Scouting Report
Zenon Konopka holds a +8.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Backes on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Backes 52.1% vs Konopka 57.8% (-8.4%)
H2H factor
Backes leads 7-3 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone
Konopka 59.4%
Defensive zone
Konopka 91.9%
Neutral zone
Konopka 79.0%
Result
Zenon Konopka favored at 73.7%
26.3%
73.7%
Backes
Konopka
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
3
(10 meetings)
7
3
Backes
Konopka
Last 10: Backes 7-3 Konopka
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Backes
4
0
Backes
Konopka
4 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Backes
Konopka
2 total
Neutral Zone
Even
2
2
Backes
Konopka
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Backes
Konopka
Edge
Even Strength
54.4% (726)
60.9% (243)
-6.5%
Power Play
47.8% (92)
100.0% (1)
-52.2%
Penalty Kill
40.4% (94)
56.5% (23)
-16.1%
On power play, Konopka has a +52.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Konopka shoots left. Backes is 52.5% vs left-shot opponents (690).
Backes shoots right. Konopka is 59.0% vs right-shot opponents (83).
Home / Away
Backes
Konopka
Home
50.8% (447)
60.3% (121)
Away
53.8% (465)
61.0% (146)
By Period
Backes
Konopka
P1
51.8%
54.3%
P2
53.2%
65.0%
P3
52.8%
62.5%
Final 5 min
56.8%
60.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Backes
56.0%▲
49.5%
52.3%
Konopka
60.0%▲
54.5%
60.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2013 | 2 | 03:13 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Apr 11, 2013 | 1 | 02:50 | Defensive | David Backes |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 2 | 14:07 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 2 | 06:59 | Neutral | David Backes |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 1 | 19:47 | Neutral | Zenon Konopka |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 1 | 12:32 | Neutral | Zenon Konopka |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 1 | 06:45 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 3 | 10:32 | Offensive | David Backes |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 3 | 03:21 | Defensive | Zenon Konopka |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 1 | 11:35 | Offensive | David Backes |