Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +10.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (95% H2H, 19 meetings). Giroux wins 57.6% vs left-shot opponents — Suter shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 56.8% vs Suter 46.3% (+10.7%)
H2H factor
Giroux leads 29-9 in 38 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 98.6%
Defensive zone
Giroux 97.4%
Neutral zone
Giroux 97.4%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 98.0%
98.0%
2.0%
Giroux
Suter
Head-to-Head Record
29
-
9
(38 meetings)
29
9
Giroux
Suter
Last 10: Giroux 7-3 Suter
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
18
1
Giroux
Suter
19 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Suter
5
6
Giroux
Suter
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Giroux
6
2
Giroux
Suter
8 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Suter
Edge
Even Strength
55.8% (13,861)
46.2% (3,208)
+9.6%
Power Play
60.5% (4,075)
52.9% (278)
+7.6%
Penalty Kill
57.4% (2,518)
40.3% (303)
+17.1%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +17.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Suter shoots left. Giroux is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (14,370).
Giroux shoots right. Suter is 45.6% vs right-shot opponents (1,403).
Home / Away
Giroux
Suter
Home
59.2% (10,252)
46.8% (1,804)
Away
54.5% (10,242)
45.7% (1,985)
By Period
Giroux
Suter
P1
57.5%
46.6%
P2
56.2%
46.0%
P3
57.3%
46.1%
OT
51.4%
44.4%
Final 5 min
58.5%
46.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
56.9%
Suter
48.0%▬
47.5%
46.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2025 | 3 | 19:44 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 6, 2025 | 3 | 19:25 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 6, 2025 | 3 | 19:02 | Defensive | Pius Suter |
| Dec 6, 2025 | 3 | 18:53 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 6, 2025 | 3 | 15:30 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 6, 2025 | 3 | 15:19 | Defensive | Pius Suter |
| Dec 6, 2025 | 3 | 10:40 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 6, 2025 | 1 | 19:14 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 3 | 19:36 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 3 | 19:16 | Neutral | Pius Suter |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 3 | 14:37 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 2 | 13:37 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 3 | 05:13 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 2 | 16:04 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 2 | 15:19 | Offensive | Pius Suter |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 2 | 09:05 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1 | 15:00 | Defensive | Pius Suter |
| Feb 27, 2023 | 3 | 01:10 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Feb 27, 2023 | 2 | 19:44 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Feb 27, 2023 | 2 | 05:21 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |