Claude Giroux vs Zemgus Girgensons
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Claude Giroux holds a +11.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (81% H2H, 16 meetings). Giroux wins 57.6% vs left-shot opponents — Girgensons shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 56.8% vs Girgensons 45.3% (+11.7%)
H2H factor
Giroux leads 30-21 in 51 meetings
Offensive zone
Giroux 95.8%
Defensive zone
Giroux 87.2%
Neutral zone
Giroux 89.4%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 90.5%
90.5%
9.5%
Giroux
Girgensons
Head-to-Head Record
30
-
21
(51 meetings)
30
21
Giroux
Girgensons
Last 10: Giroux 4-6 Girgensons
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
13
3
Giroux
Girgensons
16 total
Defensive Zone
Even
10
10
Giroux
Girgensons
20 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Girgensons
7
8
Giroux
Girgensons
15 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Girgensons
Edge
Even Strength
55.8% (13,861)
45.4% (2,700)
+10.4%
Power Play
60.5% (4,075)
49.1% (175)
+11.4%
Penalty Kill
57.4% (2,518)
42.2% (481)
+15.2%
On penalty kill, Giroux has a +15.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Girgensons shoots left. Giroux is 57.6% vs left-shot opponents (14,370).
Giroux shoots right. Girgensons is 44.2% vs right-shot opponents (1,295).
Home / Away
Giroux
Girgensons
Home
59.2% (10,252)
45.3% (1,673)
Away
54.5% (10,242)
45.0% (1,683)
By Period
Giroux
Girgensons
P1
57.5%
45.7%
P2
56.2%
44.1%
P3
57.3%
45.5%
OT
51.4%
52.5%
Final 5 min
58.5%
43.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
56.9%
Girgensons
58.0%▲
44.0%
45.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2025 | 3 | 08:37 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 3 | 00:18 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 3 | 00:10 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 2 | 01:53 | Defensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 2 | 00:26 | Offensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 1 | 13:46 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 1 | 13:30 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 2 | 08:23 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 1 | 08:41 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Nov 16, 2022 | 2 | 09:57 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Dec 19, 2019 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 2 | 00:20 | Offensive | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 7, 2017 | 1 | 15:25 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Mar 7, 2017 | 1 | 05:58 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 10, 2017 | 2 | 13:19 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Jan 10, 2017 | 2 | 05:15 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Oct 25, 2016 | 2 | 05:40 | Neutral | Zemgus Girgensons |
| Oct 30, 2015 | 2 | 05:58 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 27, 2015 | 3 | 08:49 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Oct 27, 2015 | 2 | 11:23 | Defensive | Claude Giroux |