL | 65:00 | 40 | 1 | .975 | +2.75 |