most faceoffs per game 2026

Nico Hischier had the most faceoffs per game played this season, with 22.05.

Interpreted as:
most faceoffs per game by a player 2026
NAMEFO/GPFOGPSEASONTMGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Nico Hischier
N. Hischier
22.05
1,808
82
2025-26
NJD NJD
28
38
66
-6
29
11
12
0
1
6
3
211
13.3
1,008
55.8
58
62
27
72
20:43
2Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
20.6
1,401
68
2025-26
PIT PIT
29
45
74
0
44
10
13
0
0
4
1
160
18.1
773
55.2
60
30
24
73
19:14
3Dylan Larkin
D. Larkin
20.16
1,492
74
2025-26
DET DET
34
33
67
+3
48
14
10
1
0
9
4
229
14.8
789
52.9
46
33
18
67
20:11
4Jordan Staal
J. Staal
20.16
1,512
75
2025-26
CAR CAR
20
16
36
+5
29
4
0
0
1
4
0
107
18.7
839
55.5
166
48
16
46
16:11
5Joel Eriksson Ek
J. Eriksson Ek
19.86
1,390
70
2025-26
MIN MIN
19
32
51
+16
32
7
9
0
0
3
0
194
9.8
681
49.0
106
34
19
41
19:05
6Anze Kopitar
A. Kopitar
19.51
1,307
67
2025-26
LAK LAK
12
26
38
+19
10
5
7
0
0
1
0
101
11.9
744
56.9
33
61
23
58
19:07
7Elias Pettersson
E. Pettersson
18.28
1,353
74
2025-26
VAN VAN
15
36
51
-30
20
4
18
1
0
0
0
132
11.4
642
47.5
67
108
31
68
18:58
8Chandler Stephenson
C. Stephenson
18.21
1,457
80
2025-26
SEA SEA
16
33
49
-24
14
6
10
0
2
3
0
93
17.2
759
52.1
20
56
32
67
19:23
9Bo Horvat
B. Horvat
18.03
1,226
68
2025-26
NYI NYI
31
26
57
+8
40
7
9
1
0
7
2
226
13.7
690
56.3
51
38
19
69
20:46
10Brock Nelson
B. Nelson
18.01
1,459
81
2025-26
COL COL
33
32
65
+15
36
10
8
0
1
9
1
186
17.7
735
50.4
38
65
21
67
19:39
11Nick Suzuki
N. Suzuki
17.66
1,448
82
2025-26
MTL MTL
29
72
101
+37
28
11
32
1
0
2
1
183
15.8
731
50.5
62
62
29
72
20:49
12Mikael Backlund
M. Backlund
17.57
1,441
82
2025-26
CGY CGY
17
26
43
+7
16
1
2
1
4
3
0
186
9.1
720
50.0
23
28
32
86
17:57
13Alexander Wennberg
A. Wennberg
17.5
1,400
80
2025-26
SJS SJS
18
37
55
-25
18
8
7
0
1
3
1
93
19.4
655
46.8
28
93
35
54
20:27
14Anton Lundell
A. Lundell
17.5
1,120
64
2025-26
FLA FLA
18
26
44
-8
34
4
11
2
2
3
0
138
13.0
580
51.8
75
35
14
64
19:09
15Elias Lindholm
E. Lindholm
17.06
1,177
69
2025-26
BOS BOS
17
31
48
-7
38
7
13
0
0
3
0
114
14.9
660
56.1
41
59
17
52
17:53
16John Tavares
J. Tavares
16.98
1,392
82
2025-26
TOR TOR
31
40
71
-28
28
12
9
0
0
4
2
192
16.1
800
57.5
74
24
26
75
18:11
17Leon Draisaitl
L. Draisaitl
16.97
1,103
65
2025-26
EDM EDM
35
62
97
+13
26
16
26
1
0
3
1
186
18.8
628
56.9
34
15
26
106
21:35
18Nathan MacKinnon
N. MacKinnon
16.68
1,334
80
2025-26
COL COL
53
74
127
+57
39
11
19
0
0
7
1
350
15.1
681
51.0
64
35
25
165
22:16
19Dylan Strome
D. Strome
16.68
1,334
80
2025-26
WSH WSH
19
39
58
+2
46
6
15
0
0
2
0
143
13.3
777
58.2
11
53
19
75
18:02
20Ryan O'Reilly
R. O'Reilly
16.57
1,342
81
2025-26
NSH NSH
25
49
74
+8
22
5
15
2
1
8
0
154
16.2
739
55.1
17
66
50
49
20:24
21Vincent Trocheck
V. Trocheck
16.4
1,099
67
2025-26
NYR NYR
16
37
53
-16
64
2
14
2
0
1
0
114
14.0
625
56.9
193
49
27
80
20:33
22Robert Thomas
R. Thomas
16.28
1,042
64
2025-26
STL STL
25
39
64
+22
24
3
11
2
1
4
2
102
24.5
547
52.5
10
40
31
96
19:01
23Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
16.2
972
60
2025-26
TOR TOR
27
26
53
-4
18
5
7
0
0
3
1
227
11.9
580
59.7
42
81
30
51
20:48
24Ryan McLeod
R. McLeod
15.85
1,284
81
2025-26
BUF BUF
14
40
54
+25
16
0
7
5
1
1
0
90
15.6
612
47.7
16
34
37
97
17:37
25Jack Eichel
J. Eichel
15.82
1,171
74
2025-26
VGK VGK
27
63
90
+23
18
1
27
1
2
6
3
260
10.4
558
47.7
35
40
28
120
21:12
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Team Leaders

G

28

Hischier

Nico Hischier

A

50

Hughes

Jack Hughes

+/-

+3

Glass

Cody Glass
Team Rankings

G/GP

2.76

27th

GA/GP

3.09

18th

PP%

22.0

13th

PK%

79.3

17th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
53
22
7
113
56
Flyers Flyers
43
27
12
98
7
Penguins Penguins
41
25
16
98
25
Capitals Capitals
43
30
9
95
19
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
40
30
12
92
0
Islanders Islanders
43
34
5
91
-8
Devils Devils
42
37
3
87
-24
Rangers Rangers
34
39
9
77
-12
Last Game
NJD Devils

42 - 37 - 3

0

Final

4

BOS Bruins

45 - 27 - 10

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

11

Howden

Brett Howden

10

Dorofeyev

Pavel Dorofeyev

9

Stankoven

Logan Stankoven
Playoffs Assists Leaders

17

Eichel

Jack Eichel

15

Marner

Mitch Marner

13

Hutson

Lane Hutson
Playoffs Points Leaders

22

Marner

Mitch Marner

19

Eichel

Jack Eichel

16

Hutson

Lane Hutson
Playoffs Hits Leaders

91

Barbashev

Ivan Barbashev

73

Smith

Cole Smith

72

Kolesar

Keegan Kolesar
Playoffs Blocks Leaders

52

Carrier

Alexandre Carrier

48

Theodore

Shea Theodore

45

Matheson

Mike Matheson
Playoffs Wins Leaders

13

Hart

Carter Hart

12

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

9

Dobes

Jakub Dobes
Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.52

Silovs

Arturs Silovs

1.65

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

2.03

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark
Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

Joonas Korpisalo

.939

Silovs

Arturs Silovs

.932

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings
Wild

3.73

Golden Knights

3.71

Oilers

3.50
Playoffs Goals Against Rankings
Hurricanes

1.86

Lightning

2.29

Flyers

2.40
Playoffs Power Play Rankings
Stars

40.0

Ducks

31.6

Oilers

28.6
Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings
Bruins

95.8

Hurricanes

92.9

Kings

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Bruins

57-31

Flyers

58-34

Blues

49-33

Kraken

48-34

Blackhawks

48-34

Canadiens

59-42
Worst Record ATS
Panthers

30-52

Kings

32-54

Stars

34-54

Devils

32-50

Maple Leafs

34-48

Hurricanes

40-56

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche - p
55
16
11
121
99
Stars Stars - x
50
20
12
112
53
Wild Wild - x
46
24
12
104
32
Mammoth Mammoth - x
43
33
6
92
28
Blues Blues - e
37
33
12
86
-27
Predators Predators - e
38
34
10
86
-22
Jets Jets - e
35
35
12
82
-29
Blackhawks Blackhawks - e
29
39
14
72
-62
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights - y
39
26
17
95
15
Oilers Oilers - x
41
30
11
93
13
Ducks Ducks - x
43
33
6
92
-15
Kings Kings - x
35
27
20
90
-22
Sharks Sharks - e
39
35
8
86
-41
Kraken Kraken - e
34
37
11
79
-37
Flames Flames - e
34
39
9
77
-47
Canucks Canucks - e
25
49
8
58
-100
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Sabres Sabres - y
50
23
9
109
47
Lightning Lightning - x
50
26
6
106
59
Canadiens Canadiens - x
48
24
10
106
27
Bruins Bruins - x
45
27
10
100
22
Senators Senators - x
44
27
11
99
32
Red Wings Red Wings - e
41
31
10
92
-17
Panthers Panthers - e
40
38
4
84
-25
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs - e
32
36
14
78
-46
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes - z
53
22
7
113
56
Penguins Penguins - x
41
25
16
98
25
Flyers Flyers - x
43
27
12
98
7
Capitals Capitals - e
43
30
9
95
19
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets - e
40
30
12
92
0
Islanders Islanders - e
43
34
5
91
-8
Devils Devils - e
42
37
3
87
-24
Rangers Rangers - e
34
39
9
77
-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
4/1
ANA ANA
@
SJS SJS
3-4
Thu
4/2
PIT PIT
@
TBL TBL
3-6
Thu
4/2
CBJ CBJ
@
CAR CAR
1-5
Thu
4/2
BUF BUF
@
OTT OTT
1-4
Thu
4/2
MTL MTL
@
NYR NYR
3-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
6/4
VGK VGK
@
CAR CAR
8:00 PM
Sat
6/6
CAR CAR
@
VGK VGK
8:00 PM
Tue
6/9
CAR CAR
@
VGK VGK
8:00 PM
Thu
6/11
VGK VGK
@
CAR CAR
8:00 PM
Sun
6/14
CAR CAR
@
VGK VGK
8:00 PM