Worth the replay?

1. #1

   FlyersatPenguins

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 90 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68

2. #2

   CanadiensatKings

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wireBack and forth

   B

   65/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late11/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 86 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 65

3. #3

   MammothatBlue Jackets

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 86 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 64

4. #4

   CanucksatJets

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   61/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

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

5. #5

   HurricanesatFlames

   NHL· ESPN+

   C+

   52/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension25/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late8/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 70 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 52

6. #6

   IslandersatSharks

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   C+

   50/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Overtime+8

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

7. #7

   RangersatDevils

   NHL· ABCBack and forth

   C

   36/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension17/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 47 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 36

8. #8

   CapitalsatBruins

   NHL· ABC

   D

   30/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension19/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late3/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 40 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 30

9. #9

   PredatorsatSabres

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   22/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension11/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 30 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22

10. #10

    SenatorsatKraken

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    14/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings13/25

    Comeback3/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 19 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 14

11. #11

    LightningatMaple Leafs

    NHL· NHL NetOne-sided

    D

    11/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings12/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11

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.