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NHL Faceoff Win % Leaders

2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks centres and wingers by faceoff win percentage, regular season only, with a minimum number of draws that grows through the season.

Faceoff win percentage is draws won divided by draws taken. The best centres win 57 to 60 percent; the league average is 50 by definition. A strong FO% keeps a centre on the ice for key draws, which helps FOW and ice time. The minimum-draws cutoff keeps part-time centres off the top.

Leader in 2018-19: Tomas Nosek (VGK), 62.1% FO%.

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NHL Faceoff Win % Leaders, 2018-19, All situations
#	Player	Team	FO%	Draws	FOW	FOL	GP
1	Tomas NosekFVGK	VGK	62.1%	132	82	50	68	—
2	Patrik BerglundFBUF	BUF	58.6%	116	68	48	23	—
3	Jason SpezzaFDAL	DAL	58.2%	807	470	337	76	—
4	Derek RyanFCGY	CGY	58.2%	756	440	316	81	—
5	Travis ZajacFNJD	NJD	58.2%	1,446	841	605	80	—
6	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	57.9%	1,164	674	490	82	30%▲20
7	Adam LowryFWPG	WPG	57.6%	1,116	643	473	78	5.7%▲5.5
8	Brandon DubinskyFCBJ	CBJ	57.1%	748	427	321	61	—
9	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	57.1%	1,323	755	568	80	9.2%▲7.2
10	David BackesFBOS	BOS	57.0%	309	176	133	70	—
11	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	56.9%	1,910	1,086	824	82	84%▲5
12	Nick FolignoFCBJ	CBJ	56.6%	235	133	102	73	4.1%▲3.6
13	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	56.6%	1,389	786	603	65	—
14	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	56.3%	1,880	1,059	821	82	0.3%
15	Jay BeagleFVAN	VAN	56.2%	758	426	332	57	—
16	Alexander KerfootFCOL	COL	56.0%	489	274	215	78	3.2%▲3.1
17	Jordan StaalFCAR	CAR	55.8%	1,023	571	452	50	20%▲13
18	Ryan KeslerFANA	ANA	55.7%	1,045	582	463	60	—
19	Luke GlendeningFDET	DET	55.7%	1,182	658	524	78	0.0%
20	Jordan WealFPHI/ARI/MTL	PHI/ARI/MTL	55.6%	599	333	266	63	—
21	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	55.5%	1,588	882	706	81	4.9%▲4.5
22	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	55.4%	1,826	1,012	814	79	100%▲2.4
23	Matt DucheneFOTT/CBJ	OTT/CBJ	55.3%	1,222	676	546	73	62%▼17
24	Christian DvorakFARI	ARI	55.3%	226	125	101	20	16%▲13
25	Andrew CoppFWPG	WPG	55.3%	358	198	160	69	9.2%▲7.8
26	Nazem KadriFTOR	TOR	55.2%	730	403	327	73	71%▼9
27	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	55.2%	368	203	165	54	99%▼0.8
28	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	55.1%	1,819	1,002	817	81	0.5%
29	Brad RichardsonFARI	ARI	54.9%	1,051	577	474	66	—
30	Pierre-Edouard BellemareFVGK	VGK	54.7%	720	394	326	76	—
31	Paul StastnyFVGK	VGK	54.7%	847	463	384	50	—
32	Mikko KoivuFMIN	MIN	54.6%	894	488	406	48	—
33	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	54.5%	1,587	865	722	76	96%
34	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	54.5%	1,528	832	696	82	96%▲9.3
35	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	54.3%	1,014	551	463	67	—
36	Tyler BozakFSTL	STL	54.3%	830	451	379	72	—
37	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	54.3%	937	509	428	81	43%▲4.7
38	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	54.3%	400	217	183	58	84%▲7.1
39	Scott LaughtonFPHI	PHI	54.2%	635	344	291	82	5.6%▲5.5
40	Jori LehteraFPHI	PHI	54.1%	146	79	67	27	—
41	Boone JennerFCBJ	CBJ	54.1%	1,157	626	531	77	21%▲16
42	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	53.9%	1,255	676	579	82	22%▲19
43	Sean KuralyFBOS	BOS	53.9%	531	286	245	71	0.2%
44	Jean-Gabriel PageauFOTT	OTT	53.8%	481	259	222	39	12%▲11
