Sabres vs Nashville Predators, January 31, 2025

2024-25 · Friday, January 31

NSH3

BUF4

Buffalo won 4-3

WAR Box

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

Team gradeC+Won by 14G · 7A · 27 shots · 15 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Mattias Samuelsson	21:38	B-	D+	A	B		B-
Ryan McLeod	14:43	B-	B-	B+	D+	B+	B+
Rasmus Dahlin	25:39	B-	C+	B	C+	C+	A-
Jack Quinn	12:27	C+	B-	A-	D	B-
Owen Power	20:42	C+	C+	B+	D	C	A-
Peyton Krebs	13:44	C+	C-	B+	C-	B+	C
Jiri Kulich	15:44	C+	A-	D	C	C
Bowen Byram	26:19	C	D	C+	B	B+	C
JJ Peterka	18:33	C	C-	D+	B	B-
Dylan Cozens	15:05	C-	D-	B	C-	C	B-
Jason Zucker	13:48	C-	C+	C	D	B-
Alex Tuch	18:14	C-	D+	C+	D+	C	B+
Tage Thompson	17:07	C-	D	C-	C+	B-
Beck Malenstyn	12:20	D+	D-	D	B	B+	C
Jacob Bryson	12:33	D+	D	C-	D+		B-
Tyson Kozak	10:02	D+	D	F	B		C
Zach Benson	12:39	D+	F	D-	B-	C	C
Henri Jokiharju	10:43	D	D-	F	C

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	C-	28	3	.893	-0.80

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	26:19	0	0	0	2	2
Rasmus Dahlin	25:39	0	2	2	2	3
Mattias Samuelsson	21:38	0	0	0	2	2
Owen Power	20:42	0	1	1	2	2
JJ Peterka	18:33	0	1	1	2	0
Alex Tuch	18:14	0	1	1	1	0
Tage Thompson	17:07	0	1	1	0	0
Jiri Kulich	15:44	2	0	2	2	1
Dylan Cozens	15:05	0	0	0	2	0
Ryan McLeod	14:43	1	0	1	1	1
Jason Zucker	13:48	1	0	1	3	0
Peyton Krebs	13:44	0	0	0	2	1
Zach Benson	12:39	0	0	0	0	1
Jacob Bryson	12:33	0	0	0	2	0
Jack Quinn	12:27	0	1	1	2	1
Beck Malenstyn	12:20	0	0	0	1	0
Henri Jokiharju	10:43	0	0	0	1	0
Tyson Kozak	10:02	0	0	0	0	1

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	28	3	.893	-0.80