Scouting Report
Bryan Little holds a +3.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Little on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Little wins 56.2% vs left-shot opponents — Eakin shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Little 55.6% vs Eakin 51.9% (+3.9%)
H2H factor
Little leads 8-2 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone
Little 72.1%
Defensive zone
Eakin 51.1%
Neutral zone
Little 68.8%
Result
Bryan Little favored at 66.5%
66.5%
33.5%
Little
Eakin
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
2
(10 meetings)
8
2
Little
Eakin
Last 10: Little 8-2 Eakin
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Little
4
1
Little
Eakin
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Little
Eakin
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Little
3
0
Little
Eakin
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Little
Eakin
Edge
Even Strength
55.9% (1,026)
52.8% (773)
+3.1%
Power Play
60.1% (158)
51.2% (41)
+8.9%
Penalty Kill
51.6% (122)
47.6% (105)
+4.0%
On power play, Little has a +8.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Eakin shoots left. Little is 56.2% vs left-shot opponents (850).
Little shoots right. Eakin is 54.6% vs right-shot opponents (337).
Home / Away
Little
Eakin
Home
58.6% (613)
55.8% (473)
Away
53.8% (693)
48.2% (446)
By Period
Little
Eakin
P1
54.4%
48.2%
P2
57.5%
55.0%
P3
56.6%
53.3%
OT
47.6%
42.9%
Final 5 min
55.4%
53.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
56.0%
Eakin
60.0%▲
55.5%
52.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2018 | 3 | 04:25 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Feb 1, 2018 | 2 | 12:24 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Feb 1, 2018 | 1 | 19:13 | Offensive | Cody Eakin |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 3 | 05:28 | Defensive | Cody Eakin |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 2 | 19:39 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 2 | 00:15 | Defensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Nov 10, 2017 | 3 | 14:29 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Nov 10, 2017 | 3 | 09:51 | Offensive | Bryan Little |