Apr 2, 2011 · Verizon Center, Washington
The teams split 76 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Tim Connolly led all players, going 14-for-22 (63.6%). The biggest gap was in the neutral zone, where BUF won 60.7% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
54.2%
45.8%
WSH 13W
24 total
BUF 11W
Defensive Zone
58.3%
41.7%
WSH 14W
24 total
BUF 10W
Neutral Zone
39.3%
60.7%
WSH 11W
28 total
BUF 17W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
38.1%
61.9%
WSH 8W
21 total
BUF 13W
2nd Period
50%
50%
WSH 11W
22 total
BUF 11W
3rd Period
57.1%
42.9%
WSH 16W
28 total
BUF 12W
Overtime
60%
40%
WSH 3W
5 total
BUF 2W
Player Faceoff Stats
WSH (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Gordon | 63.2% | 12-7 | 1-6 | 7-1 | 4-0 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 52.9% | 9-8 | 6-0 | 1-3 | 2-5 |
| Marcus Johansson | 26.7% | 4-11 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-7 |
| Jason Arnott | 38.5% | 5-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Brooks Laich | 72.7% | 8-3 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-1 |
| Mike Knuble | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
BUF (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Connolly | 63.6% | 14-8 | 5-4 | 2-3 | 7-1 |
| Paul Gaustad | 70.0% | 14-6 | 5-3 | 4-1 | 5-2 |
| Brad Boyes | 31.3% | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Matt Ellis | 30.0% | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Drew Stafford | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | - |
| Jason Pominville | 100.0% | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | - |
| Cody McCormick | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Rob Niedermayer | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Nathan Gerbe | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Thomas Vanek | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |