Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild — Faceoff Head-to-Head
Team faceoff comparison — All Seasons.
The Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild have faced off 1,399 times with Minnesota Wild winning 52.8% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Ryan O'Reilly vs Joel Eriksson Ek (211 meetings).
BUF Wins
660
Total Faceoffs
1,399
MIN Wins
739
Faceoffs by Zone
Offensive Zone
233-246
479 faceoffs
48.6%
BUF
Defensive Zone
228-257
485 faceoffs
47.0%
BUF
Neutral Zone
199-236
435 faceoffs
45.7%
BUF
Team Profiles
BUF — Buffalo Sabres
FO%
47.4%
OZ
46.6%
DZ
48.0%
Home
49.0%
Away
45.9%
Total
71,271
P1 47.9% · P2 47.5% · P3 46.9% · OT 49.0%
MIN — Minnesota Wild
FO%
49.4%
OZ
48.1%
DZ
50.4%
Home
50.4%
Away
48.4%
Total
71,476
P1 48.9% · P2 49.6% · P3 49.7% · OT 51.1%
Top Player Matchups
| BUF Player | MIN Player | Record | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | Joel Eriksson Ek | 135-76 | 211 |
| Paul Gaustad | Mikko Koivu | 55-48 | 103 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Nick Bjugstad | 52-51 | 103 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Charlie Coyle | 61-40 | 101 |
| David Legwand | Kyle Brodziak | 43-43 | 86 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Mikael Granlund | 49-36 | 85 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Ryan Hartman | 54-24 | 78 |
| Paul Gaustad | Eric Staal | 39-38 | 77 |
| Eric Staal | Nick Bonino | 37-35 | 72 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Joel Eriksson Ek | 41-24 | 65 |