Brock Nelson vs Sam Bennett

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Brock Nelson holds a +1.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Nelson on offensive-zone draws (62% H2H, 26 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nelson 48.3% vs Bennett 47.2% (+1.1%)
H2H factor Nelson leads 41-34 in 75 meetings
Offensive zone Bennett 50.6%
Defensive zone Nelson 65.7%
Neutral zone Nelson 55.5%
Result Brock Nelson favored at 56.0%
56.0%
44.0%
Nelson Bennett
Head-to-Head Record
41 - 34 (75 meetings)
41
34
Nelson Bennett
Last 10: Nelson 7-3 Bennett

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
16
10
Nelson Bennett
26 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nelson
10
9
Nelson Bennett
19 total
Neutral Zone
Even
15
15
Nelson Bennett
30 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Nelson
Bennett
Edge
Even Strength
47.9% (9,695)
46.8% (5,683)
+1.1%
Power Play
54.5% (1,132)
53.7% (555)
+0.8%
Penalty Kill
43.8% (783)
41.8% (256)
+2.0%

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Bennett shoots left. Nelson is 48.9% vs left-shot opponents (7,533).
Nelson shoots left. Bennett is 46.6% vs left-shot opponents (4,232).
Home / Away
Nelson
Bennett
Home
50.0% (5,845)
48.4% (3,262)
Away
46.5% (5,766)
45.9% (3,232)
By Period
Nelson
Bennett
P1
48.7%
48.0%
P2
48.5%
46.5%
P3
47.7%
46.9%
OT
45.6%
52.5%
Final 5 min
47.8%
45.2%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nelson
60.0%
54.0%
48.3%
Bennett
56.0%
51.0%
47.2%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 4, 2026 3 13:23 Neutral Sam Bennett
Jan 4, 2026 3 13:07 Neutral Brock Nelson
Jan 4, 2026 3 02:47 Neutral Brock Nelson
Jan 4, 2026 3 00:00 Neutral Brock Nelson
Jan 4, 2026 2 16:52 Neutral Brock Nelson
Jan 4, 2026 2 12:17 Offensive Brock Nelson
Jan 4, 2026 2 12:07 Offensive Brock Nelson
Jan 4, 2026 2 06:50 Neutral Sam Bennett
Jan 4, 2026 1 11:51 Neutral Brock Nelson
Jan 4, 2026 1 08:56 Offensive Sam Bennett
Jan 4, 2026 1 06:14 Defensive Brock Nelson
Jan 4, 2026 1 02:44 Defensive Brock Nelson
Jan 4, 2026 1 00:00 Neutral Sam Bennett
Dec 11, 2025 3 07:47 Offensive Sam Bennett
Dec 11, 2025 2 13:07 Defensive Brock Nelson
Dec 11, 2025 2 10:53 Offensive Brock Nelson
Dec 11, 2025 2 05:45 Defensive Brock Nelson
Dec 11, 2025 2 00:00 Neutral Brock Nelson
Dec 11, 2025 1 18:56 Defensive Brock Nelson
Dec 11, 2025 1 18:30 Neutral Brock Nelson