Mar 23, 2018 · KeyBank Center, Buffalo
The teams split 56 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Ryan O'Reilly led all players, going 17-for-29 (58.6%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where MTL won 58.8% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
52.2%
47.8%
BUF 12W
23 total
MTL 11W
Defensive Zone
41.2%
58.8%
BUF 7W
17 total
MTL 10W
Neutral Zone
56.3%
43.8%
BUF 9W
16 total
MTL 7W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
60.9%
39.1%
BUF 14W
23 total
MTL 9W
2nd Period
35.3%
64.7%
BUF 6W
17 total
MTL 11W
3rd Period
50%
50%
BUF 8W
16 total
MTL 8W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | 58.6% | 17-12 | 8-6 | 5-5 | 4-1 |
| Jack Eichel | 33.3% | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 28.6% | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Johan Larsson | 100.0% | 4-0 | - | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Nick Baptiste | 50.0% | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | - |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Sam Reinhart | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
MTL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Drouin | 45.0% | 9-11 | 2-5 | 6-2 | 1-4 |
| Jacob de la Rose | 60.0% | 9-6 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 4-2 |
| Logan Shaw | 50.0% | 5-5 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Byron Froese | 20.0% | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 75.0% | 3-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | - |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
| Charles Hudon | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |