Oct 21, 2023 · KeyBank Center, Buffalo
BUF dominated the faceoff circle, winning 67.9% of 56 draws. Jean-Gabriel Pageau led all players, going 7-for-18 (38.9%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where BUF won 76.5% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
68.4%
31.6%
BUF 13W
19 total
NYI 6W
Defensive Zone
76.5%
23.5%
BUF 13W
17 total
NYI 4W
Neutral Zone
60%
40%
BUF 12W
20 total
NYI 8W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
76.2%
23.8%
BUF 16W
21 total
NYI 5W
2nd Period
62.5%
37.5%
BUF 10W
16 total
NYI 6W
3rd Period
63.2%
36.8%
BUF 12W
19 total
NYI 7W
Player Faceoff Stats
BUF (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson | 53.8% | 7-6 | 1-4 | 3-0 | 3-2 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 66.7% | 8-4 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 2-0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 60.0% | 6-4 | - | 4-1 | 2-3 |
| Kyle Okposo | 87.5% | 7-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 83.3% | 5-1 | 4-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 50.0% | 2-2 | 2-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Tyson Jost | 100.0% | 2-0 | 1-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Jeff Skinner | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
NYI (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 38.9% | 7-11 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2-3 |
| Bo Horvat | 38.9% | 7-11 | 4-2 | 1-5 | 2-4 |
| Casey Cizikas | 36.4% | 4-7 | 0-5 | - | 4-2 |
| Brock Nelson | 0.0% | 0-7 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Mathew Barzal | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Julien Gauthier | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |