Antoine Vermette vs Frans Nielsen
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Antoine Vermette holds a +8.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Nielsen on neutral-zone draws (57% H2H, 23 meetings). Vermette wins 56.2% vs left-shot opponents — Nielsen shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Vermette 57.1% vs Nielsen 48.5% (+8.7%)
H2H factor
Nielsen leads 32-30 in 62 meetings
Offensive zone
Vermette 53.1%
Defensive zone
Nielsen 64.7%
Neutral zone
Nielsen 64.0%
Result
Frans Nielsen favored at 57.6%
42.4%
57.6%
Vermette
Nielsen
Head-to-Head Record
30
-
32
(62 meetings)
30
32
Vermette
Nielsen
Last 10: Vermette 3-7 Nielsen
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
12
12
Vermette
Nielsen
24 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Vermette
8
7
Vermette
Nielsen
15 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nielsen
10
13
Vermette
Nielsen
23 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Vermette
Nielsen
Edge
Even Strength
56.9% (7,621)
49.3% (7,608)
+7.6%
Power Play
59.8% (1,575)
54.7% (594)
+5.1%
Penalty Kill
55.1% (1,217)
41.7% (1,420)
+13.4%
On penalty kill, Vermette has a +13.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nielsen shoots left. Vermette is 56.2% vs left-shot opponents (6,658).
Vermette shoots left. Nielsen is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,996).
Home / Away
Vermette
Nielsen
Home
58.3% (5,008)
49.9% (4,766)
Away
56.1% (5,432)
47.1% (4,890)
By Period
Vermette
Nielsen
P1
56.9%
49.7%
P2
58.4%
47.6%
P3
56.2%
48.2%
OT
55.4%
46.6%
Final 5 min
56.8%
48.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Vermette
58.0%▼
62.0%
57.2%
Nielsen
50.0%▬
50.0%
48.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2018 | 3 | 10:23 | Offensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 3 | 05:03 | Defensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 2 | 16:15 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 2 | 12:09 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 2 | 11:58 | Offensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 2 | 07:58 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 2 | 07:41 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 1 | 16:51 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 1 | 07:30 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 17, 2016 | 3 | 15:49 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 17, 2016 | 3 | 10:26 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 17, 2016 | 1 | 18:34 | Defensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Dec 17, 2016 | 1 | 15:44 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 17, 2016 | 1 | 13:33 | Neutral | Antoine Vermette |
| Dec 17, 2016 | 1 | 10:17 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 17, 2016 | 1 | 08:00 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 17, 2016 | 1 | 03:56 | Defensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Dec 19, 2015 | 3 | 14:06 | Offensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Dec 19, 2015 | 2 | 17:41 | Offensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Dec 19, 2015 | 2 | 05:25 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |