Who wins more faceoffs, Aleksander Barkov or Michal Handzus?

Michal Handzus leads the head-to-head 9-3 across 12 faceoffs.

What is Aleksander Barkov's faceoff record against Michal Handzus?

Aleksander Barkov is 3-9 against Michal Handzus in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-2, Defensive 1-5, Neutral 1-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Aleksander Barkov or Michal Handzus?

Michal Handzus is the predicted winner with a 60.8% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Aleksander Barkov vs Michal Handzus

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All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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Scouting Report

Aleksander Barkov holds a +1.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Handzus on defensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings). Barkov wins 53.3% vs left-shot opponents — Handzus shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Barkov 53.0% vs Handzus 51.4% (+1.5%)

H2H factor Handzus leads 9-3 in 12 meetings

Offensive zone Handzus 50.6%

Defensive zone Handzus 65.9%

Neutral zone Handzus 60.7%

Result Michal Handzus favored at 60.8%

39.2%

60.8%

Barkov Handzus

Head-to-Head Record

3 - 9 (12 meetings)

Barkov Handzus

Last 10: Barkov 3-7 Handzus

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Handzus

Barkov Handzus

3 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Handzus

Barkov Handzus

6 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Handzus

Barkov Handzus

3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Barkov

Handzus

Edge

Even Strength

52.4% (10,680)

51.5% (2,438)

+0.9%

Power Play

58.1% (2,623)

58.0% (286)

+0.1%

Penalty Kill

47.8% (1,272)

47.3% (471)

+0.5%

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Handzus shoots left. Barkov is 53.3% vs left-shot opponents (9,144).

Barkov shoots left. Handzus is 50.0% vs left-shot opponents (2,162).

Home / Away

Barkov

Handzus

Home

53.8% (7,227)

52.2% (1,736)

Away

52.2% (7,348)

50.6% (1,481)

By Period

Barkov

Handzus

52.7%

52.5%

53.4%

53.7%

52.9%

48.4%

53.0%

41.7%

Final 5 min

54.5%

52.0%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Barkov

44.0%▼

47.5%

53.0%

Handzus

50.0%▼

51.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Dec 8, 2013	3	08:03	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov
Dec 8, 2013	3	05:10	Defensive	Michal Handzus
Dec 8, 2013	2	11:39	Defensive	Michal Handzus
Dec 8, 2013	2	09:37	Neutral	Michal Handzus
Dec 8, 2013	2	04:21	Defensive	Aleksander Barkov
Dec 8, 2013	1	17:05	Offensive	Michal Handzus
Dec 8, 2013	1	14:53	Neutral	Michal Handzus
Dec 8, 2013	1	14:23	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Dec 8, 2013	1	11:19	Offensive	Michal Handzus
Oct 22, 2013	2	11:56	Defensive	Michal Handzus
Oct 22, 2013	2	00:28	Defensive	Michal Handzus
Oct 22, 2013	2	00:22	Defensive	Michal Handzus

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