Oct 17, 2025 · Capital One Arena, Washington
The teams split 58 faceoffs evenly at 50% each. Joel Eriksson Ek led all players, going 12-for-23 (52.2%). The biggest gap was in the offensive zone, where WSH won 73.7% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
73.7%
26.3%
WSH 14W
19 total
MIN 5W
Defensive Zone
42.1%
57.9%
WSH 8W
19 total
MIN 11W
Neutral Zone
35%
65%
WSH 7W
20 total
MIN 13W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
47.6%
52.4%
WSH 10W
21 total
MIN 11W
2nd Period
50%
50%
WSH 8W
16 total
MIN 8W
3rd Period
52.4%
47.6%
WSH 11W
21 total
MIN 10W
Player Faceoff Stats
WSH (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McMichael | 50.0% | 9-9 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 3-4 |
| Dylan Strome | 68.8% | 11-5 | 10-0 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Nic Dowd | 44.4% | 4-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 50.0% | 4-4 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0.0% | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Sonny Milano | 50.0% | 1-1 | - | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
MIN (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 52.2% | 12-11 | 3-7 | 5-4 | 4-0 |
| Marco Rossi | 50.0% | 6-6 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 1-2 |
| Ryan Hartman | 54.5% | 6-5 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 5-1 |
| Danila Yurov | 40.0% | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Yakov Trenin | 25.0% | 1-3 | 0-1 | - | 1-2 |
| Matt Boldy | 50.0% | 1-1 | 1-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Marcus Johansson | 100.0% | 1-0 | - | - | 1-0 |