Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks, October 19, 2024

2024-25 · Saturday, October 19

BUF4

CHI2

Buffalo won 4-2

WAR Box

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

Team gradeCWon by 23G · 6A · 21 shots · 12 blocks

Production: C
Offense: C
Defense: C
Power play: C-
Penalty kill: D

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Bowen Byram	20:27	B+	D+	A+	A+	C+	C-
Tage Thompson	19:18	B+	B-	B-	A+	C-
Alex Tuch	18:57	B	C-	B+	A+	C+	C-
JJ Peterka	20:43	B	C+	C	A+	D+
Owen Power	20:10	B-	D+	A	B-	C+
Beck Malenstyn	11:16	C	B+	C	D-		C+
Jiri Kulich	15:19	C	D+	B-	C	B-
Jack Quinn	15:16	C	D	B-	C	C+
Dylan Cozens	17:27	C-	D-	C	B-	C-	C
Peyton Krebs	10:51	C-	C+	C	D-		C-
Zach Benson	13:17	C-	D	B	D-	B-
Connor Clifton	15:37	D+	C+	D	D		C-
Jason Zucker	15:36	D+	F	C-	C-	D+
Mattias Samuelsson	15:48	D	D	D+	D+		C-
Ryan McLeod	14:15	D	F	C-	D+	C	C
Rasmus Dahlin	23:51	D	F	D-	C+	C-
Sam Lafferty	12:10	D	C	D	F		C-
Henri Jokiharju	17:42	D	F	D	C	D	C-

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	C+	35	2	.943	+0.14

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	23:51	0	0	0	0	0
JJ Peterka	20:43	1	1	2	1	0
Bowen Byram	20:27	0	0	0	1	3
Owen Power	20:10	0	1	1	0	1
Tage Thompson	19:18	1	1	2	2	0
Alex Tuch	18:57	0	1	1	3	1
Henri Jokiharju	17:42	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Cozens	17:27	0	0	0	1	0
Mattias Samuelsson	15:48	0	0	0	0	1
Connor Clifton	15:37	0	1	1	1	1
Jason Zucker	15:36	0	0	0	1	0
Jiri Kulich	15:19	0	0	0	5	0
Jack Quinn	15:16	0	0	0	1	1
Ryan McLeod	14:15	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Benson	13:17	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Lafferty	12:10	0	0	0	2	2
Beck Malenstyn	11:16	1	0	1	2	1
Peyton Krebs	10:51	0	1	1	1	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	35	2	.943	+0.14