Feb 24, 2018 · Capital One Arena, Washington
The teams split 62 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Ryan O'Reilly led all players, going 19-for-28 (67.9%). The biggest gap was in the neutral zone, where WSH won 55.6% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
50%
50%
WSH 9W
18 total
BUF 9W
Defensive Zone
46.2%
53.8%
WSH 12W
26 total
BUF 14W
Neutral Zone
55.6%
44.4%
WSH 10W
18 total
BUF 8W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
50%
50%
WSH 9W
18 total
BUF 9W
2nd Period
52.4%
47.6%
WSH 11W
21 total
BUF 10W
3rd Period
47.8%
52.2%
WSH 11W
23 total
BUF 12W
Player Faceoff Stats
WSH (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom | 57.9% | 11-8 | 1-5 | 5-1 | 5-2 |
| Jay Beagle | 57.1% | 8-6 | 2-4 | 5-1 | 1-1 |
| Lars Eller | 46.2% | 6-7 | 4-0 | 1-7 | 1-0 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 50.0% | 4-4 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Alex Chiasson | 0.0% | 0-3 | - | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Tom Wilson | 50.0% | 1-1 | - | - | 1-1 |
| Chandler Stephenson | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Brett Connolly | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| T.J. Oshie | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
BUF (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | 67.9% | 19-9 | 7-1 | 9-4 | 3-4 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 33.3% | 4-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3-2 |
| Jacob Josefson | 36.4% | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1-3 |
| Johan Larsson | 40.0% | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Nick Baptiste | 0.0% | 0-2 | - | 0-2 | - |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 50.0% | 1-1 | - | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Kyle Okposo | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Sam Reinhart | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | 1-0 | - |