Draw Duel
NHL Faceoff Leaders 2025-26
Every NHL faceoff taker, ranked by a model that knows who he faced, at which dot, from which side and at what strength. Raw FO% rewards centres who see weak opponents or take most of their draws on their strong side; the rating takes both out and gives a 90% interval, so you can tell a real 56% from a lucky one.
2025-26 regular season · 238 takers with 100+ draws · model fitted 2026-10-04 on 239,498 draws from 2026-27, 2025-26, 2024-25, 2023-24.
Strong side vs weak side
56.7%
A taker on his strong-side dot beats one on his weak side this often. Handedness × dot is the biggest matchup effect.
Home ice
+0.6 pts
The home taker's edge after adjusting for who took the draw. No arena scorer bias shows up on faceoffs.
Head-to-head records
±2.1 pts
The real pair-specific edge once skill and side are known. Raw H2H records are mostly noise.
Faceoff leaders, 2025-26
Rating = expected win % against an average regular centre at a neutral dot, with its 90% interval. Strong and weak are his FO% on strong-side and weak-side dots. Sort by any column; lower the minimum to see part-time takers (at least 20 draws).
238 players
| # | Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude GirouxOTT · R | 58.8%57%–61% | 799 | 63.1% | 64.1% | 65.8% | 64.7% (133) | 68.3% (360) |
| 2 | Aatu RätyVAN · L | 58.2%56%–61% | 777 | 60.5% | 66.7% | 55.7% | 69.7% (33) | 61.0% (395) |
| 3 | Jonathan ToewsWPG · L | 57.8%55%–60% | 1026 | 62.1% | 69.4% | 48.1% | 61.9% (168) | 59.4% (286) |
| 4 | Jean-Gabriel PageauNYI · R | 57.7%56%–59% | 1105 | 59.1% | 58.6% | 58.3% | 67.2% (64) | 58.6% (503) |
| 5 | Vincent TrocheckUTA · R | 57.2%56%–59% | 1099 | 56.9% | 58.2% | 54.9% | 65.2% (181) | 53.1% (409) |
| 6 | J.T. MillerNYR · L | 57.2%55%–59% | 890 | 61.5% | 62.4% | 58.5% | 63.7% (146) | 59.5% (294) |
| 7 | Auston MatthewsTOR · L | 57.0%55%–59% | 972 | 59.7% | 63.8% | 53.5% | 64.9% (37) | 56.8% (345) |
| 8 | Jack DruryNSH · L | 56.9%55%–59% | 969 | 58.1% | 61.7% | 49.7% | 41.7% (12) | 56.7% (446) |
| 9 | Jordan StaalCAR · L | 56.8%55%–58% | 1512 | 55.5% | 63.8% | 47.2% | 66.9% (175) | 53.4% (581) |
| 10 | John TavaresTOR · L | 56.6%55%–58% | 1392 | 57.5% | 55.8% | 56.0% | 56.0% (275) | 57.6% (368) |
| 11 | Anze KopitarLAK · L | 56.6%55%–58% | 1307 | 56.9% | 62.1% | 53.4% | 63.0% (243) | 56.2% (434) |
| 12 | Tim WasheANA · L | 56.3%53%–59% | 388 | 58.0% | 66.9% | 45.1% | — (3) | 52.2% (209) |
| 13 | Mark KastelicBOS · R | 55.6%53%–58% | 564 | 60.8% | 60.3% | — | — (6) | 60.8% (332) |
| 14 | Sidney CrosbyPIT · L | 55.5%54%–57% | 1401 | 55.2% | 57.9% | 53.5% | 63.2% (272) | 54.4% (305) |
| 15 | Sean CouturierPHI · L | 55.3%54%–57% | 1166 | 54.2% | 59.8% | 49.5% | 62.5% (72) | 56.0% (564) |
| 16 | Nico SturmMIN · L | 55.3%53%–58% | 372 | 55.1% | 61.1% | 49.4% | — (0) | 54.5% (224) |
| 17 | Bo HorvatNYI · L | 55.0%53%–57% | 1226 | 56.3% | 60.3% | 49.6% | 61.2% (289) | 51.8% (359) |
| 18 | Nico HischierNJD · L | 55.0%54%–56% | 1808 | 55.8% | 61.5% | 46.7% | 63.6% (291) | 55.0% (629) |
| 19 | Dylan StromeWSH · L | 54.9%53%–56% | 1334 | 58.2% | 61.5% | 57.3% | 66.2% (328) | 61.7% (243) |
| 20 | Elias LindholmBOS · R | 54.3%53%–56% | 1177 | 56.1% | 59.5% | 49.3% | 62.9% (186) | 54.1% (407) |
| 21 | Jake EvansMTL · R | 54.0%52%–56% | 845 | 55.9% | 56.4% | 53.1% | 72.7% (11) | 55.7% (449) |
| 22 | Christian DvorakPHI · L | 54.0%52%–56% | 1154 | 54.5% | 57.3% | 52.7% | 57.0% (149) | 56.9% (406) |
| 23 | Adam HenriqueEDM · L | 53.9%52%–56% | 605 | 54.0% | 57.4% | 50.0% | 45.8% (24) | 54.2% (310) |
