Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, April 22, 2011

First Round, Game 5 · Friday, April 22

BUF4

PHI3

Buffalo won 4-3 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 gradeC+Won by 14G · 8A · 32 shots · 29 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Tyler Ennis	18:27	A-	A	A+	B-	C-
Jason Pominville	4:29	B	A+	D+	D	B	D-
Rob Niedermayer	18:12	B-	C	A	B-	C	D-
Steve Montador	18:03	B-	C-	B+	B+		D+
Brad Boyes	14:49	B-	C-	B+	B+	C-
Mike Weber	18:18	B-	B-	B-	B-		D+
Nathan Gerbe	15:43	C+	C-	D+	A	B+
Tim Connolly	22:34	C+	C-	C-	A	D+	D
Drew Stafford	21:46	C+	C-	C	B+	D+	C-
Cody McCormick	5:53	C	C	C-	C+
Paul Gaustad	22:42	C	C	C+	C	B-	D+
Tyler Myers	27:48	C	D+	B+	C-	C+	D
Patrick Kaleta	14:53	C-	D	C	C+	C	B+
Thomas Vanek	16:17	C-	B+	D+	D-	C+
Chris Butler	26:34	C-	D+	C+	D	C	D
Jordan Leopold	17:34	D+	C	D-	D+	C	D-
Mike Grier	9:15	D+	D-	C	C-		D
Marc-Andre Gragnani	22:33	D	C	F	D-	C

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerW	65:16	B+	39	3	.923	+1.16

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
Tyler Myers	27:48	0	1	1	0	2
Chris Butler	26:34	0	0	0	1	3
Paul Gaustad	22:42	0	1	1	2	2
Tim Connolly	22:34	0	0	0	3	3
Marc-Andre Gragnani	22:33	1	0	1	2	1
Drew Stafford	21:46	0	0	0	5	2
Tyler Ennis	18:27	2	0	2	4	1
Mike Weber	18:18	0	1	1	2	3
Rob Niedermayer	18:12	0	1	1	1	2
Steve Montador	18:03	0	1	1	0	2
Jordan Leopold	17:34	0	1	1	1	2
Thomas Vanek	16:17	1	0	1	5	1
Nathan Gerbe	15:43	0	0	0	2	1
Patrick Kaleta	14:53	0	1	1	0	0
Brad Boyes	14:49	0	0	0	2	1
Mike Grier	9:15	0	0	0	0	1
Cody McCormick	5:53	0	0	0	1	1
Jason Pominville	4:29	0	1	1	1	1

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerW	65:16	39	3	.923	+1.16