Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens — Faceoff Head-to-Head
Team faceoff comparison — 2021-22.
The Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens have faced off 214 times in the 2021-22 season with Montreal Canadiens winning 53.7% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Ryan O'Reilly vs Nick Suzuki (28 meetings).
BUF Wins
99
Total Faceoffs
214
MTL Wins
115
Faceoffs by Zone
Offensive Zone
34-32
66 faceoffs
51.5%
BUF
Defensive Zone
38-49
87 faceoffs
43.7%
BUF
Neutral Zone
27-34
61 faceoffs
44.3%
BUF
Team Profiles
BUF — Buffalo Sabres
FO%
46.0%
OZ
46.3%
DZ
44.2%
Home
47.2%
Away
44.8%
Total
4,418
P1 46.4% · P2 45.7% · P3 45.7% · OT 53.3%
MTL — Montreal Canadiens
FO%
49.2%
OZ
45.0%
DZ
50.2%
Home
52.2%
Away
46.3%
Total
4,719
P1 49.7% · P2 48.7% · P3 49.3% · OT 47.1%
Top Player Matchups
| BUF Player | MTL Player | Record | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | Nick Suzuki | 11-17 | 28 |
| Tage Thompson | Nick Suzuki | 4-13 | 17 |
| Josh Norris | Joe Veleno | 9-3 | 12 |
| Cody Eakin | Nick Suzuki | 8-3 | 11 |
| Riley Sheahan | Phillip Danault | 5-6 | 11 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Phillip Danault | 4-6 | 10 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | Nick Suzuki | 4-6 | 10 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Sean Monahan | 4-5 | 9 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Kirby Dach | 6-3 | 9 |
| Curtis Lazar | Christian Dvorak | 3-6 | 9 |