For the 2024-25 campaign, Nathan MacKinnon holds down the top spot in the National Hockey League in faceoff losses with 0. Holding down 2nd place is Kirill Kaprizov, earning a faceoff losses total of 0. Holding a total of 0, Jack Eichel is sitting in the 3rd spot. With the fourth and fifth spot are Cale Makar (0) in addition to Martin Necas (0).
2024-25 NHL Faceoff Losses Leaders
| FOL Rank | Player | FOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nathan MacKinnon | 0 |
| 2nd | Kirill Kaprizov | 0 |
| 3rd | Jack Eichel | 0 |
| 4th | Cale Makar | 0 |
| 5th | Martin Necas | 0 |
| 6th | Mikko Rantanen | 0 |
| 7th | Sam Reinhart | 0 |
| 8th | Jesper Bratt | 0 |
| 9th | Nikita Kucherov | 0 |
| 10th | Artemi Panarin | 0 |
| 11th | Dylan Strome | 0 |
| 12th | Kyle Connor | 0 |
| 13th | Leon Draisaitl | 0 |
| 14th | Jack Hughes | 0 |
| 15th | Mitch Marner | 0 |
| 16th | Mark Scheifele | 0 |
| 17th | Mark Stone | 0 |
| 18th | Tim Stutzle | 0 |
| 19th | Matt Duchene | 0 |
| 20th | Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 |
| 21st | Nico Hischier | 0 |
| 22nd | Anze Kopitar | 0 |
| 23rd | Jared McCann | 0 |
| 24th | William Nylander | 0 |
| 25th | Travis Konecny | 0 |
| 26th | Connor McDavid | 0 |
| 27th | Alex Ovechkin | 0 |
| 28th | Brady Tkachuk | 0 |
| 29th | Mikael Granlund | 0 |
| 30th | Evgeni Malkin | 0 |
| 31st | Tage Thompson | 0 |
| 32nd | Ivan Barbashev | 0 |
2022 NHL Faceoff Losses Leaders
| FOL Rank | Player | FOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 774 |
| 2nd | Joel Eriksson Ek – Minnesota Wild | 768 |
| 3rd | Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames | 750 |
| 4th | Nick Suzuki – Montreal Canadiens | 711 |
| 5th | Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks | 697 |
| 6th | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 690 |
| 7th | Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues | 685 |
| 8th | Nico Hischier – New Jersey Devils | 672 |
| 9th | Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals | 659 |
| 10th | Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks | 654 |
| 11th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 651 |
| 12th | Sean Kuraly – Columbus Blue Jackets | 642 |
| 13th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 638 |
| 14th | Mikael Granlund – Nashville Predators | 637 |
| 15th | Alexander Wennberg – Seattle Kraken | 635 |
| 16th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 634 |
| 17th | Ryan Hartman – Minnesota Wild | 631 |
| 18th | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 622 |
| 19th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 609 |
| 20th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 608 |
| 21st | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – New York Islanders | 604 |
| 22nd | Pierre-Luc Dubois – Winnipeg Jets | 603 |
| 23rd | Chandler Stephenson – Vegas Golden Knights | 602 |
| 24th | Nazem Kadri – Colorado Avalanche | 592 |
| 25th | Phillip Danault – Los Angeles Kings | 586 |
| 26th | Tage Thompson – Buffalo Sabres | 582 |
| 27th | Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings | 574 |
| 28th | Colton Sissons – Nashville Predators | 573 |
| 29th | J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks | 566 |
| 30th | Robert Thomas – St. Louis Blues | 565 |
| 31st | Vincent Trocheck – Carolina Hurricanes | 565 |
| 32nd | Charlie Coyle – Boston Bruins | 560 |
2021 NHL Faceoff Losses Leaders
| FOL Rank | Player | FOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 586 |
| 2nd | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 577 |
| 3rd | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 555 |
| 4th | Christian Dvorak – Arizona Coyotes | 509 |
| 5th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 493 |
| 6th | Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues | 493 |
| 7th | Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames | 482 |
| 8th | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 463 |
| 9th | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 457 |
| 10th | Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks | 456 |
| 11th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 455 |
| 12th | Nick Suzuki – Montreal Canadiens | 446 |
| 13th | Joel Eriksson Ek – Minnesota Wild | 444 |
| 14th | William Karlsson – Vegas Golden Knights | 441 |
| 15th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 433 |
| 16th | Phillip Danault – Montreal Canadiens | 431 |
| 17th | Ryan Strome – New York Rangers | 422 |
| 18th | Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs | 417 |
| 19th | Alexander Wennberg – Florida Panthers | 400 |
| 20th | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 398 |
| 21st | Jack Hughes – New Jersey Devils | 395 |
| 22nd | Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks | 394 |
| 23rd | John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs | 381 |
