Nico Sturm — Faceoff Stats
Nico Sturm has a 2025-26 faceoff win percentage of 54.6% across 361 faceoffs in the 2025-26 season. Best zone: Defensive (80.7%). Ranked #35 in the league.
2025-26 FO%
54.6%
Record
197W - 164L
Total Faceoffs
361
League Rank
#35
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
26.5%
36 / 136 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
80.7%
117 / 145 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
55.0%
44 / 80 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
54.6%
271 FO
Pen. Kill
54.4%
90 FO
Home
53.0%
168 FO
Away
56.0%
193 FO
P1
58.2%
110 FO
P2
53.2%
141 FO
P3
52.3%
109 FO
OT
100.0%
1 FO
Final 5 min
55.7%
88 FO
vs Left
54.7%
243 FO
vs Right
54.2%
118 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. Shane Wright SEA | 5-1 | 83.3% |
| vs. John Tavares TOR | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Leon Draisaitl EDM | 7-3 | 70.0% |
| vs. Jonathan Toews WPG | 9-4 | 69.2% |
| vs. Nazem Kadri CGY | 4-2 | 66.7% |
| vs. Phillip Danault MTL | 4-2 | 66.7% |
| vs. Mason McTavish ANA | 4-2 | 66.7% |
| vs. Cody Glass NJD | 3-2 | 60.0% |
| vs. Samuel Helenius LAK | 4-3 | 57.1% |
| vs. Mark Scheifele WPG | 5-4 | 55.6% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Chandler Stephenson SEA | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Alex Turcotte LAK | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Aatu Raty VAN | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Nic Dowd WSH | 2-3 | 40.0% |
| vs. Elias Lindholm BOS | 2-3 | 40.0% |
| vs. Ryan Greene CHI | 2-3 | 40.0% |
| vs. Ryan McLeod BUF | 3-4 | 42.9% |
| vs. Frank Nazar CHI | 4-5 | 44.4% |
| vs. Nick Suzuki MTL | 3-3 | 50.0% |
| vs. Brady Tkachuk OTT | 3-3 | 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% |