Sabres vs Philadelphia Flyers, April 18, 2011

First Round, Game 3 · Monday, April 18

PHI4

BUF2

Buffalo lost 2-4

WAR Box

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

Team gradeC-Lost by 22G · 4A · 35 shots · 9 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Brad Boyes	17:25	B	D	A+	A-	B+
Cody McCormick	11:03	B-	C	A-	B-	B-
Marc-Andre Gragnani	23:51	B-	B-	C+	C+	B	C
Mike Weber	15:43	C+	D	B	B-		B+
Drew Stafford	20:17	C+	C+	C-	C	B	B
Mike Grier	12:19	C	D-	A-	C	B+	B+
Nathan Gerbe	14:34	C	B-	C+	D+	D
Chris Butler	19:44	C	D	A-	D	A-	B+
Thomas Vanek	18:02	C	F	D+	B	B+
Tyler Myers	21:41	C-	D-	B+	D	B-	A-
Tyler Ennis	15:51	C-	D+	D+	C	B+	C-
Jason Pominville	20:21	C-	D+	D-	C-	B+	A-
Tim Connolly	22:10	D+	D+	D	D+	B	B
Paul Gaustad	16:32	D+	D	C-	D+	B+	A-
Rob Niedermayer	12:55	D+	D-	D-	B		C-
Steve Montador	16:02	D	D+	F	C-	B	B+
Jordan Leopold	14:48	D	D	F	C	B-	C+
Patrick Kaleta	2:26	D-	F	D	D-

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerL	59:01	C-	25	3	.880	-0.80

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
Marc-Andre Gragnani	23:51	0	2	2	1	2
Tim Connolly	22:10	0	1	1	1	0
Tyler Myers	21:41	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Pominville	20:21	0	1	1	1	0
Drew Stafford	20:17	1	0	1	6	0
Chris Butler	19:44	0	0	0	1	1
Thomas Vanek	18:02	0	0	0	1	0
Brad Boyes	17:25	0	0	0	3	0
Paul Gaustad	16:32	0	0	0	4	0
Steve Montador	16:02	0	0	0	1	1
Tyler Ennis	15:51	0	0	0	5	1
Mike Weber	15:43	0	0	0	0	2
Jordan Leopold	14:48	0	0	0	2	0
Nathan Gerbe	14:34	1	0	1	4	0
Rob Niedermayer	12:55	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Grier	12:19	0	0	0	1	0
Cody McCormick	11:03	0	0	0	3	1
Patrick Kaleta	2:26	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ryan MillerL	59:01	25	3	.880	-0.80