Worth the replay?

1. #1

   KrakenatDucks

   NHL· ESPN+

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension24/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 56 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 42

2. #2

   Blue JacketsatKings

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   33/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension23/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 44 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 33

3. #3

   CanucksatFlyers

   NHL· NHL NetOne-sided

   D

   8/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings8/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 8

4. #4

   BluesatLightning

   NHL· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   4/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings5/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 6 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

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.