Sam Steel — Faceoff Stats
Sam Steel has a 2024-25 faceoff win percentage of 53.5% across 400 faceoffs in the 2024-25 season. Best zone: Defensive (62.6%). Ranked #45 in the league.
2024-25 FO%
53.5%
Record
214W - 186L
Total Faceoffs
400
League Rank
#45
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
43.2%
54 / 125 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
62.6%
77 / 123 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
54.6%
83 / 152 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
56.9%
320 FO
Power Play
71.4%
7 FO
Pen. Kill
37.0%
73 FO
Home
55.9%
202 FO
Away
51.0%
198 FO
P1
55.5%
110 FO
P2
55.1%
147 FO
P3
50.3%
143 FO
Final 5 min
60.6%
99 FO
vs Left
55.4%
224 FO
vs Right
51.1%
176 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. Quinton Byfield LAK | 5-0 | 100.0% |
| vs. Connor Bedard CHI | 5-0 | 100.0% |
| vs. Ryan Strome ANA | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Tomas Nosek FLA | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Casey Mittelstadt COL | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Connor Zary CGY | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Hendrix Lapierre WSH | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Fedor Svechkov NSH | 4-1 | 80.0% |
| vs. Frederick Gaudreau MIN | 6-3 | 66.7% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Mark Scheifele WPG | 2-9 | 18.2% |
| vs. Vincent Trocheck NYR | 1-4 | 20.0% |
| vs. Nathan MacKinnon COL | 3-9 | 25.0% |
| vs. Dylan Strome WSH | 2-5 | 28.6% |
| vs. Nick Suzuki MTL | 4-7 | 36.4% |
| vs. Morgan Barron WPG | 2-3 | 40.0% |
| vs. Mark Kastelic BOS | 3-4 | 42.9% |
| vs. Macklin Celebrini SJS | 3-4 | 42.9% |
| vs. Shane Wright SEA | 3-3 | 50.0% |
| vs. Ryan Hartman MIN | 4-3 | 57.1% |
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% |