| 24th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 378 |
| 25th | Chandler Stephenson – Vegas Golden Knights | 369 |
| 26th | Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings | 369 |
| 27th | David Kampf – Chicago Blackhawks | 367 |
| 28th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – New York Islanders | 361 |
| 29th | Jack Roslovic – Columbus Blue Jackets | 361 |
| 30th | Pius Suter – Chicago Blackhawks | 359 |
| 31st | Brock Nelson – New York Islanders | 358 |
| 32nd | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 358 |
2020 NHL Faceoff Losses Leaders
| FOL Rank | Player | FOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres | 696 |
| 2nd | Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets | 685 |
| 3rd | Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues | 676 |
| 4th | Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings | 647 |
| 5th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 638 |
| 6th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 633 |
| 7th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 631 |
| 8th | Derek Stepan – Arizona Coyotes | 628 |
| 9th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 612 |
| 10th | Phillip Danault – Montreal Canadiens | 608 |
| 11th | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 608 |
| 12th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 585 |
| 13th | Brock Nelson – New York Islanders | 573 |
| 14th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 553 |
| 15th | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 550 |
| 16th | Ryan Strome – New York Rangers | 548 |
| 17th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – 2 Teams | 534 |
| 18th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 532 |
| 19th | Boone Jenner – Columbus Blue Jackets | 523 |
| 20th | Paul Stastny – Vegas Golden Knights | 515 |
| 21st | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 514 |
| 22nd | Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks | 504 |
| 23rd | Eric Staal – Minnesota Wild | 504 |
| 24th | John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs | 499 |
| 25th | Chris Tierney – Ottawa Senators | 497 |
| 26th | Lars Eller – Washington Capitals | 497 |
| 27th | Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames | 495 |
| 28th | Teddy Blueger – Pittsburgh Penguins | 489 |
| 29th | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 483 |
| 30th | Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes | 480 |
| 31st | Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay Lightning | 480 |
| 32nd | Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche | 478 |
2019 NHL Faceoff Losses Leaders
| FOL Rank | Player | FOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 935 |
| 2nd | Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets | 933 |
| 3rd | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 898 |
| 4th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 842 |
| 5th | Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues | 824 |
| 6th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 821 |
| 7th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 817 |
| 8th | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 814 |
| 9th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 739 |
| 10th | Derek Stepan – Arizona Coyotes | 725 |
| 11th | Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings | 722 |
| 12th | Phillip Danault – Montreal Canadiens | 706 |
| 13th | John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs | 694 |
| 14th | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 679 |
| 15th | Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres | 673 |
| 16th | Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche | 666 |
| 17th | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 663 |
| 18th | Brock Nelson – New York Islanders | 652 |
| 19th | William Karlsson – Vegas Golden Knights | 646 |
| 20th | Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals | 627 |
| 21st | Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes | 619 |
| 22nd | Eric Staal – Minnesota Wild | 615 |
| 23rd | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 605 |
| 24th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 603 |
| 25th | Pierre-Luc Dubois – Columbus Blue Jackets | 592 |
| 26th | Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars | 579 |
| 27th | Jeff Carter – Los Angeles Kings | 577 |
| 28th | Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks | 574 |
| 29th | Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers | 568 |
| 30th | Lars Eller – Washington Capitals | 566 |
| 31st | David Krejci – Boston Bruins | 565 |
| 32nd | Radek Faksa – Dallas Stars | 562 |
2018 NHL Faceoff Losses Leaders
| FOL Rank | Player | FOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 909 |
| 2nd | Ryan O’Reilly – Buffalo Sabres | 850 |
| 3rd | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 833 |
| 4th | John Tavares – New York Islanders | 813 |
| 5th | Derek Stepan – Arizona Coyotes | 810 |
| 6th | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 789 |
| 7th | Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild | 766 |
| 8th | Vincent Trocheck – Florida Panthers | 724 |
| 9th | Brayden Schenn – St. Louis Blues | 714 |
| 10th | Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings | 709 |
| 11th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 705 |
| 12th | Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames | 698 |
| 13th | Paul Stastny – 2 Teams | 683 |
| 14th | Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche | 672 |
| 15th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 669 |
| 16th | Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings | 658 |
| 17th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 653 |
| 18th | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 651 |
| 19th | Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars | 650 |
| 20th | Matt Duchene – 2 Teams | 637 |
| 21st | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 633 |
| 22nd | Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning | 617 |
| 23rd | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 612 |
| 24th | Jonathan Drouin – Montreal Canadiens | 604 |
| 25th | Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins | 592 |
| 26th | Pierre-Luc Dubois – Columbus Blue Jackets | 591 |
| 27th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 584 |
| 28th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 581 |
| 29th | Tomas Plekanec – 2 Teams | 577 |
| 30th | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 574 |
| 31st | Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks | 569 |
| 32nd | Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals | 568 |
2017 NHL Faceoff Losses Leaders
| FOL Rank | Player | FOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 906 |
| 2nd | Vincent Trocheck – Florida Panthers | 829 |
| 3rd | Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets | 826 |
| 4th | Derek Stepan – New York Rangers | 806 |
| 5th | John Tavares – New York Islanders | 804 |
| 6th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 801 |
| 7th | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 771 |
| 8th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 768 |
| 9th | Ryan Kesler – Anaheim Ducks | 764 |
| 10th | Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild | 761 |
| 11th | Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche | 752 |
| 12th | Ryan O’Reilly – Buffalo Sabres | 752 |
| 13th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 742 |
| 14th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 733 |
| 15th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 722 |
| 16th | Brandon Dubinsky – Columbus Blue Jackets | 718 |
| 17th | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers | 712 |
| 18th | Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames | 701 |
| 19th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 700 |
| 20th | Jeff Carter – Los Angeles Kings | 680 |
| 21st | Alexander Wennberg – Columbus Blue Jackets | 676 |
| 22nd | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 669 |
| 23rd | Brandon Sutter – Vancouver Canucks | 664 |
| 24th | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 660 |
| 25th | Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings | 657 |
| 26th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 648 |
| 27th | Adam Lowry – Winnipeg Jets | 637 |
| 28th | Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks | 635 |
| 29th | Radek Faksa – Dallas Stars | 632 |
| 30th | Nick Bonino – Pittsburgh Penguins | 631 |
| 31st | Adam Henrique – New Jersey Devils | 628 |
| 32nd | Paul Stastny – St. Louis Blues | 624 |
2016 NHL Faceoff Losses Leaders
| FOL Rank | Player | FOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 921 |
| 2nd | Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames | 852 |
| 3rd | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 848 |
| 4th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 826 |
| 5th | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 811 |
| 6th | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 798 |
| 7th | Ryan O’Reilly – Buffalo Sabres | 788 |
| 8th | Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild | 771 |
| 9th | Adam Henrique – New Jersey Devils | 764 |
| 10th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 733 |
| 11th | Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks | 727 |
| 12th | Brandon Dubinsky – Columbus Blue Jackets | 704 |
| 13th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 698 |
| 14th | Ryan Kesler – Anaheim Ducks | 695 |
| 15th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 672 |
| 16th | Derick Brassard – New York Rangers | 670 |
| 17th | Nazem Kadri – Toronto Maple Leafs | 663 |
| 18th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 652 |
| 19th | Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets | 651 |
| 20th | Mika Zibanejad – Ottawa Senators | 647 |
| 21st | Artem Anisimov – Chicago Blackhawks | 641 |
| 22nd | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 640 |
| 23rd | Jeff Carter – Los Angeles Kings | 630 |
| 24th | John Tavares – New York Islanders | 629 |
| 25th | Cody Eakin – Dallas Stars | 621 |
| 26th | Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks | 617 |
| 27th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 604 |
| 28th | Antoine Vermette – Arizona Coyotes | 597 |
| 29th | Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals | 594 |
| 30th | Ryan Johansen – 2 Teams | 594 |
| 31st | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 589 |
| 32nd | Derek Stepan – New York Rangers | 589 |
2015 NHL Faceoff Losses Leaders
| FOL Rank | Player | FOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames | 917 |
| 2nd | Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks | 848 |
| 3rd | Tyler Bozak – Toronto Maple Leafs | 831 |
| 4th | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 807 |
| 5th | Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild | 791 |
| 6th | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 789 |
| 7th | Ryan Johansen – Columbus Blue Jackets | 787 |
| 8th | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 780 |
| 9th | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 771 |
| 10th | Mike Ribeiro – Nashville Predators | 766 |
| 11th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 764 |
| 12th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 747 |
| 13th | Kyle Turris – Ottawa Senators | 730 |
| 14th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 728 |
| 15th | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers | 727 |
| 16th | Ryan Kesler – Anaheim Ducks | 718 |
| 17th | Derick Brassard – New York Rangers | 699 |
| 18th | Antoine Vermette – 2 Teams | 692 |
| 19th | John Tavares – New York Islanders | 689 |
| 20th | Derek Stepan – New York Rangers | 680 |
| 21st | Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers | 678 |
| 22nd | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 674 |
| 23rd | Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets | 659 |
| 24th | Brandon Sutter – Pittsburgh Penguins | 659 |
| 25th | Nick Bonino – Vancouver Canucks | 649 |
| 26th | Mika Zibanejad – Ottawa Senators | 638 |
| 27th | Cody Eakin – Dallas Stars | 636 |
| 28th | Ryan O’Reilly – Colorado Avalanche | 621 |
| 29th | Nazem Kadri – Toronto Maple Leafs | 616 |
| 30th | Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks | 612 |
| 31st | Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche | 582 |
| 32nd | Jason Spezza – Dallas Stars | 580 |
2014 NHL Faceoff Losses Leaders
| FOL Rank | Player | FOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins | 896 |
| 2nd | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 891 |
| 3rd | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 868 |
| 4th | Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers | 829 |
| 5th | Derek Stepan – New York Rangers | 829 |
| 6th | Antoine Vermette – Arizona Coyotes | 778 |
| 7th | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers | 737 |
| 8th | Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks | 719 |
| 9th | Olli Jokinen – Winnipeg Jets | 718 |
| 10th | Tyler Bozak – Toronto Maple Leafs | 718 |
| 11th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 717 |
| 12th | Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers | 707 |
| 13th | Kyle Turris – Ottawa Senators | 705 |
| 14th | Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals | 701 |
| 15th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 694 |
| 16th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 678 |
| 17th | Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 676 |
| 18th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 674 |
| 19th | Ryan Kesler – Vancouver Canucks | 666 |
| 20th | Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lightning | 661 |
| 21st | Jason Spezza – Ottawa Senators | 661 |
| 22nd | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 660 |
| 23rd | Boyd Gordon – Edmonton Oilers | 649 |
| 24th | Kyle Brodziak – Minnesota Wild | 633 |
| 25th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 633 |
| 26th | Valtteri Filppula – Tampa Bay Lightning | 633 |
| 27th | Cody Eakin – Dallas Stars | 632 |
| 28th | Nazem Kadri – Toronto Maple Leafs | 617 |
| 29th | Ryan Johansen – Columbus Blue Jackets | 611 |
| 30th | Zack Smith – Ottawa Senators | 611 |
| 31st | Nick Bonino – Anaheim Ducks | 611 |
| 32nd | Brandon Sutter – Pittsburgh Penguins | 601 |