45	Nate ThompsonFLAK/MTL	LAK/MTL	53.8%	760	409	351	78	—
46	Barclay GoodrowFSJS	SJS	53.7%	551	296	255	82	0.1%
47	Frederik GauthierFTOR	TOR	53.7%	447	240	207	70	—
48	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	53.7%	1,939	1,041	898	82	97%▲7
49	Bo HorvatFVAN	VAN	53.7%	2,018	1,083	935	82	90%▲1.2
50	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	53.5%	1,461	782	679	80	—
51	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	53.4%	283	151	132	80	4.9%▲4
52	Joe PavelskiFSJS	SJS	53.2%	989	526	463	75	—
53	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	53.1%	953	506	447	82	94%▼4.2
54	Colton SissonsFNSH	NSH	53.1%	793	421	372	75	3.3%▲3.1
55	Michael McLeodFNJD	NJD	53.0%	132	70	62	21	—
56	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	52.8%	951	502	449	82	51%▲19
57	Joe ThorntonFSJS	SJS	52.7%	675	356	319	73	—
58	Adam HenriqueFANA	ANA	52.7%	1,083	571	512	82	0.5%
59	Derek GrantFANA/PIT	ANA/PIT	52.6%	515	271	244	56	—
60	Ryan CarpenterFVGK	VGK	52.6%	306	161	145	68	—
61	Cedric PaquetteFTBL	TBL	52.6%	768	404	364	80	—
62	Bryan LittleFWPG	WPG	52.5%	1,002	526	476	82	—
63	Riley SheahanFPIT/FLA	PIT/FLA	52.3%	688	360	328	82	—
64	Ryan SpoonerFEDM/NYR/VAN	EDM/NYR/VAN	52.2%	113	59	54	52	—
65	Jeff SkinnerFBUF	BUF	52.2%	301	157	144	82	0.1%
66	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	52.1%	911	475	436	68	99%
67	Corban KnightFPHI	PHI	52.1%	121	63	58	23	—
68	Kyle BrodziakFEDM	EDM	52.0%	767	399	368	70	—
69	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	52.0%	694	361	333	73	50%▲32
70	Mark JankowskiFCGY	CGY	52.0%	820	426	394	79	0.2%
71	Nic DowdFWSH	WSH	51.9%	472	245	227	64	3.2%▲3.1
72	Vladimir SobotkaFBUF	BUF	51.9%	613	318	295	69	—
73	Vincent TrocheckFFLA	FLA	51.8%	961	498	463	55	88%▼5.4
74	Nick BoninoFNSH	NSH	51.8%	1,132	586	546	81	—
75	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	51.5%	1,183	609	574	77	84%▲3.2
76	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	51.5%	272	140	132	82	—
77	Eric FehrFMIN	MIN	51.3%	709	364	345	72	—
78	Erik HaulaFVGK	VGK	51.3%	152	78	74	15	12%▲8.7
79	Jeff CarterFLAK	LAK	51.3%	1,184	607	577	76	—
80	Patrick MarleauFTOR	TOR	51.2%	203	104	99	82	—
81	Nolan PatrickFPHI	PHI	51.2%	779	399	380	72	—
82	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	51.1%	888	454	434	78	19%▲13
83	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	51.1%	1,257	642	615	81	—
84	Brian BoyleFNJD/NSH	NJD/NSH	51.1%	333	170	163	73	—
85	Greg McKeggFCAR	CAR	51.0%	286	146	140	41	—
86	Jean-Sebastien DeaFNJD/PIT	NJD/PIT	51.0%	104	53	51	23	—
87	Cody EakinFVGK	VGK	51.0%	940	479	461	78	—
88	Lucas WallmarkFCAR	CAR	50.9%	1,129	575	554	81	—
89	Chris TierneyFOTT	OTT	50.9%	1,043	531	512	81	—
90	Michael ChaputFMTL	MTL	50.8%	244	124	120	32	—
91	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	50.8%	856	435	421	79	95%▲7.5
92	Kyle TurrisFNSH	NSH	50.8%	553	281	272	55	—
93	Johan LarssonFBUF	BUF	50.7%	993	503	490	73	—
94	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	50.5%	1,340	677	663	82	100%
95	Justin AbdelkaderFDET	DET	50.5%	103	52	51	71	—
96	Sheldon DriesFCOL	COL	50.4%	131	66	65	40	0.0%
97	Radek FaksaFDAL	DAL	50.4%	1,132	570	562	81	0.1%
98	Calle JarnkrokFNSH	NSH	50.2%	331	166	165	79	0.1%
99	Colby CaveFEDM/BOS	EDM/BOS	50.1%	399	200	199	53	—
100	Par LindholmFTOR/WPG	TOR/WPG	50.1%	407	204	203	65	—

Minimum sample: 103 draws (it scales with games played). 356 below the minimum are hidden.

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Faceoffs won as a share of faceoffs taken (minimum draws scale with the season).

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