Who wins more faceoffs, Brendan Gaunce or Mathew Barzal?

Brendan Gaunce leads the head-to-head 5-4 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Brendan Gaunce's faceoff record against Mathew Barzal?

Brendan Gaunce is 5-4 against Mathew Barzal in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-2, Defensive 1-0, Neutral 4-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Brendan Gaunce or Mathew Barzal?

Brendan Gaunce is the predicted winner with a 65.6% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Brendan Gaunce vs Mathew Barzal

Brendan GaunceL vs Mathew BarzalR

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Brendan Gaunce holds a +10.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Gaunce on neutral-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings). Gaunce wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Barzal shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Gaunce 51.9% vs Barzal 42.2% (+10.1%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Barzal 53.0%

Defensive zone Gaunce 82.7%

Neutral zone Gaunce 68.9%

Result Brendan Gaunce favored at 65.6%

65.6%

34.4%

Gaunce Barzal

Head-to-Head Record

5 - 4 (9 meetings)

Gaunce Barzal

Last 9: Gaunce 5-4 Barzal

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Barzal

Gaunce Barzal

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Gaunce

Gaunce Barzal

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Gaunce

Gaunce Barzal

6 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Gaunce

Barzal

Edge

Even Strength

51.7% (894)

41.9% (3,565)

+9.8%

Power Play

55.6% (9)

43.4% (205)

+12.2%

Penalty Kill

55.4% (92)

42.3% (26)

+13.1%

On penalty kill, Gaunce has a +13.1% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Barzal shoots right. Gaunce is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (328).

Gaunce shoots left. Barzal is 41.9% vs left-shot opponents (2,699).

Home / Away

Gaunce

Barzal

Home

49.9% (525)

43.1% (1,895)

Away

54.5% (470)

40.9% (1,901)

By Period

Gaunce

Barzal

53.6%

40.7%

47.4%

44.4%

55.0%

41.0%

Final 5 min

54.0%

39.9%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Gaunce

50.0%▼

56.5%

52.1%

Barzal

36.0%▼

44.0%

42.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Dec 28, 2025	1	08:57	Offensive	Mathew Barzal
Nov 12, 2022	3	15:53	Neutral	Mathew Barzal
Nov 12, 2022	3	12:33	Defensive	Brendan Gaunce
Nov 12, 2022	3	09:38	Neutral	Brendan Gaunce
Nov 12, 2022	2	06:10	Offensive	Mathew Barzal
Nov 12, 2022	2	03:09	Neutral	Brendan Gaunce
Mar 31, 2022	3	19:03	Neutral	Mathew Barzal
Mar 31, 2022	3	09:52	Neutral	Brendan Gaunce
Mar 31, 2022	2	10:26	Neutral	Brendan Gaunce

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