Scouting Report
Anze Kopitar holds a +6.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Kopitar on offensive-zone draws (88% H2H, 8 meetings). Kopitar wins 55.5% vs left-shot opponents — Poehling shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kopitar 54.5% vs Poehling 48.1% (+6.4%)
H2H factor
Poehling leads 11-10 in 21 meetings
Offensive zone
Kopitar 69.3%
Defensive zone
Poehling 78.7%
Neutral zone
Poehling 59.1%
Result
Ryan Poehling favored at 52.0%
48.0%
52.0%
Kopitar
Poehling
Head-to-Head Record
10
-
11
(21 meetings)
10
11
Kopitar
Poehling
Last 10: Kopitar 3-7 Poehling
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kopitar
7
1
Kopitar
Poehling
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Poehling
1
3
Kopitar
Poehling
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Poehling
2
7
Kopitar
Poehling
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kopitar
Poehling
Edge
Even Strength
54.6% (16,723)
49.4% (2,726)
+5.2%
Power Play
59.2% (3,582)
51.6% (93)
+7.6%
Penalty Kill
48.4% (2,941)
41.6% (623)
+6.8%
On power play, Kopitar has a +7.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Poehling shoots left. Kopitar is 55.5% vs left-shot opponents (15,150).
Kopitar shoots left. Poehling is 47.2% vs left-shot opponents (2,301).
Home / Away
Kopitar
Poehling
Home
55.3% (11,643)
49.3% (1,688)
Away
53.7% (11,651)
46.9% (1,754)
By Period
Kopitar
Poehling
P1
54.5%
50.9%
P2
54.9%
47.0%
P3
53.9%
46.9%
OT
59.2%
37.9%
Final 5 min
54.9%
47.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kopitar
56.0%▲
52.5%
54.5%
Poehling
58.0%▲
48.5%
48.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2 | 10:02 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1 | 10:52 | Defensive | Ryan Poehling |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 3 | 08:50 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 3 | 13:36 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 3 | 10:39 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 2 | 19:25 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 2 | 19:16 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 2 | 19:11 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 2 | 15:04 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 2 | 10:05 | Defensive | Ryan Poehling |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 2 | 09:16 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 2 | 04:09 | Defensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 2 | 03:59 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Nov 4, 2023 | 2 | 19:44 | Neutral | Ryan Poehling |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 3 | 11:37 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 3 | 09:13 | Offensive | Ryan Poehling |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 3 | 03:01 | Neutral | Anze Kopitar |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 2 | 17:14 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 2 | 08:34 | Defensive | Ryan Poehling |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 1 | 11:44 | Offensive | Anze Kopitar |