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What’s led to Blackhawks center Dylan Strome’s substantial improvement in faceoffs

Dylan Strome has been a center his entire career. He has played some wing this season, but naturally he's a center.

The one part of his game he hasn’t had consistent success in is the faceoff circle, where his career win percentage is 46.9. This season it’s at 47.1.

But he’s shown substantial improvement in that area as of late. In the last six games, Strome has won 37 of 61 faceoffs for a win percentage of 60.7, which leads the team over that span.

It’s something he’s spent a lot of time focusing on after practices with Blackhawks development coach Yanic Perrault, who has the best faceoff win percentage (62.