Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals — Faceoff Head-to-Head
Team faceoff comparison — 2021-22.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals have faced off 245 times in the 2021-22 season with Pittsburgh Penguins winning 52.2% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Sidney Crosby vs Lars Eller (30 meetings).
PIT Wins
128
Total Faceoffs
245
WSH Wins
117
Faceoffs by Zone
Offensive Zone
41-36
77 faceoffs
53.2%
PIT
Defensive Zone
49-47
96 faceoffs
51.0%
PIT
Neutral Zone
38-34
72 faceoffs
52.8%
PIT
Team Profiles
PIT — Pittsburgh Penguins
FO%
51.1%
OZ
52.3%
DZ
50.2%
Home
51.8%
Away
50.4%
Total
4,619
P1 50.8% · P2 51.2% · P3 51.4% · OT 53.2%
WSH — Washington Capitals
FO%
47.1%
OZ
48.7%
DZ
44.9%
Home
48.5%
Away
45.8%
Total
4,724
P1 47.6% · P2 45.4% · P3 47.9% · OT 59.0%
Top Player Matchups
| PIT Player | WSH Player | Record | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | Lars Eller | 17-13 | 30 |
| Sidney Crosby | Cody Eakin | 15-11 | 26 |
| Sidney Crosby | Nic Dowd | 16-9 | 25 |
| Sidney Crosby | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 12-10 | 22 |
| Jordan Staal | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 17-4 | 21 |
| Sidney Crosby | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 6-13 | 19 |
| Mikael Granlund | Chandler Stephenson | 8-11 | 19 |
| Jeff Carter | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 10-8 | 18 |
| Lars Eller | Cody Eakin | 5-12 | 17 |
| Sidney Crosby | Travis Boyd | 9-7 | 16 |