Nov 17, 2018 · Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
MIN dominated the faceoff circle, winning 60% of 50 draws. Johan Larsson led all players, going 9-for-19 (47.4%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where MIN won 66.7% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
58.8%
41.2%
MIN 10W
17 total
BUF 7W
Defensive Zone
66.7%
33.3%
MIN 12W
18 total
BUF 6W
Neutral Zone
53.3%
46.7%
MIN 8W
15 total
BUF 7W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
63.6%
36.4%
MIN 14W
22 total
BUF 8W
2nd Period
58.3%
41.7%
MIN 7W
12 total
BUF 5W
3rd Period
56.3%
43.8%
MIN 9W
16 total
BUF 7W
Player Faceoff Stats
MIN (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Koivu | 50.0% | 7-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2-1 |
| Eric Staal | 64.3% | 9-5 | 5-0 | 3-2 | 1-3 |
| Charlie Coyle | 66.7% | 6-3 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-2 |
| Eric Fehr | 80.0% | 4-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 |
| Matt Hendricks | 50.0% | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | - |
| Jordan Greenway | 50.0% | 1-1 | 1-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Nino Niederreiter | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Mikael Granlund | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
BUF (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Larsson | 47.4% | 9-10 | 0-5 | 4-0 | 5-5 |
| Jack Eichel | 45.5% | 5-6 | 3-0 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 33.3% | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-2 | - |
| Vladimir Sobotka | 33.3% | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Kyle Okposo | 25.0% | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-3 | - |
| Sam Reinhart | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | - |
| Patrik Berglund | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | 1-0 | - |
| Jeff Skinner | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |