Feb 15, 2018 · Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
MIN controlled the faceoff circle, winning 57.4% of 68 draws. Mikko Koivu led all players, going 10-for-18 (55.6%). The biggest gap was in the neutral zone, where MIN won 64.7% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
60%
40%
MIN 12W
20 total
WSH 8W
Defensive Zone
51.6%
48.4%
MIN 16W
31 total
WSH 15W
Neutral Zone
64.7%
35.3%
MIN 11W
17 total
WSH 6W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
52.4%
47.6%
MIN 11W
21 total
WSH 10W
2nd Period
52.4%
47.6%
MIN 11W
21 total
WSH 10W
3rd Period
65.4%
34.6%
MIN 17W
26 total
WSH 9W
Player Faceoff Stats
MIN (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Koivu | 55.6% | 10-8 | 3-0 | 4-5 | 3-3 |
| Matt Cullen | 60.0% | 9-6 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 4-0 |
| Eric Staal | 64.3% | 9-5 | 2-1 | 4-4 | 3-0 |
| Charlie Coyle | 54.5% | 6-5 | 3-4 | 3-1 | - |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 44.4% | 4-5 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-3 |
| Daniel Winnik | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | 1-0 | - |
WSH (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom | 33.3% | 6-12 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 3-5 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 37.5% | 6-10 | 4-2 | 1-6 | 1-2 |
| Jay Beagle | 62.5% | 10-6 | 1-2 | 8-3 | 1-1 |
| Lars Eller | 50.0% | 5-5 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| T.J. Oshie | 0.0% | 0-3 | - | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Chandler Stephenson | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-2 | - | - |
| Tom Wilson | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | 1-0 | - |
| Andre Burakovsky | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Brett Connolly | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |