Who wins more faceoffs, Alexander Wennberg or Jesperi Kotkaniemi?

Jesperi Kotkaniemi leads the head-to-head 5-3 across 8 faceoffs.

What is Alexander Wennberg's faceoff record against Jesperi Kotkaniemi?

Alexander Wennberg is 3-5 against Jesperi Kotkaniemi in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-1, Defensive 1-0, Neutral 1-4.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Alexander Wennberg or Jesperi Kotkaniemi?

Alexander Wennberg is the predicted winner with a 58.9% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Alexander Wennberg vs Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Alexander WennbergL vs Jesperi KotkaniemiL

2024-25 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Jesperi Kotkaniemi holds a +4.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Kotkaniemi on neutral-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Wennberg 47.7% vs Kotkaniemi 51.5% (-4.3%)

H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Wennberg 55.2%

Defensive zone Wennberg 61.6%

Neutral zone Wennberg 59.8%

Result Alexander Wennberg favored at 58.9%

58.9%

41.1%

Wennberg Kotkaniemi

Head-to-Head Record

3 - 5 (8 meetings)

Wennberg Kotkaniemi

Last 8: Wennberg 3-5 Kotkaniemi

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Even

Wennberg Kotkaniemi

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Wennberg

Wennberg Kotkaniemi

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Kotkaniemi

Wennberg Kotkaniemi

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Wennberg

Kotkaniemi

Edge

Even Strength

47.9% (777)

52.8% (670)

-4.9%

Power Play

51.0% (202)

37.5% (32)

+13.5%

Penalty Kill

36.7% (90)

14.3% (7)

+22.4%

On penalty kill, Wennberg has a +22.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Kotkaniemi shoots left. Wennberg is 50.3% vs left-shot opponents (786).

Wennberg shoots left. Kotkaniemi is 50.3% vs left-shot opponents (459).

Home / Away

Wennberg

Kotkaniemi

Home

47.2% (489)

52.5% (366)

Away

47.8% (580)

51.0% (343)

By Period

Wennberg

Kotkaniemi

47.1%

53.8%

48.1%

49.2%

47.5%

52.6%

Final 5 min

48.2%

51.3%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Wennberg

50.0%▼

51.5%

47.5%

Kotkaniemi

52.0%▲

49.0%

51.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 20, 2025	2	02:16	Neutral	Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Dec 10, 2024	3	12:15	Neutral	Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Dec 10, 2024	2	18:07	Offensive	Alexander Wennberg
Dec 10, 2024	2	00:00	Neutral	Alexander Wennberg
Dec 10, 2024	1	11:09	Defensive	Alexander Wennberg
Dec 10, 2024	1	00:16	Offensive	Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Dec 10, 2024	1	00:04	Neutral	Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Dec 10, 2024	1	00:00	Neutral	Jesperi Kotkaniemi

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