Sam Steel — Faceoff Stats
Sam Steel has a career faceoff win percentage of 50.2% across 3,309 faceoffs. Best zone: Neutral (53.4%). Ranked #213 in the league.
Career FO%
50.2%
Record
1,661W - 1,648L
Total Faceoffs
3,309
League Rank
#213
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
50.5%
556 / 1,102 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
46.4%
492 / 1,060 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
53.4%
613 / 1,147 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
50.6%
2,876 FO
Power Play
62.6%
179 FO
Pen. Kill
37.4%
254 FO
Home
50.0%
1,560 FO
Away
50.4%
1,749 FO
P1
51.9%
1,029 FO
P2
49.5%
1,146 FO
P3
49.6%
1,103 FO
OT
41.9%
31 FO
Final 5 min
48.4%
773 FO
vs Left
50.0%
2,072 FO
vs Right
50.5%
1,237 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. Elias Pettersson VAN | 16-5 | 76.2% |
| vs. Charlie Coyle CBJ | 15-6 | 71.4% |
| vs. Oskar Sundqvist STL | 16-7 | 69.6% |
| vs. Ryan Johansen COL | 15-7 | 68.2% |
| vs. Derek Ryan EDM | 15-7 | 68.2% |
| vs. Dylan Gambrell OTT | 14-7 | 66.7% |
| vs. Nick Bjugstad STL | 19-10 | 65.5% |
| vs. Quinton Byfield LAK | 15-8 | 65.2% |
| vs. William Karlsson VGK | 30-18 | 62.5% |
| vs. Ryan Hartman MIN | 22-14 | 61.1% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Claude Giroux OTT | 6-19 | 24.0% |
| vs. Nathan MacKinnon COL | 6-19 | 24.0% |
| vs. Radek Faksa DAL | 7-17 | 29.2% |
| vs. Mark Scheifele WPG | 9-19 | 32.1% |
| vs. Jonathan Toews WPG | 7-14 | 33.3% |
| vs. Nicolas Roy TOR | 11-20 | 35.5% |
| vs. Anze Kopitar LAK | 18-30 | 37.5% |
| vs. Ryan O'Reilly NSH | 15-24 | 38.5% |
| vs. Dylan Strome WSH | 9-14 | 39.1% |
| vs. Victor Rask MIN | 8-12 | 40.0% |
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% |