Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (52.8% vs 52.5%). Look for Little on offensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cirelli 52.5% vs Little 52.3% (+0.3%)
H2H factor
Little leads 7-3 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone
Little 63.5%
Defensive zone
Cirelli 64.7%
Neutral zone
Cirelli 51.2%
Result
Bryan Little favored at 57.7%
42.3%
57.7%
Cirelli
Little
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
7
(10 meetings)
3
7
Cirelli
Little
Last 10: Cirelli 3-7 Little
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Little
1
5
Cirelli
Little
6 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Cirelli
Little
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cirelli
Little
Edge
Even Strength
52.8% (748)
53.0% (796)
-0.2%
Power Play
59.4% (32)
56.0% (116)
+3.4%
Penalty Kill
51.5% (171)
43.3% (90)
+8.2%
On penalty kill, Cirelli has a +8.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Little shoots right. Cirelli is 49.6% vs right-shot opponents (369).
Cirelli shoots left. Little is 52.8% vs left-shot opponents (676).
Home / Away
Cirelli
Little
Home
54.5% (466)
53.6% (491)
Away
51.1% (485)
51.5% (511)
By Period
Cirelli
Little
P1
48.6%
55.4%
P2
54.8%
50.6%
P3
55.8%
52.1%
OT
41.2%
37.5%
Final 5 min
55.4%
57.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cirelli
50.0%▼
53.0%
52.8%
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
52.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2019 | 2 | 13:50 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 16, 2018 | OT | 03:23 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 16, 2018 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Dec 16, 2018 | 2 | 19:19 | Neutral | Anthony Cirelli |
| Dec 16, 2018 | 2 | 05:53 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 16, 2018 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Anthony Cirelli |
| Dec 16, 2018 | 1 | 19:26 | Offensive | Anthony Cirelli |
| Dec 16, 2018 | 1 | 15:40 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 16, 2018 | 1 | 09:33 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 16, 2018 | 1 | 04:06 | Neutral | Bryan Little |