Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +6.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Giroux wins 54.8% vs left-shot opponents — Josefson shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 54.1% vs Josefson 48.8% (+6.2%)
H2H factor
Josefson leads 8-8 in 16 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 51.5%
Defensive zone
Josefson 60.4%
Neutral zone
Josefson 51.8%
Result
Jacob Josefson favored at 54.9%
45.1%
54.9%
Giroux
Josefson
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
8
(16 meetings)
8
8
Giroux
Josefson
Last 10: Giroux 3-7 Josefson
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
3
0
Giroux
Josefson
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Josefson
2
5
Giroux
Josefson
7 total
Neutral Zone
Even
3
3
Giroux
Josefson
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Josefson
Edge
Even Strength
53.7% (787)
50.6% (178)
+3.1%
Power Play
55.5% (238)
53.8% (13)
+1.7%
Penalty Kill
56.7% (157)
37.8% (45)
+18.9%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +18.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Josefson shoots left. Giroux is 54.8% vs left-shot opponents (719).
Giroux shoots right. Josefson is 37.8% vs right-shot opponents (82).
Home / Away
Giroux
Josefson
Home
55.8% (604)
50.0% (120)
Away
53.1% (578)
46.6% (116)
By Period
Giroux
Josefson
P1
55.1%
46.4%
P2
51.4%
50.6%
P3
56.4%
48.8%
OT
66.7%
0.0%
Final 5 min
53.5%
50.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
54.5%
Josefson
42.0%▼
44.0%
48.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2013 | 3 | 15:40 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Apr 18, 2013 | 3 | 15:32 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Apr 18, 2013 | 3 | 11:44 | Neutral | Jacob Josefson |
| Apr 18, 2013 | 2 | 17:27 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Apr 18, 2013 | 2 | 07:20 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Feb 15, 2013 | 1 | 11:15 | Neutral | Jacob Josefson |
| Feb 15, 2013 | 1 | 08:40 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Jan 22, 2013 | 3 | 16:50 | Neutral | Jacob Josefson |
| Jan 22, 2013 | 3 | 11:29 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 22, 2013 | 3 | 11:22 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 22, 2013 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 22, 2013 | 2 | 05:02 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Jan 22, 2013 | 2 | 03:23 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 22, 2013 | 2 | 01:43 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 22, 2013 | 2 | 01:39 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 22, 2013 | 1 | 19:35 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |