Defense · BUF · 2015-16

Mark Pysyk

Age: 34
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Sherwood Park

Games: 55
Goals: 1
Assists: 10
Points: 11
Ice time: 15:54/gm

Season2015-16

Rating · 2015-16

44/100

Everyday NHLer

Shutdown Defender

Better than 44% of NHL defencemen.

+0.15wins 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 offense813 min77among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense813 min91among all skaters at the position

Power play36 min9among defencemen who run a power play · small sample

Penalty killDoesn't kill penalties

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
2012-13BUF	19	32	+0.30	Where it came from
2013-14BUF	44	18	-0.09	Where it came from
2014-15BUF	7	—	+0.25	Where it came from
2015-16BUF	55	44	+0.15	Where it came from
2016-17FLA	82	86	+1.20	Where it came from
2017-18FLA	82	65	+0.61	Where it came from
2018-19FLA	70	5	-0.57	Where it came from
2019-20FLA	58	69	+0.74	Where it came from
2020-21DAL	36	26	+0.16	Where it came from
2021-22BUF	68	24	+0.02	Where it came from
Career10 seasons	521	—	+2.77

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

Game log

Regular season · 55 games

Game	Result	TOI	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ NYIApr 9	W 4-3 OT	18:11	1	1	0	1	B
vs CBJApr 8	L 1-4	24:14	0	0	2	2	C
@ NJDApr 5	W 3-1	9:42	0	0	0	0	D-
@ NYRApr 2	W 4-3	12:17	1	1	0	1	D
vs TORMar 31	W 4-1	13:46	0	0	1	1	C-

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.