Feb 17, 2013 · First Niagara Center, Buffalo
The teams split 68 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Sidney Crosby led all players, going 12-for-22 (54.5%). The biggest gap was in the neutral zone, where PIT won 58.3% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
52.9%
47.1%
BUF 9W
17 total
PIT 8W
Defensive Zone
55.6%
44.4%
BUF 15W
27 total
PIT 12W
Neutral Zone
41.7%
58.3%
BUF 10W
24 total
PIT 14W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
50%
50%
BUF 12W
24 total
PIT 12W
2nd Period
40%
60%
BUF 8W
20 total
PIT 12W
3rd Period
58.3%
41.7%
BUF 14W
24 total
PIT 10W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jochen Hecht | 73.7% | 14-5 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 4-3 |
| Cody Hodgson | 25.0% | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 0-2 |
| Tyler Ennis | 41.7% | 5-7 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-4 |
| Jason Pominville | 66.7% | 6-3 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Steve Ott | 37.5% | 3-5 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 0-1 |
| Cody McCormick | 50.0% | 2-2 | - | 0-1 | 2-1 |
| Drew Stafford | 25.0% | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
PIT (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | 54.5% | 12-10 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 6-3 |
| Brandon Sutter | 61.1% | 11-7 | 6-3 | 2-3 | 3-1 |
| Joe Vitale | 60.0% | 6-4 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 3-1 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 33.3% | 3-6 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Beau Bennett | 0.0% | 0-2 | - | 0-2 | - |
| Craig Adams | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-2 | - | - |
| Tanner Glass | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | 1-0 | - |
| Matt Cooke | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
| Pascal Dupuis | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
| Tyler Kennedy | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Chris Kunitz | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | - | 1-0 |