Mar 10, 2018 · KeyBank Center, Buffalo
BUF dominated the faceoff circle, winning 67.8% of 59 draws. Ryan O'Reilly led all players, going 27-for-33 (81.8%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where BUF won 73.9% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
71.4%
28.6%
BUF 15W
21 total
VGK 6W
Defensive Zone
73.9%
26.1%
BUF 17W
23 total
VGK 6W
Neutral Zone
53.3%
46.7%
BUF 8W
15 total
VGK 7W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
65%
35%
BUF 13W
20 total
VGK 7W
2nd Period
50%
50%
BUF 6W
12 total
VGK 6W
3rd Period
78.3%
21.7%
BUF 18W
23 total
VGK 5W
Overtime
75%
25%
BUF 3W
4 total
VGK 1W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | 81.8% | 27-6 | 9-2 | 12-2 | 6-2 |
| Johan Larsson | 58.3% | 7-5 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 |
| Danny O'Regan | 50.0% | 2-2 | 2-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 33.3% | 1-2 | - | 1-2 | - |
| Nick Baptiste | 0.0% | 0-2 | - | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Jacob Josefson | 50.0% | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | - |
| Sam Reinhart | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
| Benoit Pouliot | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Jordan Nolan | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
VGK (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Marchessault | 30.0% | 3-7 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 0-3 |
| William Karlsson | 30.0% | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 3-1 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 33.3% | 3-6 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Erik Haula | 62.5% | 5-3 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 |
| Ryan Carpenter | 37.5% | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Cody Eakin | 33.3% | 2-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| David Perron | 0.0% | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-4 | - |
| Alex Tuch | 0.0% | 0-2 | - | 0-2 | - |
| Tomas Tatar | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |