Nico Sturm — Faceoff Stats
Nico Sturm has a 2024-25 faceoff win percentage of 58.8% across 422 faceoffs in the 2024-25 season. Best zone: Defensive (74.8%). Ranked #6 in the league.
2024-25 FO%
58.8%
Record
248W - 174L
Total Faceoffs
422
League Rank
#6
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
36.3%
53 / 146 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
74.8%
95 / 127 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
67.1%
100 / 149 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
62.1%
356 FO
Power Play
75.0%
4 FO
Pen. Kill
38.7%
62 FO
Home
61.8%
191 FO
Away
56.3%
231 FO
P1
58.0%
150 FO
P2
57.9%
145 FO
P3
60.6%
127 FO
Final 5 min
58.3%
108 FO
vs Left
55.9%
279 FO
vs Right
64.3%
143 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. Jake Evans MTL | 5-1 | 83.3% |
| vs. Sean Couturier PHI | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Peyton Krebs BUF | 6-2 | 75.0% |
| vs. Nathan MacKinnon COL | 8-3 | 72.7% |
| vs. Nazem Kadri CGY | 5-2 | 71.4% |
| vs. Nicolas Roy VGK | 4-2 | 66.7% |
| vs. Juuso Parssinen COL | 6-3 | 66.7% |
| vs. Lars Eller WSH | 3-2 | 60.0% |
| vs. Sean Kuraly CBJ | 3-2 | 60.0% |
| vs. Tomas Hertl VGK | 3-2 | 60.0% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Bo Horvat NYI | 1-5 | 16.7% |
| vs. Marco Kasper DET | 2-4 | 33.3% |
| vs. Yanni Gourde SEA | 3-5 | 37.5% |
| vs. Josh Norris OTT | 2-3 | 40.0% |
| vs. Mark Kastelic BOS | 2-3 | 40.0% |
| vs. Ryan McLeod BUF | 2-3 | 40.0% |
| vs. Adam Fantilli CBJ | 2-3 | 40.0% |
| vs. Trevor Lewis LAK | 3-3 | 50.0% |
| vs. Max Domi TOR | 3-3 | 50.0% |
| vs. Christian Dvorak MTL | 4-4 | 50.0% |
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% | 12,557 | 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% |