| 24 | Colton SissonsTOR · R | 53.8%52%–56% | 614 | 56.5% | 56.2% | 53.9% | 61.9% (21) | 58.7% (312) |
| 25 | Kevin StenlundUTA · R | 53.7%52%–55% | 1141 | 54.2% | 57.5% | 47.6% | 51.0% (49) | 57.5% (657) |
| 26 | Luke GlendeningPHI · R | 53.6%52%–56% | 649 | 52.9% | 53.0% | 49.2% | — (4) | 51.0% (351) |
| 27 | Scott LaughtonLAK · L | 53.6%52%–56% | 768 | 57.7% | 54.8% | 59.0% | 90.0% (10) | 56.9% (445) |
| 28 | Leon DraisaitlEDM · L | 53.6%52%–55% | 1103 | 56.9% | 58.9% | 50.2% | 61.8% (228) | 53.9% (243) |
| 29 | Arttu HyryDAL · R | 53.4%50%–57% | 209 | 57.9% | 54.3% | 52.6% | — (0) | 52.7% (110) |
| 30 | Dylan LarkinDET · L | 53.4%52%–55% | 1492 | 52.9% | 57.0% | 46.5% | 60.0% (285) | 50.3% (553) |
| 31 | Tomas HertlVGK · L | 53.3%52%–55% | 1245 | 57.8% | 62.0% | 44.1% | 56.5% (306) | 56.7% (284) |
| 32 | Ryan O'ReillyNSH · L | 53.2%52%–55% | 1342 | 55.1% | 58.1% | 48.5% | 56.3% (247) | 55.4% (442) |
| 33 | Casey CizikasNYI · L | 53.1%51%–55% | 642 | 54.7% | 58.8% | 49.5% | — (3) | 54.5% (222) |
| 34 | Sam CarrickBUF · R | 52.9%51%–55% | 540 | 54.8% | 53.7% | 58.2% | — (3) | 57.3% (260) |
| 35 | Michael McCarronMIN · R | 52.8%51%–55% | 994 | 52.5% | 54.1% | 48.7% | 28.6% (14) | 55.6% (558) |
| 36 | William KarlssonVGK · L | 52.8%51%–55% | 158 | 57.6% | 67.1% | 49.0% | — (5) | 63.9% (61) |
| 37 | Roope HintzDAL · L | 52.6%51%–55% | 727 | 59.1% | 61.8% | 50.9% | 59.4% (170) | 58.4% (197) |
| 38 | Adam LowryWPG · L | 52.6%51%–54% | 951 | 54.9% | 61.1% | 46.7% | — (8) | 49.5% (436) |
| 39 | Boone JennerWSH · L | 52.6%50%–55% | 380 | 52.6% | 59.7% | 44.8% | 53.8% (26) | 54.9% (133) |
| 40 | David KampfWSH · L | 52.5%50%–55% | 553 | 52.3% | 64.7% | 39.0% | — (8) | 50.4% (264) |
| 41 | Phillip DanaultMTL · L | 52.5%51%–54% | 991 | 54.8% | 60.1% | 43.1% | 45.3% (53) | 54.4% (432) |
| 42 | Andrew CoppDET · L | 52.5%51%–54% | 990 | 54.2% | 54.7% | 53.6% | 57.1% (77) | 53.4% (324) |
| 43 | Robert ThomasSTL · R | 52.4%51%–54% | 1042 | 52.5% | 52.9% | 52.7% | 60.9% (133) | 51.1% (370) |
| 44 | Charlie CoyleCBJ · R | 52.3%51%–54% | 1234 | 50.7% | 48.4% | 55.1% | 47.2% (72) | 50.2% (598) |
| 45 | Curtis LazarEDM · R | 52.2%49%–55% | 291 | 61.2% | 62.7% | 44.0% | — (4) | 61.3% (173) |
| 46 | Tyler SeguinDAL · R | 52.2%49%–55% | 235 | 53.6% | 53.1% | 57.9% | 60.0% (25) | 56.5% (85) |
| 47 | Justin HryckowianDAL · L | 52.2%49%–56% | 343 | 55.1% | 57.7% | 50.8% | 64.3% (14) | 53.3% (122) |
| 48 | Radek FaksaDAL · L | 52.0%50%–54% | 441 | 53.3% | 59.2% | 39.3% | — (3) | 50.4% (242) |
| 49 | Noel AcciariPHI · R | 52.0%50%–54% | 594 | 52.0% | 53.5% | 42.0% | 36.8% (19) | 52.7% (433) |
| 50 | Mika ZibanejadNYR · R | 51.9%50%–54% | 1094 | 52.5% | 53.0% | 49.3% | 46.7% (45) | 51.0% (412) |
| 51 | Steven StamkosNSH · R | 51.9%50%–54% | 560 | 57.7% | 58.2% | 54.3% | 58.6% (111) | 60.7% (145) |
| 52 | Anton LundellFLA · L | 51.9%50%–54% | 1120 | 51.8% | 55.9% | 49.3% | 52.6% (152) | 54.5% (409) |
| 53 | Morgan FrostCGY · L | 51.8%50%–54% | 1058 | 56.8% | 62.4% | 48.0% | 60.6% (198) | 58.8% (228) |
| 54 | Nick PaulTOR · L | 51.6%50%–54% | 557 | 53.9% | 60.8% | 44.8% | 54.5% (77) | 52.6% (190) |
| 55 | Brendan GaunceBOS · L | 51.6%48%–55% | 181 | 56.9% | 64.1% | 47.4% | — (1) | 54.3% (92) |
| 56 | Lars EllerFLA · L | 51.5%49%–54% | 615 | 54.0% | 55.8% | 50.0% | 80.0% (10) | 51.3% (275) |
| 57 | Cody GlassNJD · R | 51.5%49%–54% | 896 | 54.0% | 55.9% | 54.1% | 65.2% (23) | 59.6% (342) |
| 58 | Pavel ZachaBOS · L | 51.4%50%–53% | 983 | 53.3% | 55.3% | 49.4% | 55.7% (122) | 53.5% (385) |
| 59 | Jamie BennDAL · L | 51.4%49%–54% | 101 | 48.5% | 52.9% | 37.5% | 57.1% (21) | 52.4% (21) |
