2024-25 · Saturday, January 4
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Buffalo lost 1-3

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 20G · 0A · 20 shots · 10 blocks
Production
F
Offense
F
Defense
D-
Power play
A
Penalty kill
A+
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Rasmus Dahlin25:28C+C-B+CB
Tage Thompson20:42CDBC+BA-
Dylan Cozens19:25CD+B-C-A-A-
Alex Tuch16:56C-D+D+B-CC+
Jack Quinn15:04C-DD-BBA-
Connor Clifton13:01C-D-D-B+B
JJ Peterka17:31C-DC-CB
Jason Zucker21:44C-D-B-DB
Bowen Byram24:16D+FC+C-A-
Jiri Kulich14:37D+FD+C+B+A-
Zach Benson12:24D+DD+DA-A-
Dennis Gilbert8:38D+DFC
Owen Power23:44DDD+D-B+A-
Ryan McLeod11:17DFD+D+B
Peyton Krebs12:55DFC-D-A-
Nicolas Aube-Kubel10:26DC-FD-
Mattias Samuelsson19:55D-FD+FB+
Beck Malenstyn10:16D-D-FD-A-
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
James ReimerL57:41C333.909-0.29

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

PlayerTOIGAPShotsBlocks
Rasmus Dahlin25:2800022
Bowen Byram24:1600000
Owen Power23:4400011
Jason Zucker21:4400020
Tage Thompson20:4200040
Mattias Samuelsson19:5500000
Dylan Cozens19:2500012
JJ Peterka17:3100020
Alex Tuch16:5600013
Jack Quinn15:0400020
Jiri Kulich14:3700000
Connor Clifton13:0100010
Peyton Krebs12:5500000
Zach Benson12:2400020
Ryan McLeod11:1700000
Nicolas Aube-Kubel10:2600011
Beck Malenstyn10:1600010
Dennis Gilbert8:3800001

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
James ReimerL57:41333.909-0.29