Nov 18, 2017 · Capital One Arena, Washington
The teams split 60 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Mikko Koivu led all players, going 15-for-22 (68.2%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where MIN won 82.4% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
63%
37%
WSH 17W
27 total
MIN 10W
Defensive Zone
17.6%
82.4%
WSH 3W
17 total
MIN 14W
Neutral Zone
62.5%
37.5%
WSH 10W
16 total
MIN 6W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
42.9%
57.1%
WSH 6W
14 total
MIN 8W
2nd Period
52.4%
47.6%
WSH 11W
21 total
MIN 10W
3rd Period
52%
48%
WSH 13W
25 total
MIN 12W
Player Faceoff Stats
WSH (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Eller | 37.5% | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-6 | 5-1 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 62.5% | 10-6 | 8-2 | 1-4 | 1-0 |
| Jay Beagle | 40.0% | 4-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 66.7% | 6-3 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| T.J. Oshie | 60.0% | 3-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | 33.3% | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | - |
| Chandler Stephenson | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
MIN (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Koivu | 68.2% | 15-7 | 4-5 | 9-1 | 2-1 |
| Eric Staal | 36.8% | 7-12 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 1-3 |
| Matt Cullen | 57.1% | 4-3 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-2 |
| Luke Kunin | 20.0% | 1-4 | 0-4 | 1-0 | - |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 0.0% | 0-4 | - | - | 0-4 |
| Mathew Dumba | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | - | 1-0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
| Mikael Granlund | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |