Antoine Vermette vs James Sheppard
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Antoine Vermette holds a +8.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Sheppard on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Vermette wins 56.2% vs left-shot opponents — Sheppard shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Vermette 57.1% vs Sheppard 48.7% (+8.7%)
H2H factor
Sheppard leads 8-3 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Sheppard 84.4%
Defensive zone
Sheppard 81.5%
Neutral zone
Sheppard 81.3%
Result
James Sheppard favored at 82.7%
17.3%
82.7%
Vermette
Sheppard
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
8
(11 meetings)
3
8
Vermette
Sheppard
Last 10: Vermette 3-7 Sheppard
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Sheppard
2
3
Vermette
Sheppard
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Vermette
Sheppard
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sheppard
0
4
Vermette
Sheppard
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Vermette
Sheppard
Edge
Even Strength
56.9% (7,621)
48.4% (744)
+8.5%
Power Play
59.8% (1,575)
47.8% (46)
+12.0%
Penalty Kill
55.1% (1,217)
75.0% (4)
-19.9%
On penalty kill, Sheppard has a +19.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sheppard shoots left. Vermette is 56.2% vs left-shot opponents (6,658).
Vermette shoots left. Sheppard is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (454).
Home / Away
Vermette
Sheppard
Home
58.3% (5,008)
49.4% (474)
Away
56.1% (5,432)
47.2% (320)
By Period
Vermette
Sheppard
P1
56.9%
47.8%
P2
58.4%
44.9%
P3
56.2%
52.8%
OT
55.4%
66.7%
Final 5 min
56.8%
46.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Vermette
58.0%▼
62.0%
57.2%
Sheppard
48.0%▬
47.0%
48.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2015 | 3 | 05:35 | Offensive | James Sheppard |
| Mar 18, 2015 | 3 | 05:28 | Neutral | James Sheppard |
| Mar 18, 2015 | 3 | 00:59 | Offensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Mar 18, 2015 | 2 | 18:42 | Neutral | James Sheppard |
| Mar 18, 2015 | 1 | 03:51 | Neutral | James Sheppard |
| Jan 13, 2015 | 3 | 17:18 | Offensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Jan 13, 2015 | 2 | 16:49 | Defensive | James Sheppard |
| Nov 22, 2014 | 3 | 11:26 | Offensive | James Sheppard |
| Nov 22, 2014 | 3 | 03:56 | Defensive | Antoine Vermette |
| Nov 22, 2014 | 2 | 14:10 | Offensive | James Sheppard |
| Nov 22, 2014 | 1 | 12:05 | Neutral | James Sheppard |