Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers, April 20, 2011

First Round, Game 4 · Wednesday, April 20

PHI0

BUF1

Buffalo won 1-0

WAR Box

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

Team gradeD+Won by 11G · 2A · 29 shots · 13 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Jason Pominville	16:15	B-	C	B-	B+	D	A-
Mike Grier	9:50	C+	D+	B	C+		B+
Rob Niedermayer	13:39	C+	C	B+	D+	C-	C
Jordan Leopold	21:01	C	D	B	C+		B
Cody McCormick	8:10	C	D	B	C+
Patrick Kaleta	12:47	C	C	D+	B-	C	A-
Brad Boyes	13:55	C-	D	C+	C+	C-
Paul Gaustad	18:40	C-	D-	D-	A-	C	A+
Mike Weber	11:27	C-	F	B-	C		B+
Tyler Ennis	15:18	C-	C-	C+	D	C+
Marc-Andre Gragnani	19:49	C-	D-	B-	C	D	B
Steve Montador	11:36	C-	D+	C	D+		B
Thomas Vanek	16:35	C-	D	D+	C+	D	B
Tyler Myers	23:02	D+	F	C-	C+	C-	B
Chris Butler	27:45	D+	F	D+	B-	C-	B
Nathan Gerbe	14:32	D	D	D-	C-	D+
Tim Connolly	19:57	D	D+	F	D+	D	B-
Drew Stafford	17:45	D	D	D+	F	D	B+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerW	59:57	A+	29	0	1.000	+2.90

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
Chris Butler	27:45	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler Myers	23:02	0	0	0	2	1
Jordan Leopold	21:01	0	0	0	0	3
Tim Connolly	19:57	0	0	0	2	1
Marc-Andre Gragnani	19:49	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Gaustad	18:40	0	0	0	0	1
Drew Stafford	17:45	0	0	0	1	1
Thomas Vanek	16:35	0	0	0	3	0
Jason Pominville	16:15	1	0	1	4	0
Tyler Ennis	15:18	0	1	1	2	0
Nathan Gerbe	14:32	0	0	0	3	0
Brad Boyes	13:55	0	0	0	2	0
Rob Niedermayer	13:39	0	1	1	2	0
Patrick Kaleta	12:47	0	0	0	4	1
Steve Montador	11:36	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Weber	11:27	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Grier	9:50	0	0	0	2	1
Cody McCormick	8:10	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerW	59:57	29	0	1.000	+2.90