First Round, Game 6 · Sunday, April 24
PHI5
at
BUF4

Buffalo lost 4-5 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 14G · 7A · 33 shots · 16 blocks
Production
B+
Offense
D
Defense
D-
Power play
A+
Penalty kill
C-
SkaterTOIGradeProdOffDefPPPK
Thomas Vanek17:59BB+C+B-A
Marc-Andre Gragnani26:23B-CA-CA-A-
Tyler Myers24:11C+BCC-AC
Brad Boyes12:51C+CCB+C+
Nathan Gerbe16:30C+CC-B-B-
Paul Gaustad21:05CC-CC+AC+
Jordan Leopold27:01CDB+D+BA-
Patrick Kaleta14:33CD-B-CB
Chris Butler20:16C-D+CC+CC
Matt Ellis11:32C-FDAD
Rob Niedermayer18:53C-B-C-D-B+D+
Tim Connolly9:51D+D-B-D-AC-
Drew Stafford25:34D+DDC-A-C-
Tyler Ennis21:13D+C-D+DA
Mike Grier6:37DFD+DC+
Mike Weber16:31DC-FFC+D+
Cody McCormick6:24D-FC-D-
Steve Montador15:16D-D-FDB-C-
GoaltenderTOIGradeShotsGASV%Saved
Ryan MillerOTL64:43C495.898-0.68

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

PlayerTOIGAPShotsBlocks
Jordan Leopold27:0100012
Marc-Andre Gragnani26:2302211
Drew Stafford25:3400050
Tyler Myers24:1103331
Tyler Ennis21:1301130
Paul Gaustad21:0500041
Chris Butler20:1601103
Rob Niedermayer18:5310121
Thomas Vanek17:5920231
Mike Weber16:3100014
Nathan Gerbe16:3010140
Steve Montador15:1600010
Patrick Kaleta14:3300011
Brad Boyes12:5100031
Matt Ellis11:3200000
Tim Connolly9:5100010
Mike Grier6:3700000
Cody McCormick6:2400000

Goaltending

PlayerTOIShotsGASV%Saved
Ryan MillerOTL64:43495.898-0.68