Worth the replay?

1. #1

   DevilsatGolden Knights

   NHL· ESPN+

   D

   35/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth7/10

   Drama 36 × pre-game weight 0.97 (pre-game Watchability 94) = 35

2. #2

   JetsatPanthers

   NHL· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   14/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension16/30

   Swings6/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 23 × pre-game weight 0.64 (pre-game Watchability 28) = 14

3. #3

   KrakenatFlames

   NHL· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   7/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.55 (pre-game Watchability 9) = 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.