Sabres vs Chicago Blackhawks, January 18, 2024

2023-24 · Thursday, January 18

CHI0

BUF3

Buffalo won 3-0

WAR Box

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

Team gradeB-Won by 33G · 6A · 31 shots · 14 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Rasmus Dahlin	24:15	B	B-	B+	B+	C
Zemgus Girgensons	13:48	B	A-	B+	C-	D	C+
Jack Quinn	16:53	B	D+	A	A	C-	B+
Casey Mittelstadt	17:28	B-	D	B+	A-	C	B
Zach Benson	19:16	C+	D-	C+	A+	C
JJ Peterka	15:41	C+	C+	A+	D+	C
Henri Jokiharju	19:21	C+	D	B-	A-	D	B
Alex Tuch	19:29	C+	D+	D+	A	C+	B+
Owen Power	22:04	C+	D-	A-	B-	C+	C+
Ryan Johnson	16:04	C+	C+	B-	D+	C	B-
Jordan Greenway	14:52	C	D	C+	B+	D	C
Erik Johnson	11:18	C	D	C	B	C	C+
Tage Thompson	19:28	C	D-	C-	A-	C+	C-
Peyton Krebs	12:45	C-	C-	B	D-	D	B-
Connor Clifton	15:40	C-	D+	C	C-		B-
Eric Robinson	6:56	C-	D	B-	D
Kyle Okposo	14:34	C-	D-	D	B-	C-	B
Victor Olofsson	11:58	D+	D	D+	D	C

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	A	19	0	1.000	+2.36

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
Rasmus Dahlin	24:15	1	0	1	6	2
Owen Power	22:04	0	0	0	1	1
Alex Tuch	19:29	0	1	1	1	1
Tage Thompson	19:28	0	0	0	2	0
Henri Jokiharju	19:21	0	0	0	0	2
Zach Benson	19:16	0	0	0	2	1
Casey Mittelstadt	17:28	0	1	1	0	0
Jack Quinn	16:53	0	1	1	3	0
Ryan Johnson	16:04	0	2	2	1	1
JJ Peterka	15:41	1	0	1	3	0
Connor Clifton	15:40	0	0	0	2	1
Jordan Greenway	14:52	0	0	0	0	2
Kyle Okposo	14:34	0	0	0	1	0
Zemgus Girgensons	13:48	1	0	1	5	1
Peyton Krebs	12:45	0	1	1	1	0
Victor Olofsson	11:58	0	0	0	2	0
Erik Johnson	11:18	0	0	0	0	2
Eric Robinson	6:56	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	19	0	1.000	+2.36