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The Narrative: Draw This, Top ‘Er Off and The Center Sitch

1. Draw This

Much has been made of the Bruins’ dominance in the faceoff circle through two games, and with good reason: they’ve won 80 of the 130 draws (61.5%), including 25 of 35 (71.4%) in the defensive zone and 29 of 52 (55.8%) in the offensive end of the rink. That can be particularly dangerous, as we’d noted previously, against a team like Boston that generates so much offense off of faceoffs.

#NHLBruins were the NHL’s top-rated faceoff team this season

They’ve been dominant in the circle in RD1 vs #ALLCAPS

While #Caps Lars Eller has won 17-of-35 draws, rest of team has combined to win 33-of-95 (34.