Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes, March 7, 2012

2011-12 · Wednesday, March 7

CAR2

BUF3

Buffalo won 3-2 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 gradeB-Won by 13G · 6A · 42 shots · 11 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Thomas Vanek	19:47	B+	B+	B-	A-	B+
Jason Pominville	21:24	B+	B-	B+	A-	B+	B+
Patrick Kaleta	13:36	B-	C	A	B-		C-
Tyler Myers	21:40	B-	C+	B+	B	B	C
Jordan Leopold	24:49	B-	C-	C+	A-	B+	B+
Derek Roy	21:47	B-	D	B	A-	B+	A-
Ville Leino	11:36	C+	D	A	B-
Robyn Regehr	16:48	C+	D+	B	C	C	B+
Christian Ehrhoff	24:31	C+	C	B-	C-	B+	C-
Nathan Gerbe	12:37	C	D+	A-	D+	D	B-
Cody Hodgson	17:36	C	D	C	B-	B+	B-
Alexander Sulzer	14:06	C	C	C	C-
Tyler Ennis	17:32	C	D-	C-	B	A-
Mike Weber	12:14	C-	D-	C-	B-	C+	C-
Drew Stafford	18:59	C-	F	C-	B	B+	C-
Brad Boyes	13:48	D+	D	D+	F	B+
Matt Ellis	7:24	D	D	D-	D		B-
Corey Tropp	7:30	D-	F	D	D-	C

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerW	60:56	C+	24	2	.917	-0.10

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
Jordan Leopold	24:49	0	1	1	1	3
Christian Ehrhoff	24:31	0	2	2	4	0
Derek Roy	21:47	0	0	0	3	0
Tyler Myers	21:40	1	0	1	5	1
Jason Pominville	21:24	1	1	2	2	1
Thomas Vanek	19:47	1	1	2	9	0
Drew Stafford	18:59	0	0	0	0	0
Cody Hodgson	17:36	0	0	0	3	0
Tyler Ennis	17:32	0	0	0	1	0
Robyn Regehr	16:48	0	0	0	1	1
Alexander Sulzer	14:06	0	0	0	2	3
Brad Boyes	13:48	0	0	0	4	0
Patrick Kaleta	13:36	0	1	1	0	1
Nathan Gerbe	12:37	0	0	0	4	0
Mike Weber	12:14	0	0	0	1	0
Ville Leino	11:36	0	0	0	1	0
Corey Tropp	7:30	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Ellis	7:24	0	0	0	1	1

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerW	60:56	24	2	.917	-0.10