Nico Sturm — Faceoff Stats
Nico Sturm has a career faceoff win percentage of 55.7% across 3,338 faceoffs. Best zone: Defensive (75.6%). Ranked #28 in the league.
Career FO%
55.7%
Record
1,860W - 1,478L
Total Faceoffs
3,338
League Rank
#28
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
34.4%
398 / 1,158 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
75.6%
901 / 1,192 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
56.8%
561 / 988 faceoffs
Season-by-Season
| Season | Team | GP | FO% | W | Total FO | OZ% | DZ% | NZ% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 33 | 55.4% | 170 | 307 | 27.2% | 81.7% | 53.7% |
| 2024-25 | San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers | 67 | 56.5% | 273 | 483 | 32.2% | 75.0% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | San Jose Sharks | 63 | 60.1% | 497 | 827 | 45.4% | 79.0% | 57.1% |
| 2022-23 | San Jose Sharks | 74 | 55.8% | 491 | 880 | 33.0% | 74.4% | 55.4% |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche | 84 | 51.6% | 324 | 628 | 26.3% | 73.5% | 53.6% |
| 2020-21 | Minnesota Wild | 39 | 50.3% | 74 | 147 | 29.4% | 70.2% | 53.1% |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 53.1% | 26 | 49 | 35.7% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Wild | 2 | 29.4% | 5 | 17 | 42.9% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
Best Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Blake Lizotte PIT | 15-5 | 75.0% |
| vs. Nathan MacKinnon COL | 27-10 | 73.0% |
| vs. Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR | 16-6 | 72.7% |
| vs. Boone Jenner CBJ | 15-6 | 71.4% |
| vs. Peyton Krebs BUF | 15-6 | 71.4% |
| vs. Lars Eller OTT | 29-13 | 69.0% |
| vs. Joel Eriksson Ek MIN | 19-9 | 67.9% |
| vs. Brayden Schenn STL | 23-11 | 67.6% |
| vs. Nicolas Roy TOR | 18-9 | 66.7% |
| vs. Nazem Kadri CGY | 26-15 | 63.4% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Patrice Bergeron BOS | 6-14 | 30.0% |
| vs. John Tavares TOR | 10-22 | 31.3% |
| vs. Christian Dvorak PHI | 7-14 | 33.3% |
| vs. Adam Henrique EDM | 7-13 | 35.0% |
| vs. Sean Monahan CBJ | 8-14 | 36.4% |
| vs. Chandler Stephenson SEA | 11-19 | 36.7% |
| vs. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare SEA | 9-14 | 39.1% |
| vs. Isac Lundeström CBJ | 8-12 | 40.0% |
| vs. Bo Horvat NYI | 12-16 | 42.9% |
| vs. Dylan Strome WSH | 15-20 | 42.9% |