Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals — Faceoff Head-to-Head
Team faceoff comparison — All Seasons.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals have faced off 3,839 times with Pittsburgh Penguins winning 50.2% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Sidney Crosby vs Nicklas Backstrom (343 meetings).
PIT Wins
1,927
Total Faceoffs
3,839
WSH Wins
1,912
Faceoffs by Zone
Offensive Zone
665-616
1281 faceoffs
51.9%
PIT
Defensive Zone
660-686
1346 faceoffs
49.0%
PIT
Neutral Zone
602-610
1212 faceoffs
49.7%
PIT
Team Profiles
PIT — Pittsburgh Penguins
FO%
50.5%
OZ
51.8%
DZ
49.6%
Home
51.9%
Away
49.0%
Total
72,405
P1 50.4% · P2 50.3% · P3 50.7% · OT 50.4%
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
| PIT Player | WSH Player | Record | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | Nicklas Backstrom | 171-172 | 343 |
| Jordan Staal | Nicklas Backstrom | 168-141 | 309 |
| Sidney Crosby | Lars Eller | 120-116 | 236 |
| Sidney Crosby | Nic Dowd | 99-74 | 173 |
| Evgeni Malkin | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 73-75 | 148 |
| Sidney Crosby | Cody Eakin | 76-70 | 146 |
| Sidney Crosby | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 73-68 | 141 |
| Jordan Staal | Dylan Strome | 82-57 | 139 |
| Sidney Crosby | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 69-56 | 125 |
| Evgeni Malkin | Nicklas Backstrom | 46-66 | 112 |