Best games of Oct 20–26

The most dramatic games of the week, ranked the same way as Worth the replay?: late drama, comebacks, lead swaps and overtime, weighted by how big a game it was. No scores, no winners.

  1. #1
    HurricanesatOilers
    NHL· Thu, Oct 22· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth
    A+
    100/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback16/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 100 × pre-game weight 1.00 (pre-game Watchability 100) = 100

  2. #2
    LightningatMammoth
    NHL· Sat, Oct 24· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire
    A+
    88/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings20/25
    Comeback11/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth7/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 91 × pre-game weight 0.97 (pre-game Watchability 93) = 88

  3. #3
    WildatOilers
    NHL· Tue, Oct 20· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire
    A
    83/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings22/25
    Comeback4/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth7/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 86 × pre-game weight 0.96 (pre-game Watchability 92) = 83

  4. #4
    SabresatCapitals
    NHL· Sat, Oct 24· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire
    B+
    74/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings22/25
    Comeback11/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth7/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 93 × pre-game weight 0.80 (pre-game Watchability 60) = 74

  5. #5
    SharksatCanadiens
    NHL· Tue, Oct 20· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback
    B+
    71/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback16/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth7/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.71 (pre-game Watchability 42) = 71

  6. #6
    BruinsatStars
    NHL· Tue, Oct 20· ESPNOvertimeDown to the wire
    B+
    71/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings14/25
    Comeback4/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth7/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 79 × pre-game weight 0.90 (pre-game Watchability 80) = 71

  7. #7
    RangersatMaple Leafs
    NHL· Thu, Oct 22· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth
    B+
    70/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings22/25
    Comeback7/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 84 × pre-game weight 0.83 (pre-game Watchability 66) = 70

  8. #8
    Red WingsatOilers
    NHL· Mon, Oct 26· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth
    B+
    68/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback16/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.68 (pre-game Watchability 35) = 68

  9. #9
    Golden KnightsatBlue Jackets
    NHL· Sat, Oct 24· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire
    B
    59/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings15/25
    Comeback2/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth3/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 73 × pre-game weight 0.80 (pre-game Watchability 61) = 59

  10. #10
    MammothatKraken
    NHL· Thu, Oct 22· Disney+/ESPN+/HuluDown to the wire
    B
    55/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings22/25
    Comeback5/20
    Decided late9/15
    Back-and-forth7/10

    Drama 72 × pre-game weight 0.77 (pre-game Watchability 53) = 55

  11. #11
    KingsatIslanders
    NHL· Thu, Oct 22· Disney+/ESPN+/HuluOvertimeDown to the wire
    C+
    54/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings19/25
    Comeback0/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth3/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 75 × pre-game weight 0.71 (pre-game Watchability 43) = 54

  12. #12
    JetsatStars
    NHL· Thu, Oct 22· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire
    C+
    49/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings17/25
    Comeback4/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth7/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.60 (pre-game Watchability 21) = 49

  13. #13
    Red WingsatKraken
    NHL· Tue, Oct 20· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire
    C+
    48/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback1/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth3/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.58 (pre-game Watchability 16) = 48

  14. #14
    SharksatBruins
    NHL· Sat, Oct 24· ESPN+Back and forth
    C+
    46/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension17/30
    Swings20/25
    Comeback8/20
    Decided late1/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 56 × pre-game weight 0.81 (pre-game Watchability 63) = 46

  15. #15
    PredatorsatPenguins
    NHL· Sat, Oct 24· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire
    C+
    45/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings15/25
    Comeback6/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth7/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.56 (pre-game Watchability 12) = 45

  16. #16
    KingsatCapitals
    NHL· Tue, Oct 20· ESPN+
    C+
    45/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension23/30
    Swings20/25
    Comeback14/20
    Decided late4/15
    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 64 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 41) = 45

  17. #17
    PanthersatBlackhawks
    NHL· Sun, Oct 25· ESPN+Down to the wire
    C
    42/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings14/25
    Comeback0/20
    Decided late14/15
    Back-and-forth7/10

    Drama 65 × pre-game weight 0.65 (pre-game Watchability 29) = 42

  18. #18
    DucksatFlyers
    NHL· Sat, Oct 24· NHL Net
    C
    40/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension21/30
    Swings22/25
    Comeback12/20
    Decided late5/15
    Back-and-forth7/10

    Drama 67 × pre-game weight 0.60 (pre-game Watchability 20) = 40

Updated nightly. Games from before our pre-game Watchability numbers start (early September) use an estimate from the AP rankings for college football and an average for the rest.