Who wins more faceoffs, Aleksander Barkov or Anthony Cirelli?

Anthony Cirelli leads the head-to-head 7-6 across 13 faceoffs.

What is Aleksander Barkov's faceoff record against Anthony Cirelli?

Aleksander Barkov is 6-7 against Anthony Cirelli in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-1, Defensive 1-1, Neutral 4-5.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Aleksander Barkov or Anthony Cirelli?

Anthony Cirelli is the predicted winner with a 59.5% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Aleksander Barkov vs Anthony Cirelli

Aleksander BarkovL vs Anthony CirelliL

2024-25 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Aleksander Barkov holds a +6.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Cirelli on neutral-zone draws (56% H2H, 9 meetings). Barkov wins 54.9% vs left-shot opponents — Cirelli shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Barkov 56.0% vs Cirelli 50.1% (+6.4%)

H2H factor Cirelli leads 7-6 in 13 meetings

Offensive zone Barkov 75.8%

Defensive zone Cirelli 79.3%

Neutral zone Cirelli 62.9%

Result Anthony Cirelli favored at 59.5%

40.5%

59.5%

Barkov Cirelli

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 7 (13 meetings)

Barkov Cirelli

Last 10: Barkov 4-6 Cirelli

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Even

Barkov Cirelli

2 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Barkov Cirelli

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Cirelli

Barkov Cirelli

9 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Barkov

Cirelli

Edge

Even Strength

55.5% (704)

49.9% (1,052)

+5.6%

Power Play

62.3% (247)

54.9% (82)

+7.4%

Penalty Kill

46.7% (75)

48.7% (158)

-2.0%

On power play, Barkov has a +7.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Cirelli shoots left. Barkov is 54.9% vs left-shot opponents (623).

Barkov shoots left. Cirelli is 49.8% vs left-shot opponents (830).

Home / Away

Barkov

Cirelli

Home

56.4% (550)

46.7% (649)

Away

56.7% (476)

53.5% (643)

By Period

Barkov

Cirelli

56.5%

50.1%

55.5%

51.1%

57.9%

48.5%

50.0%

64.3%

Final 5 min

58.7%

49.7%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Barkov

44.0%▼

47.5%

56.5%

Cirelli

50.0%▼

53.0%

50.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 3, 2025	1	01:12	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Mar 3, 2025	1	01:06	Neutral	Anthony Cirelli
Dec 23, 2024	3	13:40	Neutral	Anthony Cirelli
Dec 23, 2024	2	00:00	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov
Dec 23, 2024	1	16:58	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov
Dec 22, 2024	3	17:04	Neutral	Anthony Cirelli
Dec 22, 2024	3	03:30	Defensive	Anthony Cirelli
Dec 22, 2024	3	03:26	Neutral	Anthony Cirelli
Dec 22, 2024	2	14:23	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov
Dec 22, 2024	2	00:00	Neutral	Anthony Cirelli
Dec 22, 2024	1	13:48	Offensive	Anthony Cirelli
Dec 22, 2024	1	10:20	Defensive	Aleksander Barkov
Dec 22, 2024	1	00:00	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov

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