Scouting Report
Colby Cave holds a +4.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Cave on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cave 49.3% vs Cousins 45.2% (+4.3%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Cousins 56.0%
Defensive zone
Cave 73.8%
Neutral zone
Cave 56.4%
Result
Colby Cave favored at 53.9%
53.9%
46.1%
Cave
Cousins
Head-to-Head Record
3
-
2
(5 meetings)
3
2
Cave
Cousins
Last 5: Cave 3-2 Cousins
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Cousins
0
1
Cave
Cousins
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cave
3
1
Cave
Cousins
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cave
Cousins
Edge
Even Strength
50.1% (445)
44.9% (1,508)
+5.2%
Power Play
41.7% (12)
44.6% (101)
-2.9%
Penalty Kill
41.9% (43)
42.9% (7)
-1.0%
On even strength, Cave has a +5.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Cousins shoots left. Cave is 47.4% vs left-shot opponents (346).
Cave shoots left. Cousins is 45.2% vs left-shot opponents (1,033).
Home / Away
Cave
Cousins
Home
46.8% (233)
46.7% (809)
Away
51.3% (267)
43.0% (807)
By Period
Cave
Cousins
P1
46.3%
47.5%
P2
48.3%
43.6%
P3
53.7%
43.6%
OT
50.0%
0.0%
Final 5 min
44.7%
47.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cave
42.0%▼
50.5%
49.2%
Cousins
50.0%▲
48.0%
44.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2019 | 2 | 16:33 | Offensive | Nick Cousins |
| Mar 16, 2019 | 2 | 05:04 | Neutral | Nick Cousins |
| Feb 19, 2019 | 3 | 03:27 | Neutral | Colby Cave |
| Feb 19, 2019 | 2 | 17:59 | Neutral | Colby Cave |
| Feb 19, 2019 | 2 | 04:19 | Neutral | Colby Cave |