Mar 16, 2016 · First Niagara Center, Buffalo
The teams split 68 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Ryan O'Reilly led all players, going 14-for-26 (53.8%). The biggest gap was in the offensive zone, where BUF won 60.9% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
60.9%
39.1%
BUF 14W
23 total
MTL 9W
Defensive Zone
41.7%
58.3%
BUF 10W
24 total
MTL 14W
Neutral Zone
47.6%
52.4%
BUF 10W
21 total
MTL 11W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
60%
40%
BUF 12W
20 total
MTL 8W
2nd Period
47.8%
52.2%
BUF 11W
23 total
MTL 12W
3rd Period
50%
50%
BUF 11W
22 total
MTL 11W
Overtime
0%
100%
BUF 0W
3 total
MTL 3W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | 53.8% | 14-12 | 8-2 | 4-7 | 2-3 |
| Johan Larsson | 55.6% | 10-8 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 4-2 |
| David Legwand | 60.0% | 6-4 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Jack Eichel | 37.5% | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Brian Gionta | 0.0% | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
MTL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Plekanec | 47.6% | 10-11 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 5-5 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 50.0% | 9-9 | 6-2 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Torrey Mitchell | 30.0% | 3-7 | 1-6 | 2-1 | - |
| Michael McCarron | 62.5% | 5-3 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 1-0 |
| Phillip Danault | 57.1% | 4-3 | 0-3 | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| Lars Eller | 100.0% | 2-0 | - | - | 2-0 |
| Jacob de la Rose | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
| Lucas Lessio | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |