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NHL Faceoff Win % Leaders

2020-21All situationsThrough 56 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 2020-21: Patrice Bergeron (BOS), 62.2% FO%.

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NHL Faceoff Win % Leaders, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	FO%	Draws	FOW	FOL	GP
1	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	62.2%	1,147	714	433	54	—
2	Luke GlendeningFDET	DET	60.9%	859	523	336	54	0.0%
3	Pierre-Edouard BellemareFCOL	COL	60.7%	428	260	168	53	—
4	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	59.6%	812	484	328	54	30%▲20
5	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	58.8%	1,196	703	493	56	84%▲5
6	Jordan StaalFCAR	CAR	58.0%	1,083	628	455	53	20%▲13
7	Sean KuralyFBOS	BOS	57.4%	399	229	170	47	0.2%
8	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	57.3%	1,154	661	493	56	0.5%
9	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	57.2%	416	238	178	38	94%▼4.2
10	Jason SpezzaFTOR	TOR	56.9%	483	275	208	54	—
11	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	56.9%	750	427	323	45	9.2%▲7.2
12	Tyler BozakFSTL	STL	56.8%	382	217	165	31	—
13	Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI	NYI	56.7%	833	472	361	54	12%▲11
14	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	56.6%	509	288	221	54	50%▲32
15	Nic DowdFWSH	WSH	56.3%	768	432	336	56	3.2%▲3.1
16	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	56.2%	361	203	158	21	97%▲2.3
17	Jay BeagleFVAN	VAN	56.2%	308	173	135	30	—
18	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	56.1%	478	268	210	52	22%▲18
19	Vincent TrocheckFCAR	CAR	56.0%	769	431	338	47	88%▼5.4
20	Radek FaksaFDAL	DAL	55.8%	760	424	336	55	0.1%
21	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	55.7%	1,031	574	457	56	100%
22	Brandon SutterFVAN	VAN	55.5%	497	276	221	43	—
23	Adam HenriqueFANA	ANA	55.4%	547	303	244	45	0.5%
24	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	55.3%	852	471	381	56	96%▲9.3
25	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	55.2%	880	486	394	50	84%▲3.2
26	Boone JennerFCBJ	CBJ	55.1%	546	301	245	41	21%▲16
27	Erik HaulaFNSH	NSH	55.1%	490	270	220	51	12%▲8.7
28	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	54.9%	1,026	563	463	50	97%▲7
29	Tyler JohnsonFTBL	TBL	54.8%	310	170	140	55	—
30	Paul StastnyFWPG	WPG	54.7%	592	324	268	56	—
31	Cody EakinFBUF	BUF	54.3%	499	271	228	46	—
32	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	54.2%	592	321	271	51	—
33	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	54.0%	959	518	441	56	24%▲20
34	Colton SissonsFNSH	NSH	54.0%	591	319	272	54	3.3%▲3.1
35	Connor BunnamanFPHI	PHI	53.8%	104	56	48	18	—
36	Matt DucheneFNSH	NSH	53.8%	301	162	139	34	62%▼17
37	Frederick GaudreauFPIT	PIT	53.7%	162	87	75	19	0.2%
38	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	53.6%	1,262	676	586	55	100%▲2.4
39	Casey CizikasFNYI	NYI	53.2%	639	340	299	56	0.1%
40	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	53.0%	526	279	247	53	92%▲7.7
41	Andrew CoppFWPG	WPG	53.0%	232	123	109	55	9.2%▲7.8
42	Bo HorvatFVAN	VAN	52.9%	1,225	648	577	56	90%▲1.2
43	Trent FredericFBOS	BOS	52.9%	70	37	33	42	4.0%▲3.8
44	Nick BoninoFMIN	MIN	52.8%	691	365	326	55	—
45	Sam SteelFANA	ANA	52.8%	449	237	212	42	5.8%▲4.9
46	Devin ShoreFEDM	EDM	52.8%	108	57	51	38	—
47	David KampfFCHI	CHI	52.8%	777	410	367	56	0.0%
