Feb 24, 2012 · Verizon Center, Washington
The teams split 64 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Tomas Plekanec led all players, going 11-for-24 (45.8%). The biggest gap was in the neutral zone, where MTL won 61.1% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
50%
50%
WSH 11W
22 total
MTL 11W
Defensive Zone
58.3%
41.7%
WSH 14W
24 total
MTL 10W
Neutral Zone
38.9%
61.1%
WSH 7W
18 total
MTL 11W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
59.1%
40.9%
WSH 13W
22 total
MTL 9W
2nd Period
41.7%
58.3%
WSH 10W
24 total
MTL 14W
3rd Period
50%
50%
WSH 9W
18 total
MTL 9W
Player Faceoff Stats
WSH (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Laich | 61.1% | 11-7 | 6-1 | 3-0 | 2-6 |
| Jeff Halpern | 66.7% | 8-4 | 2-3 | 6-0 | 0-1 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 44.4% | 4-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Marcus Johansson | 22.2% | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Troy Brouwer | 50.0% | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 3-0 |
| Keith Aucoin | 25.0% | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Jay Beagle | 0.0% | 0-2 | - | 0-2 | - |
| Matt Hendricks | 100.0% | 2-0 | - | 2-0 | - |
MTL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Plekanec | 45.8% | 11-13 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 4-3 |
| David Desharnais | 47.1% | 8-9 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 5-3 |
| Petteri Nokelainen | 54.5% | 6-5 | 3-1 | 3-4 | - |
| Scott Gomez | 50.0% | 4-4 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Ryan White | 50.0% | 1-1 | - | 1-1 | - |
| Louis Leblanc | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | 1-0 | - |
| Lars Eller | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | - | 1-0 |