Who wins more faceoffs, Aleksander Barkov or William Karlsson?

Aleksander Barkov leads the head-to-head 9-4 across 13 faceoffs.

What is Aleksander Barkov's faceoff record against William Karlsson?

Aleksander Barkov is 9-4 against William Karlsson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 5-1, Defensive 2-1, Neutral 2-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Aleksander Barkov or William Karlsson?

Aleksander Barkov is the predicted winner with a 58.1% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Aleksander Barkov vs William Karlsson

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2019-20 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Aleksander Barkov holds a +2.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Barkov on offensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings). Barkov wins 53.5% vs left-shot opponents — Karlsson shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Barkov 54.0% vs Karlsson 51.7% (+2.4%)

H2H factor Barkov leads 9-4 in 13 meetings

Offensive zone Barkov 77.0%

Defensive zone Karlsson 64.4%

Neutral zone Karlsson 53.5%

Result Aleksander Barkov favored at 58.1%

58.1%

41.9%

Barkov Karlsson

Head-to-Head Record

9 - 4 (13 meetings)

Barkov Karlsson

Last 10: Barkov 6-4 Karlsson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Barkov

Barkov Karlsson

6 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Barkov

Barkov Karlsson

3 total

Neutral Zone

Even

Barkov Karlsson

4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Barkov

Karlsson

Edge

Even Strength

52.6% (851)

52.9% (719)

-0.3%

Power Play

60.8% (286)

53.5% (101)

+7.3%

Penalty Kill

47.0% (66)

45.2% (126)

+1.8%

On power play, Barkov has a +7.3% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Karlsson shoots left. Barkov is 53.5% vs left-shot opponents (776).

Barkov shoots left. Karlsson is 48.6% vs left-shot opponents (615).

Home / Away

Barkov

Karlsson

Home

54.4% (653)

54.1% (547)

Away

54.2% (550)

48.9% (399)

By Period

Barkov

Karlsson

52.7%

49.5%

57.6%

53.2%

52.3%

35.3%

61.9%

Final 5 min

58.5%

48.7%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Barkov

44.0%▼

47.5%

54.3%

Karlsson

64.0%▲

57.5%

51.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Feb 22, 2020	3	18:11	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 22, 2020	3	15:33	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 22, 2020	3	15:25	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 22, 2020	3	13:33	Defensive	William Karlsson
Feb 22, 2020	3	13:20	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 22, 2020	3	00:19	Neutral	William Karlsson
Feb 22, 2020	2	14:13	Offensive	William Karlsson
Feb 22, 2020	1	19:27	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 22, 2020	1	06:48	Offensive	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 22, 2020	1	05:55	Neutral	William Karlsson
Feb 22, 2020	1	05:49	Defensive	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 22, 2020	1	03:28	Neutral	Aleksander Barkov
Feb 22, 2020	1	00:18	Defensive	Aleksander Barkov

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