Scouting Report
Bryan Little holds a +7.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Little on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Little wins 55.9% vs left-shot opponents — Backlund shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Little 55.1% vs Backlund 48.2% (+7.5%)
H2H factor
Little leads 8-2 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone
Little 91.5%
Defensive zone
Little 57.3%
Neutral zone
Little 83.3%
Result
Bryan Little favored at 72.8%
72.8%
27.2%
Little
Backlund
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
2
(10 meetings)
8
2
Little
Backlund
Last 10: Little 8-2 Backlund
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Little
3
0
Little
Backlund
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Little
3
2
Little
Backlund
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Little
2
0
Little
Backlund
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Little
Backlund
Edge
Even Strength
57.3% (847)
47.3% (1,070)
+10.0%
Power Play
57.5% (160)
62.1% (140)
-4.6%
Penalty Kill
36.7% (90)
43.9% (269)
-7.2%
On even strength, Little has a +10.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Backlund shoots left. Little is 55.9% vs left-shot opponents (776).
Little shoots right. Backlund is 48.5% vs right-shot opponents (569).
Home / Away
Little
Backlund
Home
56.7% (575)
49.1% (768)
Away
54.4% (522)
47.0% (711)
By Period
Little
Backlund
P1
55.4%
46.8%
P2
53.9%
47.5%
P3
57.6%
49.3%
OT
58.3%
59.3%
Final 5 min
56.9%
45.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
55.6%
Backlund
52.0%▲
48.0%
48.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2017 | 3 | 06:03 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 9, 2017 | 3 | 03:08 | Defensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 9, 2017 | 2 | 09:42 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Jan 9, 2017 | 1 | 17:26 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 3 | 13:23 | Defensive | Mikael Backlund |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 3 | 03:31 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 2 | 08:42 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 1 | 19:06 | Defensive | Bryan Little |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 1 | 18:53 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 1 | 17:22 | Defensive | Bryan Little |