Worth the replay?

1. #1

   KingsatSharks

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 91 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68

2. #2

   CanadiensatPenguins

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 91 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68

3. #3

   HurricanesatFlyers

   NHL· ESPN+OvertimeDown to the wire

   B

   62/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 83 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 62

4. #4

   BlackhawksatSabres

   NHL· ESPN+Down to the wire

   C+

   52/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Drama 69 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 52

5. #5

   SenatorsatMaple Leafs

   NHL· ESPN+

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension21/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Drama 57 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 42

6. #6

   KrakenatOilers

   NHL· NHL NetDown to the wire

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late13/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 57 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 42

7. #7

   FlamesatCanucks

   NHL· ESPN+

   C

   37/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 49 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 37

8. #8

   StarsatPredators

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   33/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension22/30

   Swings5/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late6/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 45 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 33

9. #9

   CapitalsatLightning

   NHL· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   17/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension17/30

   Swings6/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

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

10. #10

    BruinsatWild

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    12/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension3/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 12

11. #11

    MammothatBlue Jackets

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    10/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension5/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10

12. #12

    DevilsatIslanders

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    9/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings10/25

    Comeback2/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

13. #13

    BluesatAvalanche

    NHL· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

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.