Oct 6, 2018 · PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
PIT dominated the faceoff circle, winning 60.3% of 63 draws. Sidney Crosby led all players, going 16-for-22 (72.7%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where PIT won 73.3% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
63.3%
36.7%
PIT 19W
30 total
MTL 11W
Defensive Zone
73.3%
26.7%
PIT 11W
15 total
MTL 4W
Neutral Zone
44.4%
55.6%
PIT 8W
18 total
MTL 10W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
72.2%
27.8%
PIT 13W
18 total
MTL 5W
2nd Period
52.2%
47.8%
PIT 12W
23 total
MTL 11W
3rd Period
59.1%
40.9%
PIT 13W
22 total
MTL 9W
Player Faceoff Stats
PIT (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | 72.7% | 16-6 | 9-1 | 2-1 | 5-4 |
| Derick Brassard | 64.3% | 9-5 | 3-3 | 4-0 | 2-2 |
| Riley Sheahan | 36.4% | 4-7 | 1-5 | 3-0 | 0-2 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 60.0% | 6-4 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Matt Cullen | 100.0% | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | - |
| Dominik Simon | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Bryan Rust | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Patric Hornqvist | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
| Carl Hagelin | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
MTL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Domi | 27.8% | 5-13 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 3-2 |
| Phillip Danault | 41.2% | 7-10 | 3-7 | 1-0 | 3-3 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 66.7% | 6-3 | 4-0 | 0-3 | 2-0 |
| Matthew Peca | 62.5% | 5-3 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 33.3% | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | - |
| Andrew Shaw | 0.0% | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | - |
| Jonathan Drouin | 33.3% | 1-2 | 1-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Paul Byron | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
| Joel Armia | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |