best face off takers per years in the nhl last ten years

Between October 28, 2016 and October 28, 2026, Ryan O'Reilly has faced off the most times in a season, with 2,124 faceoffs in 2017-18.

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Data note: Faceoffs: player game data complete from 1999-00

	NAME	FO	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Ryan O'Reilly R. O'Reilly	2,124	2017-18	BUF	81	24	37	61	-23	2	15	8	0	4	3	1	230	10.4	1,274	60.0	42	48	65	39	20:49
2	Bo Horvat B. Horvat	2,018	2018-19	VAN	82	27	34	61	-4	33	7	11	2	1	3	2	227	11.9	1,083	53.7	62	63	28	38	20:50
3	Aleksander Barkov A. Barkov	1,939	2018-19	FLA	82	35	61	96	-3	8	13	18	0	1	5	2	206	17.0	1,041	53.7	28	61	100	69	22:21
4	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	1,935	2017-18	PIT	82	29	60	89	0	46	9	29	0	0	6	3	247	11.7	1,026	53.0	75	36	42	76	20:41
5	Ryan O'Reilly R. O'Reilly	1,910	2018-19	STL	82	28	49	77	+22	12	6	16	1	2	5	2	234	12.0	1,086	56.9	31	36	94	33	20:46
6	Jonathan Toews J. Toews	1,880	2018-19	CHI	82	35	46	81	+2	40	9	14	1	0	5	2	235	14.9	1,059	56.3	42	44	72	52	21:00
7	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	1,872	2023-24	PIT	82	42	52	94	+7	40	10	13	0	0	3	0	278	15.1	1,090	58.2	101	37	73	57	20:05
8	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	1,846	2022-23	PIT	82	33	60	93	+8	52	9	18	0	0	9	1	255	12.9	978	53.0	71	47	59	67	20:09
9	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	1,826	2018-19	PIT	79	35	65	100	+18	36	12	17	0	2	3	1	220	15.9	1,012	55.4	85	43	54	67	21:00
10	Anze Kopitar A. Kopitar	1,819	2018-19	LAK	81	22	38	60	-20	30	1	18	2	0	3	0	156	14.1	1,002	55.1	59	66	57	58	22:18
11	Anze Kopitar A. Kopitar	1,816	2017-18	LAK	82	35	57	92	+21	20	7	20	0	2	6	0	200	17.5	983	54.1	50	64	54	70	22:05
12	Nico Hischier N. Hischier	1,808	2025-26	NJD	82	28	38	66	-6	29	11	12	0	1	6	3	211	13.3	1,008	55.8	58	62	27	72	20:43
13	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	1,782	2024-25	PIT	80	33	58	91	-20	31	12	15	0	0	10	4	227	14.5	1,016	57.0	67	39	29	86	20:22
14	Nico Hischier N. Hischier	1,777	2024-25	NJD	75	35	34	69	+9	20	14	15	0	2	3	0	187	18.7	987	55.5	44	60	24	53	20:23
15	Mark Scheifele M. Scheifele	1,736	2018-19	WPG	82	38	46	84	+8	38	12	11	0	3	6	3	199	19.1	803	46.3	54	54	74	48	21:52
16	John Tavares J. Tavares	1,726	2017-18	NYI	82	37	47	84	-12	26	12	18	2	1	3	2	257	14.4	913	52.9	30	34	49	78	19:56
17	Patrice Bergeron P. Bergeron	1,716	2016-17	BOS	75	20	32	52	+12	22	8	9	0	3	6	0	293	6.8	1,032	60.1	52	43	63	22	19:28
18	Patrice Bergeron P. Bergeron	1,706	2022-23	BOS	78	27	31	58	+35	22	9	10	2	0	7	0	249	10.8	1,043	61.1	66	54	38	21	17:24
19	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	1,706	2016-17	PIT	73	42	44	86	+17	24	13	10	0	0	4	1	247	17.0	823	48.2	77	27	39	69	19:55
20	Aleksander Barkov A. Barkov	1,697	2017-18	FLA	79	27	51	78	+9	14	5	12	5	0	3	0	256	10.5	908	53.5	30	67	82	63	22:04
21	Bo Horvat B. Horvat	1,685	2022-23	TOT	79	38	32	70	-1	18	12	10	4	1	5	1	229	16.6	958	56.9	57	55	38	37	20:39
22	Mika Zibanejad M. Zibanejad	1,673	2018-19	NYR	82	30	44	74	-12	47	11	12	2	0	5	0	236	12.7	831	49.7	134	66	69	69	20:34
23	J.T. Compher	1,665	2022-23	COL	82	17	35	52	+8	33	5	9	0	0	3	0	154	11.0	813	48.8	37	82	28	28	20:32
24	Leon Draisaitl L. Draisaitl	1,661	2021-22	EDM	80	55	55	110	+17	40	24	17	1	0	11	1	278	19.8	887	53.4	53	25	74	88	22:21
25	Nico Hischier N. Hischier	1,654	2022-23	NJD	81	31	49	80	+33	10	7	12	3	1	9	2	256	12.1	891	53.9	34	61	64	41	19:17

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Bruins	9	3	1	19	21
Canadiens	7	3	2	16	2
Maple Leafs	7	5	2	16	6
Senators	8	5	0	16	1
Panthers	7	4	2	16	2
Lightning	7	3	1	15	4
Red Wings	5	4	3	13	-4
Sabres	5	4	3	13	-8

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Thu 10/29	BUF	@	ANA	10:00 PM
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Fri 11/6	CBJ	@	BUF	7:00 PM
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Bruins	9	3	1	19	21
Canadiens	7	3	2	16	2
Senators	8	5	0	16	1
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Lightning	7	3	1	15	4
Sabres	5	4	3	13	-8
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Rangers	7	6	1	15	2
Islanders	6	4	2	14	4
Capitals	6	4	0	12	2
Penguins	5	6	1	11	0
Blue Jackets	5	5	0	10	-7
Flyers	3	7	4	10	-19

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Wild	9	3	2	20	13
Mammoth	8	5	0	16	4
Stars	7	4	1	15	8
Avalanche	6	5	1	13	9
Predators	4	3	5	13	-5
Blues	5	6	1	11	-2
Jets	4	5	3	11	-8
Blackhawks	4	8	0	8	-18
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	9	4	1	19	12
Oilers	8	2	2	18	9
Kraken	7	4	1	15	3
Sharks	6	6	1	13	-8
Ducks	5	6	1	11	-6
Flames	5	6	0	10	-13
Kings	3	6	2	8	-9
Canucks	3	10	1	7	-22