Brock Nelson vs Jack Hughes

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brock Nelson holds a +12.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Nelson on neutral-zone draws (65% H2H, 20 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nelson 48.3% vs Hughes 36.6% (+12.2%)
H2H factor Nelson leads 28-16 in 44 meetings
Offensive zone Nelson 81.7%
Defensive zone Nelson 98.5%
Neutral zone Nelson 96.1%
Result Brock Nelson favored at 92.5%
92.5%
7.5%
Nelson Hughes
Head-to-Head Record
28 - 16 (44 meetings)
28
16
Nelson Hughes
Last 10: Nelson 5-5 Hughes

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
7
6
Nelson Hughes
13 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
8
3
Nelson Hughes
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nelson
13
7
Nelson Hughes
20 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Nelson
Hughes
Edge
Even Strength
47.9% (9,695)
36.0% (2,887)
+11.9%
Power Play
54.5% (1,132)
38.8% (224)
+15.7%
Penalty Kill
43.8% (783)
31.0% (42)
+12.8%
On power play, Nelson has a +15.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Hughes shoots left. Nelson is 48.9% vs left-shot opponents (7,533).
Nelson shoots left. Hughes is 34.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,931).
Home / Away
Nelson
Hughes
Home
50.0% (5,845)
36.8% (1,670)
Away
46.5% (5,766)
35.4% (1,483)
By Period
Nelson
Hughes
P1
48.7%
36.9%
P2
48.5%
33.6%
P3
47.7%
38.1%
OT
45.6%
37.5%
Final 5 min
47.8%
34.2%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nelson
60.0%
54.0%
48.3%
Hughes
38.0%
36.0%
36.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Oct 28, 2025 3 03:10 Neutral Jack Hughes
Oct 28, 2025 2 16:22 Defensive Brock Nelson
Oct 28, 2025 1 10:25 Defensive Brock Nelson
Oct 28, 2025 1 04:58 Defensive Brock Nelson
Oct 26, 2025 3 17:54 Defensive Jack Hughes
Oct 26, 2025 3 15:45 Offensive Jack Hughes
Oct 26, 2025 3 11:21 Defensive Brock Nelson
Oct 26, 2025 3 06:03 Offensive Jack Hughes
Oct 26, 2025 2 00:43 Defensive Brock Nelson
Oct 26, 2025 1 17:03 Neutral Jack Hughes
Oct 26, 2025 1 12:05 Neutral Jack Hughes
Oct 26, 2025 1 09:09 Neutral Brock Nelson
Nov 9, 2024 2 12:22 Offensive Brock Nelson
Nov 9, 2024 1 17:29 Defensive Jack Hughes
Nov 9, 2024 1 06:47 Offensive Brock Nelson
Oct 25, 2024 2 14:09 Neutral Jack Hughes
Nov 28, 2023 3 06:38 Neutral Brock Nelson
Nov 28, 2023 2 13:05 Neutral Brock Nelson
Nov 28, 2023 2 09:40 Neutral Brock Nelson
Oct 20, 2023 3 14:09 Neutral Brock Nelson