NHL Faceoff Leaders — 2016-17
Top faceoff win percentage rankings (minimum 200 faceoffs)
2016-17 NHL faceoff percentage leaders, ranked by win percentage (minimum 200 faceoffs). Matt Duchene leads at 62.6%, followed by Antoine Vermette (62.3%) and Patrice Bergeron (60.1%). View zone breakdowns, head-to-head matchups, and detailed stats for every player.
| Rank | Player | Team | Pos | Shoots | FO% | Total FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Duchene | COL | C | L | 62.6% | 1,098 |
| 2 | Antoine Vermette | ANA | C | L | 62.3% | 1,195 |
| 3 | Patrice Bergeron | BOS | C | R | 60.1% | 1,812 |
| 4 | Jordan Staal | CAR | C | L | 59.1% | 1,166 |
| 5 | Ryan O'Reilly | BUF | C | L | 58.0% | 1,791 |
| 6 | Brandon Pirri | NYR | C | L | 57.6% | 243 |
| 7 | Ryan Kesler | ANA | C | R | 57.4% | 1,793 |
| 8 | Matt Hendricks | EDM | C | L | 56.9% | 232 |
| 9 | Tyler Bozak | TOR | C | R | 56.7% | 1,366 |
| 10 | Martin Hanzal | ARI, MIN | C | L | 56.4% | 1,360 |
| 11 | Jay Beagle | WSH | C | R | 56.4% | 1,107 |
| 12 | Claude Giroux | PHI | R | R | 55.9% | 1,748 |
| 13 | Paul Stastny | STL | C | L | 55.7% | 1,410 |
| 14 | Bryan Little | WPG | C | R | 55.6% | 1,097 |
| 15 | Elias Lindholm | CAR | C | R | 55.6% | 635 |
| 16 | John Mitchell | COL | C | L | 55.4% | 538 |
| 17 | Derek Ryan | CAR | C | R | 55.3% | 707 |
| 18 | Mikko Koivu | MIN | C | L | 55.2% | 1,699 |
| 19 | Sean Couturier | PHI | C | L | 55.1% | 1,066 |
| 20 | Steve Ott | DET, MTL | C | L | 55.0% | 278 |
| 21 | Gabriel Dumont | TBL | C | R | 55.0% | 242 |
| 22 | Mike Fisher | NSH | C | R | 54.9% | 1,280 |
| 23 | Jonathan Toews | CHI | C | L | 54.9% | 1,552 |
| 24 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | OTT | C | R | 54.8% | 1,018 |
| 25 | Travis Zajac | NJD | C | R | 54.7% | 1,617 |
| 26 | Dominic Moore | BOS | C | L | 54.6% | 654 |
| 27 | Andrew Shaw | MTL | R | R | 54.6% | 438 |
| 28 | Ryan Johansen | NSH | C | R | 54.6% | 1,472 |
| 29 | Torrey Mitchell | MTL | C | R | 54.5% | 752 |
| 30 | Brandon Sutter | VAN | C | R | 54.3% | 1,452 |
| 31 | Luke Glendening | DET | C | R | 54.0% | 568 |
| 32 | Erik Haula | MIN | L | L | 53.9% | 750 |
| 33 | Frans Nielsen | DET | C | L | 53.8% | 1,214 |
| 34 | Vernon Fiddler | NJD, NSH | C | L | 53.7% | 689 |
| 35 | Patrick Marleau | SJS | C | L | 53.5% | 215 |
| 36 | Nate Thompson | ANA | C | L | 53.1% | 245 |
| 37 | Kyle Turris | OTT | C | R | 53.1% | 1,225 |
| 38 | Michael Chaput | VAN | C | L | 52.7% | 385 |
| 39 | Anze Kopitar | LAK | C | L | 52.7% | 1,693 |
| 40 | Brad Richardson | ARI | R | L | 52.6% | 230 |
| 41 | Joe Pavelski | SJS | C | R | 52.5% | 856 |
| 42 | Lukas Sedlak | CBJ | C | L | 52.4% | 443 |
| 43 | Cody Eakin | DAL | C | L | 52.3% | 1,001 |
| 44 | Derek Grant | BUF, NSH | C | L | 52.3% | 384 |
| 45 | Jason Spezza | DAL | C | R | 52.2% | 678 |
| 46 | Brian Boyle | TBL, TOR | C | L | 52.2% | 581 |
| 47 | Zack Smith | OTT | C | L | 52.1% | 609 |
| 48 | Oscar Lindberg | NYR | L | L | 52.0% | 575 |
| 49 | Mika Zibanejad | NYR | C | R | 52.0% | 950 |
| 50 | Carl Soderberg | COL | C | L | 52.0% | 702 |