Mar 2, 2018 · Pepsi Center, Denver
The teams split 62 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Eric Staal led all players, going 12-for-20 (60.0%). The biggest gap was in the offensive zone, where MIN won 65.2% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
34.8%
65.2%
COL 8W
23 total
MIN 15W
Defensive Zone
57.1%
42.9%
COL 8W
14 total
MIN 6W
Neutral Zone
60%
40%
COL 15W
25 total
MIN 10W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
50%
50%
COL 11W
22 total
MIN 11W
2nd Period
60%
40%
COL 12W
20 total
MIN 8W
3rd Period
40%
60%
COL 8W
20 total
MIN 12W
Player Faceoff Stats
COL (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Soderberg | 60.0% | 9-6 | 1-3 | 4-0 | 4-3 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 42.9% | 6-8 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 4-1 |
| Dominic Toninato | 40.0% | 4-6 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 2-3 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 42.9% | 3-4 | - | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 66.7% | 4-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 | - |
| J.T. Compher | 66.7% | 4-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Tyson Jost | 50.0% | 1-1 | 0-1 | - | 1-0 |
| Colin Wilson | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Matt Nieto | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
MIN (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Staal | 60.0% | 12-8 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 5-3 |
| Mikko Koivu | 53.3% | 8-7 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 2-4 |
| Matt Cullen | 44.4% | 4-5 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-4 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 42.9% | 3-4 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Charlie Coyle | 33.3% | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Mikael Granlund | 66.7% | 2-1 | 2-1 | - | - |
| Zach Parise | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
| Luke Kunin | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |