Worth the replay?

1. #1

   HeatatHornets

   NBA· Prime VideoOvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   A

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

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

2. #2

   Trail BlazersatSuns

   NBA· Prime VideoDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   74/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 98 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 74

3. #3

   KingsatCanucks

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   71/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

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

4. #4

   CapitalsatBlue Jackets

   NHL· ESPNDown to the wire

   C+

   48/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late11/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 64 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 48

5. #5

   AvalancheatFlames

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   47/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late10/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 63 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 47

6. #6

   PenguinsatBlues

   NHL· ESPN

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension15/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

7. #7

   HurricanesatIslanders

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings8/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late10/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

8. #8

   DucksatWild

   NHL· ESPN+

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension23/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

9. #9

   CanadiensatFlyers

   NHL· ESPN+

   C

   39/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension27/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late5/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 53 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 39

10. #10

    JetsatMammoth

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    15/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension13/30

    Swings6/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 19 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15

11. #11

    DevilsatBruins

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ 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) = 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.