Dec 15, 2017 · KeyBank Center, Buffalo
BUF dominated the faceoff circle, winning 61.5% of 65 draws. Ryan O'Reilly led all players, going 20-for-28 (71.4%). The biggest gap was in the offensive zone, where BUF won 77.3% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
77.3%
22.7%
BUF 17W
22 total
CAR 5W
Defensive Zone
52.2%
47.8%
BUF 12W
23 total
CAR 11W
Neutral Zone
55%
45%
BUF 11W
20 total
CAR 9W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
72.2%
27.8%
BUF 13W
18 total
CAR 5W
2nd Period
64.3%
35.7%
BUF 18W
28 total
CAR 10W
3rd Period
52.9%
47.1%
BUF 9W
17 total
CAR 8W
Overtime
0%
100%
BUF 0W
2 total
CAR 2W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | 71.4% | 20-8 | 11-2 | 6-4 | 3-2 |
| Jack Eichel | 38.5% | 5-8 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-4 |
| Johan Larsson | 50.0% | 4-4 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 62.5% | 5-3 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
| Evander Kane | 50.0% | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0-2 | - |
| Scott Wilson | 100.0% | 3-0 | - | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Jason Pominville | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
CAR (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Staal | 37.5% | 9-15 | 1-9 | 7-3 | 1-3 |
| Derek Ryan | 58.3% | 7-5 | 3-3 | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Victor Rask | 9.1% | 1-10 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 1-5 |
| Marcus Kruger | 55.6% | 5-4 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Elias Lindholm | 66.7% | 2-1 | - | 0-1 | 2-0 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | 0.0% | 0-3 | - | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Justin Williams | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Jeff Skinner | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Joakim Nordstrom | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | - | 1-0 |