Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets, March 28, 2017

2016-17 · Tuesday, March 28

BUF1

CBJ3

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 gradeC-Lost by 21G · 2A · 39 shots · 12 blocks

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

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Evander Kane	25:24	B	D	A-	A+	B-	B
Evan Rodrigues	13:57	B-	A-	C	B-	A	B
Josh Gorges	18:52	B-	D+	B	B+		B+
Ryan O'Reilly	22:08	C+	D+	C-	A	B-	B+
Tyler Ennis	16:05	C+	D+	B	B	C+
Justin Falk	14:51	C+	D	B+	B		C
Jack Eichel	23:41	C	D	B	C+	C	B
Zemgus Girgensons	12:23	C	D-	B-	B-		A-
Zach Bogosian	21:17	C	F	C+	B-		A-
Brady Austin	14:18	C	D-	B+	C-
Marcus Foligno	15:40	C-	D	C	C	C+	A-
William Carrier	10:36	C-	C	C+	D-		B-
Brian Gionta	16:42	D+	D-	D+	C-	C+	B+
Nicolas Deslauriers	8:20	D+	D	D+	C-
Jake McCabe	21:44	D	C	F	D-	A-	A-
Dmitry Kulikov	25:35	D	D	F	D+	C	B
Matt Moulson	14:21	D-	F	D-	D+	B-	B-

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Anders NilssonL	58:06	B-	28	2	.929	+0.37

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 · 17

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Dmitry Kulikov	25:35	0	0	0	1	4
Evander Kane	25:24	0	0	0	6	0
Jack Eichel	23:41	0	0	0	6	0
Ryan O'Reilly	22:08	0	1	1	3	0
Jake McCabe	21:44	0	1	1	2	1
Zach Bogosian	21:17	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Gorges	18:52	0	0	0	1	2
Brian Gionta	16:42	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler Ennis	16:05	0	0	0	5	0
Marcus Foligno	15:40	0	0	0	2	0
Justin Falk	14:51	0	0	0	2	0
Matt Moulson	14:21	0	0	0	0	0
Brady Austin	14:18	0	0	0	1	0
Evan Rodrigues	13:57	1	0	1	5	2
Zemgus Girgensons	12:23	0	0	0	1	0
William Carrier	10:36	0	0	0	2	2
Nicolas Deslauriers	8:20	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Anders NilssonL	58:06	28	2	.929	+0.37