NHL Projected Faceoff Winners Today
Faceoffs won is a center-exclusive category that can swing fantasy matchups. Our FOW projections identify which pivot men are expected to dominate in the circle tonight. Elite faceoff specialists on teams with heavy special teams usage offer the best upside.
Sunday, Mar 1
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Updated: 9:06 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 57 players
Why faceoffs matter
In fantasy leagues that count FOW, this center-exclusive category provides a unique edge. Elite faceoff men can win 15+ faceoffs per game.
FOW factors
- Faceoff percentage: Elite centers win 55%+ of draws - Faceoff volume: Special teams usage increases draws taken - Opponent: Some centers have favorable H2H matchups - Game script: Close games and OT increase total faceoffs
FOW specialists
Patrice Bergeron, Ryan O'Reilly, and Sean Couturier types who combine high FO% with heavy usage dominate this category.
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Pro Tip: Target centers with both high FO% AND high volume. A 60% FO winner taking 15 draws beats a 55% winner taking 25 draws in expected FOW.
Sorted by Projected Faceoffs Won
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| Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Rost% | FOW ↓ | G | A | PTS | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | PPG | PPA | PPP | SHG | SHA | FOL | TK | GV | +/- | TOI | SFT | FPTS |
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Bo Horvat | NYI | C | vs FLA | 93.9% | 10.70 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 20.50 | 23.30 | 9.10 |
Robert Thomas | STL | C | @ MIN | 78.3% | 10.40 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.60 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 18.90 | 24.00 | 5.80 |
Mikael Backlund | CGY | C | @ ANA | 23.3% | 10.10 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 2.60 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 17.80 | 24.00 | 6.70 |
Tomas Hertl | LV | C | @ PIT | 92.8% | 9.40 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 2.70 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 17.50 | 19.80 | 7.50 |
Joel Eriksson Ek | MIN | C | vs STL | 89.1% | 9.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 2.60 | 1.20 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 19.20 | 20.90 | 7.60 |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau | NYI | C | vs FLA | 18.2% | 8.80 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 5.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.50 | 21.40 | 4.10 |
Kevin Stenlund | UTA | C | vs CHI | 3.4% | 8.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 14.80 | 20.70 | 2.30 |
Anton Lundell | FLA | C | @ NYI | 77.4% | 8.40 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 2.10 | 1.10 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 19.20 | 24.30 | 5.60 |
Mark Scheifele | WPG | C | @ SJ | 99.7% | 8.00 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 2.40 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.30 | 21.50 | 10.20 |
Jonathan Toews | WPG | C | @ SJ | 15.8% | 7.90 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 15.10 | 19.40 | 3.00 |
Nazem Kadri | CGY | C | @ ANA | 81.2% | 7.80 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 3.00 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 19.50 | 22.50 | 6.90 |
Morgan Frost | CGY | C | @ ANA | 19.7% | 7.70 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 1.90 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 15.30 | 19.70 | 5.00 |
Leo Carlsson | ANA | C | vs CGY | 91.4% | 7.70 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.50 | 23.20 | 8.30 |
Jack Eichel | LV | C | @ PIT | 99.8% | 7.60 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 3.70 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 21.40 | 22.60 | 11.20 |
Adam Lowry | WPG | C | @ SJ | 7.4% | 7.40 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.20 | 1.60 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 14.40 | 20.70 | 3.70 |
Jason Dickinson | CHI | C | @ UTA | 4.2% | 7.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 15.60 | 21.40 | 2.50 |
Sam Bennett | FLA | C | @ NYI | 86.6% | 7.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 2.70 | 1.80 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 18.50 | 22.60 | 6.20 |
Alexander Wennberg | SJ | C | vs WPG | 29.6% | 7.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 20.80 | 23.70 | 4.90 |
Macklin Celebrini | SJ | C | vs WPG | 99.8% | 6.90 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 3.30 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 21.20 | 21.20 | 11.10 |
Brayden Schenn | STL | C | @ MIN | 28.8% | 6.80 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 2.20 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 16.70 | 21.70 | 3.00 |
Mason McTavish | ANA | C | vs CGY | 70.6% | 6.70 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 2.20 | 1.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 16.20 | 20.20 | 5.30 |
Frank Nazar | CHI | C | @ UTA | 57.6% | 6.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 18.50 | 21.50 | 4.70 |
Mikael Granlund | ANA | C | vs CGY | 48.3% | 6.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 19.00 | 23.00 | 5.40 |
Barrett Hayton | UTA | C | vs CHI | 29.3% | 6.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.90 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 15.30 | 20.70 | 4.50 |
