Dec 16, 2018 · Madison Square Garden, New York
The teams split 72 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Mika Zibanejad led all players, going 13-for-22 (59.1%). The biggest gap was in the offensive zone, where VGK won 68.2% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
31.8%
68.2%
NYR 7W
22 total
VGK 15W
Defensive Zone
53.8%
46.2%
NYR 14W
26 total
VGK 12W
Neutral Zone
62.5%
37.5%
NYR 15W
24 total
VGK 9W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
50%
50%
NYR 10W
20 total
VGK 10W
2nd Period
44.1%
55.9%
NYR 15W
34 total
VGK 19W
3rd Period
56.3%
43.8%
NYR 9W
16 total
VGK 7W
Overtime
100%
0%
NYR 2W
2 total
VGK 0W
Player Faceoff Stats
NYR (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Zibanejad | 59.1% | 13-9 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 7-5 |
| Kevin Hayes | 50.0% | 10-10 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 4-1 |
| Brett Howden | 56.3% | 9-7 | 0-2 | 6-4 | 3-1 |
| Lias Andersson | 28.6% | 2-5 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Ryan Strome | 20.0% | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Chris Kreider | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
VGK (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Karlsson | 35.3% | 6-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2-5 |
| Paul Stastny | 60.0% | 9-6 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 2-3 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 69.2% | 9-4 | 6-2 | 3-2 | - |
| Cody Eakin | 50.0% | 5-5 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-3 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 55.6% | 5-4 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Ryan Carpenter | 33.3% | 2-4 | - | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Max Pacioretty | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Tomas Nosek | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |