Scouting Report
Anze Kopitar holds a +8.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Kopitar wins 54.2% vs right-shot opponents — Suzuki shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kopitar 55.6% vs Suzuki 47.5% (+8.6%)
H2H factor
Kopitar leads 8-3 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Kopitar 80.8%
Defensive zone
Kopitar 86.7%
Neutral zone
Kopitar 78.3%
Result
Anze Kopitar favored at 83.0%
83.0%
17.0%
Kopitar
Suzuki
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
3
(11 meetings)
8
3
Kopitar
Suzuki
Last 10: Kopitar 7-3 Suzuki
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
4
0
Kopitar
Suzuki
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Suzuki
2
3
Kopitar
Suzuki
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kopitar
2
0
Kopitar
Suzuki
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kopitar
Suzuki
Edge
Even Strength
56.4% (1,114)
47.0% (1,066)
+9.4%
Power Play
60.1% (288)
49.5% (204)
+10.6%
Penalty Kill
47.6% (206)
46.6% (131)
+1.0%
On power play, Kopitar has a +10.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Suzuki shoots right. Kopitar is 54.2% vs right-shot opponents (583).
Kopitar shoots left. Suzuki is 47.0% vs left-shot opponents (1,005).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Suzuki
Home
56.3% (783)
49.4% (686)
Away
55.5% (825)
45.3% (715)
By Period
Kopitar
Suzuki
P1
57.9%
45.6%
P2
54.5%
46.9%
P3
55.2%
49.8%
OT
57.6%
38.1%
Final 5 min
55.9%
47.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
56.0%▲
52.5%
55.9%
Suzuki
62.0%▲
55.5%
47.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2023 | 3 | 15:26 | Defensive | Nick Suzuki |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 3 | 07:27 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 2 | 19:55 | Defensive | Nick Suzuki |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 2 | 10:15 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1 | 13:41 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1 | 11:05 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1 | 00:25 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 10, 2022 | 3 | 19:05 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 10, 2022 | 3 | 04:36 | Defensive | Nick Suzuki |
| Dec 10, 2022 | 3 | 02:10 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 10, 2022 | 2 | 00:13 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |