Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, March 5, 2011

2010-11 · Saturday, March 5

BUF5

PHI3

Buffalo won 5-3

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 24G · 8A · 34 shots · 28 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Thomas Vanek	20:44	A	C+	A+	A+	B-
Brad Boyes	16:47	A-	A-	A	A-	B-
Jason Pominville	20:06	A-	A-	A+	A+	C+	D+
Andrej Sekera	20:55	B+	B+	A-	B	B-	B-
Tyler Ennis	16:05	B+	A	B+	C+	B-
Drew Stafford	17:19	B-	C+	A-	C	B-	C-
Steve Montador	20:36	B-	D-	A+	C+	A-	C+
Paul Gaustad	17:51	C+	C-	B-	B+	D-	C-
Tim Connolly	17:18	C+	D	B	B-	B-	C+
Nathan Gerbe	10:47	C+	C	B-	C	C+
Jordan Leopold	20:32	C	D	C-	A	D-	C
Patrick Kaleta	14:58	C	D+	B	D+	C	C-
Cody McCormick	9:39	C	C	D	B	B-
Shaone Morrisonn	17:54	C-	F	D+	A-	C-	C
Chris Butler	16:04	D+	D+	C-	D+		B-
Mike Grier	5:40	D+	D	D-	D+		B+
Tyler Myers	17:34	D	D-	D-	C-	C+	C+
Rob Niedermayer	9:24	D	D-	C-	F		D

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerW	60:00	C+	36	3	.917	-0.18

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	20:55	1	1	2	4	2
Thomas Vanek	20:44	0	2	2	4	0
Steve Montador	20:36	0	0	0	0	1
Jordan Leopold	20:32	0	0	0	0	6
Jason Pominville	20:06	1	1	2	2	4
Shaone Morrisonn	17:54	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Gaustad	17:51	0	1	1	3	0
Tyler Myers	17:34	0	0	0	0	1
Drew Stafford	17:19	1	0	1	4	0
Tim Connolly	17:18	0	0	0	2	3
Brad Boyes	16:47	0	2	2	5	2
Tyler Ennis	16:05	1	1	2	2	1
Chris Butler	16:04	0	0	0	0	3
Patrick Kaleta	14:58	0	0	0	1	1
Nathan Gerbe	10:47	0	0	0	3	2
Cody McCormick	9:39	0	0	0	2	2
Rob Niedermayer	9:24	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Grier	5:40	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerW	60:00	36	3	.917	-0.18