Sam Lafferty — Faceoff Stats

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

Sam Lafferty has a 2020-21 faceoff win percentage of 52.4% across 105 faceoffs in the 2020-21 season. Best zone: Defensive (74.4%).

2020-21 FO%
52.4%
Record
55W - 50L
Total Faceoffs
105
Total Faceoffs
105

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
26.3%
10 / 38 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
74.4%
32 / 43 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
54.2%
13 / 24 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
53.5%
101 FO
Pen. Kill
25.0%
4 FO
Home
50.0%
62 FO
Away
55.8%
43 FO
P1
70.0%
30 FO
P2
37.8%
37 FO
P3
52.6%
38 FO
Final 5 min
52.9%
34 FO
vs Left
50.7%
75 FO
vs Right
56.7%
30 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. Mikhail Maltsev NJD 7-2 77.8%
vs. Nicklas Backstrom WSH 5-3 62.5%
vs. Eric Staal BUF 4-3 57.1%
vs. Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH 4-3 57.1%
vs. Brock Nelson NYI 3-3 50.0%
vs. Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI 3-3 50.0%
vs. David Krejci BOS 2-4 33.3%
vs. Jack Hughes NJD 2-5 28.6%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Jack Hughes NJD 2-5 28.6%
vs. David Krejci BOS 2-4 33.3%
vs. Brock Nelson NYI 3-3 50.0%
vs. Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI 3-3 50.0%
vs. Eric Staal BUF 4-3 57.1%
vs. Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH 4-3 57.1%
vs. Nicklas Backstrom WSH 5-3 62.5%
vs. Mikhail Maltsev NJD 7-2 77.8%

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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