Nico Sturm — Faceoff Stats
Nico Sturm has a 2023-24 faceoff win percentage of 60.1% across 827 faceoffs in the 2023-24 season. Best zone: Defensive (79.0%). Ranked #4 in the league.
2023-24 FO%
60.1%
Record
497W - 330L
Total Faceoffs
827
League Rank
#4
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
45.4%
142 / 313 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
79.0%
222 / 281 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
57.1%
133 / 233 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
60.6%
708 FO
Power Play
61.1%
18 FO
Pen. Kill
56.4%
101 FO
Home
61.6%
451 FO
Away
58.2%
376 FO
P1
55.9%
254 FO
P2
58.9%
285 FO
P3
64.6%
271 FO
OT
70.6%
17 FO
Final 5 min
59.5%
210 FO
vs Left
56.5%
563 FO
vs Right
67.8%
264 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. Lars Eller PIT | 9-0 | 100.0% |
| vs. Nic Dowd WSH | 5-0 | 100.0% |
| vs. Ryan Strome ANA | 5-0 | 100.0% |
| vs. Jack McBain ARI | 5-0 | 100.0% |
| vs. Nazem Kadri CGY | 7-1 | 87.5% |
| vs. Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH | 6-1 | 85.7% |
| vs. Sam Reinhart FLA | 6-1 | 85.7% |
| vs. Connor Zary CGY | 6-1 | 85.7% |
| vs. Michael McCarron NSH | 11-2 | 84.6% |
| vs. Scott Laughton PHI | 5-1 | 83.3% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Sean Monahan MTL | 0-8 | 0.0% |
| vs. Andrew Copp DET | 1-7 | 12.5% |
| vs. Jason Dickinson CHI | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Dylan Strome WSH | 2-7 | 22.2% |
| vs. Sidney Crosby PIT | 2-5 | 28.6% |
| vs. Casey Cizikas NYI | 3-7 | 30.0% |
| vs. Pavel Zacha BOS | 2-4 | 33.3% |
| vs. Tommy Novak NSH | 2-4 | 33.3% |
| vs. Roope Hintz DAL | 2-4 | 33.3% |
| vs. Shane Pinto OTT | 2-4 | 33.3% |
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% |