| 60 | Sebastian AhoCAR · L | 51.3%50%–53% | 1181 | 50.5% | 56.8% | 43.8% | 53.8% (156) | 43.4% (295) |
| 61 | Nick SuzukiMTL · R | 51.0%50%–52% | 1449 | 50.4% | 49.6% | 48.7% | 50.5% (325) | 47.1% (350) |
| 62 | Gabriel LandeskogCOL · L | 51.0%48%–54% | 260 | 62.3% | 64.8% | 40.7% | 68.9% (103) | 62.8% (43) |
| 63 | Alex TurcotteLAK · L | 50.9%48%–54% | 475 | 54.1% | 58.3% | 48.2% | 70.0% (10) | 60.0% (130) |
| 64 | Ben MeyersSEA · L | 50.9%47%–54% | 336 | 55.1% | 61.6% | 38.8% | — (3) | 54.3% (162) |
| 65 | Mark JankowskiCAR · L | 50.8%49%–53% | 703 | 51.4% | 52.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% (18) | 51.9% (210) |
| 66 | Sean KuralyBOS · L | 50.8%49%–53% | 662 | 51.1% | 54.1% | 43.7% | — (1) | 50.6% (318) |
| 67 | Sean MonahanCBJ · L | 50.8%49%–52% | 1220 | 52.3% | 56.4% | 45.4% | 54.6% (174) | 52.1% (409) |
| 68 | Rodrigo AbolsPHI · L | 50.6%47%–54% | 303 | 52.1% | 59.8% | 45.5% | — (4) | 55.1% (98) |
| 69 | Barrett HaytonUTA · L | 50.5%48%–52% | 777 | 52.6% | 54.9% | 46.2% | 56.8% (111) | 53.5% (275) |
| 70 | Chandler StephensonSEA · L | 50.4%49%–52% | 1457 | 52.1% | 60.1% | 40.9% | 62.4% (266) | 49.0% (604) |
| 71 | Jack RoslovicTOR · R | 50.4%47%–53% | 268 | 53.0% | 58.2% | 35.1% | 56.5% (23) | 55.6% (54) |
| 72 | Brayden SchennNYI · L | 50.4%49%–52% | 843 | 54.1% | 56.3% | 46.5% | 63.0% (108) | 48.6% (257) |
| 73 | Teddy BluegerTOR · L | 50.3%48%–53% | 414 | 48.1% | 48.3% | 44.0% | 58.3% (12) | 43.8% (176) |
| 74 | Jansen HarkinsTBL · L | 50.2%47%–54% | 185 | 51.4% | 48.9% | 49.2% | — (9) | 55.2% (58) |
| 75 | Josh NorrisBUF · L | 50.2%48%–52% | 594 | 49.5% | 54.5% | 41.1% | 50.5% (111) | 44.2% (190) |
| 76 | Ty DellandreaSJS · R | 50.2%48%–53% | 539 | 51.9% | 49.9% | 59.6% | 53.8% (13) | 50.5% (315) |
| 77 | Mikael BacklundCGY · L | 50.0%49%–52% | 1441 | 50.0% | 57.0% | 44.0% | 52.8% (72) | 48.6% (780) |
| 78 | Erik HaulaLAK · L | 50.0%48%–52% | 1005 | 49.2% | 54.5% | 40.6% | 54.9% (82) | 45.5% (382) |
| 79 | Dylan CozensOTT · R | 49.9%48%–52% | 818 | 53.2% | 53.7% | 64.2% | 56.1% (107) | 55.2% (172) |
| 80 | Max DomiTOR · L | 49.8%47%–52% | 431 | 51.3% | 56.2% | 44.4% | 57.1% (35) | 50.7% (148) |
| 81 | Shane PintoOTT · R | 49.7%48%–52% | 764 | 51.8% | 56.5% | 46.2% | 69.2% (26) | 55.8% (312) |
| 82 | Matt DucheneDAL · L | 49.7%48%–52% | 510 | 52.2% | 56.4% | 38.8% | 62.9% (89) | 48.0% (125) |
| 83 | Nathan WalkerSTL · L | 49.7%46%–54% | 103 | 54.4% | 55.1% | 45.0% | — (0) | 50.0% (40) |
| 84 | Nic DowdVGK · R | 49.7%48%–51% | 968 | 49.2% | 48.6% | 49.1% | — (4) | 50.1% (533) |
| 85 | Kevin HayesPIT · L | 49.7%47%–53% | 139 | 40.3% | 38.2% | 35.1% | 64.3% (14) | 34.1% (41) |
| 86 | Brady TkachukFLA · L | 49.6%47%–52% | 304 | 57.6% | 58.5% | 35.0% | 61.0% (118) | 54.5% (11) |
| 87 | Ryan McLeodBUF · L | 49.5%48%–51% | 1284 | 47.7% | 50.7% | 44.3% | 47.5% (99) | 47.2% (570) |
| 88 | Jack FinleySTL · R | 49.5%46%–53% | 395 | 50.9% | 51.8% | 46.2% | 53.3% (15) | 52.1% (190) |
| 89 | Nicolas RoyCOL · R | 49.3%47%–51% | 721 | 52.3% | 48.1% | 60.8% | 50.0% (40) | 53.4% (326) |
| 90 | Nathan MacKinnonCOL · R | 49.3%48%–51% | 1334 | 51.0% | 53.4% | 46.8% | 63.5% (167) | 46.2% (316) |
| 91 | Ryan PoehlingANA · L | 49.3%47%–51% | 1028 | 48.4% | 53.9% | 40.0% | 52.2% (23) | 46.1% (503) |
| 92 | Pierre-Luc DuboisWSH · L | 49.3%47%–51% | 383 | 47.3% | 47.5% | 44.8% | 68.8% (48) | 41.2% (136) |
| 93 | Brock NelsonCOL · L | 49.2%48%–51% | 1459 | 50.4% | 52.9% | 45.0% | 58.2% (201) | 49.0% (547) |
| 94 | Tomas NosekFLA · L | 49.2%46%–52% | 225 | 46.2% | 45.5% | 42.7% | — (4) | 48.5% (99) |
