Anze Kopitar vs Jesperi Kotkaniemi
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Anze Kopitar holds a +5.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Kotkaniemi on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings). Kopitar wins 55.5% vs left-shot opponents — Kotkaniemi shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kopitar 54.5% vs Kotkaniemi 49.2% (+5.3%)
H2H factor
Kotkaniemi leads 11-8 in 19 meetings
Offensive zone
Kotkaniemi 86.9%
Defensive zone
Kotkaniemi 69.0%
Neutral zone
Kotkaniemi 76.3%
Result
Jesperi Kotkaniemi favored at 78.1%
21.9%
78.1%
Kopitar
Kotkaniemi
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
11
(19 meetings)
8
11
Kopitar
Kotkaniemi
Last 10: Kopitar 3-7 Kotkaniemi
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kotkaniemi
2
4
Kopitar
Kotkaniemi
6 total
Defensive Zone
Even
2
2
Kopitar
Kotkaniemi
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kotkaniemi
4
5
Kopitar
Kotkaniemi
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kopitar
Kotkaniemi
Edge
Even Strength
54.6% (16,723)
49.0% (3,852)
+5.6%
Power Play
59.2% (3,582)
51.3% (351)
+7.9%
Penalty Kill
48.4% (2,941)
45.7% (35)
+2.7%
On power play, Kopitar has a +7.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kotkaniemi shoots left. Kopitar is 55.5% vs left-shot opponents (15,150).
Kopitar shoots left. Kotkaniemi is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (2,784).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Kotkaniemi
Home
55.3% (11,643)
49.7% (2,197)
Away
53.7% (11,651)
48.7% (2,041)
By Period
Kopitar
Kotkaniemi
P1
54.5%
49.9%
P2
54.9%
50.4%
P3
53.9%
47.2%
OT
59.2%
50.0%
Final 5 min
54.9%
49.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
56.0%▲
52.5%
54.5%
Kotkaniemi
52.0%▲
49.0%
49.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2025 | 3 | 14:01 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 3 | 06:24 | Defensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 1 | 17:00 | Defensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 1 | 06:58 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 3 | 08:32 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 2 | 06:31 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 2 | 00:57 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 1 | 04:22 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2 | 07:11 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 3 | 12:10 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 3 | 00:31 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 2 | 09:21 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 1 | 18:12 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 1 | 11:15 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 18, 2021 | 3 | 14:29 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 18, 2021 | 2 | 15:33 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 18, 2021 | 2 | 09:05 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 18, 2021 | 1 | 10:34 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Oct 11, 2018 | 3 | 16:36 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |