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Buffalo lost 3-4 in overtime
Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.
Team gradeCLost by 13G · 5A · 38 shots · 17 blocks
- Production
- B
- Offense
- C-
- Defense
- D+
- Power play
- C
- Penalty kill
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| Skater | TOI | Grade | Prod | Off | Def | PP | PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Connolly | 18:09 | B | B | A+ | C | B- | — |
| Mark Mancari | 14:36 | B | B- | C+ | B+ | B | — |
| Jason Pominville | 18:53 | B- | C- | A | B | B- | — |
| Nathan Gerbe | 13:18 | B- | B+ | C | B | B | — |
| Tyler Myers | 24:13 | C+ | D+ | B- | B | C+ | — |
| Thomas Vanek | 20:37 | C+ | C- | A | D+ | C- | — |
| Andrej Sekera | 25:07 | C+ | D | B | B | C- | — |
| Paul Gaustad | 14:26 | C+ | D | C | A- | B | — |
| Cody McCormick | 10:54 | C | C | C- | C | — | — |
| Jordan Leopold | 24:03 | C- | D+ | B | D | C | — |
| Chris Butler | 19:29 | C- | C- | B- | D- | C+ | — |
| Rob Niedermayer | 10:41 | C- | D- | D | B+ | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 10:48 | C- | D+ | D+ | C+ | — | — |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 13:20 | D | D+ | D- | D+ | C- | — |
| Tyler Ennis | 16:41 | D | C | D- | F | D+ | — |
| Mike Weber | 14:42 | D | F | D- | C- | C | — |
| Drew Stafford | 16:06 | D- | D | F | F | D+ | — |
| Brad Boyes | 15:45 | D- | D | F | F | C+ | — |
| Goaltender | TOI | Grade | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan MillerOTL | 60:27 | C- | 26 | 4 | .846 | -1.06 |
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
Skaters · 18
| Player | TOI | G | A | P | Shots | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrej Sekera | 25:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tyler Myers | 24:13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Leopold | 24:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas Vanek | 20:37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Butler | 19:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jason Pominville | 18:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Tim Connolly | 18:09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Tyler Ennis | 16:41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Drew Stafford | 16:06 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Boyes | 15:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Weber | 14:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Mancari | 14:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Gaustad | 14:26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 13:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nathan Gerbe | 13:18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Cody McCormick | 10:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Grier | 10:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rob Niedermayer | 10:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | TOI | Shots | GA | SV% | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan MillerOTL | 60:27 | 26 | 4 | .846 | -1.06 |