Sidney Crosby — Faceoff Stats

Pittsburgh Penguins· C·Shoots L·Born Aug 7, 1987·2010–2026

Sidney Crosby has a 2017-18 faceoff win percentage of 53.0% across 1,935 faceoffs in the 2017-18 season. Best zone: Offensive (67.1%). Ranked #49 in the league.

2017-18 FO%
53.0%
Record
1,026W - 909L
Total Faceoffs
1,935
League Rank
#49

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
67.1%
454 / 677 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
36.4%
212 / 583 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
53.3%
360 / 675 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
52.5%
1,479 FO
Power Play
55.7%
397 FO
Pen. Kill
47.5%
59 FO
Home
54.9%
993 FO
Away
51.1%
942 FO
P1
52.2%
615 FO
P2
53.2%
637 FO
P3
53.4%
661 FO
OT
59.1%
22 FO
Final 5 min
49.5%
499 FO
vs Left
51.9%
1,199 FO
vs Right
54.9%
736 FO

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins 58 55.7% 675 1,212 73.3% 37.8% 53.8%
2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 57.0% 1,016 1,782 73.1% 39.9% 54.8%
2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 58.2% 1,090 1,872 76.2% 39.7% 54.3%
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 53.0% 978 1,846 72.8% 32.9% 50.6%
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 52.4% 760 1,450 70.4% 35.6% 50.7%
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins 55 53.6% 676 1,262 70.4% 37.5% 52.1%
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins 41 55.6% 494 888 75.8% 33.3% 52.4%
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins 79 55.4% 1,012 1,826 71.1% 43.1% 49.5%
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 53.0% 1,026 1,935 67.1% 36.4% 53.3%
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins 75 48.2% 842 1,748 67.4% 28.7% 47.3%
2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 51.7% 986 1,907 65.7% 39.0% 47.6%
2014-15 Pittsburgh Penguins 77 49.9% 797 1,597 68.9% 31.3% 48.9%
2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 52.5% 991 1,887 61.6% 41.9% 52.6%
2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins 36 54.3% 453 834 60.1% 48.4% 53.8%
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins 22 50.1% 227 453 68.8% 32.9% 47.9%
2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins 41 55.7% 546 981 61.9% 46.7% 58.4%

Best Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. David Perron VGK 5-0 100.0%
vs. Adam Henrique ANA 7-1 87.5%
vs. Brian Boyle NJD 6-1 85.7%
vs. Jonathan Drouin MTL 19-4 82.6%
vs. Marcus Kruger CAR 4-1 80.0%
vs. Logan Shaw MTL 9-3 75.0%
vs. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare VGK 6-2 75.0%
vs. Nate Thompson OTT 5-2 71.4%
vs. Ryan Johansen NSH 5-2 71.4%
vs. Frans Nielsen DET 13-6 68.4%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Chris Tierney SJS 1-6 14.3%
vs. Derek MacKenzie FLA 1-4 20.0%
vs. Brandon Dubinsky CBJ 2-8 20.0%
vs. Kyle Turris NSH 2-6 25.0%
vs. Alexander Wennberg CBJ 2-6 25.0%
vs. Adrian Kempe LAK 2-5 28.6%
vs. Boone Jenner CBJ 3-7 30.0%
vs. Radek Faksa DAL 5-11 31.3%
vs. Ryan Kesler ANA 5-10 33.3%
vs. Kyle Brodziak STL 3-6 33.3%

Similar Players

Player Team FO% Total FO Similarity
Sean Monahan vs CGY, CBJ, MTL, WPG 51.3% 14,699 97.9%
Sebastian Aho vs CAR 51.3% 8,373 97.7%
John Tavares vs NYI, TOR 54.4% 21,040 97.4%
Jason Spezza vs DAL, OTT, TOR 54.7% 10,398 97.3%
Leon Draisaitl vs EDM 53.3% 14,044 97.1%
Eric Staal vs CAR, MIN, FLA, BUF, MTL, NYR 50.6% 13,222 96.8%
Roope Hintz vs DAL 53.9% 4,510 96.5%
Matt Duchene vs COL, NSH, DAL, OTT, CBJ 54.2% 12,547 96.5%
Aleksander Barkov vs FLA 53.0% 14,575 96.5%
Pavel Datsyuk vs DET 54.5% 5,994 96.4%

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