Scouting Report
Marcus Kruger holds a +4.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Little on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Little 49.2% vs Kruger 52.9% (-4.2%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Little 55.4%
Defensive zone
Kruger 90.9%
Neutral zone
Kruger 64.8%
Result
Marcus Kruger favored at 63.8%
36.2%
63.8%
Little
Kruger
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
2
(8 meetings)
6
2
Little
Kruger
Last 8: Little 6-2 Kruger
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Little
3
0
Little
Kruger
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Kruger
0
2
Little
Kruger
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Little
3
0
Little
Kruger
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Little
Kruger
Edge
Even Strength
49.5% (1,128)
54.6% (509)
-5.1%
Power Play
55.1% (216)
33.3% (3)
+21.8%
Penalty Kill
41.1% (207)
49.4% (158)
-8.3%
On power play, Little has a +21.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kruger shoots left. Little is 48.7% vs left-shot opponents (1,032).
Little shoots right. Kruger is 52.1% vs right-shot opponents (280).
Home / Away
Little
Kruger
Home
54.1% (756)
53.4% (328)
Away
44.4% (795)
53.2% (342)
By Period
Little
Kruger
P1
49.5%
55.0%
P2
50.2%
53.1%
P3
48.1%
51.0%
OT
44.7%
75.0%
Final 5 min
50.5%
49.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
49.1%
Kruger
50.0%▬
51.0%
53.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2015 | 3 | 09:30 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Jan 16, 2015 | 1 | 13:15 | Defensive | Marcus Kruger |
| Jan 16, 2015 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Dec 23, 2014 | 1 | 05:35 | Defensive | Marcus Kruger |
| Nov 2, 2014 | 3 | 03:14 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Nov 2, 2014 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Nov 2, 2014 | 1 | 13:42 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Nov 2, 2014 | 1 | 02:00 | Offensive | Bryan Little |