individual stats for the month of february

a 6-4-2 month equals a .500 record and yielded 14 out of a possible 24 points...thanx to carolina faltering under a brutal schedule, florida and atlanta continuing their fall and the ny rangers having a below-average month, the sabres enter the month of march two points behind carolina for the eighth spot with two games in hand...they are also five points behind the ny rangers for the seventh spot with three games in hand...

they play two crucial post-trade-deadline, four-point games to kick off a seven-game road-trip...the first is in ny vs. the rangers tonight, then they travel to carolina to face the hurricane on thursday...

that being said, here's the stats for last month


points:

• february--stafford, 13...vanek, 11...ennis, pomminville, 7
• january--vanek, 16...pomminville, 13...ennis, 10
• december--roy, 11...pomminville, 10...vanek, ennis, stafford, hecht, myers, 7
• november--roy, 13...leopold, connolly, vanek, stafford, 7
• october--roy, vanek, 11...jordan leopold, 9

goals:

• february--stafford, 9...vanek, 5...pomminville, goose, 4
• january--vanek, pomminville, stafford, gerbe, 5
• december--staff, 6...pomminville, 5...vanek, ennis, 4
• november--roy, 6....vanek, connolly, 4
• october--vanek, 5...leopold, 4...ennis, roy, 3

power play goals:

• february--stafford, 3...ennis, pomminville, connolly, 1
• january--vanek, 3...pomminville, ennis, gerbe, 2
• december--staff, 4...pomminville, ennis, 2
• november--vanek, myers, 2...roy, leopold, 1

assists:

• february--vanek, ennis, 6...leopold, 5
• january--vanek, 11...pomminville, 8...ennis, 7
• december--roy, 10...myers, 7...sekera, 6
• november--roy, 7...ennis, montador, 5
• october--roy, 8...vanek, 6...connolly, leopold, 5

power play assists:

• february--vanek, 4...connolly, leopold, 2
• january--ennis, 5...vanek, connolly, 3
• december--roy, 6...vanek, 3...ennis, sekera, 2
• november--roy, 4...eight with one

primary assists:

• february--vanek, 5...ennis, leopold, 4
• january--pomminville, 5...vanek ennis, 4
• december--roy, 7...hecht, 4...myers, 3
• november--ennis, roy, montador, 4
• october--roy, 6...niedermayer, 3...five with 2

plus/minus:

• february--hecht, +7...ennis, morrison, +6
• january--gerbs, morrisonn, +5...pomminville, +4
• december--weber, +7...sekera, +5...grier, gaustad, +4
• november--montador, +7...leopold, +3...kaleta, +2
• october--montador +9...ennis, +4...stafford, gaustad, +3

plus/minus (bottom):

• february--gerbe, -3...kaleta, -2...connolly, pomminville, niedermayer, goose, +1
• january--ennis, -6...sekera, niedermayer, -4
• december--leopold, -10...vanek, montador, -5...ennis, -4
• november--connolly, morrisonn, -8...rivet, -7
• october--myers, -10...vanek, -5...morrisonn, -4

forwards avg. toi (minus roy)

total:

• february ytd--pomminville, 18:00...hecht, 17:22...vanek, 17:21
• january ytd--pomminville, 18:01...vanek, 17:25...hecht, 17:14
• december ytd--roy, 19:32...pomminville, 17:39...vanek, 17:18
• november ytd--roy, 19:37...stafford, 16:48...vanek, 16:38
• october ytd--roy, 19:50...pomminville, 17:23...vanek, 17:11

even strength:

• february ytd--vanek, 13:51...hecht, 13:43...ennis, 13:22
• january ytd--vanek, 13:42...hecht, 13:33...ennis, 13:15
• december ytd--roy, 14:20...vanek, 13:22...hecht, 12:53
• november ytd--roy, 15:04...stafford, 13:18...vanek, 13:06
• october ytd--roy, 14:37, vanek, 13:18...hecht, 13:00

power play

• february ytd--vanek, 3:26...connolly, 3:10...pomminville, 3:08
• january ytd--vanek, 3:39...connolly, 3:26...pomminville, 3:24
• december ytd--vanek, 3:52...pomminville, 3:47...roy, 3:43
• november ytd--roy, 3:32...vanek, 3:25...stafford, 3:14
• october ytd--vanek, 3:59...roy, pomminville, 3:48

penalty kill:

• february ytd--grier, 2:51...hecht, 2:02...goose, 2:01
• january ytd--grier, 2:47...hecht, 2:05...pomminville, 1:56
• december ytd--grier 2:52...hecht, 2:07...pomminville, 1:59
• november ytd--grier, 3:17...hecht, 2:17...connolly, 2:05
• october ytd--grier, 2:57...hecht, 2:08...pomminville, 1:50

defensemen avg. toi

total:

• february ytd--leopold, 23:23...myers, 22:26...sekera, 20:41
• january ytd--leopold, 23:37...myers, 22:32...sekera, 20:40
• december ytd--leopold, 23:48...myers, 23:36...sekera, 20:50
• november ytd--leopold, 23:56...myers, 23:26...montador, sekera, 19:08
• october ytd--leopold, 23:51...myers, 23:41...montador, 20:24

even strength:

• february ytd--leopold, 18:02...montador, 17:25...myers, 16:31
• january ytd--leopold, 18:11...montador, 17:30...myers, sekera, 16:12
• december ytd--leopold, 18:13...montador, 17:27...myers 16:42
• november ytd--leopold, 17:36...myers, 16:44...montador, 16:39
• october ytd--leopold, 18:11...montador, 17:47...myers, 16:48

power play:

• february ytd--myers, 3:02...leopold, 2:44...sekera, 2:13
• january ytd--myers, 3:15...leopold, 2:48...m.a. gragnani, 2:26...sekera, 2:25
• december ytd--myers, 3:32...leopold, 2:47...sekera, 2:32
• november ytd--myers, 3:15...leopold, 3:11...sekera, 2:48
• october--myers, 3:27...leopold, 2:54...sekera, 2:34

penalty kill:

• february ytd--myers, 2:52...leopold, 2:36...montador, 2:16
• january ytd--myers, 3:04...leopold, 2:36...montador, 2:17
• december ytd--myers, 3:21...leopold, 2:47...montador, 2:20
• november ytd--myers, 3:26...morrisonn, 3:23...leopold, 3:09
• october ytd--myers, 3:27...leopold, 2:45...morrison, 2:27

goaltending yr. to date (record...shots against...goals against...gaa...sv.%...shutouts)
ryan miller:

• february ytd--28-18-6...1545...133...2.66..., .914...3
• january ytd--21-14-4...1194...104...2.68..., .913...3
• december ytd--13-12-3...809...72...2.62..., .911...2
• november ytd--7-7-2...474...44...2.55..., .914...0
• october ytd--3-5-2...277...27...2.71..., .903...0

patrick lalime:

• february ytd--0-5-0...163...18...2.96..., .890...0
• january ytd--0-5-0...163...18...2.96..., 890...0
• december ytd--0-4-0...145...16...3.03..., .890...0
• november ytd--0-4-0...145...16...3.03..., .890...0

jhonas enroth

• february ytd--3-2-1...160...15...2.69..., .906...0
• january ytd--2-2-1...126...13...2.90..., .897...0
• december ytd--2-2-1...126...13...2.90..., .897...0
• november ytd--2-2-1...126...13...2.90..., .897...0