Who wins more faceoffs, Andrew Desjardins or Craig Smith?

Andrew Desjardins leads the head-to-head 6-2 across 8 faceoffs.

What is Andrew Desjardins's faceoff record against Craig Smith?

Andrew Desjardins is 6-2 against Craig Smith in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-0, Defensive 2-0, Neutral 3-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Andrew Desjardins or Craig Smith?

Andrew Desjardins is the predicted winner with a 88.1% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Andrew Desjardins vs Craig Smith

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Scouting Report

Andrew Desjardins holds a +13.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Desjardins on neutral-zone draws (60% H2H, 5 meetings). Desjardins wins 53.7% vs right-shot opponents — Smith shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Desjardins 53.3% vs Smith 41.2% (+13.0%)

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

Offensive zone Desjardins 54.1%

Defensive zone Desjardins 97.1%

Neutral zone Desjardins 91.2%

Result Andrew Desjardins favored at 88.1%

88.1%

11.9%

Desjardins Smith

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 2 (8 meetings)

Desjardins Smith

Last 8: Desjardins 6-2 Smith

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Desjardins

Desjardins Smith

1 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Desjardins

Desjardins Smith

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Desjardins

Desjardins Smith

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Desjardins

Smith

Edge

Even Strength

53.9% (1,457)

40.8% (1,023)

+13.1%

Power Play

58.6% (29)

39.4% (198)

+19.2%

Penalty Kill

48.6% (146)

44.4% (9)

+4.2%

On power play, Desjardins has a +19.2% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Smith shoots right. Desjardins is 53.7% vs right-shot opponents (559).

Desjardins shoots left. Smith is 39.0% vs left-shot opponents (920).

Home / Away

Desjardins

Smith

Home

56.3% (803)

42.3% (556)

Away

50.7% (830)

39.1% (675)

By Period

Desjardins

Smith

54.8%

39.0%

52.8%

42.1%

52.7%

40.2%

50.0%

75.0%

Final 5 min

53.0%

40.8%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Desjardins

54.0%▬

54.5%

53.5%

Smith

30.0%▼

44.0%

40.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Feb 25, 2012	3	19:31	Defensive	Andrew Desjardins
Feb 25, 2012	3	19:18	Neutral	Craig Smith
Feb 25, 2012	3	18:00	Neutral	Andrew Desjardins
Feb 25, 2012	2	05:37	Neutral	Andrew Desjardins
Feb 25, 2012	2	01:34	Defensive	Andrew Desjardins
Feb 25, 2012	1	02:03	Neutral	Andrew Desjardins
Nov 5, 2011	2	13:01	Neutral	Craig Smith
Nov 5, 2011	1	03:23	Offensive	Andrew Desjardins

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