Feb 17, 2024 · Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
The teams split 56 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Joel Eriksson Ek led all players, going 7-for-23 (30.4%). The biggest gap was in the offensive zone, where MIN won 64.3% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
64.3%
35.7%
MIN 9W
14 total
BUF 5W
Defensive Zone
43.5%
56.5%
MIN 10W
23 total
BUF 13W
Neutral Zone
47.4%
52.6%
MIN 9W
19 total
BUF 10W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
59.1%
40.9%
MIN 13W
22 total
BUF 9W
2nd Period
38.5%
61.5%
MIN 5W
13 total
BUF 8W
3rd Period
50%
50%
MIN 10W
20 total
BUF 10W
Overtime
0%
100%
MIN 0W
1 total
BUF 1W
Player Faceoff Stats
MIN (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 30.4% | 7-16 | 0-2 | 3-7 | 4-7 |
| Marco Rossi | 71.4% | 10-4 | 5-0 | 1-3 | 4-1 |
| Ryan Hartman | 80.0% | 8-2 | 3-1 | 5-0 | 0-1 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 60.0% | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Connor Dewar | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | - |
| Matt Boldy | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Jake Lucchini | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
BUF (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cozens | 60.0% | 9-6 | 2-1 | 5-4 | 2-1 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 57.1% | 8-6 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 5-3 |
| Peyton Krebs | 50.0% | 5-5 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-3 |
| Kyle Okposo | 33.3% | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | - |
| Tage Thompson | 33.3% | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-2 |
| Zach Benson | 0.0% | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | - |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 100.0% | 2-0 | - | - | 2-0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |