Dec 16, 2025 · Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul
MIN edged the faceoff circle, winning 52.6% of 57 draws. Joel Eriksson Ek led all players, going 13-for-23 (56.5%). The biggest gap was in the neutral zone, where MIN won 64.3% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
61.9%
38.1%
MIN 13W
21 total
WSH 8W
Defensive Zone
36.4%
63.6%
MIN 8W
22 total
WSH 14W
Neutral Zone
64.3%
35.7%
MIN 9W
14 total
WSH 5W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
52.6%
47.4%
MIN 10W
19 total
WSH 9W
2nd Period
47.6%
52.4%
MIN 10W
21 total
WSH 11W
3rd Period
58.8%
41.2%
MIN 10W
17 total
WSH 7W
Player Faceoff Stats
MIN (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 56.5% | 13-10 | 8-4 | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| Danila Yurov | 90.9% | 10-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-0 |
| Ryan Hartman | 37.5% | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-0 |
| Nico Sturm | 37.5% | 3-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 | - |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | 0.0% | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Matt Boldy | 0.0% | 0-2 | - | 0-2 | - |
| Ben Jones | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
| Yakov Trenin | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
WSH (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Strome | 68.8% | 11-5 | 6-1 | 4-3 | 1-1 |
| Nic Dowd | 40.0% | 6-9 | 0-6 | 5-1 | 1-2 |
| Justin Sourdif | 50.0% | 6-6 | 0-3 | 4-2 | 2-1 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 14.3% | 1-6 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 |
| Connor McMichael | 40.0% | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0.0% | 0-1 | 0-1 | - | - |