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

Between May 9, 2016 and May 9, 2026, Ryan O'Reilly has faced off the most times in a season, with 2,124 faceoffs in 2017-18.

Interpreted as:
best face off by a player takers per years in the NHL last ten years
NAMEFOSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Ryan O'Reilly
R. O'Reilly
2,124
2017-18
BUF 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
2Bo Horvat
B. Horvat
2,018
2018-19
VAN 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
3Aleksander Barkov
A. Barkov
1,939
2018-19
FLA 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
4Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
1,935
2017-18
PIT 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
5Ryan O'Reilly
R. O'Reilly
1,910
2018-19
STL 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
6Jonathan Toews
J. Toews
1,880
2018-19
CHI 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
7Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
1,872
2023-24
PIT 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
8Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
1,846
2022-23
PIT 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
9Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
1,826
2018-19
PIT 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
10Anze Kopitar
A. Kopitar
1,819
2018-19
LAK 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
11Anze Kopitar
A. Kopitar
1,816
2017-18
LAK 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
12Patrice Bergeron
P. Bergeron
1,812
2016-17
BOS BOS
79
21
32
53
+12
24
8
9
0
3
7
0
302
7.0
1,089
60.1
54
47
65
23
19:25
13Nico Hischier
N. Hischier
1,808
2025-26
NJD 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
14Ryan Kesler
R. Kesler
1,793
2016-17
ANA ANA
82
22
36
58
+8
83
8
12
0
0
2
0
186
11.8
1,029
57.4
146
75
22
39
21:18
15Ryan O'Reilly
R. O'Reilly
1,791
2016-17
BUF BUF
72
20
35
55
-1
10
8
16
1
1
3
0
189
10.6
1,039
58.0
21
45
58
27
21:28
16Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
1,782
2024-25
PIT 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
17Nico Hischier
N. Hischier
1,777
2024-25
NJD 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
18Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
1,748
2016-17
PIT PIT
75
44
45
89
+17
24
14
11
0
0
5
1
255
17.3
842
48.2
80
27
39
70
19:53
19Claude Giroux
C. Giroux
1,748
2016-17
PHI PHI
82
14
44
58
-15
38
5
26
0
1
3
2
199
7.0
977
55.9
68
28
38
35
19:07
20Mark Scheifele
M. Scheifele
1,736
2018-19
WPG 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
21John Tavares
J. Tavares
1,726
2017-18
NYI 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
22Patrice Bergeron
P. Bergeron
1,706
2022-23
BOS 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
23Mikko Koivu
M. Koivu
1,699
2016-17
MIN MIN
80
18
40
58
+27
34
2
18
0
2
4
1
139
12.9
938
55.2
32
65
39
28
19:07
24Aleksander Barkov
A. Barkov
1,697
2017-18
FLA 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
25Anze Kopitar
A. Kopitar
1,693
2016-17
LAK LAK
76
12
40
52
-10
28
5
14
0
1
0
0
150
8.0
892
52.7
78
59
29
37
20:46
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