Jordan Staal has been known for his ability to win faceoffs for the Carolina Hurricanes. This season he won 55.8 percent of his faceoffs in 50 games played during the regular season. In the playoffs he has won 52.1 percent of his faceoffs.
Staal’s production in the faceoff circle can be in part to the trust put in him by Rod Brind’Amour to win important faceoffs. For example, say there is a huge faceoff on a penalty kill, most of the time they look to Staal to win the faceoff in order to clear the puck out.