Sabres at Ottawa Senators, December 31, 2023

2023-24 · Sunday, December 31

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OTT5

Buffalo lost 1-5

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 41G · 1A · 45 shots · 13 blocks

Production: C-
Offense: C-
Defense: D+
Power play: C+
Penalty kill: B+

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Tage Thompson	19:22	C+	C	B	C+	D+
Rasmus Dahlin	25:44	C+	D+	D	A+	C	D+
Connor Clifton	14:14	C+	C	B	C		A
Dylan Cozens	13:57	C+	C	C+	C	A-	A
Jeff Skinner	19:31	C+	C-	B-	B-	D+
Peyton Krebs	10:14	C	C	B	D+	C+	D+
Jack Quinn	15:22	C	D+	C	C	A-
Kyle Okposo	10:56	C-	D	B+	D	C+
Casey Mittelstadt	20:20	C-	D-	F	A	D+
Zach Benson	15:55	C-	F	C-	B	A-
Zemgus Girgensons	9:26	C-	C	B-	F	C+	D+
Henri Jokiharju	16:51	C-	C-	B-	D-	C+	D+
JJ Peterka	14:50	C-	D+	C	D+	A-
Ryan Johnson	17:25	C-	D-	C+	C
Mattias Samuelsson	19:27	D+	D+	D+	C-		A
Alex Tuch	19:23	D+	D+	D	C-	D+
Owen Power	18:03	D+	F	C+	D	B-
Jordan Greenway	15:58	D	C-	F	D		A

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Devon LeviL	58:04	D+	30	4	.867	-1.49

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
Rasmus Dahlin	25:44	0	0	0	5	1
Casey Mittelstadt	20:20	0	0	0	2	0
Jeff Skinner	19:31	0	1	1	3	0
Mattias Samuelsson	19:27	0	0	0	2	1
Alex Tuch	19:23	0	0	0	1	2
Tage Thompson	19:22	1	0	1	2	0
Owen Power	18:03	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Johnson	17:25	0	0	0	1	0
Henri Jokiharju	16:51	0	0	0	3	1
Jordan Greenway	15:58	0	0	0	3	1
Zach Benson	15:55	0	0	0	2	0
Jack Quinn	15:22	0	0	0	1	1
JJ Peterka	14:50	0	0	0	4	0
Connor Clifton	14:14	0	0	0	4	1
Dylan Cozens	13:57	0	0	0	6	1
Kyle Okposo	10:56	0	0	0	2	0
Peyton Krebs	10:14	0	0	0	3	1
Zemgus Girgensons	9:26	0	0	0	1	3

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Devon LeviL	58:04	30	4	.867	-1.49