For the 2023-24 season, Sidney Crosby is the best in the NHL in faceoff wins with 1,090. Holding down 2nd place is Vincent Trocheck, owning a face-off victories total of 881. Holding a total of 876, Robert Thomas is sitting in the third spot. With the fourth and fifth spot are Anze Kopitar (859) in addition to Ryan O’Reilly (828).
2023-24 NHL Faceoff Wins Leaders
| FOW Rank | Player | FOW |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sidney Crosby | 1,090 |
| 2nd | Vincent Trocheck | 881 |
| 3rd | Robert Thomas | 876 |
| 4th | Anze Kopitar | 859 |
| 5th | Ryan O’Reilly | 828 |
| 6th | Leon Draisaitl | 826 |
| 7th | J.T. Miller | 823 |
| 8th | John Tavares | 802 |
| 9th | Jordan Staal | 799 |
| 10th | Joel Eriksson Ek | 796 |
| 11th | Nico Hischier | 785 |
| 12th | Mikael Backlund | 778 |
| 13th | Bo Horvat | 765 |
| 14th | Charlie Coyle | 762 |
| 15th | Elias Lindholm | 753 |
| 16th | Dylan Larkin | 716 |
| 17th | Auston Matthews | 705 |
| 18th | Sean Monahan | 698 |
| 19th | Dylan Strome | 697 |
| 20th | Sean Couturier | 692 |
| 21st | Nick Suzuki | 689 |
| 22nd | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 679 |
| 23rd | Adam Lowry | 676 |
| 24th | Claude Giroux | 668 |
| 25th | Aleksander Barkov | 630 |
| 26th | Jason Dickinson | 618 |
| 27th | Colton Sissons | 618 |
| 28th | Nick Bjugstad | 617 |
| 29th | Nathan MacKinnon | 607 |
| 30th | Boone Jenner | 604 |
| 31st | Mark Scheifele | 603 |
| 32nd | Phillip Danault | 600 |
2022 NHL Faceoff Wins Leaders
| FOW Rank | Player | FOW |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 991 |
| 2nd | Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues | 900 |
| 3rd | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 887 |
| 4th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 858 |
| 5th | Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames | 842 |
| 6th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 841 |
| 7th | John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs | 813 |
| 8th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 788 |
| 9th | Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks | 769 |
| 10th | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 760 |
| 11th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – New York Islanders | 748 |
| 12th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 736 |
| 13th | Claude Giroux – 2 Teams | 733 |
| 14th | Nico Hischier – New Jersey Devils | 730 |
| 15th | Colton Sissons – Nashville Predators | 719 |
| 16th | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 713 |
| 17th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 700 |
| 18th | Nick Suzuki – Montreal Canadiens | 699 |
| 19th | Joel Eriksson Ek – Minnesota Wild | 697 |
| 20th | Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs | 691 |
| 21st | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 691 |
| 22nd | Vincent Trocheck – Carolina Hurricanes | 680 |
| 23rd | Phillip Danault – Los Angeles Kings | 676 |
| 24th | J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks | 667 |
| 25th | Chandler Stephenson – Vegas Golden Knights | 653 |
| 26th | Jeff Carter – Pittsburgh Penguins | 648 |
| 27th | Boone Jenner – Columbus Blue Jackets | 642 |
| 28th | Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings | 630 |
| 29th | Sean Kuraly – Columbus Blue Jackets | 628 |
| 30th | Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks | 621 |
| 31st | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 621 |
| 32nd | David Kampf – Toronto Maple Leafs | 616 |
2021 NHL Faceoff Wins Leaders
| FOW Rank | Player | FOW |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 714 |
| 2nd | Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues | 703 |
| 3rd | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 676 |
| 4th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 661 |
| 5th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 648 |
| 6th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 628 |
| 7th | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 574 |
| 8th | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 563 |
| 9th | Christian Dvorak – Arizona Coyotes | 553 |
| 10th | Luke Glendening – Detroit Red Wings | 523 |
| 11th | William Karlsson – Vegas Golden Knights | 518 |
| 12th | Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames | 509 |
| 13th | Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks | 486 |
| 14th | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 484 |
| 15th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 479 |
| 16th | Phillip Danault – Montreal Canadiens | 476 |
| 17th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – New York Islanders | 472 |
| 18th | John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs | 471 |
| 19th | Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs | 450 |
| 20th | Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks | 444 |
| 21st | Nic Dowd – Washington Capitals | 432 |
| 22nd | Vincent Trocheck – Carolina Hurricanes | 431 |
| 23rd | Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers | 427 |
| 24th | Radek Faksa – Dallas Stars | 424 |
| 25th | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 424 |
| 26th | David Kampf – Chicago Blackhawks | 410 |
| 27th | Joel Eriksson Ek – Minnesota Wild | 395 |
| 28th | Nazem Kadri – Colorado Avalanche | 392 |
| 29th | Alexander Wennberg – Florida Panthers | 388 |
| 30th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 387 |
| 31st | Joshua Norris – Ottawa Senators | 379 |
| 32nd | Chandler Stephenson – Vegas Golden Knights | 375 |
2020 NHL Faceoff Wins Leaders
| FOW Rank | Player | FOW |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues | 880 |
| 2nd | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 856 |
| 3rd | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 850 |
| 4th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 777 |
| 5th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 758 |
| 6th | Phillip Danault – Montreal Canadiens | 728 |
| 7th | Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings | 715 |
| 8th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 699 |
| 9th | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 663 |
| 10th | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 662 |
| 11th | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 653 |
| 12th | Boone Jenner – Columbus Blue Jackets | 644 |
| 13th | Paul Stastny – Vegas Golden Knights | 624 |
| 14th | John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs | 617 |
| 15th | Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres | 615 |
| 16th | Brock Nelson – New York Islanders | 615 |
| 17th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – 2 Teams | 615 |
| 18th | Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets | 605 |
| 19th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 592 |
| 20th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 576 |
| 21st | Derek Stepan – Arizona Coyotes | 569 |
| 22nd | Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames | 549 |
| 23rd | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 549 |
| 24th | Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers | 543 |
| 25th | Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars | 538 |
| 26th | Lars Eller – Washington Capitals | 536 |
| 27th | Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks | 530 |
| 28th | Christian Dvorak – Arizona Coyotes | 523 |
| 29th | Chris Tierney – Ottawa Senators | 521 |
| 30th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 516 |
| 31st | Adam Henrique – Anaheim Ducks | 512 |
| 32nd | Nico Hischier – New Jersey Devils | 507 |
2019 NHL Faceoff Wins Leaders
| FOW Rank | Player | FOW |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues | 1,086 |
| 2nd | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 1,083 |
| 3rd | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 1,059 |
| 4th | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 1,041 |
| 5th | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 1,012 |
| 6th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 1,002 |
| 7th | Phillip Danault – Montreal Canadiens | 882 |
| 8th | Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings | 865 |
| 9th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 841 |
| 10th | John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs | 833 |
| 11th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 830 |
| 12th | Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets | 802 |
| 13th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 786 |
| 14th | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 782 |
| 15th | Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers | 755 |
| 16th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 700 |
| 17th | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 677 |
| 18th | Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars | 676 |
| 19th | Matt Duchene – 2 Teams | 676 |
| 20th | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 674 |
| 21st | Luke Glendening – Detroit Red Wings | 658 |
| 22nd | Derek Stepan – Arizona Coyotes | 651 |
| 23rd | Adam Lowry – Winnipeg Jets | 643 |
| 24th | Eric Staal – Minnesota Wild | 642 |
| 25th | Boone Jenner – Columbus Blue Jackets | 626 |
| 26th | Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks | 609 |
| 27th | Jeff Carter – Los Angeles Kings | 607 |
| 28th | Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres | 597 |
| 29th | Brock Nelson – New York Islanders | 594 |
| 30th | William Karlsson – Vegas Golden Knights | 588 |
| 31st | Nick Bonino – Nashville Predators | 586 |
| 32nd | Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes | 585 |
2018 NHL Faceoff Wins Leaders
| FOW Rank | Player | FOW |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan O’Reilly – Buffalo Sabres | 1,273 |
| 2nd | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 1,026 |
| 3rd | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 983 |
| 4th | John Tavares – New York Islanders | 913 |
| 5th | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 908 |
| 6th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 900 |
| 7th | Vincent Trocheck – Florida Panthers | 853 |
| 8th | Paul Stastny – 2 Teams | 832 |
| 9th | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 810 |
| 10th | Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild | 809 |
| 11th | Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars | 790 |
| 12th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 784 |
| 13th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 757 |
| 14th | Derek Stepan – Arizona Coyotes | 740 |
| 15th | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 732 |
| 16th | Matt Duchene – 2 Teams | 717 |
| 17th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 712 |
| 18th | Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames | 709 |
| 19th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 705 |
| 20th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 702 |
| 21st | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 672 |
| 22nd | Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings | 666 |
| 23rd | Brayden Schenn – St. Louis Blues | 660 |
| 24th | Tomas Plekanec – 2 Teams | 659 |
| 25th | Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings | 656 |
| 26th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 654 |
| 27th | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 638 |
| 28th | Tyler Bozak – Toronto Maple Leafs | 627 |
| 29th | Antoine Vermette – Anaheim Ducks | 609 |
| 30th | Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets | 594 |
| 31st | Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks | 587 |
| 32nd | Christian Dvorak – Arizona Coyotes | 585 |
2017 NHL Faceoff Wins Leaders
| FOW Rank | Player | FOW |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 1,086 |
| 2nd | Ryan O’Reilly – Buffalo Sabres | 1,039 |
| 3rd | Ryan Kesler – Anaheim Ducks | 1,029 |
| 4th | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 977 |
| 5th | Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild | 938 |
| 6th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 892 |
| 7th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 880 |
| 8th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 852 |
| 9th | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 842 |
| 10th | Vincent Trocheck – Florida Panthers | 835 |
| 11th | John Tavares – New York Islanders | 824 |
| 12th | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 803 |
| 13th | Brandon Sutter – Vancouver Canucks | 788 |
| 14th | Paul Stastny – St. Louis Blues | 786 |
| 15th | Tyler Bozak – Toronto Maple Leafs | 774 |
| 16th | Brandon Dubinsky – Columbus Blue Jackets | 770 |
| 17th | Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche | 768 |
| 18th | Martin Hanzal – 2 Teams | 767 |
| 19th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 756 |
| 20th | Antoine Vermette – Anaheim Ducks | 744 |
| 21st | Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames | 743 |
| 22nd | Jeff Carter – Los Angeles Kings | 735 |
| 23rd | Derek Stepan – New York Rangers | 716 |
| 24th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 711 |
| 25th | Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings | 705 |
| 26th | Mike Fisher – Nashville Predators | 703 |
| 27th | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 692 |
| 28th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 688 |
| 29th | Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche | 687 |
| 30th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 685 |
| 31st | Adam Lowry – Winnipeg Jets | 658 |
| 32nd | David Krejci – Boston Bruins | 657 |
2016 NHL Faceoff Wins Leaders
| FOW Rank | Player | FOW |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 1,130 |
| 2nd | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 1,083 |
| 3rd | Ryan O’Reilly – Buffalo Sabres | 1,024 |
| 4th | Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild | 988 |
| 5th | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 986 |
| 6th | Ryan Kesler – Anaheim Ducks | 980 |
| 7th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 950 |
| 8th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 921 |
| 9th | Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames | 887 |
| 10th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 806 |
| 11th | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 804 |
| 12th | Brandon Dubinsky – Columbus Blue Jackets | 780 |
| 13th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 760 |
| 14th | Antoine Vermette – Arizona Coyotes | 754 |
| 15th | John Tavares – New York Islanders | 741 |
| 16th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 715 |
| 17th | Paul Stastny – St. Louis Blues | 684 |
| 18th | Derick Brassard – New York Rangers | 676 |
| 19th | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 674 |
| 20th | Mike Fisher – Nashville Predators | 668 |
| 21st | Mika Zibanejad – Ottawa Senators | 659 |
| 22nd | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 659 |
| 23rd | Ryan Johansen – 2 Teams | 652 |
| 24th | Nazem Kadri – Toronto Maple Leafs | 641 |
| 25th | Valtteri Filppula – Tampa Bay Lightning | 632 |
| 26th | David Backes – St. Louis Blues | 620 |
| 27th | Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks | 620 |
| 28th | Adam Henrique – New Jersey Devils | 617 |
| 29th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Ottawa Senators | 614 |
| 30th | Luke Glendening – Detroit Red Wings | 614 |
| 31st | Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks | 602 |
| 32nd | Pavel Datsyuk – Detroit Red Wings | 599 |
2015 NHL Faceoff Wins Leaders
| FOW Rank | Player | FOW |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 1,175 |
| 2nd | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 1,063 |
| 3rd | Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild | 989 |
| 4th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 947 |
| 5th | Tyler Bozak – Toronto Maple Leafs | 944 |
| 6th | Ryan Kesler – Anaheim Ducks | 937 |
| 7th | Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames | 902 |
| 8th | Antoine Vermette – 2 Teams | 872 |
| 9th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 862 |
| 10th | Ryan Johansen – Columbus Blue Jackets | 850 |
| 11th | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 797 |
| 12th | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 777 |
| 13th | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 759 |
| 14th | John Tavares – New York Islanders | 753 |
| 15th | Kyle Turris – Ottawa Senators | 737 |
| 16th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 736 |
| 17th | Ryan O’Reilly – Colorado Avalanche | 713 |
| 18th | Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks | 708 |
| 19th | Brandon Sutter – Pittsburgh Penguins | 688 |
| 20th | Jason Spezza – Dallas Stars | 682 |
| 21st | Boyd Gordon – Edmonton Oilers | 681 |
| 22nd | Paul Stastny – St. Louis Blues | 671 |
| 23rd | Derick Brassard – New York Rangers | 669 |
| 24th | Cody Eakin – Dallas Stars | 656 |
| 25th | Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers | 643 |
| 26th | Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche | 635 |
| 27th | Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks | 632 |
| 28th | David Desharnais – Montreal Canadiens | 629 |
| 29th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 629 |
| 30th | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers | 620 |
| 31st | Paul Gaustad – Nashville Predators | 619 |
| 32nd | David Backes – St. Louis Blues | 615 |
2014 NHL Faceoff Wins Leaders
| FOW Rank | Player | FOW |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 1,015 |
| 2nd | Antoine Vermette – Arizona Coyotes | 1,005 |
| 3rd | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 991 |
| 4th | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 931 |
| 5th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 884 |
| 6th | Boyd Gordon – Edmonton Oilers | 843 |
| 7th | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 822 |
| 8th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 803 |
| 9th | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 785 |
| 10th | Jason Spezza – Ottawa Senators | 775 |
| 11th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 773 |
| 12th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 761 |
| 13th | Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 754 |
| 14th | Ryan Kesler – Vancouver Canucks | 740 |
| 15th | Kyle Turris – Ottawa Senators | 724 |
| 16th | Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild | 719 |
| 17th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 714 |
| 18th | Paul Gaustad – Nashville Predators | 696 |
| 19th | Valtteri Filppula – Tampa Bay Lightning | 693 |
| 20th | Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks | 692 |
| 21st | Derek Stepan – New York Rangers | 683 |
| 22nd | Ryan Johansen – Columbus Blue Jackets | 682 |
| 23rd | Tyler Bozak – Toronto Maple Leafs | 681 |
| 24th | Zack Smith – Ottawa Senators | 680 |
| 25th | Jarret Stoll – Los Angeles Kings | 678 |
| 26th | Jay McClement – Toronto Maple Leafs | 676 |
| 27th | Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks | 675 |
| 28th | Marcel Goc – 2 Teams | 658 |
| 29th | Paul Stastny – Colorado Avalanche | 655 |
| 30th | Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers | 646 |
| 31st | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 628 |
| 32nd | David Backes – St. Louis Blues | 621 |