| 95 | Tim StützleOTT · L | 49.1%47%–51% | 638 | 53.0% | 53.8% | 38.6% | 54.7% (64) | 48.4% (122) |
| 96 | Jason DickinsonEDM · L | 49.0%47%–51% | 888 | 49.3% | 57.8% | 38.2% | 60.0% (10) | 51.7% (447) |
| 97 | Isac LundeströmCBJ · L | 49.0%46%–52% | 257 | 52.1% | 62.1% | 38.5% | — (4) | 53.6% (112) |
| 98 | Noah LabaNYR · R | 49.0%46%–52% | 652 | 50.8% | 53.3% | 45.9% | 42.9% (28) | 50.0% (236) |
| 99 | Brett HowdenVGK · L | 49.0%47%–51% | 517 | 50.3% | 51.5% | 44.5% | 68.0% (25) | 50.3% (173) |
| 100 | Jesperi KotkaniemiCAR · L | 48.9%46%–51% | 270 | 48.5% | 53.4% | 44.9% | — (6) | 50.9% (57) |
| 101 | Anthony CirelliTBL · L | 48.8%47%–50% | 1075 | 48.2% | 55.4% | 38.7% | 69.1% (94) | 43.2% (419) |
| 102 | Jack McBainUTA · L | 48.5%46%–51% | 641 | 51.3% | 53.8% | 42.4% | 42.1% (19) | 42.4% (224) |
| 103 | Marco KasperDET · L | 48.5%46%–51% | 447 | 51.5% | 57.6% | 45.3% | 33.3% (12) | 52.6% (156) |
| 104 | Joel Eriksson EkMIN · L | 48.4%47%–50% | 1390 | 49.0% | 55.9% | 40.6% | 53.8% (288) | 45.9% (488) |
| 105 | J.T. CompherDET · R | 48.4%47%–50% | 1022 | 50.9% | 49.5% | 51.1% | 56.3% (32) | 47.3% (448) |
| 106 | Joseph VelenoNYR · L | 48.4%46%–51% | 316 | 51.6% | 56.3% | 34.0% | — (0) | 56.6% (129) |
| 107 | Mason McTavishSTL · L | 48.4%46%–50% | 768 | 48.6% | 56.0% | 37.8% | 57.3% (110) | 48.1% (185) |
| 108 | Ross ColtonNSH · L | 48.3%45%–51% | 108 | 47.2% | 57.1% | 42.1% | 50.0% (10) | 41.4% (29) |
| 109 | Paul CotterVAN · L | 48.3%44%–52% | 132 | 51.5% | 50.6% | 42.9% | — (1) | 53.3% (30) |
| 110 | Zack OstapchukSJS · L | 48.3%45%–51% | 457 | 51.6% | 58.1% | 41.5% | — (4) | 49.7% (187) |
| 111 | Nick BjugstadNJD · R | 48.3%46%–51% | 351 | 49.9% | 49.5% | 36.5% | — (7) | 48.3% (143) |
| 112 | John BeecherCGY · L | 48.3%46%–51% | 196 | 43.4% | 54.3% | 34.5% | — (1) | 42.2% (90) |
| 113 | Sam SteelDAL · L | 48.3%45%–51% | 255 | 50.6% | 53.6% | 39.4% | — (7) | 49.4% (87) |
| 114 | Connor McDavidEDM · L | 48.2%46%–50% | 923 | 49.5% | 57.3% | 41.4% | 50.0% (84) | 50.2% (239) |
| 115 | Blake LizottePIT · L | 48.1%46%–51% | 476 | 50.0% | 53.4% | 41.8% | — (4) | 48.7% (271) |
| 116 | Justin KirklandMIN · L | 48.0%44%–52% | 126 | 50.0% | 53.7% | 48.9% | — (1) | 52.8% (53) |
| 117 | Mikael GranlundANA · L | 48.0%46%–50% | 766 | 49.7% | 53.9% | 42.6% | 56.7% (141) | 45.5% (266) |
| 118 | Ridly GreigOTT · L | 47.9%45%–50% | 512 | 51.2% | 53.4% | 34.3% | 66.7% (27) | 57.6% (245) |
| 119 | Gabriel VilardiWPG · R | 47.9%44%–52% | 100 | 42.0% | 40.0% | 51.9% | 48.0% (25) | — (8) |
| 120 | Macklin CelebriniSJS · L | 47.8%46%–50% | 1285 | 48.6% | 51.7% | 42.4% | 55.5% (119) | 51.0% (347) |
| 121 | Nick FolignoMIN · L | 47.8%45%–50% | 413 | 49.4% | 50.8% | 45.2% | 55.6% (45) | 44.6% (175) |
| 122 | Morgan BarronWPG · L | 47.7%45%–50% | 585 | 46.2% | 56.9% | 39.7% | — (4) | 46.3% (341) |
| 123 | Luke KuninFLA · R | 47.7%45%–50% | 443 | 49.4% | 52.2% | 44.2% | — (9) | 51.6% (190) |
| 124 | Alexander KerfootNSH · L | 47.5%45%–50% | 225 | 51.1% | 54.0% | 40.0% | 50.0% (10) | 43.9% (98) |
| 125 | Cutter GauthierANA · L | 47.5%44%–51% | 208 | 49.0% | 53.3% | 40.6% | 56.3% (87) | 47.1% (17) |
| 126 | Jack EichelVGK · R | 47.5%46%–49% | 1171 | 47.7% | 46.9% | 50.4% | 51.4% (74) | 46.5% (370) |
| 127 | Tyson KozakBUF · L | 47.4%44%–51% | 387 | 48.3% | 56.9% | 34.4% | — (6) | 44.8% (192) |
| 128 | Adam GaudetteSJS · R | 47.4%44%–51% | 279 | 47.7% | 47.0% | 43.6% | 59.4% (32) | 48.3% (116) |
| 129 | Trent FredericEDM · L | 47.4%44%–51% | 156 | 57.1% | 59.1% | 42.9% | — (3) | 59.6% (47) |
| 130 | Steven LorentzCBJ · L | 47.3%43%–51% | 123 | 45.5% | 38.3% | 54.1% | — (2) | 37.9% (58) |
