Sat 12/7/13 4:35 PM

Charlie Coyle has struggled on faceoffs this season, especially of late, but he's projected to remain in the middle for the start of the Sunday's game against San Jose. "Faceoffs are a big part of the game and if I'm not winning them and the team's not winning, it's less possession for us, so it's a huge thing," he said. "Definitely something I have work on. I haven't been the best at it. I just have to get back to being confident in the circle." In his past seven games, he has won just 23 percent of his draws and he owns a 34.4 percent success rate on 125 faceoffs this year. Coyle has eight points in 19 games, so his offense could use some work as well.