John Tavares — Faceoff Stats

Toronto Maple Leafs· C·Shoots L·Born Sep 20, 1990·2010–2026

John Tavares has a 2020-21 faceoff win percentage of 55.3% across 852 faceoffs in the 2020-21 season. Best zone: Offensive (65.7%). Ranked #24 in the league.

2020-21 FO%
55.3%
Record
471W - 381L
Total Faceoffs
852
League Rank
#24

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
65.7%
216 / 329 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
42.9%
118 / 275 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
55.2%
137 / 248 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
54.5%
692 FO
Power Play
59.1%
149 FO
Pen. Kill
54.5%
11 FO
Home
57.9%
404 FO
Away
52.9%
448 FO
P1
54.2%
264 FO
P2
55.1%
301 FO
P3
56.4%
280 FO
OT
57.1%
7 FO
Final 5 min
57.1%
182 FO
vs Left
56.9%
554 FO
vs Right
52.3%
298 FO

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs 71 57.8% 675 1,168 69.3% 42.1% 64.3%
2024-25 Toronto Maple Leafs 75 58.3% 762 1,308 63.8% 51.5% 59.0%
2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 59.3% 802 1,352 72.4% 45.8% 57.4%
2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 58.3% 726 1,245 72.5% 39.0% 64.1%
2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs 79 60.6% 813 1,342 73.3% 44.3% 62.2%
2020-21 Toronto Maple Leafs 56 55.3% 471 852 65.7% 42.9% 55.2%
2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs 63 55.3% 617 1,116 66.7% 39.9% 57.6%
2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 54.5% 832 1,528 62.3% 48.3% 52.0%
2017-18 New York Islanders 82 52.9% 913 1,726 58.8% 47.4% 52.4%
2016-17 New York Islanders 77 50.6% 824 1,628 66.4% 35.6% 47.2%
2015-16 New York Islanders 78 54.1% 741 1,370 74.5% 32.3% 51.5%
2014-15 New York Islanders 82 52.2% 753 1,442 74.1% 25.7% 53.9%
2013-14 New York Islanders 59 49.1% 554 1,129 71.6% 32.4% 44.1%
2012-13 New York Islanders 48 49.4% 459 930 70.0% 29.9% 51.9%
2011-12 New York Islanders 82 51.3% 813 1,585 68.2% 34.2% 49.0%
2010-11 New York Islanders 79 52.5% 693 1,319 69.2% 34.6% 53.1%

Best Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM 5-0 100.0%
vs. Devin Shore EDM 6-0 100.0%
vs. Gaetan Haas EDM 4-1 80.0%
vs. Jujhar Khaira EDM 9-3 75.0%
vs. Nate Thompson WPG 12-5 70.6%
vs. Adam Lowry WPG 30-14 68.2%
vs. Paul Stastny WPG 10-5 66.7%
vs. Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG 12-6 66.7%
vs. Chris Tierney OTT 11-6 64.7%
vs. Leon Draisaitl EDM 25-14 64.1%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Eric Staal BUF 6-15 28.6%
vs. Andrew Copp WPG 3-6 33.3%
vs. Jay Beagle VAN 5-9 35.7%
vs. Derek Stepan OTT 11-17 39.3%
vs. J.T. Miller VAN 15-23 39.5%
vs. Shane Pinto OTT 3-4 42.9%
vs. Kyle Turris EDM 7-8 46.7%
vs. Nick Paul OTT 14-16 46.7%
vs. Jesperi Kotkaniemi MTL 13-14 48.1%
vs. Elias Lindholm CGY 22-23 48.9%

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Player Team FO% Total FO Similarity
Sean Monahan vs CGY, CBJ, MTL, WPG 51.3% 14,699 98.9%
Roope Hintz vs DAL 53.9% 4,510 98.6%
Ryan Johansen vs NSH, CBJ, COL 53.4% 14,159 98.4%
Jason Spezza vs DAL, OTT, TOR 54.7% 10,398 98.3%
Nicklas Backstrom vs WSH 50.5% 14,396 98.3%
David Krejci vs BOS 50.9% 11,177 98.2%
Jamie Benn vs DAL 53.0% 9,033 97.9%
Auston Matthews vs TOR 53.9% 10,310 97.5%
Sidney Crosby vs PIT 53.5% 23,480 97.4%
Eric Staal vs CAR, MIN, FLA, BUF, MTL, NYR 50.6% 13,222 97.0%

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