Worth the replay?

1. #1

   CapitalsatPanthers

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth

   B

   61/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 61

2. #2

   RangersatHurricanes

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 80 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 60

3. #3

   CanucksatKraken

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 80 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 60

4. #4

   BruinsatFlames

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 75 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 57

5. #5

   PredatorsatMammoth

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth

   B

   56/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

6. #6

   SharksatDucks

   NHL· ESPN+

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension23/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

7. #7

   SabresatBlues

   NHL· ESPN+

   C

   40/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Drama 53 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 40

8. #8

   OilersatJets

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   25/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 33 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 25

9. #9

   KingsatAvalanche

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   22/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension16/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 29 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22

10. #10

    Blue JacketsatSenators

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    18/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension6/30

    Swings12/25

    Comeback6/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

11. #11

    WildatGolden Knights

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    7/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 10 × 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.