Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, February 21, 2024

2023-24 · Wednesday, February 21

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Buffalo won 3-2

WAR Box

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

Team gradeC-Won by 13G · 4A · 23 shots · 15 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Jeff Skinner	17:02	B+	C+	A+	B	C+
Tage Thompson	17:47	B	C-	A+	A-	B-
Alex Tuch	18:14	B-	B-	B	B-	B-	A
Jacob Bryson	17:55	B-	D	B+	B		B
Connor Clifton	17:35	C+	D	B	B		A-
Zemgus Girgensons	11:24	C	B-	C+	D
Kyle Okposo	11:29	C-	D+	B+	D	C+
Eric Robinson	9:36	C-	D	B-	D-
JJ Peterka	13:44	D+	D-	D	C+	B+
Dylan Cozens	18:43	D+	C-	D+	D+	C+	C-
Erik Johnson	17:05	D+	D	D-	C+		B-
Henri Jokiharju	22:47	D+	C-	C-	D-	A+	A-
Rasmus Dahlin	29:10	D+	C-	C-	D-	B-	C+
Peyton Krebs	11:54	D+	D	D	C	B
Kale Clague	11:53	D	F	D	C+
Zach Benson	14:19	D	F	D-	C+		B+
Casey Mittelstadt	12:45	D	D-	D	D	A
Jordan Greenway	19:04	D	F	D-	D+	A-	C

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	B-	29	2	.931	+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

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Rasmus Dahlin	29:10	0	1	1	1	2
Henri Jokiharju	22:47	0	1	1	0	4
Jordan Greenway	19:04	0	0	0	1	0
Dylan Cozens	18:43	0	1	1	2	0
Alex Tuch	18:14	1	0	1	2	2
Jacob Bryson	17:55	0	0	0	1	1
Tage Thompson	17:47	0	1	1	4	0
Connor Clifton	17:35	0	0	0	1	1
Erik Johnson	17:05	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Skinner	17:02	1	0	1	3	0
Zach Benson	14:19	0	0	0	0	0
JJ Peterka	13:44	0	0	0	2	0
Casey Mittelstadt	12:45	0	0	0	1	0
Peyton Krebs	11:54	0	0	0	0	1
Kale Clague	11:53	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Okposo	11:29	0	0	0	1	3
Zemgus Girgensons	11:24	1	0	1	1	0
Eric Robinson	9:36	0	0	0	2	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	29	2	.931	+0.67