Craig Cunningham vs Tomas Plekanec
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (50.7% vs 50.1%). Look for Plekanec on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Cunningham 50.4% vs Plekanec 50.1% (+0.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Cunningham 58.5%
Defensive zone
Cunningham 57.5%
Neutral zone
Cunningham 53.4%
Result
Craig Cunningham favored at 57.5%
57.5%
42.5%
Cunningham
Plekanec
Head-to-Head Record
1
-
5
(6 meetings)
1
5
Cunningham
Plekanec
Last 6: Cunningham 1-5 Plekanec
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Plekanec
1
3
Cunningham
Plekanec
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Plekanec
0
1
Cunningham
Plekanec
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Plekanec
0
1
Cunningham
Plekanec
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Cunningham
Plekanec
Edge
Even Strength
48.8% (121)
50.8% (8,558)
-2.0%
Power Play
50.0% (4)
51.3% (1,151)
-1.3%
Penalty Kill
61.9% (21)
46.0% (1,924)
+15.9%
On penalty kill, Cunningham has a +15.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Plekanec shoots left. Cunningham is 49.5% vs left-shot opponents (107).
Cunningham shoots right. Plekanec is 51.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,678).
Home / Away
Cunningham
Plekanec
Home
53.3% (107)
51.1% (5,909)
Away
43.6% (39)
49.1% (5,818)
By Period
Cunningham
Plekanec
P1
56.8%
52.5%
P2
49.1%
48.9%
P3
47.9%
49.0%
OT
0.0%
51.1%
Final 5 min
57.9%
49.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Cunningham
52.0%▬
50.7%
50.7%
Plekanec
56.0%▬
56.5%
50.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2015 | 2 | 04:40 | Offensive | Craig Cunningham |
| Mar 7, 2015 | 2 | 02:09 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Mar 7, 2015 | 1 | 15:48 | Neutral | Tomas Plekanec |
| Mar 7, 2015 | 1 | 10:33 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Mar 7, 2015 | 1 | 04:23 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 3 | 13:30 | Defensive | Tomas Plekanec |