Mar 17, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena, Paradise
VGK edged the faceoff circle, winning 50.8% of 59 draws. Tomas Hertl led all players, going 10-for-19 (52.6%). The biggest gap was in the offensive zone, where VGK won 62.5% of draws.
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
62.5%
37.5%
VGK 10W
16 total
BUF 6W
Defensive Zone
42.9%
57.1%
VGK 12W
28 total
BUF 16W
Neutral Zone
53.3%
46.7%
VGK 8W
15 total
BUF 7W
Period Breakdown
1st Period
57.9%
42.1%
VGK 11W
19 total
BUF 8W
2nd Period
50%
50%
VGK 10W
20 total
BUF 10W
3rd Period
45%
55%
VGK 9W
20 total
BUF 11W
Player Faceoff Stats
VGK (Home)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Hertl | 52.6% | 10-9 | 4-1 | 2-8 | 4-0 |
| Jack Eichel | 27.3% | 3-8 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Colton Sissons | 54.5% | 6-5 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 1-3 |
| Nic Dowd | 77.8% | 7-2 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 3-1 |
| Mitch Marner | 33.3% | 1-2 | - | 1-2 | - |
| Brett Howden | 50.0% | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | - |
| Ivan Barbashev | 0.0% | 0-2 | - | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Cole Smith | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
| Mark Stone | 100.0% | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | - |
BUF (Away)
| Player | FO% | W-L | OZ | DZ | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McLeod | 50.0% | 8-8 | 0-4 | 5-2 | 3-2 |
| Sam Carrick | 50.0% | 7-7 | 1-3 | 4-0 | 2-4 |
| Josh Norris | 54.5% | 6-5 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-1 |
| Noah Ostlund | 42.9% | 3-4 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 2-1 |
| Tage Thompson | 25.0% | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | - |
| Tyson Kozak | 100.0% | 3-0 | - | 3-0 | - |
| Peyton Krebs | 50.0% | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | - |
| Jason Zucker | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |
| Zach Benson | 0.0% | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - |