Oct 9, 2014 · Verizon Center, Washington
MTL edged the faceoff circle, winning 53.4% of 73 draws. Nicklas Backstrom led all players, going 15-for-23 (65.2%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where MTL won 67.9% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
55.6%
44.4%
WSH 15W
27 total
MTL 12W
Defensive Zone
32.1%
67.9%
WSH 9W
28 total
MTL 19W
Neutral Zone
55.6%
44.4%
WSH 10W
18 total
MTL 8W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
54.5%
45.5%
WSH 12W
22 total
MTL 10W
2nd Period
48%
52%
WSH 12W
25 total
MTL 13W
3rd Period
36.4%
63.6%
WSH 8W
22 total
MTL 14W
Overtime
50%
50%
WSH 2W
4 total
MTL 2W
Player Faceoff Stats
WSH (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom | 65.2% | 15-8 | 6-1 | 3-5 | 6-2 |
| Andre Burakovsky | 21.4% | 3-11 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
| Brooks Laich | 38.5% | 5-8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 50.0% | 4-4 | 3-0 | 1-4 | - |
| Troy Brouwer | 60.0% | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Jason Chimera | 40.0% | 2-3 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Joel Ward | 50.0% | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | - |
| Eric Fehr | 50.0% | 1-1 | - | 1-1 | - |
| Chris Brown | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
MTL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Desharnais | 52.2% | 12-11 | 5-4 | 5-5 | 2-2 |
| Manny Malhotra | 68.4% | 13-6 | 2-6 | 9-0 | 2-0 |
| Lars Eller | 71.4% | 10-4 | 4-0 | 4-2 | 2-2 |
| Tomas Plekanec | 25.0% | 3-9 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2-5 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-1 | - | 0-1 |
| PA Parenteau | 50.0% | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | - |
| Travis Moen | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |