Left wing · BUF · 2013-14

Matt Ellis

Age: 45
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 207 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Welland

Games: 50
Goals: 4
Assists: 2
Points: 6
Ice time: 9:28/gm

Season2013-14

Rating · 2013-14

22/100

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Better than 22% of NHL forwards.

-0.04wins 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 offense401 min1among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense401 min38among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty kill68 min25among forwards 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	14	—	-0.27	Where it came from
2011-12BUF	60	10	-0.34	Where it came from
2012-13BUF	6	—	+0.01	Where it came from
2013-14BUF	50	22	-0.04	Where it came from
2014-15BUF	39	20	-0.10	Where it came from
Career5 seasons	169	—	-0.74

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

Game log

Regular season · 50 games

Game	Result	TOI	G	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
vs NYIApr 13	OTL 3-4 OT	8:39	1	1	3	0	A-
@ BOSApr 12	L 1-4	12:06	0	0	6	0	D+
@ NYRApr 10	L 1-2	9:26	0	0	3	1	D+
vs DETApr 8	L 2-4	9:46	0	0	1	1	D+
@ PHIApr 6	L 2-5	10:54	0	0	0	0	D

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL forwards — 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.