Defense · BUF · 2010-11

Chris Butler

Age: 39
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 196 lb
Shoots: L
Born: St. Louis

Games: 49
Goals: 2
Assists: 7
Points: 9
Ice time: 18:10/gm

Rating · 2010-11

35/100

Depth

Shutdown Defender

Better than 35% of NHL defencemen.

-0.00wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense781 min38among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense781 min82among all skaters at the position

Power play60 min29among defencemen who run a power play · small sample

Penalty kill49 min53among defencemen who kill penalties · small sample

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2010-11BUF	49	35	-0.00	Where it came from
2011-12CGY	68	69	+0.66	Where it came from
2012-13CGY	44	19	+0.12	Where it came from
2013-14CGY	82	5	-0.34	Where it came from
2014-15STL	33	57	+0.47	Where it came from
2015-16STL	5	—	-0.12	Where it came from
2016-17STL	1	—	-0.01	Where it came from
2017-18STL	6	—	-0.08	Where it came from
2018-19STL	13	—	+0.20	Where it came from
Career9 seasons	301	—	+0.90

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

First Round · PHI · 7 games

Game	Result	TOI	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ PHIApr 26	L 2-5	13:28	0	0	0	1	D
vs PHIApr 24	L 4-5 OT	20:16	1	1	0	3	C-
@ PHIApr 22	W 4-3 OT	26:34	0	0	1	3	C-
vs PHIApr 20	W 1-0	27:45	0	0	0	1	D+
vs PHIApr 18	L 2-4	19:44	0	0	1	1	C
@ PHIApr 16	L 4-5	27:08	0	0	3	1	C
@ PHIApr 14	W 1-0	26:04	0	0	1	1	D+

Regular season · 49 games

Game	Result	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ CBJApr 9	W 5-4	21:04	1	0	1	1	3	C-
vs PHIApr 8	W 4-3 OT	25:04	0	0	0	0	2	C+
vs TBLApr 5	W 4-2	21:36	0	0	0	1	1	C
@ CARApr 3	W 2-1 OT	25:16	1	0	1	2	1	C+
@ WSHApr 2	OTL 4-5 OT	23:13	0	1	1	2	3	D+

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.