Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +8.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 52.7% vs Talbot 46.2% (+8.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Giroux 91.5%
Defensive zone
Giroux 56.1%
Neutral zone
Giroux 73.8%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 85.6%
85.6%
14.4%
Giroux
Talbot
Head-to-Head Record
4
-
2
(6 meetings)
4
2
Giroux
Talbot
Last 6: Giroux 4-2 Talbot
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
3
1
Giroux
Talbot
4 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Giroux
Talbot
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Talbot
Edge
Even Strength
52.3% (1,257)
44.9% (107)
+7.4%
Power Play
54.9% (377)
100.0% (1)
-45.1%
Penalty Kill
52.4% (126)
43.6% (117)
+8.8%
On power play, Talbot has a +45.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Talbot shoots left. Giroux is 52.8% vs left-shot opponents (1,155).
Giroux shoots right. Talbot is 40.2% vs right-shot opponents (102).
Home / Away
Giroux
Talbot
Home
56.0% (868)
45.5% (112)
Away
49.9% (892)
43.4% (113)
By Period
Giroux
Talbot
P1
53.4%
42.2%
P2
54.0%
48.3%
P3
52.0%
43.7%
OT
41.4%
0.0%
Final 5 min
52.6%
49.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
52.9%
Talbot
46.0%▲
43.5%
44.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2014 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Feb 6, 2014 | 1 | 18:28 | Neutral | Max Talbot |
| Feb 6, 2014 | 1 | 07:30 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 2, 2014 | 2 | 10:08 | Offensive | Max Talbot |
| Jan 2, 2014 | 2 | 06:17 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 2, 2014 | 1 | 15:25 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |