Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks, January 8, 2016

2015-16 · Friday, January 8

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CHI3

Buffalo lost 1-3

WAR Box

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

Team gradeDLost by 21G · 1A · 28 shots · 12 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Jamie McGinn	14:27	C+	C	B-	B-	A-
Mike Weber	14:16	C+	C-	C+	B-		B-
Zemgus Girgensons	14:18	C	C	C	B-	C+
Tim Schaller	7:22	C	D	C+	B-		C-
David Legwand	6:41	C	D	C	B-		A-
Brian Gionta	15:00	C-	C-	B-	D	D	C
Cody Franson	17:30	C-	C-	C+	D+	C-
Rasmus Ristolainen	21:36	C-	D+	C+	D	B	B-
Ryan O'Reilly	22:31	C-	D+	C	D	A-	B-
Johan Larsson	14:18	C-	D	C	C-	D
Jake McCabe	23:09	D+	F	C-	B-	F	C
Marcus Foligno	13:56	D+	F	C+	C-	C+
Zach Bogosian	23:54	D+	F	D+	C	F	C
Matt Moulson	7:06	D+	D	C+	D-	D
Evander Kane	23:09	D	D	D+	D+	D	C-
Jack Eichel	18:25	D	D+	D-	D	A-	B-
Josh Gorges	18:45	D	D	C-	F
Sam Reinhart	20:23	D	F	D	D+	B-

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Chad JohnsonL	59:29	A-	44	2	.955	+1.97

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
Zach Bogosian	23:54	0	0	0	1	0
Evander Kane	23:09	0	0	0	3	0
Jake McCabe	23:09	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan O'Reilly	22:31	1	0	1	2	0
Rasmus Ristolainen	21:36	0	0	0	2	2
Sam Reinhart	20:23	0	0	0	0	1
Josh Gorges	18:45	0	0	0	0	2
Jack Eichel	18:25	0	0	0	1	1
Cody Franson	17:30	0	0	0	2	2
Brian Gionta	15:00	0	0	0	3	1
Jamie McGinn	14:27	0	1	1	3	0
Johan Larsson	14:18	0	0	0	2	0
Zemgus Girgensons	14:18	0	0	0	4	1
Mike Weber	14:16	0	0	0	1	2
Marcus Foligno	13:56	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Schaller	7:22	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Moulson	7:06	0	0	0	1	0
David Legwand	6:41	0	0	0	2	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Chad JohnsonL	59:29	44	2	.955	+1.97