Scouting Report
Bryan Little holds a +6.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Little on offensive-zone draws (78% H2H, 9 meetings). Little wins 55.9% vs left-shot opponents — Kruger shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Little 55.1% vs Kruger 49.2% (+6.5%)
H2H factor
Little leads 12-5 in 17 meetings
Offensive zone
Little 96.0%
Defensive zone
Little 64.6%
Neutral zone
Little 85.1%
Result
Bryan Little favored at 88.5%
88.5%
11.5%
Little
Kruger
Head-to-Head Record
12
-
5
(17 meetings)
12
5
Little
Kruger
Last 10: Little 7-3 Kruger
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Little
7
2
Little
Kruger
9 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Little
Kruger
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Little
4
2
Little
Kruger
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Little
Kruger
Edge
Even Strength
57.3% (847)
52.5% (621)
+4.8%
Power Play
57.5% (160)
0.0% (6)
+57.5%
Penalty Kill
36.7% (90)
31.0% (100)
+5.7%
On power play, Little has a +57.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kruger shoots left. Little is 55.9% vs left-shot opponents (776).
Little shoots right. Kruger is 49.4% vs right-shot opponents (320).
Home / Away
Little
Kruger
Home
56.7% (575)
50.9% (395)
Away
54.4% (522)
47.0% (332)
By Period
Little
Kruger
P1
55.4%
47.6%
P2
53.9%
46.4%
P3
57.6%
54.5%
OT
58.3%
28.6%
Final 5 min
56.9%
43.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
55.6%
Kruger
50.0%▬
51.0%
49.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2017 | 2 | 03:49 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 26, 2017 | 3 | 02:58 | Defensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 26, 2017 | 1 | 10:50 | Offensive | Marcus Kruger |
| Dec 27, 2016 | 2 | 07:00 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 27, 2016 | 1 | 15:01 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 3 | 13:22 | Neutral | Marcus Kruger |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 3 | 13:06 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 3 | 02:48 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 2 | 18:41 | Defensive | Marcus Kruger |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 2 | 17:39 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 2 | 17:35 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 1 | 18:41 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 1 | 18:33 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 1 | 15:29 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 1 | 08:13 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 1 | 03:56 | Offensive | Marcus Kruger |
| Dec 4, 2016 | 1 | 01:17 | Neutral | Marcus Kruger |