Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks, October 16, 2010

2010-11 · Saturday, October 16

BUF3

CHI4

Buffalo lost 3-4

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-Lost by 13G · 5A · 39 shots · 15 blocks

Production: B-
Offense: C+
Defense: B-
Power play: A
Penalty kill: C+

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Cody McCormick	12:05	A-	A-	B	A	C-
Steve Montador	14:14	B+	B	B+	A-	C-	D+
Nathan Gerbe	12:10	B	D+	A-	A	A-	B
Patrick Kaleta	8:01	B-	C	B	B
Chris Butler	19:25	B-	D	B+	A-	A-	D+
Paul Gaustad	13:57	B-	B-	C	B	A-	B
Andrej Sekera	22:08	C+	D	B+	B	A-	B
Tim Connolly	19:03	C+	C	D+	B+	B+	A-
Craig Rivet	16:48	C+	D+	A-	C	C+	B
Jochen Hecht	13:35	C+	C	C+	B-	C-	B-
Derek Roy	19:30	C	C-	B	C-	A-	D+
Drew Stafford	16:57	C	C	C-	D+	A-
Tyler Ennis	13:49	C-	D	D+	B	B+	D+
Thomas Vanek	16:48	C-	D+	B-	F	A-
Mike Grier	14:20	D+	D	D	B-	C-	C+
Tyler Myers	24:04	D+	D+	D	D	A-	C+
Rob Niedermayer	13:00	D+	F	C+	D+	C-	A-
Jordan Leopold	21:23	D	D	D-	D	B+	C+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Patrick LalimeL	58:40	D+	21	4	.809	-1.50

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
Tyler Myers	24:04	0	0	0	3	3
Andrej Sekera	22:08	0	0	0	2	1
Jordan Leopold	21:23	0	0	0	2	1
Derek Roy	19:30	0	0	0	5	1
Chris Butler	19:25	0	0	0	0	2
Tim Connolly	19:03	0	1	1	4	1
Drew Stafford	16:57	1	0	1	5	0
Craig Rivet	16:48	0	0	0	1	1
Thomas Vanek	16:48	0	1	1	2	0
Mike Grier	14:20	0	0	0	2	0
Steve Montador	14:14	0	1	1	3	2
Paul Gaustad	13:57	1	0	1	1	1
Tyler Ennis	13:49	0	0	0	2	0
Jochen Hecht	13:35	0	1	1	2	0
Rob Niedermayer	13:00	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Gerbe	12:10	0	0	0	3	0
Cody McCormick	12:05	1	0	1	2	2
Patrick Kaleta	8:01	0	1	1	0	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Patrick LalimeL	58:40	21	4	.809	-1.50