| 131 | Fraser MintenBOS · L | 47.3%45%–50% | 839 | 49.3% | 53.1% | 40.5% | 50.0% (52) | 46.6% (232) |
| 132 | Wyatt JohnstonDAL · R | 47.2%45%–49% | 844 | 47.6% | 48.7% | 37.9% | 50.7% (75) | 48.6% (282) |
| 133 | Drew O'ConnorVAN · L | 47.2%43%–51% | 111 | 48.6% | 53.0% | 35.7% | 45.5% (11) | 50.0% (14) |
| 134 | Matty BeniersSEA · L | 47.2%45%–49% | 1072 | 48.0% | 51.3% | 46.6% | 53.3% (45) | 52.5% (322) |
| 135 | Michael RasmussenDET · L | 47.1%44%–50% | 286 | 46.2% | 49.6% | 40.0% | — (8) | 52.3% (107) |
| 136 | Adam FantilliCBJ · L | 47.1%45%–49% | 1108 | 49.8% | 53.8% | 42.1% | 50.8% (124) | 50.0% (214) |
| 137 | Jonathan DrouinSTL · L | 47.1%43%–51% | 229 | 49.8% | 55.1% | 25.0% | 56.8% (44) | 40.3% (62) |
| 138 | Mark ScheifeleWPG · R | 47.1%45%–49% | 1273 | 46.7% | 47.4% | 49.6% | 48.7% (197) | 48.2% (274) |
| 139 | Dominic JamesTBL · L | 47.1%43%–51% | 276 | 50.4% | 52.7% | 51.3% | — (5) | 53.2% (77) |
| 140 | Zemgus GirgensonsTBL · L | 47.0%44%–50% | 224 | 44.6% | 47.9% | 41.1% | — (2) | 42.1% (107) |
| 141 | Filip ChytilVAN · L | 46.9%44%–50% | 122 | 49.2% | 46.3% | 49.0% | — (8) | 46.9% (32) |
| 142 | Eetu LuostarinenFLA · L | 46.9%43%–50% | 249 | 44.6% | 54.5% | 37.9% | 37.0% (27) | 43.7% (71) |
| 143 | Ryan Nugent-HopkinsEDM · L | 46.8%44%–49% | 363 | 47.4% | 50.2% | 41.7% | 63.9% (36) | 40.4% (104) |
| 144 | Ryan HartmanMIN · R | 46.8%45%–49% | 1085 | 45.3% | 44.1% | 47.4% | 48.0% (98) | 47.1% (363) |
| 145 | Cole SchwindtFLA · R | 46.7%43%–50% | 206 | 44.2% | 39.0% | 42.6% | — (6) | 48.1% (54) |
| 146 | Brayden PointTBL · R | 46.7%45%–49% | 653 | 45.8% | 44.9% | 49.5% | 48.8% (121) | 40.1% (152) |
| 147 | Elias PetterssonVAN · L | 46.7%45%–48% | 1353 | 47.5% | 52.8% | 40.1% | 55.5% (283) | 45.2% (425) |
| 148 | Cole SillingerCBJ · L | 46.6%44%–49% | 116 | 41.4% | 50.0% | 34.0% | — (3) | 35.0% (40) |
| 149 | Colin BlackwellDAL · R | 46.6%44%–50% | 287 | 43.2% | 39.6% | — | — (2) | 33.5% (164) |
| 150 | Evan RodriguesNJD · R | 46.6%44%–49% | 791 | 47.0% | 47.7% | 40.2% | 47.2% (72) | 44.0% (268) |
| 151 | Frank NazarCHI · R | 46.5%44%–49% | 846 | 47.4% | 45.2% | 56.7% | 51.2% (168) | 47.3% (273) |
| 152 | Connor DewarPIT · L | 46.4%43%–50% | 116 | 47.4% | 47.8% | 32.0% | — (2) | 44.6% (74) |
| 153 | Evgeni MalkinPIT · L | 46.4%44%–49% | 245 | 44.5% | 47.8% | 42.7% | 34.6% (26) | 47.5% (40) |
| 154 | Marco RossiVAN · L | 46.4%44%–48% | 575 | 49.2% | 50.2% | 47.9% | 34.2% (38) | 52.0% (177) |
| 155 | Yanni GourdeTBL · L | 46.4%44%–48% | 881 | 44.9% | 45.9% | 37.1% | 47.6% (21) | 41.3% (356) |
| 156 | Alexander WennbergSJS · L | 46.2%45%–48% | 1400 | 46.8% | 54.7% | 37.3% | 54.2% (277) | 43.6% (551) |
| 157 | Frederick GaudreauSEA · R | 46.0%44%–48% | 681 | 43.5% | 43.6% | 44.9% | 30.4% (23) | 45.4% (427) |
| 158 | Ben JonesCGY · L | 45.9%41%–51% | 139 | 52.5% | 53.7% | 43.8% | — (2) | 43.7% (71) |
| 159 | Justin SourdifWSH · R | 45.9%43%–49% | 688 | 45.9% | 47.7% | 44.5% | 50.0% (24) | 50.0% (264) |
| 160 | Nick SchmaltzUTA · R | 45.8%44%–48% | 974 | 46.0% | 46.5% | 48.1% | 47.7% (128) | 47.3% (182) |
| 161 | Matt BoldyMIN · L | 45.8%42%–50% | 124 | 44.4% | 47.8% | 38.0% | 42.9% (49) | 45.5% (22) |
| 162 | Oliver KapanenMTL · R | 45.7%43%–48% | 672 | 45.5% | 45.9% | 43.7% | 55.8% (52) | 39.4% (188) |
| 163 | Samuel HeleniusLAK · L | 45.7%42%–49% | 252 | 45.2% | 45.7% | 39.2% | — (1) | 37.5% (96) |
| 164 | Nazem KadriCOL · L | 45.7%44%–47% | 989 | 46.9% | 54.2% | 37.2% | 48.3% (87) | 43.2% (241) |
| 165 | Pius SuterSTL · L | 45.6%43%–48% | 552 | 48.4% | 48.3% | 45.1% | 47.4% (19) | 43.3% (224) |
