Nico Sturm — Faceoff Stats

Minnesota Wild· C·Shoots L·Born May 3, 1995·2018–2026

Nico Sturm has a 2019-20 faceoff win percentage of 53.1% across 49 faceoffs in the 2019-20 season. Best zone: Defensive (61.1%).

2019-20 FO%
53.1%
Record
26W - 23L
Total Faceoffs
49
Total Faceoffs
49

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
35.7%
5 / 14 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
61.1%
11 / 18 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
58.8%
10 / 17 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
55.6%
45 FO
Pen. Kill
25.0%
4 FO
Home
42.9%
21 FO
Away
60.7%
28 FO
P1
56.3%
16 FO
P2
57.1%
14 FO
P3
47.4%
19 FO
Final 5 min
69.2%
13 FO
vs Left
40.0%
25 FO
vs Right
66.7%
24 FO

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2025-26 Minnesota Wild 46 54.6% 197 361 26.5% 80.7% 55.0%
2024-25 San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers 60 58.8% 248 422 36.3% 74.8% 67.1%
2023-24 San Jose Sharks 63 60.1% 497 827 45.4% 79.0% 57.1%
2022-23 San Jose Sharks 74 55.8% 491 880 33.0% 74.4% 55.4%
2021-22 Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche 73 53.0% 312 589 27.0% 74.1% 55.9%
2020-21 Minnesota Wild 34 51.5% 69 134 32.6% 69.0% 54.3%
2019-20 Minnesota Wild 6 53.1% 26 49 35.7% 61.1% 58.8%
2018-19 Minnesota Wild 2 29.4% 5 17 42.9% 20.0% 20.0%

Best Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Nathan MacKinnon COL 5-0 100.0%
vs. Sean Monahan CGY 2-4 33.3%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Sean Monahan CGY 2-4 33.3%
vs. Nathan MacKinnon COL 5-0 100.0%

Similar Players

Player Team FO% Total FO Similarity
Paul Gaustad vs NSH, BUF 57.7% 5,826 99.2%
Manny Malhotra vs VAN, CAR, MTL 60.0% 4,133 99.1%
Marty Reasoner vs NYI, FLA 53.8% 2,155 98.7%
Steve Ott vs DAL, BUF, STL, DET, MTL 55.5% 4,233 98.5%
Eric Belanger vs EDM, PHX 55.1% 2,682 98.4%
Brandon Dubinsky vs CBJ, NYR 53.2% 8,347 98.2%
Luke Glendening vs DET, TBL, DAL, NJD, PHI 55.6% 10,463 98.1%
Jean-Gabriel Pageau vs NYI, OTT 54.8% 12,544 98.1%
Jerred Smithson vs NSH, FLA, TOR, EDM 56.8% 2,345 98.1%
Lukas Sedlak vs CBJ, PHI, COL 50.8% 1,091 98.0%

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