Apr 9, 2021 · KeyBank Center, Buffalo
BUF dominated the faceoff circle, winning 60.3% of 58 draws. Nic Dowd led all players, going 5-for-19 (26.3%). The biggest gap was in the offensive zone, where BUF won 68.2% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
68.2%
31.8%
BUF 15W
22 total
WSH 7W
Defensive Zone
64.7%
35.3%
BUF 11W
17 total
WSH 6W
Neutral Zone
47.4%
52.6%
BUF 9W
19 total
WSH 10W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
64.7%
35.3%
BUF 11W
17 total
WSH 6W
2nd Period
65.2%
34.8%
BUF 15W
23 total
WSH 8W
3rd Period
50%
50%
BUF 9W
18 total
WSH 9W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Sheahan | 68.8% | 11-5 | 2-5 | 6-0 | 3-0 |
| Sam Reinhart | 42.9% | 6-8 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 30.8% | 4-9 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-6 |
| Cody Eakin | 100.0% | 8-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | - |
| Jeff Skinner | 100.0% | 3-0 | 2-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Kyle Okposo | 100.0% | 3-0 | 2-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
WSH (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Dowd | 26.3% | 5-14 | 0-10 | 3-0 | 2-4 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 64.3% | 9-5 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 5-1 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 27.3% | 3-8 | 3-0 | 0-7 | 0-1 |
| Lars Eller | 60.0% | 6-4 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 |
| T.J. Oshie | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | - |
| Garnet Hathaway | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Tom Wilson | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |