Oct 5, 2017 · KeyBank Center, Buffalo
The teams split 78 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Ryan O'Reilly led all players, going 15-for-25 (60.0%). The biggest gap was in the neutral zone, where MTL won 66.7% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
62.1%
37.9%
BUF 18W
29 total
MTL 11W
Defensive Zone
48.4%
51.6%
BUF 15W
31 total
MTL 16W
Neutral Zone
33.3%
66.7%
BUF 6W
18 total
MTL 12W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
68%
32%
BUF 17W
25 total
MTL 8W
2nd Period
36.4%
63.6%
BUF 8W
22 total
MTL 14W
3rd Period
42.9%
57.1%
BUF 12W
28 total
MTL 16W
Overtime
66.7%
33.3%
BUF 2W
3 total
MTL 1W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | 60.0% | 15-10 | 7-3 | 6-4 | 2-3 |
| Sam Reinhart | 42.9% | 6-8 | 5-2 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| Jacob Josefson | 53.8% | 7-6 | 1-4 | 4-0 | 2-2 |
| Jack Eichel | 33.3% | 4-8 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-4 |
| Evander Kane | 50.0% | 3-3 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 |
| Johan Larsson | 66.7% | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | - |
| Jason Pominville | 100.0% | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | - |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0.0% | 0-2 | - | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Benoit Pouliot | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
MTL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Plekanec | 52.6% | 10-9 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 4-2 |
| Jonathan Drouin | 47.4% | 9-10 | 3-2 | 2-7 | 4-1 |
| Phillip Danault | 55.6% | 10-8 | 1-5 | 7-3 | 2-0 |
| Jacob de la Rose | 25.0% | 2-6 | 0-5 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Andrew Shaw | 85.7% | 6-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 |
| Charles Hudon | 66.7% | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | - |
| Paul Byron | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-2 | - | - |
| Max Pacioretty | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Ales Hemsky | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |