Nico Sturm — Faceoff Stats
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 #19 in the league.
2022-23 FO%
55.8%
Record
491W - 389L
Total Faceoffs
880
League Rank
#19
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
33.0%
91 / 276 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
74.4%
256 / 344 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
55.4%
144 / 260 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
56.1%
716 FO
Power Play
67.7%
31 FO
Pen. Kill
51.1%
133 FO
Home
55.6%
412 FO
Away
56.0%
468 FO
P1
59.6%
314 FO
P2
52.0%
300 FO
P3
55.5%
256 FO
OT
60.0%
10 FO
Final 5 min
56.8%
206 FO
vs Left
56.1%
592 FO
vs Right
55.2%
288 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. 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% |
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% |