nhl player most faceoff wins defender in history

Sidney Crosby has won the most career faceoffs, with 16,142 won.

NAMEFOWFOGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
16,142
30,491
1,393
649
1,085
1,734
+197
884
193
410
4
7
103
26
4,398
14.8
52.9
1,216
679
785
1,153
20:38
2Patrice Bergeron
P. Bergeron
15,182
26,206
1,294
427
613
1,040
+289
496
131
195
22
26
81
9
3,974
10.7
57.9
1,032
879
845
469
18:41
3Anze Kopitar
A. Kopitar
14,889
27,838
1,490
446
853
1,299
+120
356
127
325
14
14
79
9
3,377
13.2
53.5
1,285
1,064
842
970
20:45
4Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
12,730
24,107
1,578
411
1,080
1,491
+185
1,184
139
393
6
6
66
9
2,906
14.1
52.8
1,142
498
1,225
1,527
19:18
5Jonathan Toews
J. Toews
12,314
21,429
1,107
375
520
895
+135
627
94
138
17
15
69
16
2,749
13.6
57.5
637
403
850
486
19:26
6Ryan O'Reilly
R. O'Reilly
12,286
22,073
1,193
314
545
859
-20
202
98
156
12
10
45
13
2,610
12.0
55.7
462
698
1,053
483
19:34
7Jordan Staal
J. Staal
12,239
22,873
1,367
308
419
727
+61
640
48
68
21
22
45
6
2,659
11.6
53.5
2,558
646
704
659
17:58
8Claude Giroux
C. Giroux
11,944
21,144
1,303
373
771
1,144
+26
508
101
318
9
12
58
13
3,251
11.5
56.5
1,126
517
655
687
19:25
9John Tavares
J. Tavares
11,697
21,653
1,225
509
642
1,151
-27
541
157
218
3
3
83
19
3,856
13.2
54.0
926
517
871
1,095
19:15
10Mikko Koivu
M. Koivu
10,385
19,359
1,035
206
505
711
+68
594
60
191
10
15
33
5
2,273
9.1
53.6
627
558
702
482
19:08
11Eric Staal
E. Staal
10,063
20,894
1,365
455
608
1,063
-82
854
133
184
21
8
72
5
4,041
11.3
48.2
940
558
885
703
19:07
12Paul Stastny
P. Stastny
10,040
18,658
1,145
293
529
822
+54
500
78
166
2
6
55
5
2,326
12.6
53.8
627
580
647
351
18:27
13Henrik Sedin
H. Sedin
9,887
20,256
1,330
240
830
1,070
+165
680
61
308
7
2
38
6
1,856
12.9
48.8
383
267
499
658
17:30
14Jason Spezza
J. Spezza
9,635
18,104
1,248
363
632
995
+5
604
117
249
3
2
55
3
2,866
12.7
53.2
314
363
701
1,062
16:28
15Rod Brind'Amour
R. Brind'Amour
9,488
16,008
706
179
302
481
-63
402
64
111
10
11
29
3
1,423
12.6
59.3
731
411
390
345
21:02
16Ryan Kesler
R. Kesler
9,300
17,086
1,001
258
315
573
+10
920
82
93
12
9
38
5
2,276
11.3
54.4
1,505
866
612
338
18:50
17Jeff Carter
J. Carter
9,045
17,546
1,321
442
409
851
+9
635
125
113
21
6
92
16
3,967
11.1
51.6
1,166
663
585
682
17:27
18Travis Zajac
T. Zajac
8,977
16,790
1,037
203
349
552
-20
344
53
95
12
10
24
4
1,811
11.2
53.5
824
423
651
326
18:40
19Bo Horvat
B. Horvat
8,953
16,441
849
290
304
594
-71
293
87
71
16
3
42
11
2,136
13.6
54.5
760
538
315
405
18:57
20Tomas Plekanec
T. Plekanec
8,950
17,952
1,001
233
375
608
+55
543
53
125
20
11
36
3
2,360
9.9
49.9
616
548
497
518
18:01
21Antoine Vermette
A. Vermette
8,948
15,813
1,046
228
287
515
-49
622
52
67
22
8
31
3
1,836
12.4
56.6
961
563
424
412
16:50
22Nicklas Backstrom
N. Backstrom
8,912
17,776
1,105
271
762
1,033
+83
504
86
335
2
0
39
9
2,264
12.0
50.1
771
652
759
615
19:23
23Ryan Getzlaf
R. Getzlaf
8,672
17,591
1,157
282
737
1,019
+102
960
86
255
8
6
57
11
2,559
11.0
49.3
1,980
1,006
732
1,086
19:29
24Mike Fisher
M. Fisher
8,643
17,037
1,104
278
311
589
+27
815
63
71
15
15
50
7
2,333
11.9
50.7
2,341
936
504
432
17:26
25Matt Cullen
M. Cullen
8,585
16,583
1,380
249
430
679
-8
522
48
117
20
18
36
1
2,587
9.6
51.8
718
601
644
648
15:49
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