Mar 15, 2023 · Capital One Arena, Washington
WSH dominated the faceoff circle, winning 61.5% of 65 draws. Evgeny Kuznetsov led all players, going 9-for-16 (56.3%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where WSH won 68.4% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
64.3%
35.7%
WSH 18W
28 total
BUF 10W
Defensive Zone
68.4%
31.6%
WSH 13W
19 total
BUF 6W
Neutral Zone
50%
50%
WSH 9W
18 total
BUF 9W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
61.9%
38.1%
WSH 13W
21 total
BUF 8W
2nd Period
47.4%
52.6%
WSH 9W
19 total
BUF 10W
3rd Period
80%
20%
WSH 16W
20 total
BUF 4W
Overtime
40%
60%
WSH 2W
5 total
BUF 3W
Player Faceoff Stats
WSH (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 56.3% | 9-7 | 6-3 | 3-1 | 0-3 |
| Nic Dowd | 66.7% | 10-5 | 1-4 | 6-0 | 3-1 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 46.7% | 7-8 | 4-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Dylan Strome | 78.6% | 11-3 | 5-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 |
| T.J. Oshie | 66.7% | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | - |
| Aliaksei Protas | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | - | 1-0 |
| Tom Wilson | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
BUF (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cozens | 56.3% | 9-7 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 1-2 |
| Tage Thompson | 30.8% | 4-9 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Peyton Krebs | 45.5% | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 44.4% | 4-5 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3-0 |
| Tyson Jost | 28.6% | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0.0% | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Kyle Okposo | 33.3% | 1-2 | - | 1-2 | - |
| Jeff Skinner | 0.0% | 0-2 | - | 0-2 | - |