| 166 | Peyton KrebsBUF · L | 45.6%43%–48% | 477 | 44.0% | 46.0% | 36.9% | — (7) | 47.8% (178) |
| 167 | Marat KhusnutdinovBOS · L | 45.6%42%–49% | 120 | 46.7% | 50.0% | 26.1% | — (5) | 54.2% (24) |
| 168 | Jiri KulichBUF · L | 45.6%42%–49% | 163 | 41.7% | 33.3% | 55.6% | 33.3% (15) | 51.0% (51) |
| 169 | Sam BennettFLA · L | 45.4%44%–47% | 1087 | 47.6% | 52.3% | 39.3% | 54.2% (168) | 50.2% (263) |
| 170 | Michael MisaSJS · L | 45.4%42%–49% | 354 | 45.8% | 47.0% | 42.5% | 40.0% (15) | 44.2% (120) |
| 171 | Noah CatesPHI · L | 45.3%44%–47% | 1030 | 45.3% | 46.1% | 42.1% | 44.1% (136) | 47.1% (274) |
| 172 | Morgan GeekieBOS · R | 45.2%42%–48% | 160 | 45.6% | 43.0% | 54.1% | 48.6% (35) | 43.8% (32) |
| 173 | Tage ThompsonBUF · R | 45.2%43%–47% | 858 | 45.5% | 43.3% | 51.9% | 49.5% (103) | 44.4% (250) |
| 174 | Quinton ByfieldLAK · L | 45.2%43%–47% | 1117 | 45.5% | 50.6% | 38.3% | 50.0% (62) | 44.0% (464) |
| 175 | Noah PhilpCAR · R | 45.2%40%–50% | 123 | 56.1% | 53.0% | 53.8% | — (0) | 53.2% (62) |
| 176 | Josh DunneBUF · L | 45.1%40%–50% | 122 | 54.1% | 52.3% | 50.0% | — (2) | 50.0% (50) |
| 177 | Casey MittelstadtBOS · L | 44.9%43%–47% | 186 | 48.9% | 58.7% | 30.2% | 54.8% (31) | 53.3% (45) |
| 178 | Jake GuentzelTBL · L | 44.8%42%–48% | 437 | 47.8% | 51.2% | 39.2% | 45.7% (140) | 56.0% (75) |
| 179 | Bo GroulxTOR · L | 44.7%41%–49% | 155 | 37.4% | 49.1% | 27.1% | — (2) | 27.2% (81) |
| 180 | Mavrik BourqueNSH · R | 44.7%42%–48% | 236 | 45.3% | 49.7% | 20.0% | 27.8% (18) | 48.7% (76) |
| 181 | Anders LeeUTA · L | 44.7%40%–50% | 121 | 53.7% | 55.4% | 50.0% | 51.1% (45) | — (9) |
| 182 | Oskar SundqvistSTL · R | 44.7%42%–47% | 428 | 46.0% | 45.8% | 37.7% | 80.0% (10) | 43.4% (221) |
| 183 | Tyson JostNSH · L | 44.7%41%–49% | 112 | 40.2% | 47.2% | 29.3% | — (1) | 37.8% (37) |
| 184 | Yakov TreninMIN · L | 44.6%41%–48% | 120 | 38.3% | 38.3% | 42.6% | — (1) | 37.5% (40) |
| 185 | Connor McMichaelSTL · L | 44.5%42%–47% | 618 | 42.9% | 42.2% | 45.2% | 50.0% (58) | 44.7% (255) |
| 186 | Dalibor DvorskySTL · L | 44.4%42%–47% | 729 | 46.0% | 48.9% | 33.0% | 42.2% (90) | 39.3% (183) |
| 187 | Kirby DachMTL · R | 44.3%41%–48% | 116 | 41.4% | 42.6% | 44.8% | — (7) | 50.0% (28) |
| 188 | Logan StankovenCAR · R | 44.2%42%–46% | 923 | 44.3% | 45.3% | 40.8% | 42.1% (95) | 42.1% (171) |
| 189 | Alex NewhookMTL · L | 44.0%41%–47% | 265 | 47.5% | 47.6% | 57.1% | 27.8% (18) | 52.6% (76) |
| 190 | Ryan StromeCGY · R | 43.9%42%–46% | 406 | 45.8% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 36.7% (30) | 48.7% (115) |
| 191 | Alex LaferriereLAK · R | 43.8%41%–47% | 468 | 42.3% | 39.9% | 38.9% | 52.9% (17) | 42.2% (166) |
| 192 | Ryan GreeneCHI · R | 43.8%41%–46% | 796 | 42.7% | 42.3% | 36.9% | 43.3% (67) | 43.2% (391) |
| 193 | Connor BedardCHI · R | 43.7%42%–46% | 669 | 47.1% | 47.5% | 48.8% | 67.5% (40) | 49.5% (204) |
| 194 | Ryan DonatoCHI · L | 43.6%41%–46% | 364 | 46.7% | 52.5% | 31.6% | 41.9% (43) | 44.1% (102) |
| 195 | Connor ZaryCGY · L | 43.5%40%–47% | 166 | 45.8% | 47.4% | 37.5% | 30.0% (20) | 47.8% (46) |
| 196 | Matt CoronatoCGY · R | 43.5%40%–47% | 176 | 39.8% | 40.3% | — | 43.6% (39) | 47.4% (19) |
| 197 | Max SassonVAN · L | 43.5%40%–47% | 290 | 42.1% | 47.9% | 38.2% | 47.4% (19) | 44.3% (70) |
| 198 | Yegor SharangovichCGY · L | 43.4%40%–47% | 100 | 36.0% | 39.6% | 28.1% | — (8) | 38.5% (26) |
| 199 | Oliver MooreCHI · L | 43.4%39%–48% | 205 | 48.3% | 50.9% | 41.5% | 33.3% (15) | 40.5% (37) |
| 200 | Ben KindelPIT · R | 43.3%41%–46% | 649 | 43.6% | 45.8% | 39.2% | 53.3% (45) | 41.7% (187) |
