Oct 14, 2021 · KeyBank Center, Buffalo
BUF edged the faceoff circle, winning 52.5% of 61 draws. Christian Dvorak led all players, going 10-for-18 (55.6%). The biggest gap was in the neutral zone, where BUF won 71.4% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
47.4%
52.6%
BUF 9W
19 total
MTL 10W
Defensive Zone
46.4%
53.6%
BUF 13W
28 total
MTL 15W
Neutral Zone
71.4%
28.6%
BUF 10W
14 total
MTL 4W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
50%
50%
BUF 9W
18 total
MTL 9W
2nd Period
48.3%
51.7%
BUF 14W
29 total
MTL 15W
3rd Period
64.3%
35.7%
BUF 9W
14 total
MTL 5W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Mittelstadt | 58.3% | 7-5 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Cody Eakin | 66.7% | 8-4 | 0-3 | 4-1 | 4-0 |
| Tage Thompson | 54.5% | 6-5 | 4-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| Dylan Cozens | 42.9% | 3-4 | - | 1-3 | 2-1 |
| Kyle Okposo | 57.1% | 4-3 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 28.6% | 2-5 | 1-5 | 1-0 | - |
| Drake Caggiula | 50.0% | 1-1 | - | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Jeff Skinner | 50.0% | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | - |
| Rasmus Asplund | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
MTL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Dvorak | 55.6% | 10-8 | 4-2 | 6-1 | 0-5 |
| Nick Suzuki | 58.8% | 10-7 | 4-1 | 4-5 | 2-1 |
| Jake Evans | 46.2% | 6-7 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 1-2 |
| Cedric Paquette | 28.6% | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 50.0% | 1-1 | - | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Jonathan Drouin | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Joel Armia | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Mathieu Perreault | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |