Sam Steel — Faceoff Stats
Sam Steel has a 2022-23 faceoff win percentage of 48.7% across 633 faceoffs in the 2022-23 season. Best zone: Neutral (54.1%). Ranked #103 in the league.
2022-23 FO%
48.7%
Record
308W - 325L
Total Faceoffs
633
League Rank
#103
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
53.2%
118 / 222 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
39.1%
84 / 215 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
54.1%
106 / 196 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
49.5%
553 FO
Power Play
61.3%
31 FO
Pen. Kill
30.6%
49 FO
Home
46.4%
347 FO
Away
51.4%
286 FO
P1
52.1%
192 FO
P2
49.8%
229 FO
P3
45.2%
208 FO
OT
0.0%
4 FO
Final 5 min
42.8%
145 FO
vs Left
46.3%
378 FO
vs Right
52.2%
255 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. Joe Pavelski DAL | 5-1 | 83.3% |
| vs. Ryan Johansen NSH | 5-1 | 83.3% |
| vs. Scott Laughton PHI | 5-1 | 83.3% |
| vs. Elias Pettersson VAN | 5-1 | 83.3% |
| vs. Vincent Trocheck NYR | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Travis Boyd ARI | 7-2 | 77.8% |
| vs. Peyton Krebs BUF | 10-3 | 76.9% |
| vs. Nick Bonino SJS | 6-2 | 75.0% |
| vs. Sam Carrick ANA | 5-2 | 71.4% |
| vs. Bo Horvat VAN | 5-2 | 71.4% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. John Tavares TOR | 1-5 | 16.7% |
| vs. Claude Giroux OTT | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Jamie Benn DAL | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Logan Couture SJS | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Adam Lowry WPG | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Radek Faksa DAL | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Chandler Stephenson VGK | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Nathan MacKinnon COL | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. David Kampf TOR | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Pius Suter DET | 1-4 | 20.0% |
Similar Players
| Player | Team | FO% | Total FO | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Haula vs | MIN, NJD, NSH, VGK, BOS, CAR, FLA | 52.4% | 9,077 | 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% |
| Bryan Little vs | WPG, ATL | 50.7% | 11,681 | 87.1% |
| Josh Norris vs | OTT, BUF | 52.1% | 3,701 | 87.1% |
| Mika Zibanejad vs | NYR, OTT | 49.9% | 15,359 | 87.1% |
| 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% |
| Brock Nelson vs | NYI, COL | 48.3% | 11,611 | 86.2% |
| Phillip Danault vs | MTL, LAK, CHI | 53.3% | 11,906 | 86.1% |