Mar 14, 2023 · PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
PIT dominated the faceoff circle, winning 68.5% of 54 draws. Sidney Crosby led all players, going 16-for-22 (72.7%). The biggest gap was in the offensive zone, where PIT won 73.7% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
73.7%
26.3%
PIT 14W
19 total
MTL 5W
Defensive Zone
64.7%
35.3%
PIT 11W
17 total
MTL 6W
Neutral Zone
66.7%
33.3%
PIT 12W
18 total
MTL 6W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
57.9%
42.1%
PIT 11W
19 total
MTL 8W
2nd Period
72.2%
27.8%
PIT 13W
18 total
MTL 5W
3rd Period
76.5%
23.5%
PIT 13W
17 total
MTL 4W
Player Faceoff Stats
PIT (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | 72.7% | 16-6 | 9-0 | 2-2 | 5-4 |
| Mikael Granlund | 100.0% | 12-0 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 3-0 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 45.5% | 5-6 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Jeff Carter | 57.1% | 4-3 | 0-3 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Drew O'Connor | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |
MTL (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | 36.4% | 8-14 | 2-9 | 2-1 | 4-4 |
| Jonathan Drouin | 46.7% | 7-8 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 2-4 |
| Alex Belzile | 25.0% | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 |
| Chris Tierney | 0.0% | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Anthony Richard | 0.0% | 0-2 | - | 0-2 | - |
| Mike Hoffman | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Josh Anderson | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |