Scouting Report
Bryan Little holds a +4.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Little on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Little wins 56.2% vs left-shot opponents — Faksa shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Little 55.6% vs Faksa 51.5% (+4.4%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Little 85.2%
Defensive zone
Faksa 50.3%
Neutral zone
Little 70.4%
Result
Bryan Little favored at 70.1%
70.1%
29.9%
Little
Faksa
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
2
(9 meetings)
7
2
Little
Faksa
Last 9: Little 7-2 Faksa
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Little
4
0
Little
Faksa
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Faksa
1
2
Little
Faksa
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Little
2
0
Little
Faksa
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Little
Faksa
Edge
Even Strength
55.9% (1,026)
52.1% (893)
+3.8%
Power Play
60.1% (158)
50.0% (34)
+10.1%
Penalty Kill
51.6% (122)
49.3% (150)
+2.3%
On power play, Little has a +10.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Faksa shoots left. Little is 56.2% vs left-shot opponents (850).
Little shoots right. Faksa is 47.4% vs right-shot opponents (367).
Home / Away
Little
Faksa
Home
58.6% (613)
52.6% (548)
Away
53.8% (693)
50.7% (529)
By Period
Little
Faksa
P1
54.4%
51.5%
P2
57.5%
53.4%
P3
56.6%
50.1%
OT
47.6%
25.0%
Final 5 min
55.4%
54.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
56.0%
Faksa
54.0%▲
50.5%
51.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2018 | 3 | 07:03 | Defensive | Bryan Little |
| Feb 24, 2018 | 1 | 06:51 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |
| Nov 2, 2017 | 3 | 17:19 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Nov 2, 2017 | 3 | 04:29 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Nov 2, 2017 | 3 | 04:17 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Nov 2, 2017 | 2 | 18:26 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Nov 2, 2017 | 2 | 00:58 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Nov 2, 2017 | 1 | 08:04 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Nov 2, 2017 | 1 | 01:33 | Defensive | Radek Faksa |