| 201 | Teuvo TeravainenCHI · L | 43.2%39%–47% | 120 | 39.2% | 38.9% | 39.1% | 33.3% (30) | 42.3% (26) |
| 202 | Sam ReinhartFLA · R | 42.9%40%–46% | 147 | 38.1% | 35.6% | 41.7% | 35.4% (48) | 38.5% (52) |
| 203 | Tommy NovakPIT · L | 42.6%40%–45% | 504 | 42.9% | 48.0% | 36.2% | 44.7% (38) | 44.6% (92) |
| 204 | Josh SamanskiEDM · L | 42.6%38%–48% | 112 | 48.2% | 53.1% | 28.6% | — (1) | 50.0% (22) |
| 205 | Vladislav NamestnikovWPG · L | 42.6%40%–45% | 225 | 40.9% | 45.2% | 30.9% | 55.6% (18) | 37.5% (40) |
| 206 | Shane WrightSEA · R | 42.6%40%–45% | 546 | 39.7% | 37.3% | 45.7% | 39.7% (63) | 43.2% (111) |
| 207 | Mathew BarzalNYI · R | 42.5%40%–45% | 528 | 39.8% | 35.6% | 54.3% | 34.2% (38) | 41.4% (133) |
| 208 | Leo CarlssonANA · L | 42.4%41%–44% | 976 | 44.4% | 48.7% | 36.1% | 48.3% (89) | 41.5% (258) |
| 209 | Juho LammikkoNJD · L | 42.4%37%–48% | 112 | 49.1% | 39.0% | 50.0% | — (2) | 41.7% (36) |
| 210 | Mitch MarnerVGK · R | 42.1%39%–45% | 372 | 40.3% | 43.1% | 44.2% | — (5) | 45.7% (94) |
| 211 | Carter VerhaegheFLA · L | 42.0%38%–46% | 114 | 34.2% | 35.1% | 29.0% | 33.3% (30) | 36.0% (25) |
| 212 | Parker KellyCOL · L | 41.9%39%–45% | 191 | 36.1% | 40.7% | 30.5% | — (1) | 33.8% (68) |
| 213 | Dawson MercerNJD · R | 41.9%39%–45% | 293 | 38.9% | 33.5% | 43.0% | 31.6% (19) | 35.6% (73) |
| 214 | Lukas ReichelBOS · L | 41.9%39%–45% | 117 | 39.3% | 44.6% | 38.5% | — (1) | 41.9% (31) |
| 215 | Fedor SvechkovCOL · L | 41.6%39%–44% | 549 | 42.8% | 48.0% | 37.8% | — (3) | 42.7% (164) |
| 216 | Rickard RakellPIT · R | 41.6%38%–45% | 225 | 36.0% | 36.4% | 19.6% | 45.5% (33) | 29.8% (47) |
| 217 | Logan CooleyUTA · L | 41.3%39%–43% | 616 | 44.3% | 46.6% | 37.6% | 48.2% (112) | 46.7% (122) |
| 218 | Jason ZuckerBUF · L | 41.2%37%–45% | 124 | 38.7% | 38.8% | 31.8% | 34.1% (88) | — (8) |
| 219 | Hendrix LapierrePIT · L | 41.1%38%–44% | 301 | 39.9% | 42.3% | 41.7% | — (7) | 41.2% (97) |
| 220 | Jacob QuillanTOR · L | 41.1%36%–46% | 162 | 42.0% | 42.6% | 37.7% | — (0) | 43.6% (55) |
| 221 | Emmitt FinnieDET · L | 41.1%36%–46% | 109 | 44.0% | 44.4% | 35.3% | 30.8% (13) | 45.5% (22) |
| 222 | Tyler BertuzziCHI · L | 40.9%36%–46% | 113 | 45.1% | 52.6% | 27.3% | 43.5% (23) | 47.1% (17) |
| 223 | Calum RitchieNYI · R | 40.7%37%–44% | 310 | 36.8% | 37.1% | 40.3% | 45.5% (11) | 38.2% (68) |
| 224 | Jesper BoqvistNJD · L | 40.6%37%–44% | 122 | 30.3% | 38.0% | 12.5% | — (5) | 25.0% (28) |
| 225 | Pavel BuchnevichSTL · L | 40.5%37%–44% | 247 | 39.7% | 45.0% | 32.3% | 46.7% (15) | 33.9% (59) |
| 226 | Timo MeierNJD · L | 40.4%36%–45% | 125 | 45.6% | 49.0% | 33.3% | 65.4% (26) | 37.9% (29) |
| 227 | Danila YurovMIN · L | 40.2%38%–43% | 742 | 39.2% | 43.9% | 34.2% | 24.0% (25) | 38.4% (216) |
| 228 | Zakhar BardakovCOL · L | 40.0%35%–45% | 172 | 42.4% | 49.3% | 41.8% | — (1) | 42.9% (49) |
| 229 | Berkly CattonSEA · L | 39.8%35%–45% | 158 | 44.3% | 47.4% | 35.7% | 52.6% (19) | 26.7% (15) |
| 230 | Brock BoeserVAN · R | 39.6%35%–44% | 136 | 41.9% | 44.4% | 40.0% | 54.5% (11) | 44.8% (29) |
| 231 | Matthew WoodNSH · R | 39.1%35%–43% | 206 | 39.8% | 39.1% | 52.8% | 40.0% (15) | 25.5% (47) |
| 232 | Trevor ZegrasPHI · L | 38.6%36%–41% | 384 | 34.1% | 34.8% | 30.3% | 31.0% (58) | 40.4% (57) |
| 233 | Nate DanielsonDET · R | 37.6%33%–42% | 146 | 37.7% | 39.5% | 24.0% | — (5) | 37.8% (45) |
| 234 | Noah OstlundBUF · L | 37.5%34%–41% | 273 | 31.5% | 34.2% | 17.1% | — (9) | 26.1% (46) |
| 235 | Jack HughesNJD · L | 37.1%35%–40% | 417 | 34.8% | 36.5% | 19.4% | — (9) | 25.3% (83) |
| 236 | Adrian KempeLAK · L | 36.7%32%–41% | 149 | 36.2% | 34.5% | 50.0% | 32.4% (37) | 46.4% (28) |
