Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (54.5% vs 54.5%). Look for Kopitar on offensive-zone draws (61% H2H, 36 meetings). Kopitar wins 55.5% vs left-shot opponents — Datsyuk shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kopitar 54.5% vs Datsyuk 54.4% (+0.0%)
H2H factor
Kopitar leads 54-50 in 104 meetings
Offensive zone
Datsyuk 56.5%
Defensive zone
Kopitar 63.5%
Neutral zone
Kopitar 53.4%
Result
Anze Kopitar favored at 53.0%
53.0%
47.0%
Kopitar
Datsyuk
Head-to-Head Record
54
-
50
(104 meetings)
54
50
Kopitar
Datsyuk
Last 10: Kopitar 5-5 Datsyuk
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
22
14
Kopitar
Datsyuk
36 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Datsyuk
14
17
Kopitar
Datsyuk
31 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Datsyuk
18
19
Kopitar
Datsyuk
37 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kopitar
Datsyuk
Edge
Even Strength
54.6% (16,723)
53.3% (4,336)
+1.3%
Power Play
59.2% (3,582)
58.8% (1,120)
+0.4%
Penalty Kill
48.4% (2,941)
55.8% (505)
-7.4%
On penalty kill, Datsyuk has a +7.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Datsyuk shoots left. Kopitar is 55.5% vs left-shot opponents (15,150).
Kopitar shoots left. Datsyuk is 53.6% vs left-shot opponents (3,837).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Datsyuk
Home
55.3% (11,643)
55.9% (2,962)
Away
53.7% (11,651)
53.0% (3,032)
By Period
Kopitar
Datsyuk
P1
54.5%
54.1%
P2
54.9%
54.4%
P3
53.9%
54.8%
OT
59.2%
56.2%
Final 5 min
54.9%
54.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
56.0%▲
52.5%
54.5%
Datsyuk
46.0%▼
55.0%
54.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2016 | 3 | 19:44 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Jan 11, 2016 | 3 | 03:47 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 11, 2016 | 2 | 19:56 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 11, 2016 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 11, 2016 | 1 | 17:48 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 11, 2016 | 1 | 17:36 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Jan 11, 2016 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 3 | 18:13 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 3 | 14:28 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 09:17 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 06:48 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 06:36 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 03:59 | Neutral | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 03:45 | Neutral | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 00:30 | Defensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 1 | 16:09 | Offensive | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Feb 24, 2015 | 3 | 19:28 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 24, 2015 | 3 | 12:01 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Feb 24, 2015 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Feb 24, 2015 | 2 | 00:17 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |