Dec 27, 2014 · First Niagara Center, Buffalo
BUF dominated the faceoff circle, winning 64.1% of 64 draws. John Tavares led all players, going 9-for-24 (37.5%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where BUF won 71.4% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
50%
50%
BUF 9W
18 total
NYI 9W
Defensive Zone
71.4%
28.6%
BUF 15W
21 total
NYI 6W
Neutral Zone
68%
32%
BUF 17W
25 total
NYI 8W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
58.3%
41.7%
BUF 14W
24 total
NYI 10W
2nd Period
64.7%
35.3%
BUF 11W
17 total
NYI 6W
3rd Period
68.4%
31.6%
BUF 13W
19 total
NYI 6W
Overtime
75%
25%
BUF 3W
4 total
NYI 1W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zemgus Girgensons | 47.1% | 8-9 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4-3 |
| Cody McCormick | 75.0% | 12-4 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 4-4 |
| Brian Flynn | 71.4% | 10-4 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 7-1 |
| Mikhail Grigorenko | 66.7% | 8-4 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| Drew Stafford | 60.0% | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | - |
NYI (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tavares | 37.5% | 9-15 | 4-2 | 1-8 | 4-5 |
| Brock Nelson | 44.4% | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0-3 |
| Casey Cizikas | 33.3% | 3-6 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| Mikhail Grabovski | 50.0% | 4-4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-3 |
| Frans Nielsen | 0.0% | 0-7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| Ryan Strome | 50.0% | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | - |
| Kyle Okposo | 33.3% | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | - |