BUF @ MIN

3-2 (SO)

Nov 29, 2025 · Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul

MIN controlled the faceoff circle, winning 55.2% of 58 draws. Joel Eriksson Ek led all players, going 15-for-20 (75.0%). The biggest gap was in the defensive zone, where MIN won 64% of draws.

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Overall Faceoffs (58 total)

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
41.2%
58.8%
MIN 7W 17 total BUF 10W
Defensive Zone
64%
36%
MIN 16W 25 total BUF 9W
Neutral Zone
56.3%
43.8%
MIN 9W 16 total BUF 7W

Period Breakdown

1st Period
51.7%
48.3%
MIN 15W 29 total BUF 14W
2nd Period
54.5%
45.5%
MIN 6W 11 total BUF 5W
3rd Period
57.1%
42.9%
MIN 8W 14 total BUF 6W
Overtime
75%
25%
MIN 3W 4 total BUF 1W

Player Faceoff Stats

MIN (Home)

MIN (Home) player faceoff statistics
Player FO% W-L OZ DZ NZ
Joel Eriksson Ek 75.0% 15-5 4-1 7-2 4-2
Ryan Hartman 26.7% 4-11 1-5 2-3 1-3
Nico Sturm 75.0% 9-3 1-2 5-0 3-1
Danila Yurov 25.0% 2-6 1-2 1-3 0-1
Matt Boldy 50.0% 1-1 - 1-1 -
Yakov Trenin 100.0% 1-0 - - 1-0

BUF (Away)

BUF (Away) player faceoff statistics
Player FO% W-L OZ DZ NZ
Ryan McLeod 63.2% 12-7 7-1 3-4 2-2
Noah Ostlund 11.1% 1-8 0-2 0-6 1-0
Peyton Krebs 44.4% 4-5 1-1 3-0 0-4
Tyson Kozak 50.0% 4-4 - 1-2 3-2
Tage Thompson 57.1% 4-3 1-2 2-1 1-0
Alex Tuch 33.3% 1-2 1-0 0-1 0-1
Jason Zucker 0.0% 0-2 - 0-2 -
Josh Dunne 0.0% 0-1 0-1 - -
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