Oct 6, 2018 · Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
The teams split 70 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Eric Staal led all players, going 13-for-25 (52.0%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where VGK won 59.1% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
56.7%
43.3%
MIN 17W
30 total
VGK 13W
Defensive Zone
40.9%
59.1%
MIN 9W
22 total
VGK 13W
Neutral Zone
50%
50%
MIN 9W
18 total
VGK 9W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
57.1%
42.9%
MIN 12W
21 total
VGK 9W
2nd Period
42.1%
57.9%
MIN 8W
19 total
VGK 11W
3rd Period
42.3%
57.7%
MIN 11W
26 total
VGK 15W
Overtime
100%
0%
MIN 4W
4 total
VGK 0W
Player Faceoff Stats
MIN (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Staal | 52.0% | 13-12 | 6-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 |
| Mikko Koivu | 56.5% | 13-10 | 7-3 | 4-6 | 2-1 |
| Jordan Greenway | 50.0% | 3-3 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Eric Fehr | 66.7% | 4-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Matt Hendricks | 16.7% | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Mikael Granlund | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | - |
| Charlie Coyle | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Zach Parise | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
VGK (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stastny | 54.2% | 13-11 | 6-7 | 2-1 | 5-3 |
| William Karlsson | 40.0% | 6-9 | 0-5 | 6-4 | - |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 30.0% | 3-7 | 0-2 | - | 3-5 |
| Ryan Carpenter | 71.4% | 5-2 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 60.0% | 3-2 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Oscar Lindberg | 50.0% | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | - |
| Ryan Reaves | 33.3% | 1-2 | - | 1-2 | - |
| Erik Haula | 100.0% | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | - |