Claude Giroux vs Michal Handzus
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +5.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (83% H2H, 12 meetings). Giroux wins 57.7% vs left-shot opponents — Handzus shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 56.8% vs Handzus 51.4% (+5.4%)
H2H factor
Giroux leads 14-5 in 19 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 97.8%
Defensive zone
Giroux 85.9%
Neutral zone
Giroux 92.3%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 94.4%
94.4%
5.6%
Giroux
Handzus
Head-to-Head Record
14
-
5
(19 meetings)
14
5
Giroux
Handzus
Last 10: Giroux 7-3 Handzus
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
10
2
Giroux
Handzus
12 total
Defensive Zone
Even
2
2
Giroux
Handzus
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Giroux
2
1
Giroux
Handzus
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Handzus
Edge
Even Strength
55.8% (13,768)
51.5% (2,438)
+4.3%
Power Play
60.5% (4,061)
58.0% (286)
+2.5%
Penalty Kill
57.3% (2,486)
47.3% (471)
+10.0%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +10.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Handzus shoots left. Giroux is 57.7% vs left-shot opponents (14,248).
Giroux shoots right. Handzus is 54.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,055).
Home / Away
Giroux
Handzus
Home
59.2% (10,192)
52.2% (1,736)
Away
54.6% (10,163)
50.6% (1,481)
By Period
Giroux
Handzus
P1
57.5%
52.5%
P2
56.1%
53.7%
P3
57.3%
48.4%
OT
51.4%
41.7%
Final 5 min
58.5%
52.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
68.0%▲
61.0%
56.9%
Handzus
50.0%▼
51.5%
51.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2014 | 3 | 16:48 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 3 | 16:36 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 3 | 04:25 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 3 | 04:14 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 3 | 00:53 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 2 | 14:08 | Defensive | Michal Handzus |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 2 | 12:15 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 1 | 14:06 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 18, 2014 | 1 | 11:33 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 11, 2013 | 2 | 10:32 | Offensive | Michal Handzus |
| Dec 11, 2013 | 1 | 06:48 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Feb 28, 2012 | 2 | 09:23 | Offensive | Michal Handzus |
| Feb 13, 2011 | 2 | 05:15 | Neutral | Michal Handzus |
| Feb 13, 2011 | 1 | 18:34 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2010 | 2 | 13:15 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2010 | 2 | 10:13 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2010 | 2 | 09:43 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2010 | 2 | 09:08 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2010 | 1 | 16:11 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |