Worth the replay?

1. #1

   SharksatRangers

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   72/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 96 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 72

2. #2

   CanadiensatOilers

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   72/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 96 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 72

3. #3

   DucksatBruins

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth

   B

   62/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late11/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 62

4. #4

   HurricanesatAvalanche

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   61/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 61

5. #5

   KingsatStars

   NHL· ESPN+/HuluOvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   56/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 75 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 56

6. #6

   BlackhawksatLightning

   NHL· ESPN+/HuluDown to the wire

   C+

   50/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Drama 67 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 50

7. #7

   CanucksatPredators

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   29/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 39 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 29

8. #8

   FlyersatSenators

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   29/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings6/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 39 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 29

9. #9

   KrakenatJets

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   25/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 34 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 25

10. #10

    PenguinsatPanthers

    NHL· ESPN+

    D

    21/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension20/30

    Swings8/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 28 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 21

11. #11

    MammothatBlues

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    18/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension5/30

    Swings16/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late3/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 24 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 18

12. #12

    Red WingsatIslanders

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    7/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 9 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7

Ranked from each game's win probability as it was played (ESPN's for football and basketball; ours, from the goals, for hockey): how in doubt it was near the end, how far the winner came back from, how late it was decided, how big its momentum swings were and how often a team erased a deficit, with a bonus for overtime. That drama is then weighted by how good a matchup it was going in (its pre-game Watchability score), so a thriller between top teams ranks above an equally wild game between minor ones.