Ben Meyers vs Jesperi Kotkaniemi
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Ben Meyers holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Kotkaniemi on neutral-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Meyers 50.8% vs Kotkaniemi 49.2% (+1.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Kotkaniemi 82.7%
Defensive zone
Meyers 67.6%
Neutral zone
Kotkaniemi 57.8%
Result
Jesperi Kotkaniemi favored at 64.9%
35.1%
64.9%
Meyers
Kotkaniemi
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
5
(7 meetings)
2
5
Meyers
Kotkaniemi
Last 7: Meyers 2-5 Kotkaniemi
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Meyers
Kotkaniemi
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kotkaniemi
1
4
Meyers
Kotkaniemi
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Meyers
Kotkaniemi
Edge
Even Strength
51.8% (610)
49.0% (3,852)
+2.8%
Power Play
80.0% (5)
51.3% (351)
+28.7%
Penalty Kill
36.7% (49)
45.7% (35)
-9.0%
On power play, Meyers has a +28.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kotkaniemi shoots left. Meyers is 48.6% vs left-shot opponents (416).
Meyers shoots left. Kotkaniemi is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (2,784).
Home / Away
Meyers
Kotkaniemi
Home
54.9% (368)
49.7% (2,197)
Away
45.9% (296)
48.7% (2,041)
By Period
Meyers
Kotkaniemi
P1
58.3%
49.9%
P2
43.8%
50.4%
P3
51.0%
47.2%
Final 5 min
45.3%
49.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Meyers
54.0%▼
55.5%
50.9%
Kotkaniemi
52.0%▲
49.0%
49.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2022 | 3 | 11:43 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Apr 16, 2022 | 3 | 03:04 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Apr 16, 2022 | 2 | 14:00 | Offensive | Ben Meyers |
| Apr 16, 2022 | 2 | 01:56 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Apr 16, 2022 | 1 | 09:38 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Apr 16, 2022 | 1 | 06:58 | Neutral | Ben Meyers |
| Apr 16, 2022 | 1 | 02:14 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |