Nico Sturm — Faceoff Stats
Nico Sturm has a career faceoff win percentage of 56.3% across 3,279 faceoffs. Best zone: Defensive (75.6%). Ranked #24 in the league.
Career FO%
56.3%
Record
1,845W - 1,434L
Total Faceoffs
3,279
League Rank
#24
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
35.1%
398 / 1,134 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
75.6%
891 / 1,178 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
57.5%
556 / 967 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
57.1%
2,719 FO
Power Play
61.3%
62 FO
Pen. Kill
51.0%
498 FO
Home
57.1%
1,614 FO
Away
55.4%
1,665 FO
P1
56.5%
1,078 FO
P2
54.9%
1,140 FO
P3
57.4%
1,028 FO
OT
60.6%
33 FO
Final 5 min
56.9%
785 FO
vs Left
55.4%
2,186 FO
vs Right
57.9%
1,093 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. Blake Lizotte PIT | 15-5 | 75.0% |
| vs. Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR | 16-6 | 72.7% |
| vs. Boone Jenner CBJ | 15-6 | 71.4% |
| vs. Peyton Krebs BUF | 15-6 | 71.4% |
| vs. Nathan MacKinnon COL | 27-11 | 71.1% |
| vs. Nicolas Roy TOR | 16-7 | 69.6% |
| vs. Lars Eller OTT | 29-13 | 69.0% |
| vs. Joel Eriksson Ek MIN | 19-9 | 67.9% |
| vs. Brayden Schenn STL | 23-11 | 67.6% |
| vs. Nazem Kadri CGY | 26-15 | 63.4% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Patrice Bergeron BOS | 6-14 | 30.0% |
| vs. Christian Dvorak PHI | 7-14 | 33.3% |
| vs. Adam Henrique EDM | 7-13 | 35.0% |
| vs. Sean Monahan CBJ | 8-14 | 36.4% |
| vs. Isac Lundeström CBJ | 8-12 | 40.0% |
| vs. Chandler Stephenson SEA | 11-15 | 42.3% |
| vs. John Tavares TOR | 9-12 | 42.9% |
| vs. Bo Horvat NYI | 12-16 | 42.9% |
| vs. Dylan Strome WSH | 15-20 | 42.9% |
| vs. Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH | 9-12 | 42.9% |
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% |