Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche, December 3, 2024

2024-25 · Tuesday, December 3

COL5

BUF4

Buffalo lost 4-5

WAR Box

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

Team gradeC-Lost by 14G · 7A · 27 shots · 14 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Beck Malenstyn	11:02	C+	B	D	B-		B+
Jack Quinn	10:23	C+	D	A-	C+	D
Nicolas Aube-Kubel	11:44	C	C+	D	B+	C+
Jason Zucker	20:54	C	D+	C+	B-	D-
Tage Thompson	20:52	C	B	C-	D+	D-	B+
Jiri Kulich	12:22	C	C-	B-	C-	D
Henri Jokiharju	17:27	C	C-	C+	C-	C-
Ryan McLeod	13:02	C	D	A-	F	C	A-
Peyton Krebs	12:25	C-	C-	D-	B+	C+
Rasmus Dahlin	17:16	C-	D-	B-	B-	D
Bowen Byram	26:30	C-	C-	D-	B-	D	A+
Alex Tuch	20:20	C-	C-	C	D-	D	A-
JJ Peterka	18:20	D+	C	D+	D	D+
Jacob Bryson	14:54	D+	D	B	F		A+
Dylan Cozens	18:52	D+	C-	C-	D-	D-	C+
Connor Clifton	16:06	D+	C-	D	D-		A-
Zach Benson	14:53	D	C	D-	D-	D
Owen Power	21:54	D	D	D-	D+	D-	B+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenL	58:44	D+	41	5	.878	-1.22

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
Bowen Byram	26:30	0	1	1	1	1
Owen Power	21:54	0	0	0	0	2
Jason Zucker	20:54	0	1	1	2	0
Tage Thompson	20:52	2	0	2	4	0
Alex Tuch	20:20	0	1	1	1	3
Dylan Cozens	18:52	0	1	1	1	1
JJ Peterka	18:20	1	0	1	2	0
Henri Jokiharju	17:27	0	0	0	2	1
Rasmus Dahlin	17:16	0	0	0	1	0
Connor Clifton	16:06	0	1	1	0	1
Jacob Bryson	14:54	0	0	0	0	1
Zach Benson	14:53	0	1	1	2	0
Ryan McLeod	13:02	0	0	0	2	1
Peyton Krebs	12:25	0	0	0	1	1
Jiri Kulich	12:22	0	0	0	1	2
Nicolas Aube-Kubel	11:44	0	1	1	2	0
Beck Malenstyn	11:02	1	0	1	2	0
Jack Quinn	10:23	0	0	0	3	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenL	58:44	41	5	.878	-1.22