Brock Nelson vs Noah Cates

2022-23 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brock Nelson holds a +7.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Cates on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 8 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nelson 47.5% vs Cates 40.4% (+7.8%)
H2H factor Cates leads 8-4 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone Cates 68.2%
Defensive zone Cates 88.7%
Neutral zone Cates 77.5%
Result Noah Cates favored at 79.5%
20.5%
79.5%
Nelson Cates
Head-to-Head Record
4 - 8 (12 meetings)
4
8
Nelson Cates
Last 10: Nelson 3-7 Cates

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Cates
0
1
Nelson Cates
1 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
2
1
Nelson Cates
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cates
2
6
Nelson Cates
8 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Nelson
Cates
Edge
Even Strength
46.9% (915)
40.4% (841)
+6.5%
Power Play
57.4% (94)
42.4% (66)
+15.0%
Penalty Kill
25.0% (28)
32.7% (147)
-7.7%
On power play, Nelson has a +15.0% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Cates shoots left. Nelson is 47.4% vs left-shot opponents (713).
Nelson shoots left. Cates is 39.3% vs left-shot opponents (749).
Home / Away
Nelson
Cates
Home
48.9% (521)
38.2% (566)
Away
45.5% (516)
41.0% (488)
By Period
Nelson
Cates
P1
45.9%
40.5%
P2
48.0%
42.4%
P3
48.0%
35.3%
OT
33.3%
42.9%
Final 5 min
45.3%
36.8%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nelson
60.0%
54.0%
47.3%
Cates
46.0%
50.0%
39.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Apr 8, 2023 2 12:05 Neutral Brock Nelson
Feb 6, 2023 1 10:53 Defensive Noah Cates
Feb 6, 2023 1 08:30 Defensive Brock Nelson
Feb 6, 2023 1 04:47 Neutral Noah Cates
Feb 6, 2023 1 04:36 Neutral Noah Cates
Nov 29, 2022 3 08:21 Neutral Noah Cates
Nov 29, 2022 2 05:58 Neutral Noah Cates
Nov 29, 2022 2 01:21 Offensive Noah Cates
Nov 29, 2022 1 00:08 Defensive Brock Nelson
Nov 29, 2022 1 00:00 Neutral Noah Cates
Nov 26, 2022 3 02:46 Neutral Brock Nelson
Nov 26, 2022 3 00:30 Neutral Noah Cates