Ryan Poehling | ANA | C | vs CGY | 6.7% | 5.90 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 0.40 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 14.50 | 20.30 | 4.40 |
Evan Rodrigues | FLA | C | @ NYI | 20.7% | 5.60 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 17.30 | 22.20 | 4.40 |
Ryan Hartman | MIN | C | vs STL | 31.2% | 5.60 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.70 | 18.00 | 6.00 |
Jack McBain | UTA | C | vs CHI | 20.1% | 5.40 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.50 | 3.90 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 14.10 | 20.40 | 4.00 |
Colton Sissons | LV | C | @ PIT | 0.1% | 5.30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 11.90 | 17.20 | 1.90 |
Ryan Greene | CHI | C | @ UTA | 10.4% | 5.30 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 16.50 | 22.40 | 3.00 |
Logan Cooley | UTA | C | vs CHI | 90.7% | 5.20 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 2.20 | 1.30 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 17.70 | 21.40 | 7.50 |
Dalibor Dvorsky | STL | C | @ MIN | 27.3% | 5.00 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 14.50 | 19.00 | 2.80 |
Nico Sturm | MIN | C | vs STL | 0.1% | 4.50 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.10 | 15.00 | 2.30 |
Pius Suter | STL | C | @ MIN | 8.2% | 4.50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.50 | 22.00 | 3.90 |
Morgan Barron | WPG | C | @ SJ | 8.2% | 4.50 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 12.60 | 17.90 | 4.20 |
Casey Cizikas | NYI | C | vs FLA | 4.0% | 4.40 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.80 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.70 | 16.60 | 2.70 |
Blake Lizotte | PIT | C | vs LV | 0.1% | 4.40 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 13.70 | 19.00 | 3.50 |
Tim Washe | ANA | C | vs CGY | 0.1% | 4.40 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.10 | 2.10 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 18.80 | 3.30 |
Zack Ostapchuk | SJ | C | vs WPG | 4.0% | 4.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 2.30 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 9.80 | 14.30 | 1.40 |
Oskar Sundqvist | STL | C | @ MIN | 0.1% | 3.90 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 13.20 | 18.80 | 1.30 |
Jack Finley | STL | C | @ MIN | 3.2% | 3.90 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 1.50 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 8.70 | 13.20 | 2.10 |
Connor Bedard | CHI | C | @ UTA | 99.7% | 3.80 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 3.20 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 21.00 | 22.60 | 9.50 |
Tomas Nosek | FLA | C | @ NYI | 0.0% | 3.40 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.60 | 15.80 | 2.40 |
Jansen Harkins | ANA | C | vs CGY | 0.1% | 3.30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 2.90 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 10.30 | 14.80 | 2.40 |
Luke Kunin | FLA | C | @ NYI | 0.1% | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 8.60 | 12.70 | 1.30 |
Michael Misa | SJ | C | vs WPG | 43.8% | 3.00 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.90 | 16.80 | 3.70 |
Alexander Kerfoot | UTA | C | vs CHI | 0.6% | 2.90 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 10.60 | 15.30 | 2.50 |
Calum Ritchie | NYI | C | vs FLA | 24.0% | 2.40 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 12.30 | 16.10 | 3.50 |
Kevin Hayes | PIT | C | vs LV | 0.1% | 2.30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 12.60 | 16.30 | 2.80 |
John Beecher | CGY | C | @ ANA | 3.2% | 2.30 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 10.00 | 15.10 | 2.10 |
Evgeni Malkin | PIT | C | vs LV | 86.9% | 2.20 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 17.60 | 19.70 | 8.00 |
Cole Schwindt | FLA | C | @ NYI | 0.1% | 2.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 8.80 | 13.20 | 1.70 |
Oliver Moore | CHI | C | @ UTA | 21.6% | 2.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 13.10 | 17.80 | 1.90 |
Tommy Novak | PIT | C | vs LV | 9.7% | 1.80 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.70 | 17.60 | 4.20 |
Adam Gaudette | SJ | C | vs WPG | 4.0% | 1.70 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 1.60 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 11.80 | 15.80 | 4.30 |
Pavol Regenda | SJ | C | vs WPG | 19.0% | 1.10 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 2.10 | 1.80 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 14.50 | 18.70 | 5.90 |
Kyle MacLean | NYI | C | vs FLA | 0.1% | 1.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 2.10 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 10.70 | 14.30 | 1.70 |
Elite Faceoff Centers Tonight
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We analyze historical faceoff percentage, expected faceoff volume (based on PP/PK usage and ice time), opponent center FO rates, and game script projections.
Faceoff specialists like Patrice Bergeron, Ryan O'Reilly, and Anze Kopitar consistently lead in FOW due to elite FO% combined with heavy usage.
In leagues that count FOW, absolutely. It's a category most managers ignore, so streaming elite faceoff centers provides a significant weekly edge.
No. #1 centers take the most draws, especially on special teams. Depth centers may only take 8-12 faceoffs per game compared to 20-25 for elite pivots.
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