| 237 | Alex KillornANA · L | 35.5%31%–40% | 123 | 33.3% | 48.1% | 21.3% | — (8) | 25.0% (28) |
| 238 | Anton FrondellCHI · L | 33.2%29%–38% | 106 | 30.2% | 37.5% | 12.0% | — (7) | 32.4% (37) |
Most faceoffs won projected tonight
- Andrew Copp DET9.5 FOW (5–14, 56%)
- Mikael Backlund CGY9.5 FOW (5–14, 53%)
- J.T. Miller NYR9.4 FOW (5–14, 58%)
- William Karlsson VGK9.3 FOW (5–14, 55%)
- Jack Eichel VGK9.3 FOW (4–14, 47%)
- Chandler Stephenson SEA8.9 FOW (4–14, 55%)
Power-play faceoff specialists
A power-play draw win is worth roughly twice an even-strength one. The team with more skaters wins about 54.5% of draws.
- Aatu Räty VAN69.7% on 33
- Shane Pinto OTT69.2% on 26
- Anthony Cirelli TBL69.1% on 94
- Gabriel Landeskog COL68.9% on 103
- Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH68.8% on 48
- Brett Howden VGK68.0% on 25
- Connor Bedard CHI67.5% on 40
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI67.2% on 64
How the faceoff rating works
Each draw is a contest between two takers. We fit one skill number per taker, plus league-wide terms for home ice, the zone, centre ice, being on your strong side and having the extra skater, on every draw from the last three seasons and this one (older seasons count less). A player-specific strong-side bonus lets a centre who is unusually good, or bad, on his backhand side show it. Skill numbers are shrunk toward the league, harder for part-time takers, so a winger who went 7 for 9 does not top the board.
Out of sample the model beats raw FO% clearly: trained on 2023-24 and 2024-25 and tested on all 73,496 draws of 2025-26, its log-loss was 0.67974 against 0.68585 for raw percentages and 0.69315 for a coin flip. Faceoff skill is real (split-half r 0.76 at 417 draws per half), but every single draw stays close to a coin flip.
FAQ
Who is the best faceoff man in the NHL?
On our model rating, which adjusts for who each centre faced, where and from which side, the top of the board is in the table above, updated nightly. Raw FO% flatters centres who face weak opponents or take most of their draws on their strong side; the rating removes both.
What is a good faceoff percentage?
The league average is 50% by definition. A regular centre at 55% is very good, 57%+ is elite, and under 45% is a liability. Small samples swing a lot: after 200 draws a 90% interval is still about ±5.5 points, so look at the interval, not just the number.
Does handedness matter on faceoffs?
Yes, more than anything else we measured except the takers' own skill. A taker on his strong side (a left shot on his left dot) beats a taker on his weak side 56.7% of the time. Same-handed centres swing about 14 points between the two dots of a zone; opposite-handed centres are always both strong or both weak, so the dot does not matter for them.
Is a faceoff head-to-head record meaningful?
Mostly not. After controlling for each taker's skill, home ice, zone, dot side and strength, pair-specific edges have a standard deviation of only about 2.1 points. Predicting from raw head-to-head records did worse out of sample (log-loss 0.718) than a coin flip (0.69315). We show the raw record next to the model and shrink it heavily toward the model.
Is there a home-ice advantage on faceoffs?
A small one: home takers won 50.44% of draws in 2025-26, and after adjusting for who took them the edge is about a point or less (it depends on the seasons in the fit; the methodology page shows the current value). Rule 76.4 (the visitor puts his stick down first at centre ice) shows no measurable edge, and arena scorers show no bias on faceoffs.