Draw Duel
Leon Draisaitl faceoff stats, 2025-26
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Model rating
53.6%
90%: 52.0%–55.1% vs an average regular, on 4,828 draws since 2023-24
2025-26 FO%
56.9%
628 won of 1103 (regular season)
Strong / weak side
58.9% / 50.2%
621 strong-side, 265 weak-side draws this season
Next game
9.7 FOW
2026-10-07 vs ANA: 17 draws at 55.9%, range 5–15
Where Draisaitl wins draws
Win % at every dot, 2025-26 regular season, in his own attacking direction.
Show as a table
| Dot | Draws | Won | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZ left | 462 | 274 | 59.3% |
| OZ right | 100 | 51 | 51.0% |
| NZ left (att.) | 26 | 14 | 53.8% |
| NZ right (att.) | 21 | 12 | 57.1% |
| Centre | 217 | 129 | 59.4% |
| NZ left (def.) | 21 | 12 | 57.1% |
| NZ right (def.) | 13 | 5 | 38.5% |
| DZ left | 112 | 66 | 58.9% |
| DZ right | 131 | 65 | 49.6% |
Toughest and easiest opponents
Model win % against today's regular centres, averaged over home and road and every dot. This is a prediction, not his record.
Toughest
- Claude Giroux OTT · R44.7%
- Aatu Räty VAN · L45.3%
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI · R45.8%
- Vincent Trocheck UTA · R46.3%
- J.T. Miller NYR · L46.4%
- Auston Matthews TOR · L46.6%
Easiest
- Jack Hughes NJD · L65.8%
- Noah Ostlund BUF · L65.5%
- Trevor Zegras PHI · L64.6%
- Danila Yurov MIN · L62.9%
- Calum Ritchie NYI · R62.7%
- Pavel Buchnevich STL · L62.6%
Splits by season
| Season | All | EV | PP | PK | OZ | NZ | DZ | Strong | Weak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 54.3% 46 | 59.3% 27 | 47.4% 19 | — 0 | 55.9% 34 | 60.0% 5 | 42.9% 7 | 62.1% 29 | 40.0% 15 |
| 2025-26 | 56.9% 1103 | 55.9% 835 | 61.8% 228 | 50.0% 40 | 57.8% 562 | 57.7% 298 | 53.9% 243 | 58.9% 621 | 50.2% 265 |
| 2024-25 | 54.3% 1196 | 53.7% 923 | 56.1% 244 | 58.6% 29 | 54.5% 651 | 53.6% 267 | 54.7% 278 | 59.1% 657 | 45.5% 352 |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% 1451 | 57.4% 1010 | 56.2% 331 | 54.5% 110 | 55.3% 704 | 58.3% 319 | 58.6% 428 | 60.4% 819 | 47.9% 432 |
| Playoffs (all) | 51.1% 1032 | 50.7% 768 | 52.4% 227 | 51.4% 37 | 49.9% 535 | 48.2% 195 | 55.0% 302 | 56.8% 614 | 39.4% 297 |
Small numbers are draws taken. Strong = his strong-side dots (a left shot's left dots, in his own attacking direction); centre-ice draws count in neither.
Head-to-head, last three seasons
Raw records against his most frequent opponents next to what the model expected at the dots they actually met at. The blended number moves the model toward the record by n / (n + 500), because pair-specific edges are tiny (about ±2 points) and most of a lopsided record is luck.
| Opponent | Record | Raw | Model | Blended | Unusual? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | 42–26 | 61.8% | 57.2% | 57.7% | normal luck (z 0.8) |
| Aleksander Barkov | 25–39 | 39.1% | 50.5% | 49.2% | a bit unusual (z -1.8) |
| Mikael Backlund | 39–24 | 61.9% | 54.7% | 55.5% | a bit unusual (z 1.1) |
| Phillip Danault | 29–33 | 46.8% | 54.0% | 53.2% | a bit unusual (z -1.1) |
| Anze Kopitar | 30–25 | 54.5% | 48.2% | 48.8% | normal luck (z 0.9) |
| Tim Washe | 19–31 | 38.0% | 49.2% | 48.2% | a bit unusual (z -1.6) |
| Jordan Staal | 28–20 | 58.3% | 48.4% | 49.3% | a bit unusual (z 1.4) |
| Quinton Byfield | 31–16 | 66.0% | 61.2% | 61.6% | normal luck (z 0.7) |
| Mikael Granlund | 29–18 | 61.7% | 55.6% | 56.1% | normal luck (z 0.8) |
| Ryan Poehling | 32–14 | 69.6% | 58.9% | 59.8% | a bit unusual (z 1.5) |
| Wyatt Johnston | 31–14 | 68.9% | 56.6% | 57.6% | a bit unusual (z 1.7) |
| Anton Lundell | 21–22 | 48.8% | 51.7% | 51.5% | normal luck (z -0.4) |
Last 10 games
| Date | Opp | FOW | Draws | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | vs SEA | 8 | 9 | 88.9% |
| 2026-10-01 | @ VAN | 5 | 16 | 31.3% |
| 2026-09-29 | vs VAN | 12 | 21 | 57.1% |
| 2026-04-30 | @ ANA | 8 | 17 | 47.1% |
| 2026-04-28 | vs ANA | 7 | 14 | 50.0% |
| 2026-04-26 | @ ANA | 14 | 23 | 60.9% |
| 2026-04-24 | @ ANA | 13 | 25 | 52.0% |
| 2026-04-22 | vs ANA | 15 | 28 | 53.6% |
| 2026-04-20 | vs ANA | 18 | 30 | 60.0% |
| 2026-03-15 | vs NSH | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
Projected faceoffs won
- 2026-10-07 vs ANA likely opponents: Tim Washe (49%), Mikael Granlund (57%)9.7 FOW 5–15
- 2026-10-10 vs SJS likely opponents: Alexander Wennberg (59%), Macklin Celebrini (57%)9.9 FOW 5–15
FAQ
What is Leon Draisaitl's faceoff percentage?
The season line above shows Leon Draisaitl's raw faceoff wins and percentage this season. The model rating beside it is his expected win rate against an average regular centre at a neutral dot, adjusted for opponents, home ice and dot side, with a 90% interval.
How many faceoffs will Leon Draisaitl win tonight?
When Leon Draisaitl has a game scheduled, the projection above gives expected draws, expected win rate against tonight's likely opposing centres, and a 10th–90th percentile range of faceoffs won. Projections update nightly.
Is Leon Draisaitl better on his strong side?
Almost every centre is. The strong/weak split above compares his win rate on his strong-side dots (a left shot's left dots) with his weak-side dots. League-wide, strong-side takers win about 52.6% and weak-side takers about 44.9%.