Worth the replay?

Monday, November 24's games ranked by how good they turned out to be: late drama, comebacks, lead swaps and overtime. No scores, no winners, so you can decide what to watch without spoilers.

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#1
SenatorsatKings
NHL· ESPN+Down to the wire
C
42/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings15/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late8/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 56 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 42
#2
Red WingsatDevils
NHL· ESPN+
D
30/100
▸ 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) = 30
#3
BluesatRangers
NHL· NHL Net
D
22/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension5/30
Swings14/25
Comeback6/20
Decided late1/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 30 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22
#4
PanthersatPredators
NHL· ESPN+One-sided
D
16/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings19/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 22 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16
#5
FlyersatLightning
NHL· ESPN+One-sided
D
10/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension5/30
Swings9/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 14 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10
#6
Golden KnightsatMammoth
NHL· ESPN+One-sided
D
10/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension5/30
Swings9/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 14 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10
#7
Blue JacketsatCapitals
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.