48	Nazem KadriFCOL	COL	52.8%	743	392	351	56	71%▼9
49	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	52.7%	692	365	327	56	99%▲1.2
50	Derick BrassardFARI	ARI	52.6%	435	229	206	53	—
51	Nolan PatrickFPHI	PHI	52.6%	430	226	204	52	—
52	Morgan GeekieFCAR	CAR	52.5%	141	74	67	36	96%▲7.9
53	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	52.5%	907	476	431	53	4.9%▲4.5
54	Noel AcciariFFLA	FLA	52.4%	519	272	247	41	3.3%▲3.1
55	Sam LaffertyFPIT	PIT	52.4%	105	55	50	34	0.0%
56	Josh NorrisFOTT	OTT	52.3%	724	379	345	56	39%▲32
57	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	52.3%	608	318	290	56	28%▲7.8
58	Nick PaulFOTT	OTT	52.1%	420	219	201	56	8.1%▲7.7
59	Christian DvorakFARI	ARI	52.1%	1,062	553	509	56	16%▲13
60	Derek RyanFCGY	CGY	52.0%	294	153	141	43	—
61	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	52.0%	696	362	334	56	—
62	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	51.9%	745	387	358	54	14%▲9.3
63	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	51.9%	867	450	417	52	99%
64	Chris WagnerFBOS	BOS	51.9%	79	41	38	41	—
65	Mikael GranlundFNSH	NSH	51.8%	469	243	226	51	52%▼12
66	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	51.8%	676	350	326	48	—
67	Tomas NosekFVGK	VGK	51.7%	387	200	187	38	—
68	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	51.6%	822	424	398	48	—
69	Michael McLeodFNJD	NJD	51.5%	633	326	307	52	—
70	Nico SturmFMIN	MIN	51.5%	134	69	65	50	0.1%
71	Pavel ZachaFNJD	NJD	51.5%	606	312	294	50	78%▲13
72	Travis ZajacFNJD/NYI	NJD/NYI	51.4%	603	310	293	46	—
73	Carl SoderbergFCHI/COL	CHI/COL	51.4%	391	201	190	45	—
74	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	51.4%	991	509	482	56	43%▲4.7
75	Brad RichardsonFNSH	NSH	51.4%	148	76	72	17	—
76	Steven LorentzFCAR	CAR	51.1%	309	158	151	45	0.0%
77	Derek GrantFANA	ANA	51.1%	566	289	277	46	—
78	Riley SheahanFBUF	BUF	50.9%	503	256	247	53	—
79	Blake LizotteFLAK	LAK	50.8%	354	180	174	41	0.1%
80	Clark BishopFOTT	OTT	50.7%	71	36	35	13	—
81	David BackesFANA	ANA	50.6%	160	81	79	15	—
82	Ryan McLeodFEDM	EDM	50.6%	81	41	40	10	26%▲20
83	Luke JohnsonFMIN	MIN	50.6%	87	44	43	14	—
84	Adam LowryFWPG	WPG	50.5%	715	361	354	52	5.7%▲5.5
85	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	50.4%	744	375	369	51	17%▲13
86	Lars EllerFWSH	WSH	50.4%	659	332	327	44	0.2%
87	Nate ThompsonFWPG	WPG	50.4%	284	143	141	44	—
88	Jake EvansFMTL	MTL	50.1%	405	203	202	47	5.7%▲5.2
89	Barclay GoodrowFTBL	TBL	50.0%	324	162	162	55	0.1%
90	Derek StepanFOTT	OTT	50.0%	260	130	130	20	—
91	Michael AmadioFLAK/OTT	LAK/OTT	50.0%	188	94	94	25	3.3%▲2.6
92	Justin DowlingFDAL	DAL	50.0%	86	43	43	27	—
93	Barrett HaytonFARI	ARI	50.0%	80	40	40	14	11%▲11
94	Lane PedersonFARI	ARI	50.0%	78	39	39	15	0.0%
95	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	49.8%	707	352	355	56	99%
96	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	49.7%	392	195	197	21	99%▲1.4
97	Riley NashFCBJ	CBJ	49.7%	326	162	164	37	—
98	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	49.5%	638	316	322	56	100%▲1.5
99	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	49.5%	730	361	369	44	96%
100	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	49.4%	520	257	263	56	95%▲7.5

Minimum sample: 70 draws (it scales with games played). 339 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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