Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +6.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 63 meetings). Giroux wins 57.6% vs left-shot opponents — Eller shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 56.8% vs Eller 50.5% (+6.4%)
H2H factor
Giroux leads 104-67 in 171 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 98.3%
Defensive zone
Giroux 87.2%
Neutral zone
Giroux 92.8%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 92.5%
92.5%
7.5%
Giroux
Eller
Head-to-Head Record
104
-
67
(171 meetings)
104
67
Giroux
Eller
Last 10: Giroux 5-5 Eller
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
47
16
Giroux
Eller
63 total
Defensive Zone
Even
36
36
Giroux
Eller
72 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Giroux
21
15
Giroux
Eller
36 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Eller
Edge
Even Strength
55.8% (13,861)
51.1% (10,296)
+4.7%
Power Play
60.5% (4,075)
52.8% (621)
+7.7%
Penalty Kill
57.4% (2,518)
46.7% (1,751)
+10.7%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +10.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Eller shoots left. Giroux is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (14,370).
Giroux shoots right. Eller is 49.9% vs right-shot opponents (4,573).
Home / Away
Giroux
Eller
Home
59.2% (10,252)
51.4% (6,118)
Away
54.5% (10,242)
49.7% (6,578)
By Period
Giroux
Eller
P1
57.5%
51.2%
P2
56.2%
50.1%
P3
57.3%
50.2%
OT
51.4%
56.7%
Final 5 min
58.5%
49.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
56.9%
Eller
50.0%▼
54.0%
50.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 | 2 | 11:08 | Offensive | Lars Eller |
| Jan 16, 2025 | 3 | 10:01 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 16, 2025 | 1 | 17:07 | Offensive | Lars Eller |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 2 | 14:30 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 2 | 19:29 | Defensive | Lars Eller |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 1 | 04:17 | Offensive | Lars Eller |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 3 | 18:01 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 3 | 15:26 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 2 | 07:03 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1 | 15:54 | Offensive | Lars Eller |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 3 | 16:08 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 3 | 11:56 | Defensive | Lars Eller |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 3 | 11:50 | Defensive | Lars Eller |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 1 | 18:26 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 1 | 15:24 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 29, 2022 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 29, 2022 | 3 | 08:41 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 29, 2022 | 2 | 19:19 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 29, 2022 | 2 | 05:47 | Defensive | Lars Eller |
| Dec 22, 2022 | 3 | 17:40 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |