Sabres vs Winnipeg Jets, December 5, 2024 — OTL 2-3

2024-25 · Thursday, December 5

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Buffalo lost 2-3 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 gradeCLost by 12G · 4A · 30 shots · 16 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Dylan Cozens	17:53	B-	B	B-	B-	B	D+
Jason Zucker	14:25	B-	B-	C+	B-	B
Ryan McLeod	18:34	C+	D-	A	B-		C
Nicolas Aube-Kubel	9:09	C+	D	B-	B+
Jiri Kulich	13:47	C+	C-	A	D+	C
Tyson Kozak	8:26	C+	D	B-	B+
Connor Clifton	21:19	C+	D-	B	A-		C-
JJ Peterka	16:35	C	D	C	A-	D+
Beck Malenstyn	11:58	C	F	B	B+		C-
Dennis Gilbert	7:21	C	D	B-	B-
Owen Power	29:21	C	D	C+	B	B-	C
Alex Tuch	21:49	C	C+	B-	F	B	C
Tage Thompson	20:09	C	C-	B-	D+	B	B
Bowen Byram	26:38	C-	D	B-	D	B	D+
Zach Benson	14:16	C-	D	D+	C	D+	C+
Henri Jokiharju	20:23	D+	C-	C	D	C+	D
Peyton Krebs	15:29	D+	C-	C-	D-	C	D
Jacob Bryson	14:52	D	F	C-	D+		D+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenOTL	63:59	B-	31	3	.903	+0.31

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
Owen Power	29:21	0	0	0	1	1
Bowen Byram	26:38	0	0	0	1	2
Alex Tuch	21:49	0	1	1	3	3
Connor Clifton	21:19	0	1	1	0	0
Henri Jokiharju	20:23	0	0	0	3	1
Tage Thompson	20:09	1	0	1	3	0
Ryan McLeod	18:34	0	0	0	2	0
Dylan Cozens	17:53	1	0	1	3	2
JJ Peterka	16:35	0	0	0	3	0
Peyton Krebs	15:29	0	0	0	1	4
Jacob Bryson	14:52	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Zucker	14:25	0	1	1	5	1
Zach Benson	14:16	0	1	1	0	0
Jiri Kulich	13:47	0	0	0	2	1
Beck Malenstyn	11:58	0	0	0	0	0
Nicolas Aube-Kubel	9:09	0	0	0	2	0
Tyson Kozak	8:26	0	0	0	1	0
Dennis Gilbert	7:21	0	0	0	0	1

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenOTL	63:59	31	3	.903	+0.31