Center · BUF · 2011-12

Paul Gaustad

Age: 44
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 227 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Fargo

Games: 70
Goals: 7
Assists: 14
Points: 21
Ice time: 14:46/gm

Season2011-12

Rating · 2011-12

39/100

Depth

Energy Grinder

Better than 39% of NHL forwards.

+0.22wins 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 offense839 min42among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense839 min20among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty kill186 min81among 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
2010-11BUF	81	52	+0.67	Where it came from
2011-12TOT	70	39	+0.22	Where it came from
2012-13NSH	23	12	-0.04	Where it came from
2013-14NSH	75	33	+0.22	Where it came from
2014-15NSH	73	28	+0.08	Where it came from
2015-16NSH	63	10	-0.34	Where it came from
Career6 seasons	385	—	+0.81

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

Game log

Regular season · 56 games

Game	Result	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ NYRFeb 25	OTL 2-3 OT	14:43	0	0	0	0	1	D
vs BOSFeb 24	W 2-1 OT	19:18	0	0	0	0	0	D
vs NYIFeb 21	W 2-1	18:03	0	0	0	1	0	C-
vs PITFeb 19	W 6-2	18:14	1	0	1	2	0	B
vs MTLFeb 17	OTL 3-4 OT	16:56	0	1	1	2	2	B+

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.