Scouting Report
Andrew Desjardins holds a +2.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Desjardins on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Desjardins wins 55.2% vs left-shot opponents — Koivu shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Desjardins 51.7% vs Koivu 51.2% (+2.8%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Desjardins 67.5%
Defensive zone
Koivu 54.6%
Neutral zone
Desjardins 54.8%
Result
Andrew Desjardins favored at 59.6%
59.6%
40.4%
Desjardins
Koivu
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
2
(8 meetings)
6
2
Desjardins
Koivu
Last 8: Desjardins 6-2 Koivu
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Desjardins
3
0
Desjardins
Koivu
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Desjardins
3
2
Desjardins
Koivu
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Desjardins
Koivu
Edge
Even Strength
62.5% (48)
52.5% (631)
+10.0%
Power Play
100.0% (1)
49.3% (73)
+50.7%
Penalty Kill
34.8% (23)
47.6% (147)
-12.8%
On power play, Desjardins has a +50.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Koivu shoots left. Desjardins is 55.2% vs left-shot opponents (58).
Desjardins shoots left. Koivu is 50.6% vs left-shot opponents (621).
Home / Away
Desjardins
Koivu
Home
52.2% (23)
51.3% (431)
Away
55.1% (49)
51.4% (420)
By Period
Desjardins
Koivu
P1
64.0%
51.9%
P2
52.0%
52.9%
P3
45.5%
49.8%
Final 5 min
57.9%
54.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Desjardins
54.0%▬
54.5%
54.2%
Koivu
46.0%▼
50.0%
51.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2013 | 3 | 06:53 | Neutral | Saku Koivu |
| Mar 27, 2013 | 3 | 06:44 | Neutral | Andrew Desjardins |
| Mar 27, 2013 | 1 | 05:12 | Offensive | Andrew Desjardins |
| Mar 27, 2013 | 1 | 05:07 | Offensive | Andrew Desjardins |
| Mar 27, 2013 | 1 | 04:52 | Neutral | Andrew Desjardins |
| Mar 25, 2013 | 2 | 03:29 | Neutral | Saku Koivu |
| Mar 18, 2013 | 2 | 07:03 | Neutral | Andrew Desjardins |
| Feb 4, 2013 | 1 | 15:41 | Offensive | Andrew Desjardins |