San Jose Sharks faceoffs: who takes which dot
Every Sharks faceoff taker, how many draws he takes at each dot and how often he wins them. Coaches already deploy for handedness: left shots take most of their draws on their left-side dots, right shots on their right, because the strong side wins about 52.6% to 44.9%.
2025-26 regular season. Sharks team hub
Team win % by dot
Show as a table
| Dot | Draws | Won | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZ left | 1017 | 530 | 52.1% |
| OZ right | 493 | 201 | 40.8% |
| NZ left (att.) | 120 | 65 | 54.2% |
| NZ right (att.) | 105 | 46 | 43.8% |
| Centre | 902 | 435 | 48.2% |
| NZ left (def.) | 129 | 68 | 52.7% |
| NZ right (def.) | 114 | 41 | 36.0% |
| DZ left | 660 | 350 | 53.0% |
| DZ right | 1074 | 470 | 43.8% |
Team splits
- Overall
- 47.8% 4614
- Even strength
- 48.0% 3631
- Power play
- 53.1% 503
- Penalty kill
- 41.0% 480
- Offensive zone
- 48.4% 1510
- Defensive zone
- 47.3% 1734
Who takes which dot
Each cell is the share of the team's draws at that dot he took, with his FO% there. Dots are in the team's attacking direction (OZ = offensive zone).
| Taker | Draws | FO% | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander WennbergL | 1400 | 46.8% | 36% 59% | 22% 36% | 25% 57% | 15% 25% | 28% 43% | 26% 45% | 32% 36% | 37% 50% | 28% 39% |
| Macklin CelebriniL | 1285 | 48.6% | 40% 49% | 25% 40% | 28% 50% | 30% 31% | 31% 50% | 27% 54% | 20% 39% | 22% 58% | 19% 46% |
| Ty DellandreaR | 539 | 51.9% | 1% 69% | 16% 53% | 10% 75% | 10% 45% | 10% 52% | 9% 64% | 11% 33% | 9% 53% | 24% 50% |
| Zack OstapchukL | 457 | 51.6% | 7% 60% | 5% 21% | 18% 50% | 10% 73% | 13% 51% | 18% 74% | 5% 33% | 15% 55% | 8% 44% |
| Michael MisaL | 354 | 45.8% | 8% 46% | 7% 54% | 8% 40% | 8% 50% | 8% 48% | 11% 29% | 9% 40% | 9% 53% | 6% 35% |
| Adam GaudetteR | 279 | 47.7% | 1% 29% | 11% 42% | 3% — | 12% 69% | 6% 53% | 5% 57% | 16% 39% | 2% 50% | 9% 48% |
| Philipp KurashevL | 79 | 43.0% | 2% 37% | 2% 36% | 2% — | 2% — | 2% 57% | 1% — | 1% — | 2% 62% | 1% 25% |
| Will SmithR | 48 | 31.3% | 1% 17% | 6% 28% | — | 3% — | 0% — | 1% — | 3% — | — | 0% 40% |
| Barclay GoodrowL | 40 | 40.0% | 1% 56% | 1% — | — | 1% — | 1% 29% | 1% — | — | 2% 40% | 1% 38% |
| William EklundL | 31 | 35.5% | 1% 25% | — | 2% — | 1% — | 0% — | 1% — | 1% — | 1% 63% | 0% — |
| Collin GrafR | 24 | 29.2% | 0% — | 1% — | — | 3% — | 0% — | — | 2% — | 1% — | 1% 43% |
| Tyler ToffoliR | 22 | 27.3% | 0% — | 3% 31% | — | 3% — | — | — | — | — | 0% — |
| Pavol RegendaL | 17 | 64.7% | 0% 40% | 1% — | 1% — | 1% — | 0% — | — | — | 0% — | 0% — |
| Patrick GilesR | 15 | 60.0% | — | 0% — | 1% — | — | 0% — | — | — | 0% — | 1% 75% |
| Jeff SkinnerL | 11 | 27.3% | 0% — | — | 2% — | — | 0% — | 1% — | — | 0% — | 0% — |
| Kiefer SherwoodR | 11 | 27.3% | — | 1% — | — | — | 0% — | 1% — | 2% — | — | 0% — |