Who wins more faceoffs, Ben Smith or Cody Eakin?

Ben Smith leads the head-to-head 10-2 across 12 faceoffs.

What is Ben Smith's faceoff record against Cody Eakin?

Ben Smith is 10-2 against Cody Eakin in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 5-2, Defensive 2-0, Neutral 3-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Ben Smith or Cody Eakin?

Cody Eakin is the predicted winner with a 63.4% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Ben Smith vs Cody Eakin

Ben SmithR vs Cody EakinL

2014-15 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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Scouting Report

Ben Smith holds a +1.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Smith on offensive-zone draws (71% H2H, 7 meetings). Smith wins 53.7% vs left-shot opponents — Eakin shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Smith 51.9% vs Eakin 50.7% (+1.4%)

H2H factor Smith leads 10-2 in 12 meetings

Offensive zone Eakin 75.1%

Defensive zone Smith 53.1%

Neutral zone Smith 53.0%

Result Cody Eakin favored at 63.4%

36.6%

63.4%

Smith Eakin

Head-to-Head Record

10 - 2 (12 meetings)

Smith Eakin

Last 10: Smith 9-1 Eakin

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Smith

Smith Eakin

7 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Smith

Smith Eakin

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Smith

Smith Eakin

3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Smith

Eakin

Edge

Even Strength

54.1% (475)

51.8% (1,057)

+2.3%

Power Play

14.3% (7)

46.6% (58)

-32.3%

Penalty Kill

46.4% (112)

46.3% (177)

+0.1%

On power play, Eakin has a +32.3% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Eakin shoots left. Smith is 53.7% vs left-shot opponents (432).

Smith shoots right. Eakin is 49.8% vs right-shot opponents (450).

Home / Away

Smith

Eakin

Home

54.4% (274)

51.3% (680)

Away

50.3% (320)

50.2% (612)

By Period

Smith

Eakin

50.0%

49.2%

53.4%

52.1%

53.2%

52.3%

33.3%

21.1%

Final 5 min

48.3%

48.7%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Smith

38.0%▼

49.0%

52.2%

Eakin

60.0%▲

55.5%

50.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Apr 6, 2015	3	15:29	Offensive	Ben Smith
Apr 6, 2015	3	13:25	Offensive	Ben Smith
Apr 6, 2015	3	08:05	Defensive	Ben Smith
Apr 6, 2015	3	03:35	Offensive	Ben Smith
Apr 6, 2015	3	03:29	Offensive	Ben Smith
Apr 6, 2015	2	10:20	Offensive	Ben Smith
Apr 6, 2015	1	09:12	Neutral	Ben Smith
Apr 6, 2015	1	00:28	Neutral	Ben Smith
Apr 6, 2015	1	00:28	Neutral	Ben Smith
Jan 18, 2015	3	06:41	Offensive	Cody Eakin
Jan 4, 2015	OT	00:55	Defensive	Ben Smith
Oct 9, 2014	2	11:19	Offensive	Cody Eakin

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