Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals — Faceoff Head-to-Head
Team faceoff comparison — All Seasons.
The Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals have faced off 2,865 times with Montreal Canadiens winning 50.7% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Tomas Plekanec vs Nicklas Backstrom (181 meetings).
MTL Wins
1,453
Total Faceoffs
2,865
WSH Wins
1,412
Faceoffs by Zone
Offensive Zone
481-458
939 faceoffs
51.2%
MTL
Defensive Zone
499-474
973 faceoffs
51.3%
MTL
Neutral Zone
473-480
953 faceoffs
49.6%
MTL
Team Profiles
MTL — Montreal Canadiens
FO%
49.8%
OZ
48.5%
DZ
50.9%
Home
50.9%
Away
48.7%
Total
72,403
P1 50.3% · P2 49.2% · P3 49.8% · OT 51.4%
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
| MTL Player | WSH Player | Record | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Plekanec | Nicklas Backstrom | 80-101 | 181 |
| Eric Staal | Nicklas Backstrom | 73-94 | 167 |
| Tomas Plekanec | Mikhail Grabovski | 51-61 | 112 |
| Nate Thompson | Nicklas Backstrom | 44-54 | 98 |
| Phillip Danault | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 58-31 | 89 |
| Eric Staal | Jay Beagle | 39-48 | 87 |
| Eric Staal | Lars Eller | 39-43 | 82 |
| Sean Monahan | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 37-38 | 75 |
| Phillip Danault | Dylan Strome | 39-33 | 72 |
| Lars Eller | Cody Eakin | 37-34 | 71 |