Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals — Faceoff Head-to-Head
Team faceoff comparison — All Seasons.
The Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals have faced off 3,077 times with Washington Capitals winning 51.8% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Eric Staal vs Nicklas Backstrom (167 meetings).
BUF Wins
1,482
Total Faceoffs
3,077
WSH Wins
1,595
Faceoffs by Zone
Offensive Zone
464-536
1000 faceoffs
46.4%
BUF
Defensive Zone
552-546
1098 faceoffs
50.3%
BUF
Neutral Zone
466-513
979 faceoffs
47.6%
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%
WSH — Washington Capitals
FO%
49.2%
OZ
48.9%
DZ
49.4%
Home
50.4%
Away
48.1%
Total
71,354
P1 49.2% · P2 48.9% · P3 49.6% · OT 49.3%
Top Player Matchups
| BUF Player | WSH Player | Record | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Staal | Nicklas Backstrom | 73-94 | 167 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Chandler Stephenson | 76-76 | 152 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 68-38 | 106 |
| Eric Staal | Jay Beagle | 39-48 | 87 |
| Jack Eichel | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 34-53 | 87 |
| Eric Staal | Lars Eller | 39-43 | 82 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 48-31 | 79 |
| Paul Gaustad | Nicklas Backstrom | 40-36 | 76 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Cody Eakin | 45-30 | 75 |
| Eric Staal | Mikhail Grabovski | 34-34 | 68 |