Defense · BUF · 2017-18

Josh Gorges

Age: 42
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Kelowna

Games: 34
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
Points: 2
Ice time: 14:56/gm

Season2017-18

Rating · 2017-18

36/100

Depth

Physical Defender

Better than 36% of NHL defencemen.

+0.05wins 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 offense443 min18among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense443 min25among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty kill64 min42among 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
2010-11MTL	36	58	+0.32	Where it came from
2011-12MTL	82	47	+0.27	Where it came from
2012-13MTL	48	81	+1.06	Where it came from
2013-14MTL	66	17	-0.11	Where it came from
2014-15BUF	46	2	-0.79	Where it came from
2015-16BUF	77	25	-0.12	Where it came from
2016-17BUF	66	17	-0.19	Where it came from
2017-18BUF	34	36	+0.05	Where it came from
Career8 seasons	455	—	+0.48

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

Game log

Regular season · 34 games

Game	Result	TOI	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ FLAApr 7	L 3-4	15:12	1	3	C-
@ TORApr 2	L 2-5	12:30	0	1	D
@ NYRMar 24	L 1-5	17:34	1	2	C+
vs MTLMar 23	L 0-3	13:32	1	0	C-
vs VGKMar 10	OTL 1-2 OT	14:46	3	1	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.