Brandon Sutter vs James Sheppard
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Brandon Sutter holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Sheppard on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Sutter 50.2% vs Sheppard 48.7% (+1.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Sheppard 64.2%
Defensive zone
Sutter 61.1%
Neutral zone
Sheppard 54.2%
Result
James Sheppard favored at 56.6%
43.4%
56.6%
Sutter
Sheppard
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
3
(6 meetings)
3
3
Sutter
Sheppard
Last 6: Sutter 3-3 Sheppard
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Sheppard
1
2
Sutter
Sheppard
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Sutter
1
0
Sutter
Sheppard
1 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Sutter
Sheppard
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Sutter
Sheppard
Edge
Even Strength
50.9% (7,610)
48.4% (744)
+2.5%
Power Play
52.8% (627)
47.8% (46)
+5.0%
Penalty Kill
46.4% (1,797)
75.0% (4)
-28.6%
On penalty kill, Sheppard has a +28.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sheppard shoots left. Sutter is 50.0% vs left-shot opponents (6,698).
Sutter shoots right. Sheppard is 47.4% vs right-shot opponents (340).
Home / Away
Sutter
Sheppard
Home
50.6% (5,050)
49.4% (474)
Away
49.8% (5,033)
47.2% (320)
By Period
Sutter
Sheppard
P1
48.7%
47.8%
P2
50.3%
44.9%
P3
51.5%
52.8%
OT
50.0%
66.7%
Final 5 min
49.4%
46.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Sutter
62.0%▲
57.0%
50.2%
Sheppard
48.0%▬
47.0%
48.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2014 | 3 | 11:24 | Neutral | James Sheppard |
| Mar 6, 2014 | 2 | 12:00 | Offensive | James Sheppard |
| Mar 6, 2014 | 2 | 01:30 | Offensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Mar 6, 2014 | 1 | 16:21 | Neutral | Brandon Sutter |
| Mar 6, 2014 | 1 | 10:58 | Defensive | Brandon Sutter |
| Mar 6, 2014 | 1 | 07:39 | Offensive | James Sheppard |