Best Faceoff Centers — 2025-26

Top centers by faceoff win percentage (minimum 200 faceoffs)

Jonathan Toews leads NHL centers in faceoff win rate at 62.1% for 2025-26, followed by J.T. Miller and Curtis Lazar.

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Overall LeadersCentersWingsDefense
Rank Player Team Pos FO% Total FO
1 Jonathan Toews WPG C 62.1% 1,026
2 J.T. Miller NYR C 61.5% 890
3 Curtis Lazar EDM C 61.2% 291
4 Mark Kastelic BOS C 60.8% 564
5 Aatu Raty VAN C 60.5% 777
6 Auston Matthews TOR C 59.7% 972
7 Roope Hintz DAL C 59.1% 727
8 Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI C 59.1% 1,105
9 Dylan Strome WSH C 58.2% 1,334
10 Jack Drury COL C 58.1% 969
11 Tomas Hertl VGK C 57.8% 1,245
12 Tim Washe ANA C 57.7% 388
13 Scott Laughton TOR, LAK C 57.7% 768
14 Steven Stamkos NSH C 57.7% 560
15 John Tavares TOR C 57.5% 1,392
16 Leon Draisaitl EDM C 56.9% 1,103
17 Vincent Trocheck NYR C 56.9% 1,099
18 Anze Kopitar LAK C 56.8% 1,307
19 Morgan Frost CGY C 56.8% 1,058
20 Colton Sissons VGK C 56.5% 614
21 Bo Horvat NYI C 56.3% 1,226
22 Elias Lindholm BOS C 56.1% 1,177
23 Jake Evans MTL C 55.9% 845
24 Nico Hischier NJD C 55.8% 1,808
25 Jordan Staal CAR C 55.5% 1,512
26 Ben Meyers SEA C 55.4% 336
27 Sidney Crosby PIT C 55.2% 1,401
28 Nico Sturm MIN C 55.1% 372
29 Justin Hryckowian DAL C 55.1% 343
30 Ryan O'Reilly NSH C 55.1% 1,342
31 Adam Lowry WPG C 54.9% 951
32 Sam Carrick NYR, BUF C 54.8% 540
33 Phillip Danault MTL, LAK C 54.8% 991
34 Casey Cizikas NYI C 54.7% 642
35 Christian Dvorak PHI C 54.5% 1,154
36 Sean Couturier PHI C 54.3% 1,166
37 Kevin Stenlund UTA C 54.3% 1,141
38 Andrew Copp DET C 54.2% 990
39 Alex Turcotte LAK C 54.1% 475
40 Brayden Schenn STL, NYI C 54.1% 843
41 Adam Henrique EDM C 54.0% 605
42 Cody Glass NJD C 54.0% 896
43 Lars Eller OTT C 54.0% 615
44 Tyler Seguin DAL C 53.6% 235
45 Pavel Zacha BOS C 53.3% 983
46 Radek Faksa DAL C 53.3% 441
47 Dylan Cozens OTT C 53.2% 818
48 Jack Roslovic EDM C 53.0% 268
49 Tim Stützle OTT C 53.0% 638
50 Dylan Larkin DET C 52.9% 1,492