Brock Nelson vs Sam Bennett

2024-25 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brock Nelson holds a +5.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Nelson on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 9 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nelson 51.9% vs Bennett 46.6% (+5.9%)
H2H factor Bennett leads 9-7 in 16 meetings
Offensive zone Bennett 54.3%
Defensive zone Bennett 53.0%
Neutral zone Bennett 57.0%
Result Sam Bennett favored at 55.0%
45.0%
55.0%
Nelson Bennett
Head-to-Head Record
7 - 9 (16 meetings)
7
9
Nelson Bennett
Last 10: Nelson 5-5 Bennett

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
6
3
Nelson Bennett
9 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Bennett
0
2
Nelson Bennett
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Bennett
1
4
Nelson Bennett
5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Nelson
Bennett
Edge
Even Strength
51.3% (1,002)
46.5% (909)
+4.8%
Power Play
58.7% (126)
43.1% (51)
+15.6%
Penalty Kill
51.9% (81)
38.5% (13)
+13.4%
On power play, Nelson has a +15.6% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Bennett shoots left. Nelson is 51.4% vs left-shot opponents (837).
Nelson shoots left. Bennett is 46.4% vs left-shot opponents (657).
Home / Away
Nelson
Bennett
Home
52.5% (590)
45.4% (449)
Away
51.7% (619)
46.9% (524)
By Period
Nelson
Bennett
P1
50.5%
49.6%
P2
54.4%
43.7%
P3
51.4%
45.1%
OT
47.4%
57.1%
Final 5 min
57.3%
43.4%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nelson
60.0%
54.0%
52.1%
Bennett
56.0%
51.0%
46.2%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Feb 2, 2025 3 11:58 Offensive Sam Bennett
Feb 2, 2025 3 00:46 Offensive Brock Nelson
Feb 2, 2025 2 18:04 Offensive Brock Nelson
Feb 2, 2025 2 17:52 Neutral Sam Bennett
Feb 2, 2025 2 11:48 Offensive Brock Nelson
Feb 2, 2025 2 11:34 Offensive Brock Nelson
Oct 26, 2024 3 06:13 Offensive Sam Bennett
Oct 26, 2024 3 02:55 Offensive Sam Bennett
Oct 26, 2024 2 12:42 Offensive Brock Nelson
Oct 26, 2024 2 00:00 Neutral Sam Bennett
Oct 26, 2024 1 17:14 Defensive Sam Bennett
Oct 26, 2024 1 13:27 Neutral Sam Bennett
Oct 26, 2024 1 05:32 Offensive Brock Nelson
Oct 26, 2024 1 02:01 Neutral Sam Bennett
Oct 26, 2024 1 00:10 Defensive Sam Bennett
Oct 26, 2024 1 00:00 Neutral Brock Nelson