Mar 4, 2012 · Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
The teams split 50 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Matt Cullen led all players, going 10-for-18 (55.6%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where MIN won 57.1% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
45%
55%
MIN 9W
20 total
COL 11W
Defensive Zone
57.1%
42.9%
MIN 8W
14 total
COL 6W
Neutral Zone
50%
50%
MIN 8W
16 total
COL 8W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
43.8%
56.3%
MIN 7W
16 total
COL 9W
2nd Period
50%
50%
MIN 9W
18 total
COL 9W
3rd Period
56.3%
43.8%
MIN 9W
16 total
COL 7W
Player Faceoff Stats
MIN (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cullen | 55.6% | 10-8 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| Kyle Brodziak | 40.0% | 6-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Warren Peters | 50.0% | 4-4 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Erik Christensen | 57.1% | 4-3 | 3-2 | 1-1 | - |
| Jed Ortmeyer | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Darroll Powe | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | 1-0 | - |
COL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | 53.3% | 8-7 | 0-3 | 2-0 | 6-4 |
| Paul Stastny | 61.5% | 8-5 | 6-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Matt Duchene | 45.5% | 5-6 | 2-0 | 2-5 | 1-1 |
| Jay McClement | 42.9% | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-1 | - | 0-1 |
| David Jones | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
| Peter Mueller | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |