Who wins more faceoffs, Alex Galchenyuk or Marcus Kruger?

Alex Galchenyuk leads the head-to-head 7-5 across 12 faceoffs.

What is Alex Galchenyuk's faceoff record against Marcus Kruger?

Alex Galchenyuk is 7-5 against Marcus Kruger in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-0, Defensive 2-3, Neutral 4-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Alex Galchenyuk or Marcus Kruger?

Marcus Kruger is the predicted winner with a 71.3% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Alex Galchenyuk vs Marcus Kruger

Alex GalchenyukL vs Marcus KrugerL

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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Scouting Report

Marcus Kruger holds a +3.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Galchenyuk on neutral-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings). Galchenyuk wins 46.4% vs left-shot opponents — Kruger shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Galchenyuk 46.8% vs Kruger 50.5% (-3.8%)

H2H factor Galchenyuk leads 7-5 in 12 meetings

Offensive zone Galchenyuk 77.3%

Defensive zone Kruger 89.7%

Neutral zone Kruger 64.2%

Result Marcus Kruger favored at 71.3%

28.7%

71.3%

Galchenyuk Kruger

Head-to-Head Record

7 - 5 (12 meetings)

Galchenyuk Kruger

Last 10: Galchenyuk 7-3 Kruger

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Galchenyuk

Galchenyuk Kruger

1 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Kruger

Galchenyuk Kruger

5 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Galchenyuk

Galchenyuk Kruger

6 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Galchenyuk

Kruger

Edge

Even Strength

47.4% (2,379)

52.4% (3,509)

-5.0%

Power Play

43.4% (394)

46.5% (99)

-3.1%

Penalty Kill

33.3% (18)

42.9% (860)

-9.6%

On penalty kill, Kruger has a +9.6% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Kruger shoots left. Galchenyuk is 46.4% vs left-shot opponents (1,767).

Galchenyuk shoots left. Kruger is 50.4% vs left-shot opponents (2,762).

Home / Away

Galchenyuk

Kruger

Home

47.2% (1,504)

52.7% (2,242)

Away

46.2% (1,287)

48.3% (2,231)

By Period

Galchenyuk

Kruger

45.3%

49.7%

47.9%

49.7%

46.6%

52.1%

59.3%

53.2%

Final 5 min

48.6%

51.0%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Galchenyuk

50.0%▼

52.5%

46.7%

Kruger

50.0%▬

51.0%

50.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 11, 2019	3	19:56	Neutral	Alex Galchenyuk
Mar 14, 2017	3	10:32	Defensive	Alex Galchenyuk
Mar 14, 2017	2	18:31	Defensive	Alex Galchenyuk
Mar 14, 2017	2	15:22	Neutral	Alex Galchenyuk
Mar 14, 2017	1	09:33	Neutral	Marcus Kruger
Nov 13, 2016	3	13:40	Offensive	Alex Galchenyuk
Nov 13, 2016	3	11:20	Defensive	Marcus Kruger
Nov 13, 2016	2	11:29	Neutral	Alex Galchenyuk
Nov 13, 2016	2	05:24	Neutral	Alex Galchenyuk
Nov 13, 2016	1	18:09	Defensive	Marcus Kruger
Nov 13, 2016	1	08:10	Neutral	Marcus Kruger
Nov 4, 2014	1	06:14	Defensive	Marcus Kruger

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