Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +10.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings). Giroux wins 60.4% vs left-shot opponents — Couture shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 57.7% vs Couture 47.6% (+10.9%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Giroux 94.8%
Defensive zone
Giroux 88.5%
Neutral zone
Giroux 93.4%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 94.3%
94.3%
5.7%
Giroux
Couture
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
1
(6 meetings)
5
1
Giroux
Couture
Last 6: Giroux 5-1 Couture
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
3
1
Giroux
Couture
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Giroux
2
0
Giroux
Couture
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Couture
Edge
Even Strength
59.7% (750)
49.2% (1,083)
+10.5%
Power Play
62.6% (190)
56.7% (60)
+5.9%
Penalty Kill
51.6% (281)
35.4% (206)
+16.2%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +16.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Couture shoots left. Giroux is 60.4% vs left-shot opponents (897).
Giroux shoots right. Couture is 45.3% vs right-shot opponents (492).
Home / Away
Giroux
Couture
Home
59.5% (580)
49.6% (713)
Away
57.3% (641)
45.0% (636)
By Period
Giroux
Couture
P1
56.6%
47.2%
P2
58.0%
45.0%
P3
60.8%
50.0%
OT
50.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
64.7%
42.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
58.3%
Couture
42.0%▼
53.0%
47.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2022 | 3 | 13:28 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 3 | 03:47 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 2 | 15:03 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 21, 2022 | 1 | 06:22 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 21, 2022 | 1 | 04:00 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |