SUNRISE, FL - MARCH 2: NHL Linesmen Michel Cormier #76 drops the puck for a face off between Derek MacKenzie #17 of the Florida Panthers and Ryan O'Reilly #90 of the Buffalo Sabres at the BB&T Center on March 2, 2018 in Sunrise, Florida.

O'Reilly breaks NHL record for faceoff wins in a single season

8 years ago
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Ryan O'Reilly is the new king of the dot.

The Buffalo Sabres center set the NHL record for faceoff wins in a single season Saturday night, winning his 1,269th draw to break the previous record set by Rod Brind'Amour in 2005-06.

O'Reilly has hit quadruple digits in faceoffs won in each of the last three seasons, a particularly impressive feat considering how lackluster his team has been in recent years.

The veteran came into Saturday's game with a career-high 60 percent efficiency rate in the faceoff circle.

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