Sidney Crosby — Faceoff Stats

Pittsburgh Penguins· C·Shoots L·Born Aug 7, 1987·2010–2026
2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-222020-212019-202018-192017-182016-172015-162014-152013-142012-132011-122010-11 All Seasons

Sidney Crosby has a career faceoff win percentage of 53.5% across 23,507 faceoffs. Best zone: Offensive (69.3%). Ranked #73 in the league.

Career FO%
53.5%
Record
12,587W - 10,920L
Total Faceoffs
23,507
League Rank
#73

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
69.3%
5,888 / 8,495 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
37.7%
2,823 / 7,497 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
51.6%
3,876 / 7,515 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
52.8%
17,990 FO
Power Play
57.4%
4,733 FO
Pen. Kill
47.1%
765 FO
Home
55.0%
11,972 FO
Away
52.0%
11,535 FO
P1
53.6%
7,616 FO
P2
53.9%
7,773 FO
P3
53.3%
7,755 FO
OT
49.6%
363 FO
Final 5 min
52.4%
5,665 FO
vs Left
53.3%
14,851 FO
vs Right
53.9%
8,656 FO

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins 59 55.9% 693 1,239 73.7% 37.9% 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. Connor Bedard CHI 19-4 82.6%
vs. Tim Stützle OTT 28-6 82.4%
vs. Filip Chytil VAN 17-4 81.0%
vs. Brad Marchand FLA 16-4 80.0%
vs. Jonathan Drouin NYI 24-6 80.0%
vs. Jordan Martinook CAR 18-5 78.3%
vs. Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR 15-5 75.0%
vs. Max Domi TOR 19-7 73.1%
vs. Sam Bennett FLA 33-13 71.7%
vs. Eetu Luostarinen FLA 17-7 70.8%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Jeff Halpern PHX 12-22 35.3%
vs. Jim Slater WPG 8-13 38.1%
vs. Christian Dvorak PHI 21-33 38.9%
vs. Teddy Blueger VAN 9-14 39.1%
vs. Kyle Okposo BUF 15-23 39.5%
vs. Tomas Plekanec MTL 66-98 40.2%
vs. Joe Thornton FLA 13-19 40.6%
vs. Brad Richards DET 23-33 41.1%
vs. Brandon Dubinsky CBJ 62-88 41.3%
vs. Tyler Seguin DAL 36-51 41.4%

Similar Players

Player Team FO% Total FO Similarity
Sean Monahan vs CGY, CBJ, MTL, WPG 51.3% 14,702 97.9%
Sebastian Aho vs CAR 51.3% 8,393 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%
Matt Duchene vs COL, NSH, DAL, OTT, CBJ 54.2% 12,553 96.5%
Roope Hintz vs DAL 53.9% 4,510 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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