Right wing · BUF · 2016-17

Brian Gionta

Age: 47
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 179 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Rochester

Games: 82
Goals: 15
Assists: 20
Points: 35
Ice time: 16:36/gm

Season2016-17

Rating · 2016-17

60/100

Middle of the roster

Sniper

Better than 60% of NHL forwards.

+0.84wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense1086 min40among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense1086 min27among all skaters at the position

Power play126 min79among forwards with power-play minutes

Penalty kill149 min20among forwards who kill penalties

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2010-11MTL	82	77	+1.48	Where it came from
2011-12MTL	31	45	+0.32	Where it came from
2012-13MTL	48	96	+2.26	Where it came from
2013-14MTL	81	49	+0.58	Where it came from
2014-15BUF	69	53	+0.62	Where it came from
2015-16BUF	79	45	+0.37	Where it came from
2016-17BUF	82	60	+0.84	Where it came from
2017-18BOS	20	22	-0.07	Where it came from
Career8 seasons	492	—	+6.39

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 82 games

Game	Result	TOI	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ TBLApr 9	L 2-4	15:44	1	1	3	0	C+
@ FLAApr 8	L 0-3	17:52	0	0	1	0	C
vs MTLApr 5	W 2-1	17:52	0	0	2	0	C
vs TORApr 3	L 2-4	12:34	1	1	1	0	C-
vs NYIApr 2	L 2-4	11:43	0	0	2	1	C-

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL forwards — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.