Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals — Faceoff Head-to-Head
Team faceoff comparison — All Seasons.
The Minnesota Wild and Washington Capitals have faced off 1,468 times with Minnesota Wild winning 51.4% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Eric Staal vs Nicklas Backstrom (167 meetings).
MIN Wins
754
Total Faceoffs
1,468
WSH Wins
714
Faceoffs by Zone
Offensive Zone
235-276
511 faceoffs
46.0%
MIN
Defensive Zone
272-226
498 faceoffs
54.6%
MIN
Neutral Zone
247-212
459 faceoffs
53.8%
MIN
Team Profiles
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%
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
| MIN Player | WSH Player | Record | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Staal | Nicklas Backstrom | 73-94 | 167 |
| Mikko Koivu | Cody Eakin | 63-59 | 122 |
| Mikko Koivu | Nicklas Backstrom | 54-55 | 109 |
| Eric Staal | Jay Beagle | 39-48 | 87 |
| Mikko Koivu | Boyd Gordon | 44-42 | 86 |
| Eric Staal | Lars Eller | 39-43 | 82 |
| Erik Haula | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 43-32 | 75 |
| Erik Haula | Dylan Strome | 39-33 | 72 |
| Eric Staal | Mikhail Grabovski | 34-34 | 68 |
| Nick Bonino | Cody Eakin | 36-31 | 67 |