Sam Lafferty — Faceoff Stats

Pittsburgh Penguins· C·Shoots R·Born Mar 6, 1995·2019–2026

Sam Lafferty has a 2019-20 faceoff win percentage of 49.6% across 236 faceoffs in the 2019-20 season. Best zone: Defensive (74.1%). Ranked #86 in the league.

2019-20 FO%
49.6%
Record
117W - 119L
Total Faceoffs
236
League Rank
#86

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
29.3%
29 / 99 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
74.1%
60 / 81 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
50.0%
28 / 56 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
51.5%
204 FO
Power Play
41.7%
12 FO
Pen. Kill
35.0%
20 FO
Home
49.2%
124 FO
Away
50.0%
112 FO
P1
48.9%
94 FO
P2
48.1%
77 FO
P3
51.6%
64 FO
OT
100.0%
1 FO
Final 5 min
43.5%
62 FO
vs Left
48.3%
178 FO
vs Right
53.4%
58 FO

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2025-26 Chicago Blackhawks 16 52.4% 22 42 50.0% 46.2% 57.1%
2024-25 Buffalo Sabres 48 50.6% 79 156 32.7% 62.3% 55.6%
2023-24 Vancouver Canucks 75 42.1% 150 356 42.3% 46.2% 39.0%
2022-23 Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs 65 51.1% 248 485 30.7% 72.4% 46.1%
2021-22 Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins 47 41.1% 108 263 16.0% 60.6% 56.0%
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins 29 52.4% 55 105 26.3% 74.4% 54.2%
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins 47 49.6% 117 236 29.3% 74.1% 50.0%

Best Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. William Karlsson VGK 4-1 80.0%
vs. Adam Henrique ANA 3-2 60.0%
vs. Ryan Johansen NSH 3-2 60.0%
vs. Nazem Kadri COL 4-3 57.1%
vs. Nico Hischier NJD 4-3 57.1%
vs. Mikael Backlund CGY 2-3 40.0%
vs. Pavel Zacha NJD 2-3 40.0%
vs. John Tavares TOR 2-5 28.6%
vs. Brock Nelson NYI 1-4 20.0%
vs. Radek Faksa DAL 1-4 20.0%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Mark Scheifele WPG 0-5 0.0%
vs. Brock Nelson NYI 1-4 20.0%
vs. Radek Faksa DAL 1-4 20.0%
vs. Mitchell Stephens TBL 1-4 20.0%
vs. John Tavares TOR 2-5 28.6%
vs. Mikael Backlund CGY 2-3 40.0%
vs. Pavel Zacha NJD 2-3 40.0%
vs. Nazem Kadri COL 4-3 57.1%
vs. Nico Hischier NJD 4-3 57.1%
vs. Adam Henrique ANA 3-2 60.0%

Similar Players

Player Team FO% Total FO Similarity
Max Talbot vs PHI, COL, PIT, BOS 46.9% 2,434 84.8%
Matt Stajan vs CGY 49.4% 5,990 79.5%
Brooks Laich vs WSH, TOR, LAK 47.0% 3,009 79.0%
Jason Dickinson vs CHI, DAL, VAN, EDM 47.6% 5,388 78.9%
Ryan Carpenter vs CHI, VGK, SJS, NYR, CGY 48.4% 2,535 78.9%
Chris Wagner vs BOS, ANA, COL, NYI 48.9% 1,570 78.7%
Jujhar Khaira vs EDM, CHI, MIN 46.5% 1,394 78.2%
Carter Rowney vs ANA, PIT, DET 49.2% 1,137 76.7%
James Wright vs WPG, TBL 46.7% 317 76.5%
Johan Larsson vs BUF, ARI, WSH 49.5% 5,249 76.4%

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