Feb 16, 2021 · PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
The teams split 58 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Sidney Crosby led all players, going 12-for-25 (48.0%). The biggest gap was in the neutral zone, where WSH won 72.2% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
47.1%
52.9%
PIT 8W
17 total
WSH 9W
Defensive Zone
69.6%
30.4%
PIT 16W
23 total
WSH 7W
Neutral Zone
27.8%
72.2%
PIT 5W
18 total
WSH 13W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
63.6%
36.4%
PIT 14W
22 total
WSH 8W
2nd Period
47.6%
52.4%
PIT 10W
21 total
WSH 11W
3rd Period
33.3%
66.7%
PIT 5W
15 total
WSH 10W
Player Faceoff Stats
PIT (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | 48.0% | 12-13 | 8-3 | 2-5 | 2-5 |
| Teddy Blueger | 61.5% | 8-5 | 0-4 | 7-0 | 1-1 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 40.0% | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-4 |
| Mark Jankowski | 57.1% | 4-3 | - | 3-1 | 1-2 |
| Sam Lafferty | 50.0% | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | - |
| Jason Zucker | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
WSH (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Eller | 64.3% | 9-5 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 2-0 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 35.7% | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-5 | 4-2 |
| Nic Dowd | 81.8% | 9-2 | 0-2 | 4-0 | 5-0 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 27.3% | 3-8 | 1-0 | 0-6 | 2-2 |
| T.J. Oshie | 50.0% | 3-3 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Garnet Hathaway | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
| Tom Wilson | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |