David Desharnais vs Frans Nielsen
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
David Desharnais holds a +2.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Desharnais on offensive-zone draws (73% H2H, 30 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Desharnais 50.9% vs Nielsen 48.5% (+2.4%)
H2H factor
Desharnais leads 44-37 in 81 meetings
Offensive zone
Desharnais 78.8%
Defensive zone
Nielsen 60.3%
Neutral zone
Desharnais 61.4%
Result
David Desharnais favored at 61.9%
61.9%
38.1%
Desharnais
Nielsen
Head-to-Head Record
44
-
37
(81 meetings)
44
37
Desharnais
Nielsen
Last 10: Desharnais 5-5 Nielsen
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Desharnais
22
8
Desharnais
Nielsen
30 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
8
14
Desharnais
Nielsen
22 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nielsen
14
15
Desharnais
Nielsen
29 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Desharnais
Nielsen
Edge
Even Strength
49.9% (5,585)
49.3% (7,608)
+0.6%
Power Play
58.2% (1,058)
54.7% (594)
+3.5%
Penalty Kill
39.1% (128)
41.7% (1,420)
-2.6%
On power play, Desharnais has a +3.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nielsen shoots left. Desharnais is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (4,268).
Desharnais shoots left. Nielsen is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,996).
Home / Away
Desharnais
Nielsen
Home
52.0% (3,426)
49.9% (4,766)
Away
49.9% (3,381)
47.1% (4,890)
By Period
Desharnais
Nielsen
P1
51.1%
49.7%
P2
53.1%
47.6%
P3
48.5%
48.2%
OT
51.2%
46.6%
Final 5 min
50.9%
48.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Desharnais
56.0%▲
54.5%
50.9%
Nielsen
50.0%▬
50.0%
48.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2017 | OT | 02:06 | Defensive | David Desharnais |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 3 | 06:10 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 1 | 18:53 | Offensive | David Desharnais |
| Mar 4, 2017 | 3 | 05:01 | Neutral | David Desharnais |
| Mar 4, 2017 | 1 | 19:34 | Offensive | David Desharnais |
| Mar 4, 2017 | 1 | 19:27 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 4, 2017 | 1 | 04:33 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 4, 2017 | 1 | 01:41 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Nov 22, 2015 | 3 | 16:25 | Offensive | David Desharnais |
| Nov 22, 2015 | 3 | 09:39 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 17:57 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 03:33 | Defensive | David Desharnais |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 1 | 12:04 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Nov 5, 2015 | 3 | 06:29 | Offensive | David Desharnais |
| Nov 5, 2015 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | David Desharnais |
| Nov 5, 2015 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | David Desharnais |
| Nov 5, 2015 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 14, 2015 | 3 | 04:46 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 14, 2015 | 3 | 02:25 | Neutral | David Desharnais |
| Mar 14, 2015 | 2 | 06:45 | Offensive | David Desharnais |