Defense · BUF · 2021-22

Will Butcher

Age: 31
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 194 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Sun Prairie

Games: 37
Goals: 2
Assists: 6
Points: 8
Ice time: 16:25/gm

Rating · 2021-22

49/100

Everyday NHLer

Offensive Creator

Better than 49% of NHL defencemen.

+0.32wins 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 offense578 min54among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense578 min38among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty killDoesn't 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
2017-18NJD	81	87	+1.20	Where it came from
2018-19NJD	78	67	+0.44	Where it came from
2019-20NJD	56	57	+0.55	Where it came from
2020-21NJD	23	30	+0.20	Where it came from
2021-22BUF	37	49	+0.32	Where it came from
Career5 seasons	275	—	+2.70

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

Game log

Regular season · 37 games

Game	Result	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
vs STLApr 14	L 2-6	13:51	0	0	0	1	0	C-
vs CARApr 5	W 4-2	13:28	0	0	0	0	2	C+
vs WPGMar 30	OTL 2-3 OT	14:32	0	1	1	1	0	C
@ CHIMar 28	W 6-5	15:09	0	1	1	1	1	B
@ NYRMar 27	OTL 4-5 OT	12:48	1	0	1	2	0	D+

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — 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.