Sam Steel — Faceoff Stats
Sam Steel has a 2025-26 faceoff win percentage of 50.8% across 252 faceoffs in the 2025-26 season. Best zone: Defensive (53.8%). Ranked #79 in the league.
2025-26 FO%
50.8%
Record
128W - 124L
Total Faceoffs
252
League Rank
#79
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
47.6%
39 / 82 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
53.8%
43 / 80 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
51.1%
46 / 90 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
52.5%
200 FO
Power Play
71.4%
7 FO
Pen. Kill
40.0%
45 FO
Home
49.5%
109 FO
Away
51.7%
143 FO
P1
49.5%
91 FO
P2
47.5%
80 FO
P3
56.6%
76 FO
OT
40.0%
5 FO
Final 5 min
50.9%
53 FO
vs Left
54.1%
148 FO
vs Right
46.2%
104 FO
Season-by-Season
| Season | Team | GP | FO% | W | Total FO | OZ% | DZ% | NZ% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 56 | 50.8% | 128 | 252 | 47.6% | 53.8% | 51.1% |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 76 | 53.5% | 214 | 400 | 43.2% | 62.6% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 59 | 45.0% | 94 | 209 | 30.3% | 61.8% | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 60 | 48.7% | 308 | 633 | 53.2% | 39.1% | 54.1% |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 63 | 49.3% | 203 | 412 | 46.5% | 43.7% | 57.4% |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 42 | 52.8% | 237 | 449 | 53.9% | 43.9% | 59.5% |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 65 | 50.3% | 369 | 734 | 57.8% | 41.1% | 50.6% |
| 2018-19 | Anaheim Ducks | 22 | 49.1% | 108 | 220 | 50.0% | 44.6% | 52.6% |
Best Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Dylan Larkin DET | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Mathew Barzal NYI | 5-2 | 71.4% |
| vs. Mason McTavish ANA | 5-2 | 71.4% |
| vs. Alexander Wennberg SJS | 4-2 | 66.7% |
| vs. Nic Dowd WSH | 3-2 | 60.0% |
| vs. Evan Rodrigues FLA | 3-2 | 60.0% |
| vs. Logan Stankoven CAR | 5-4 | 55.6% |
| vs. Alex Laferriere LAK | 3-4 | 42.9% |
| vs. Mark Scheifele WPG | 2-4 | 33.3% |
| vs. Anton Lundell FLA | 2-5 | 28.6% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Nick Schmaltz UTA | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Anton Lundell FLA | 2-5 | 28.6% |
| vs. Mark Scheifele WPG | 2-4 | 33.3% |
| vs. Alex Laferriere LAK | 3-4 | 42.9% |
| vs. Logan Stankoven CAR | 5-4 | 55.6% |
| vs. Nic Dowd WSH | 3-2 | 60.0% |
| vs. Evan Rodrigues FLA | 3-2 | 60.0% |
| vs. Alexander Wennberg SJS | 4-2 | 66.7% |
| vs. Mathew Barzal NYI | 5-2 | 71.4% |
| vs. Mason McTavish ANA | 5-2 | 71.4% |
Similar Players
| Player | Team | FO% | Total FO | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Haula vs | MIN, NJD, NSH, VGK, BOS, CAR, FLA | 52.4% | 9,067 | 89.6% |
| Jordan Weal vs | PHI, MTL, ARI, LAK | 52.7% | 1,004 | 88.6% |
| Dakota Joshua vs | VAN, STL, TOR | 50.6% | 316 | 87.9% |
| Mika Zibanejad vs | NYR, OTT | 49.9% | 15,345 | 87.2% |
| Bryan Little vs | WPG, ATL | 50.7% | 11,681 | 87.1% |
| Josh Norris vs | OTT, BUF | 52.1% | 3,688 | 86.9% |
| Ryan Carter vs | NJD, MIN, CAR, FLA, ANA | 49.7% | 1,138 | 86.8% |
| Andrew Copp vs | WPG, DET, NYR | 51.9% | 6,887 | 86.3% |
| Phillip Danault vs | MTL, LAK, CHI | 53.3% | 11,906 | 86.1% |
| Brock Nelson vs | NYI, COL | 48.2% | 11,596 | 85.8% |