Nico Sturm — Faceoff Stats

San Jose Sharks· C·Shoots L·Born May 3, 1995·2018–2026

Nico Sturm has a 2022-23 faceoff win percentage of 55.8% across 880 faceoffs in the 2022-23 season. Best zone: Defensive (74.4%). Ranked #17 in the league.

2022-23 FO%
55.8%
Record
491W - 389L
Total Faceoffs
880
League Rank
#17

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
33.0%
91 / 276 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
74.4%
256 / 344 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
55.4%
144 / 260 faceoffs

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2025-26 Minnesota Wild 33 55.4% 170 307 27.2% 81.7% 53.7%
2024-25 San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers 67 56.5% 273 483 32.2% 75.0% 65.8%
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 84 51.6% 324 628 26.3% 73.5% 53.6%
2020-21 Minnesota Wild 39 50.3% 74 147 29.4% 70.2% 53.1%
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. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM 5-0 100.0%
vs. Nathan MacKinnon COL 6-0 100.0%
vs. Brock Nelson NYI 6-1 85.7%
vs. Jack Eichel VGK 5-1 83.3%
vs. Logan Brown STL 5-1 83.3%
vs. Vincent Trocheck NYR 4-1 80.0%
vs. Scott Laughton PHI 8-2 80.0%
vs. Andrew Copp DET 4-1 80.0%
vs. Alexander Wennberg SEA 4-1 80.0%
vs. Tommy Novak NSH 4-1 80.0%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Patrice Bergeron BOS 0-5 0.0%
vs. Brett Howden VGK 1-5 16.7%
vs. Blake Wheeler WPG 2-7 22.2%
vs. Dylan Larkin DET 2-5 28.6%
vs. Mark Scheifele WPG 3-7 30.0%
vs. John Tavares TOR 2-4 33.3%
vs. Jonathan Drouin MTL 2-4 33.3%
vs. Rasmus Kupari LAK 2-4 33.3%
vs. Luke Glendening DAL 3-5 37.5%
vs. J.T. Compher COL 3-5 37.5%

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