Sabres at New York Islanders, January 15, 2011

2010-11 · Saturday, January 15

BUF3

NYI5

Buffalo lost 3-5

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-Lost by 23G · 6A · 41 shots · 14 blocks

Production: B
Offense: B
Defense: B-
Power play: C+
Penalty kill: F

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Thomas Vanek	17:56	A-	A	A+	B-	B+	C+
Jason Pominville	17:40	B	B	A+	C+	A-	D+
Tyler Ennis	15:26	B	A+	C-	C+	A-
Jochen Hecht	19:29	B	C-	A-	A	A-	D+
Steve Montador	20:24	B-	C-	A-	B+	B-	C
Jordan Leopold	24:35	B-	C-	B+	A-	B	D
Nathan Gerbe	16:01	B-	C	C+	A-	D	B-
Cody McCormick	17:25	C+	C-	C-	A+	D-	D+
Luke Adam	14:27	C	D+	A-	C-	D+
Paul Gaustad	16:41	C	D	C	B+	D-	D
Tyler Myers	22:28	C	F	A-	C	C+	C-
Andrej Sekera	19:49	C	D	C+	C	B+	C
Drew Stafford	16:22	C-	D	D+	B-	C+
Mike Weber	16:23	C-	C	C	D+		D+
Shaone Morrisonn	15:15	D+	F	C+	C-	B+	D
Tim Connolly	12:16	D+	D+	C+	F	C+	D
Rob Niedermayer	7:36	D-	F	D	D-	C-	C-
Mike Grier	7:28	F	F	D-	D-	C-	D+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerL	58:12	D+	37	5	.865	-1.30

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
Jordan Leopold	24:35	0	1	1	1	1
Tyler Myers	22:28	0	0	0	1	0
Steve Montador	20:24	0	0	0	2	3
Andrej Sekera	19:49	0	0	0	0	2
Jochen Hecht	19:29	1	0	1	2	0
Thomas Vanek	17:56	1	1	2	6	1
Jason Pominville	17:40	0	3	3	1	0
Cody McCormick	17:25	0	0	0	2	1
Paul Gaustad	16:41	0	0	0	4	0
Mike Weber	16:23	0	0	0	2	3
Drew Stafford	16:22	0	0	0	4	0
Nathan Gerbe	16:01	0	0	0	5	1
Tyler Ennis	15:26	1	1	2	5	1
Shaone Morrisonn	15:15	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Adam	14:27	0	0	0	4	0
Tim Connolly	12:16	0	0	0	2	1
Rob Niedermayer	7:36	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Grier	7:28	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerL	58:12	37	5	.865	-1.30