Jan 3, 2015 · CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh
MTL edged the faceoff circle, winning 53.8% of 65 draws. Sidney Crosby led all players, going 9-for-23 (39.1%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where MTL won 60% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
52.2%
47.8%
PIT 12W
23 total
MTL 11W
Defensive Zone
40%
60%
PIT 10W
25 total
MTL 15W
Neutral Zone
47.1%
52.9%
PIT 8W
17 total
MTL 9W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
48%
52%
PIT 12W
25 total
MTL 13W
2nd Period
50%
50%
PIT 8W
16 total
MTL 8W
3rd Period
41.7%
58.3%
PIT 10W
24 total
MTL 14W
Player Faceoff Stats
PIT (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | 39.1% | 9-14 | 4-4 | 1-9 | 4-1 |
| Brandon Sutter | 60.0% | 9-6 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 2-3 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 33.3% | 4-8 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Marcel Goc | 63.6% | 7-4 | 2-3 | 4-0 | 1-1 |
| Andrew Ebbett | 0.0% | 0-3 | - | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Nick Spaling | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
MTL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Malhotra | 38.9% | 7-11 | 0-8 | 7-2 | 0-1 |
| Tomas Plekanec | 41.2% | 7-10 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 2-3 |
| Lars Eller | 78.6% | 11-3 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 50.0% | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-2 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 80.0% | 4-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | - |
| David Desharnais | 66.7% | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |