Scouting Report
Brian Boyle holds a +5.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Little on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Boyle wins 56.3% vs right-shot opponents — Little shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Boyle 52.5% vs Little 47.6% (+5.4%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Little 81.3%
Defensive zone
Boyle 55.9%
Neutral zone
Little 58.6%
Result
Bryan Little favored at 69.5%
30.5%
69.5%
Boyle
Little
Head-to-Head Record
2
-
5
(7 meetings)
2
5
Boyle
Little
Last 7: Boyle 2-5 Little
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Little
0
4
Boyle
Little
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Boyle
1
0
Boyle
Little
1 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Boyle
Little
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Boyle
Little
Edge
Even Strength
54.2% (354)
47.1% (1,168)
+7.1%
Power Play
76.5% (17)
52.6% (215)
+23.9%
Penalty Kill
48.8% (207)
45.2% (270)
+3.6%
On power play, Boyle has a +23.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Little shoots right. Boyle is 56.3% vs right-shot opponents (197).
Boyle shoots left. Little is 47.6% vs left-shot opponents (1,177).
Home / Away
Boyle
Little
Home
54.8% (272)
49.6% (829)
Away
51.3% (306)
45.4% (824)
By Period
Boyle
Little
P1
54.4%
48.3%
P2
49.7%
44.5%
P3
54.3%
48.7%
OT
75.0%
56.1%
Final 5 min
53.7%
45.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Boyle
40.0%▼
42.0%
52.9%
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
47.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2014 | 3 | 14:10 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Mar 14, 2014 | 2 | 15:29 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Mar 14, 2014 | 2 | 13:53 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Mar 14, 2014 | 1 | 07:44 | Defensive | Brian Boyle |
| Dec 2, 2013 | 2 | 08:16 | Neutral | Brian Boyle |
| Dec 2, 2013 | 1 | 09:25 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 2, 2013 | 1 | 02:49 | Neutral | Bryan Little |