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).

2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-22 All Seasons
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
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