Who wins more faceoffs, Anthony Cirelli or Nate Thompson?

Nate Thompson leads the head-to-head 7-2 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Anthony Cirelli's faceoff record against Nate Thompson?

Anthony Cirelli is 2-7 against Nate Thompson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-1, Defensive 1-3, Neutral 0-3.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Anthony Cirelli or Nate Thompson?

Anthony Cirelli is the predicted winner with a 74.7% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Anthony Cirelli vs Nate Thompson

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All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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Scouting Report

Nate Thompson holds a +3.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Thompson on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Cirelli 49.4% vs Thompson 52.9% (-3.6%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Cirelli 86.3%

Defensive zone Cirelli 68.5%

Neutral zone Cirelli 75.1%

Result Anthony Cirelli favored at 74.7%

74.7%

25.3%

Cirelli Thompson

Head-to-Head Record

2 - 7 (9 meetings)

Cirelli Thompson

Last 9: Cirelli 2-7 Thompson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Even

Cirelli Thompson

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Thompson

Cirelli Thompson

4 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Thompson

Cirelli Thompson

3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Cirelli

Thompson

Edge

Even Strength

49.8% (5,684)

54.1% (5,812)

-4.3%

Power Play

56.9% (571)

54.8% (135)

+2.1%

Penalty Kill

43.8% (1,196)

47.9% (1,381)

-4.1%

On even strength, Thompson has a +4.3% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Thompson shoots left. Cirelli is 49.8% vs left-shot opponents (4,600).

Cirelli shoots left. Thompson is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (4,683).

Home / Away

Cirelli

Thompson

Home

49.6% (3,763)

54.8% (3,626)

Away

49.1% (3,688)

51.1% (3,717)

By Period

Cirelli

Thompson

49.9%

53.2%

48.8%

52.9%

49.2%

52.8%

51.6%

47.9%

Final 5 min

50.9%

51.6%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Cirelli

50.0%▼

53.0%

49.3%

Thompson

64.0%▲

59.0%

52.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Jan 2, 2020	1	13:17	Neutral	Nate Thompson
Dec 28, 2019	3	03:05	Defensive	Nate Thompson
Oct 15, 2019	2	18:10	Neutral	Nate Thompson
Oct 15, 2019	2	07:45	Defensive	Nate Thompson
Oct 15, 2019	2	04:44	Neutral	Nate Thompson
Oct 15, 2019	1	06:14	Offensive	Nate Thompson
Apr 2, 2019	2	05:43	Defensive	Nate Thompson
Jan 3, 2019	3	18:27	Offensive	Anthony Cirelli
Jan 3, 2019	3	09:25	Defensive	Anthony Cirelli

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