Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +11.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (86% H2H, 7 meetings). Giroux wins 60.4% vs left-shot opponents — Laughton shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 57.7% vs Laughton 47.5% (+11.0%)
H2H factor
Giroux leads 8-4 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 91.7%
Defensive zone
Giroux 85.4%
Neutral zone
Giroux 83.0%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 88.7%
88.7%
11.3%
Giroux
Laughton
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
4
(12 meetings)
8
4
Giroux
Laughton
Last 10: Giroux 7-3 Laughton
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
6
1
Giroux
Laughton
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Laughton
1
2
Giroux
Laughton
3 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Giroux
Laughton
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Laughton
Edge
Even Strength
59.7% (750)
47.4% (719)
+12.3%
Power Play
62.6% (190)
50.4% (129)
+12.2%
Penalty Kill
51.6% (281)
45.0% (229)
+6.6%
On even strength, Giroux has a +12.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Laughton shoots left. Giroux is 60.4% vs left-shot opponents (897).
Giroux shoots right. Laughton is 48.3% vs right-shot opponents (383).
Home / Away
Giroux
Laughton
Home
59.5% (580)
50.2% (520)
Away
57.3% (641)
44.5% (557)
By Period
Giroux
Laughton
P1
56.6%
44.2%
P2
58.0%
49.1%
P3
60.8%
48.4%
OT
50.0%
36.8%
Final 5 min
64.7%
49.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
58.3%
Laughton
56.0%▬
56.0%
47.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2023 | OT | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 3 | 10:31 | Defensive | Scott Laughton |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 3 | 07:40 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 3 | 19:00 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 3 | 18:50 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 3 | 15:50 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 3 | 09:39 | Defensive | Scott Laughton |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 2 | 14:44 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 2 | 07:53 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 2 | 06:07 | Offensive | Scott Laughton |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Scott Laughton |
| Nov 5, 2022 | 1 | 10:43 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |