Scouting Report
Bryan Little holds a +4.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Little on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Little wins 55.9% vs left-shot opponents — Cullen shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Little 55.1% vs Cullen 51.1% (+4.4%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Little 81.1%
Defensive zone
Cullen 62.6%
Neutral zone
Little 66.6%
Result
Bryan Little favored at 78.2%
78.2%
21.8%
Little
Cullen
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
1
(5 meetings)
4
1
Little
Cullen
Last 5: Little 4-1 Cullen
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Little
4
0
Little
Cullen
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cullen
0
1
Little
Cullen
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Little
Cullen
Edge
Even Strength
57.3% (847)
54.0% (648)
+3.3%
Power Play
57.5% (160)
58.3% (24)
-0.8%
Penalty Kill
36.7% (90)
40.6% (187)
-3.9%
On penalty kill, Cullen has a +3.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Cullen shoots left. Little is 55.9% vs left-shot opponents (776).
Little shoots right. Cullen is 50.4% vs right-shot opponents (335).
Home / Away
Little
Cullen
Home
56.7% (575)
52.9% (416)
Away
54.4% (522)
49.7% (443)
By Period
Little
Cullen
P1
55.4%
53.5%
P2
53.9%
51.3%
P3
57.6%
49.2%
OT
58.3%
50.0%
Final 5 min
56.9%
53.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
55.6%
Cullen
58.0%▲
53.5%
51.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2017 | 3 | 00:52 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Mar 8, 2017 | 1 | 16:17 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Mar 8, 2017 | 1 | 16:10 | Neutral | Matt Cullen |
| Mar 8, 2017 | 1 | 08:03 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Mar 8, 2017 | 1 | 07:50 | Offensive | Bryan Little |