Brayden Point vs Evgeny Kuznetsov
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Brayden Point holds a +4.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Point on neutral-zone draws (63% H2H, 19 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Point 48.8% vs Kuznetsov 44.2% (+4.7%)
H2H factor
Point leads 28-20 in 48 meetings
Offensive zone
Point 76.9%
Defensive zone
Point 76.3%
Neutral zone
Point 78.6%
Result
Brayden Point favored at 77.4%
77.4%
22.6%
Point
Kuznetsov
Head-to-Head Record
28
-
20
(48 meetings)
28
20
Point
Kuznetsov
Last 10: Point 6-4 Kuznetsov
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kuznetsov
7
8
Point
Kuznetsov
15 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Point
9
5
Point
Kuznetsov
14 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Point
12
7
Point
Kuznetsov
19 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Point
Kuznetsov
Edge
Even Strength
48.3% (6,183)
43.9% (8,296)
+4.4%
Power Play
53.9% (1,043)
49.4% (633)
+4.5%
Penalty Kill
38.5% (247)
38.2% (272)
+0.3%
On power play, Point has a +4.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kuznetsov shoots left. Point is 49.2% vs left-shot opponents (5,402).
Point shoots right. Kuznetsov is 43.3% vs right-shot opponents (3,083).
Home / Away
Point
Kuznetsov
Home
49.1% (3,733)
44.8% (4,622)
Away
48.5% (3,740)
43.4% (4,579)
By Period
Point
Kuznetsov
P1
46.8%
43.6%
P2
51.4%
45.8%
P3
48.0%
42.8%
OT
52.0%
43.2%
Final 5 min
49.6%
44.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Point
54.0%▲
48.5%
48.8%
Kuznetsov
46.0%▲
44.0%
44.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2023 | 1 | 17:40 | Defensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 1 | 05:50 | Offensive | Brayden Point |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 1 | 05:44 | Offensive | Brayden Point |
| Nov 13, 2022 | 2 | 17:47 | Offensive | Brayden Point |
| Nov 13, 2022 | 1 | 17:14 | Defensive | Brayden Point |
| Nov 13, 2022 | 1 | 17:10 | Offensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Nov 13, 2022 | 1 | 08:19 | Neutral | Brayden Point |
| Nov 13, 2022 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Brayden Point |
| Apr 6, 2022 | 3 | 15:37 | Defensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Apr 6, 2022 | 3 | 04:57 | Defensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Nov 1, 2021 | 3 | 12:34 | Defensive | Brayden Point |
| Nov 1, 2021 | 2 | 19:13 | Defensive | Brayden Point |
| Nov 1, 2021 | 2 | 13:00 | Offensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Nov 1, 2021 | 2 | 08:22 | Offensive | Brayden Point |
| Nov 1, 2021 | 1 | 09:36 | Offensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Oct 16, 2021 | 2 | 04:36 | Offensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Dec 21, 2019 | 2 | 07:55 | Neutral | Brayden Point |
| Dec 14, 2019 | 1 | 00:36 | Defensive | Brayden Point |
| Nov 29, 2019 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Brayden Point |
| Nov 29, 2019 | 3 | 18:03 | Offensive | Evgeny Kuznetsov |