Scouting Report
Bryan Little holds a +2.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on offensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kopitar 52.5% vs Little 55.1% (-2.9%)
H2H factor
Kopitar leads 8-3 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Little 52.9%
Defensive zone
Kopitar 52.9%
Neutral zone
Little 52.9%
Result
Bryan Little favored at 52.9%
47.1%
52.9%
Kopitar
Little
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
3
(11 meetings)
8
3
Kopitar
Little
Last 10: Kopitar 7-3 Little
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
5
1
Kopitar
Little
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kopitar
3
2
Kopitar
Little
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kopitar
Little
Edge
Even Strength
53.0% (1,288)
57.3% (847)
-4.3%
Power Play
61.3% (194)
57.5% (160)
+3.8%
Penalty Kill
42.7% (211)
36.7% (90)
+6.0%
On penalty kill, Kopitar has a +6.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Little shoots right. Kopitar is 51.5% vs right-shot opponents (620).
Kopitar shoots left. Little is 55.9% vs left-shot opponents (776).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Little
Home
55.7% (853)
56.7% (575)
Away
49.6% (840)
54.4% (522)
By Period
Kopitar
Little
P1
50.2%
55.4%
P2
54.7%
53.9%
P3
52.7%
57.6%
OT
56.8%
58.3%
Final 5 min
54.2%
56.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
56.0%▲
52.5%
52.7%
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
55.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2017 | 2 | 18:44 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 23, 2017 | 1 | 13:09 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 3 | 14:52 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 3 | 06:30 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 2 | 15:38 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 1 | 14:11 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 1 | 07:01 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 1 | 06:56 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 1 | 06:10 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 1 | 05:57 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 1 | 04:00 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |