Worth the replay?

1. #1

   MammothatGolden Knights

   NHL· NHL NetOvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   A

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

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

2. #2

   DevilsatRangers

   NHL· NHL NetOvertimeDown to the wire

   B+

   74/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

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

3. #3

   FlamesatKraken

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 93 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 69

4. #4

   PredatorsatHurricanes

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 92 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 69

5. #5

   SabresatRed Wings

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 84 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 63

6. #6

   PanthersatLightning

   NHL· ESPN+

   C

   39/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Drama 51 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 39

7. #7

   OilersatCanucks

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   23/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings6/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 30 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 23

8. #8

   BlackhawksatBlues

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   22/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings4/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

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

9. #9

   BruinsatFlyers

   NHL· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings7/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 12 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

10. #10

    PenguinsatBlue Jackets

    NHLOne-sided

    D

    7/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 9 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7

11. #11

    DucksatSharks

    NHLOne-sided

    D

    7/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 9 × 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.