Scouting Report
Brett Howden holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Howden wins 45.6% vs right-shot opponents — Bjugstad shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Howden 50.4% vs Bjugstad 49.1% (+1.7%)
Offensive zone
Howden 58.4%
Defensive zone
Bjugstad 53.5%
Neutral zone
Howden 50.8%
Result
Brett Howden favored at 51.9%
51.9%
48.1%
Howden
Bjugstad
No head-to-head faceoffs recorded
Situation Matchup
Situation
Howden
Bjugstad
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (381)
48.9% (280)
+1.5%
Power Play
55.6% (18)
50.0% (6)
+5.6%
Penalty Kill
48.3% (29)
47.2% (36)
+1.1%
On power play, Howden has a +5.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Bjugstad shoots right. Howden is 45.6% vs right-shot opponents (171).
Howden shoots left. Bjugstad is 48.4% vs left-shot opponents (254).
Home / Away
Howden
Bjugstad
Home
47.7% (195)
48.4% (190)
Away
52.8% (233)
49.2% (132)
By Period
Howden
Bjugstad
P1
51.1%
41.7%
P2
52.6%
56.6%
P3
48.8%
48.7%
OT
33.3%
33.3%
Final 5 min
50.0%
51.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Howden
44.0%▼
46.5%
50.5%
Bjugstad
40.0%▼
48.0%
48.8%