Worth the replay?

1. #1

   PredatorsatCanucks

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback

   A

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 75

2. #2

   BlackhawksatMammoth

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B+

   71/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 94 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 71

3. #3

   FlyersatWild

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B+

   71/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 94 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 71

4. #4

   Blue JacketsatPanthers

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 60

5. #5

   CapitalsatSabres

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   54/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 72 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 54

6. #6

   BluesatHurricanes

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   53/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late11/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 71 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 53

7. #7

   RangersatJets

   NHL· ESPN+Back and forth

   C

   44/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension22/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 58 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 44

8. #8

   DucksatMaple Leafs

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   35/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Drama 47 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 35

9. #9

   FlamesatDevils

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   21/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension6/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

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

10. #10

    Red WingsatLightning

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    17/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension16/30

    Swings6/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 23 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 17

11. #11

    SharksatBruins

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    11/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings11/25

    Comeback4/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

12. #12

    OilersatStars

    NHL· ESPN+/HuluOne-sided

    D

    6/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings8/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 8 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 6

13. #13

    PenguinsatGolden Knights

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    6/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings7/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 6

14. #14

    AvalancheatKraken

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings6/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 5

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.