Sabres vs Boston Bruins, January 1, 2011 — W 7-6

2010-11 · Saturday, January 1

BOS6

BUF7

Buffalo won 7-6 in overtime

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeB-Won by 15G · 7A · 34 shots · 14 blocks

Production: A
Offense: C
Defense: C+
Power play: C-
Penalty kill: A+

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Thomas Vanek	20:01	A-	A-	A+	B+	D+	A-
Jason Pominville	21:42	A-	A-	A-	A-	C	B
Tim Connolly	21:13	B-	C-	B+	A	D+	C+
Drew Stafford	20:59	B-	C+	C+	B	D+	B+
Jochen Hecht	22:41	C+	C+	B-	C+	B-	B-
Shaone Morrisonn	16:41	C+	D+	C	A-	C-	A-
Mike Weber	16:38	C+	D	B	B	C-	A-
Rob Niedermayer	13:48	C	D+	A-	F		C+
Mike Grier	17:27	C	C-	D+	C+	B	A+
Jordan Leopold	23:04	C	D	C+	C+	D+	B+
Paul Gaustad	16:55	C	B-	D+	D+	B	A+
Andrej Sekera	24:18	C-	D	B	D-	C+	C+
Steve Montador	18:55	C-	D+	D+	C		B+
Tyler Myers	20:20	C-	D-	B-	C-	D+	C+
Craig Rivet	6:47	D+	D	C	D+		B
Tyler Ennis	11:01	D+	F	F	B	B-
Luke Adam	10:18	D	D-	F	C	B-
Cody McCormick	14:11	D	D	D-	D-	B

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerW	64:01	F	40	6	.850	-3.69

A grade compares a skater with everyone who played that night, adjusted for how he was used — heavier minutes and defensive-zone starts raise the bar. Goaltenders are graded against expectation instead, on goals saved above expected. How this is calculated

Box score

Skaters · 18

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Andrej Sekera	24:18	0	1	1	1	0
Jordan Leopold	23:04	0	0	0	2	1
Jochen Hecht	22:41	0	1	1	3	1
Jason Pominville	21:42	2	1	3	4	0
Tim Connolly	21:13	0	1	1	3	1
Drew Stafford	20:59	2	0	2	4	0
Tyler Myers	20:20	0	0	0	0	1
Thomas Vanek	20:01	1	1	2	3	1
Steve Montador	18:55	0	0	0	2	1
Mike Grier	17:27	0	0	0	4	1
Paul Gaustad	16:55	0	1	1	3	1
Shaone Morrisonn	16:41	0	0	0	1	2
Mike Weber	16:38	0	1	1	0	0
Cody McCormick	14:11	0	0	0	0	2
Rob Niedermayer	13:48	0	0	0	1	1
Tyler Ennis	11:01	0	0	0	1	0
Luke Adam	10:18	0	0	0	2	0
Craig Rivet	6:47	0	0	0	0	1

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerW	64:01	40	6	.850	-3.69