Sabres at Colorado Avalanche, January 4, 2011 — OTL 3-4

2010-11 · Tuesday, January 4

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Buffalo lost 3-4 in overtime

WAR Box

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

Team gradeCLost by 13G · 6A · 40 shots · 15 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Thomas Vanek	19:42	B-	B+	C+	C+	B-
Paul Gaustad	15:21	B-	C-	B+	B-	D	B+
Drew Stafford	16:25	B-	C	D	A	B
Steve Montador	18:45	C+	C+	B-	B-	A	D+
Jochen Hecht	19:26	C+	C	C-	A-	C-	C+
Jordan Leopold	23:40	C+	C-	B	B	C+	D+
Mike Weber	15:38	C+	C-	A-	D+	D+	B+
Rob Niedermayer	14:34	C	D-	C+	B	D	B+
Cody McCormick	9:38	C-	C-	F	B+		B+
Jason Pominville	22:06	C-	C-	B	F	B-	B
Mike Grier	14:23	C-	D+	B+	F	D	D+
Shaone Morrisonn	13:50	C-	D	B	D	B	C+
Tyler Myers	19:36	C-	D+	D-	C+	C-	B-
Tim Connolly	20:54	C-	C-	C	D-	B	C
Tyler Ennis	19:20	D+	D	D+	D+	C	B-
Andrej Sekera	24:22	D+	F	F	C+	C	B
Luke Adam	12:12	D	F	D	D+	C
Craig Rivet	5:33	D	F	D	D+		B+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerOTL	64:15	C-	34	4	.882	-0.90

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
Andrej Sekera	24:22	0	0	0	1	0
Jordan Leopold	23:40	0	0	0	3	3
Jason Pominville	22:06	0	1	1	5	1
Tim Connolly	20:54	0	1	1	4	0
Thomas Vanek	19:42	1	1	2	2	0
Tyler Myers	19:36	0	0	0	2	1
Jochen Hecht	19:26	1	0	1	4	2
Tyler Ennis	19:20	0	0	0	5	0
Steve Montador	18:45	1	0	1	4	2
Drew Stafford	16:25	0	2	2	3	0
Mike Weber	15:38	0	0	0	1	2
Paul Gaustad	15:21	0	1	1	2	0
Rob Niedermayer	14:34	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Grier	14:23	0	0	0	2	1
Shaone Morrisonn	13:50	0	0	0	0	1
Luke Adam	12:12	0	0	0	0	0
Cody McCormick	9:38	0	0	0	1	1
Craig Rivet	5:33	0	0	0	0	1

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerOTL	64:15	34	4	.882	-0.90