Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, December 22, 2011

2011-12 · Thursday, December 22

BUF2

TOR3

Buffalo lost 2-3

WAR Box

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

Team gradeC-Lost by 12G · 2A · 41 shots · 18 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Drew Stafford	18:44	B-	D	B-	A	B+	B+
Jason Pominville	22:15	C+	B	D+	C+	B+	C
Derek Roy	23:26	C+	C+	C-	B	B+	C-
Christian Ehrhoff	20:59	C	C	C-	C	A-
Zack Kassian	13:50	C	D	B	C-	B+	B-
Matt Ellis	12:50	C	C	B	D-	A-	C-
Jordan Leopold	21:31	C	D-	B	C	B	C+
Paul Szczechura	7:30	C	D	C	B-
Andrej Sekera	20:41	C-	D	C-	C-	B	B+
Derek Whitmore	10:54	C-	F	C-	B	D
Robyn Regehr	19:07	D+	D+	D+	D+	A-	B-
Luke Adam	13:08	D+	D	C	D	B+	B-
Mike Weber	17:22	D+	F	C	C-	B+	C-
Brayden McNabb	19:27	D+	D	D-	C-	B+	C+
Thomas Vanek	10:50	D	D+	F	F	A-
Paul Gaustad	15:49	D	D-	D-	D-	A-	A-
Cody McCormick	4:43	D	F	C-	D
Patrick Kaleta	14:04	D	D	D	D-	A-	D

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerL	58:50	C+	31	3	.903	+0.02

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
Derek Roy	23:26	1	0	1	6	3
Jason Pominville	22:15	1	1	2	5	3
Jordan Leopold	21:31	0	0	0	2	0
Christian Ehrhoff	20:59	0	0	0	4	1
Andrej Sekera	20:41	0	0	0	4	2
Brayden McNabb	19:27	0	0	0	0	2
Robyn Regehr	19:07	0	0	0	2	1
Drew Stafford	18:44	0	0	0	4	1
Mike Weber	17:22	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Gaustad	15:49	0	0	0	1	2
Patrick Kaleta	14:04	0	0	0	2	1
Zack Kassian	13:50	0	0	0	2	0
Luke Adam	13:08	0	0	0	3	0
Matt Ellis	12:50	0	0	0	5	2
Derek Whitmore	10:54	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Vanek	10:50	0	1	1	0	0
Paul Szczechura	7:30	0	0	0	1	0
Cody McCormick	4:43	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerL	58:50	31	3	.903	+0.02