Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +4.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). Giroux wins 65.5% vs right-shot opponents — Glendening shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 60.4% vs Glendening 56.3% (+4.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Giroux 74.3%
Defensive zone
Glendening 67.0%
Neutral zone
Giroux 51.6%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 53.1%
53.1%
46.9%
Giroux
Glendening
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
4
(8 meetings)
4
4
Giroux
Glendening
Last 8: Giroux 4-4 Glendening
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
2
1
Giroux
Glendening
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Glendening
1
2
Giroux
Glendening
3 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Giroux
Glendening
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Glendening
Edge
Even Strength
59.6% (606)
58.6% (703)
+1.0%
Power Play
69.3% (150)
57.9% (19)
+11.4%
Penalty Kill
61.4% (220)
49.7% (159)
+11.7%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +11.7% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Glendening shoots right. Giroux is 65.5% vs right-shot opponents (220).
Giroux shoots right. Glendening is 56.7% vs right-shot opponents (217).
Home / Away
Giroux
Glendening
Home
65.7% (461)
54.3% (468)
Away
57.7% (515)
60.0% (413)
By Period
Giroux
Glendening
P1
60.7%
58.2%
P2
63.7%
57.6%
P3
60.2%
56.0%
OT
46.2%
16.7%
Final 5 min
63.5%
60.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
61.5%
Glendening
56.0%▲
50.5%
57.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2025 | 3 | 06:16 | Offensive | Luke Glendening |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 2 | 00:55 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 3 | 14:38 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 3 | 01:47 | Neutral | Luke Glendening |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 3 | 10:20 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 3 | 17:46 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 3 | 13:20 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 3 | 09:11 | Defensive | Luke Glendening |