Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, February 29, 2024

2023-24 · Thursday, February 29

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Buffalo won 3-2 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 gradeDWon by 13G · 3A · 23 shots · 11 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Alex Tuch	17:34	C+	B+	B	F	C+	B+
Rasmus Dahlin	27:55	C+	C	B-	C	B-	C+
Tage Thompson	17:23	C	B	B+	F	B
Kyle Okposo	13:28	C	D+	C-	B-	D+
Eric Robinson	15:28	C-	C-	C	C
Jordan Greenway	18:15	C-	C	D+	D-	B-	A+
Jacob Bryson	16:18	C-	D-	B+	D-
Connor Clifton	16:28	C-	D+	D	C+		A-
Casey Mittelstadt	20:21	C-	D-	C-	C	B+	C
Owen Power	24:18	C-	F	B+	D	C	A-
Peyton Krebs	10:45	D+	F	D+	B
Zemgus Girgensons	14:25	D+	F	C	C		C-
Dylan Cozens	16:57	D+	D-	F	C-	C+	A-
Ryan Johnson	14:40	D	D-	D-	C
Zach Benson	12:46	D	D-	D	C-		B
Henri Jokiharju	18:59	D	D-	D	D-		B+
JJ Peterka	11:57	D-	F	D-	D+	D+
Jeff Skinner	13:13	D-	D	D-	F	C+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	61:42	C+	23	2	.913	+0.05

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	27:55	1	1	2	2	1
Owen Power	24:18	0	0	0	0	0
Casey Mittelstadt	20:21	0	1	1	0	0
Henri Jokiharju	18:59	0	0	0	2	0
Jordan Greenway	18:15	0	1	1	4	1
Alex Tuch	17:34	1	0	1	2	2
Tage Thompson	17:23	1	0	1	3	1
Dylan Cozens	16:57	0	0	0	2	0
Connor Clifton	16:28	0	0	0	1	3
Jacob Bryson	16:18	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Robinson	15:28	0	0	0	2	1
Ryan Johnson	14:40	0	0	0	1	0
Zemgus Girgensons	14:25	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Okposo	13:28	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Skinner	13:13	0	0	0	2	0
Zach Benson	12:46	0	0	0	1	0
JJ Peterka	11:57	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton Krebs	10:45	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	61:42	23	2	.913	+0.05