Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +14.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (79% H2H, 33 meetings). Giroux wins 57.6% vs left-shot opponents — Elias shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 56.8% vs Elias 42.7% (+14.4%)
H2H factor
Giroux leads 64-30 in 94 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 99.1%
Defensive zone
Giroux 98.6%
Neutral zone
Giroux 98.5%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 98.7%
98.7%
1.3%
Giroux
Elias
Head-to-Head Record
64
-
30
(94 meetings)
64
30
Giroux
Elias
Last 10: Giroux 5-5 Elias
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
26
7
Giroux
Elias
33 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
21
10
Giroux
Elias
31 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Giroux
17
13
Giroux
Elias
30 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Elias
Edge
Even Strength
55.8% (13,861)
42.3% (2,591)
+13.5%
Power Play
60.5% (4,075)
48.4% (405)
+12.1%
Penalty Kill
57.4% (2,518)
36.0% (367)
+21.4%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +21.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Elias shoots left. Giroux is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (14,370).
Giroux shoots right. Elias is 41.6% vs right-shot opponents (1,179).
Home / Away
Giroux
Elias
Home
59.2% (10,252)
43.2% (1,683)
Away
54.5% (10,242)
41.7% (1,725)
By Period
Giroux
Elias
P1
57.5%
41.1%
P2
56.2%
43.1%
P3
57.3%
43.0%
OT
51.4%
43.2%
Final 5 min
58.5%
40.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
56.9%
Elias
40.0%▲
37.5%
42.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2015 | 3 | 13:31 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 8, 2015 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 8, 2015 | 1 | 16:43 | Neutral | Patrik Elias |
| Mar 8, 2015 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 3 | 11:48 | Defensive | Patrik Elias |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 3 | 10:20 | Defensive | Patrik Elias |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 3 | 00:49 | Offensive | Patrik Elias |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 2 | 17:31 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 2 | 17:21 | Defensive | Patrik Elias |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 2 | 11:57 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 2 | 07:33 | Defensive | Patrik Elias |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 11, 2014 | 3 | 18:42 | Defensive | Patrik Elias |
| Mar 11, 2014 | 3 | 15:40 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 11, 2014 | 3 | 11:26 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 11, 2014 | 3 | 00:42 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 11, 2014 | 1 | 13:32 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 11, 2014 | 1 | 13:23 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 11, 2014 | 1 | 07:56 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 18, 2013 | 2 | 12:31 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |