Scouting Report
Anze Kopitar holds a +7.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Kopitar wins 55.7% vs left-shot opponents — Kruger shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kopitar 54.8% vs Kruger 48.5% (+7.0%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Kopitar 94.0%
Defensive zone
Kopitar 67.9%
Neutral zone
Kopitar 83.1%
Result
Anze Kopitar favored at 80.0%
80.0%
20.0%
Kopitar
Kruger
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
2
(9 meetings)
7
2
Kopitar
Kruger
Last 9: Kopitar 7-2 Kruger
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
3
0
Kopitar
Kruger
3 total
Defensive Zone
Even
2
2
Kopitar
Kruger
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kopitar
2
0
Kopitar
Kruger
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kopitar
Kruger
Edge
Even Strength
55.5% (1,380)
48.9% (315)
+6.6%
Power Play
56.6% (212)
50.0% (2)
+6.6%
Penalty Kill
51.1% (227)
44.6% (74)
+6.5%
On even strength, Kopitar has a +6.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kruger shoots left. Kopitar is 55.7% vs left-shot opponents (1,204).
Kopitar shoots left. Kruger is 44.0% vs left-shot opponents (259).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Kruger
Home
55.9% (893)
49.3% (221)
Away
54.3% (926)
46.5% (170)
By Period
Kopitar
Kruger
P1
56.2%
55.9%
P2
54.5%
39.1%
P3
54.2%
48.4%
OT
62.1%
100.0%
Final 5 min
55.3%
48.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
56.0%▲
52.5%
55.1%
Kruger
50.0%▬
51.0%
48.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2019 | OT | 04:29 | Defensive | Marcus Kruger |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 3 | 13:56 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 3 | 06:25 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 3 | 03:09 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 3 | 03:06 | Defensive | Marcus Kruger |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 2 | 02:14 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 16, 2018 | 3 | 00:46 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 16, 2018 | 2 | 02:03 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 16, 2018 | 1 | 05:48 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |