Anze Kopitar vs Nic Dowd

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Anze Kopitar holds a +3.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on offensive-zone draws (87% H2H, 31 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Kopitar 54.5% vs Dowd 50.7% (+3.8%)
H2H factor Kopitar leads 53-23 in 76 meetings
Offensive zone Kopitar 96.4%
Defensive zone Kopitar 77.3%
Neutral zone Kopitar 79.2%
Result Anze Kopitar favored at 85.7%
85.7%
14.3%
Kopitar Dowd
Head-to-Head Record
53 - 23 (76 meetings)
53
23
Kopitar Dowd
Last 10: Kopitar 8-2 Dowd

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
27
4
Kopitar Dowd
31 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Dowd
9
12
Kopitar Dowd
21 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kopitar
17
7
Kopitar Dowd
24 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Kopitar
Dowd
Edge
Even Strength
54.6% (16,723)
52.4% (6,009)
+2.2%
Power Play
59.2% (3,582)
56.1% (164)
+3.1%
Penalty Kill
48.4% (2,941)
44.1% (1,635)
+4.3%
On penalty kill, Kopitar has a +4.3% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Dowd shoots right. Kopitar is 52.7% vs right-shot opponents (8,141).
Kopitar shoots left. Dowd is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,134).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Dowd
Home
55.3% (11,643)
51.9% (3,897)
Away
53.7% (11,651)
49.5% (3,912)
By Period
Kopitar
Dowd
P1
54.5%
51.7%
P2
54.9%
50.4%
P3
53.9%
50.3%
OT
59.2%
45.9%
Final 5 min
54.9%
50.5%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
56.0%
52.5%
54.5%
Dowd
50.0%
48.0%
50.7%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Nov 17, 2025 3 07:02 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Nov 17, 2025 3 05:03 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Nov 17, 2025 2 12:16 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Nov 17, 2025 2 09:24 Defensive Anze Kopitar
Nov 17, 2025 2 03:20 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Nov 17, 2025 2 01:51 Neutral Nic Dowd
Nov 17, 2025 1 19:03 Offensive Nic Dowd
Nov 17, 2025 1 07:08 Defensive Anze Kopitar
Mar 13, 2025 3 15:45 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Mar 13, 2025 3 00:00 Neutral Anze Kopitar
Mar 13, 2025 2 19:20 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Mar 13, 2025 2 11:12 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Dec 22, 2024 3 09:59 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Dec 22, 2024 2 03:53 Offensive Anze Kopitar
Dec 22, 2024 1 12:15 Defensive Nic Dowd
Jan 7, 2024 3 05:29 Offensive Nic Dowd
Jan 7, 2024 3 00:56 Defensive Nic Dowd
Jan 7, 2024 3 00:00 Neutral Anze Kopitar
Jan 7, 2024 2 07:28 Defensive Nic Dowd
Jan 7, 2024 2 06:03 Offensive Anze Kopitar