Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights, December 15, 2023

2023-24 · Friday, December 15

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Buffalo won 5-2

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+Won by 34G · 6A · 26 shots · 19 blocks

Production: B
Offense: D
Defense: F
Power play: C
Penalty kill: D

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Dylan Cozens	15:16	B-	B+	C+	B-	C-	B-
Casey Mittelstadt	16:38	B-	B-	B-	B-	B	B-
Alex Tuch	18:47	C+	B+	B+	D	C-	D
Zach Benson	17:38	C+	A-	B	D-	C-
Mattias Samuelsson	26:18	C+	C-	B	C+		C-
JJ Peterka	18:25	C+	C-	C	B+	C
Rasmus Dahlin	23:51	C	C	D	B-	C+	B-
Ryan Johnson	11:42	C	D	B+	D+
Connor Clifton	15:54	C-	D+	B-	D+		D-
Tage Thompson	19:23	D+	D	C	D	C	D-
Victor Olofsson	6:43	D	F	F	C+
Peyton Krebs	15:58	D	D	D	D-		D
Tyson Jost	11:32	D	D-	F	C-		C
Owen Power	21:43	D	F	C	F	B+	D-
Brett Murray	5:09	D	F	D-	C
Henri Jokiharju	18:43	D	D	D	D-	C	C
Eric Robinson	15:21	D	D	D-	D-		C+
Kyle Okposo	14:29	D-	F	D	F	C+	B

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Devon LeviW	60:00	A+	34	2	.941	+2.81

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

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Mattias Samuelsson	26:18	0	1	1	1	2
Rasmus Dahlin	23:51	0	0	0	3	6
Owen Power	21:43	0	0	0	1	0
Tage Thompson	19:23	0	0	0	4	0
Alex Tuch	18:47	1	1	2	2	1
Henri Jokiharju	18:43	0	0	0	0	3
JJ Peterka	18:25	0	0	0	4	1
Zach Benson	17:38	1	1	2	3	1
Casey Mittelstadt	16:38	1	1	2	1	0
Peyton Krebs	15:58	0	0	0	1	1
Connor Clifton	15:54	0	1	1	0	2
Eric Robinson	15:21	0	0	0	2	1
Dylan Cozens	15:16	1	1	2	3	0
Kyle Okposo	14:29	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Johnson	11:42	0	0	0	0	1
Tyson Jost	11:32	0	0	0	1	0
Victor Olofsson	6:43	0	0	0	0	0
Brett Murray	5:09	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Devon LeviW	60:00	34	2	.941	+2.81