var data = { player1: { score: 4, cards: 6 }, player2: { score: 6, cards: 4 } },
sorted = {};
Object
.keys(data).sort(function(a, b){
return data[b].score - data[a].score;
})
.forEach(function(key) {
sorted[key] = data[key];
});
console.log(sorted);