David Krejci vs Jesperi Kotkaniemi
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
David Krejci holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Krejci on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 8 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Krejci 50.9% vs Kotkaniemi 49.2% (+1.7%)
H2H factor
Krejci leads 13-8 in 21 meetings
Offensive zone
Krejci 54.8%
Defensive zone
Krejci 57.5%
Neutral zone
Krejci 54.5%
Result
David Krejci favored at 55.5%
55.5%
44.5%
Krejci
Kotkaniemi
Head-to-Head Record
13
-
8
(21 meetings)
13
8
Krejci
Kotkaniemi
Last 10: Krejci 6-4 Kotkaniemi
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Krejci
6
2
Krejci
Kotkaniemi
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Krejci
5
1
Krejci
Kotkaniemi
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Kotkaniemi
2
5
Krejci
Kotkaniemi
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Krejci
Kotkaniemi
Edge
Even Strength
50.6% (9,657)
49.0% (3,852)
+1.6%
Power Play
55.3% (1,027)
51.3% (351)
+4.0%
Penalty Kill
48.8% (469)
45.7% (35)
+3.1%
On power play, Krejci has a +4.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Kotkaniemi shoots left. Krejci is 52.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,616).
Krejci shoots right. Kotkaniemi is 47.5% vs right-shot opponents (1,454).
Home / Away
Krejci
Kotkaniemi
Home
53.1% (5,660)
49.7% (2,197)
Away
48.7% (5,517)
48.7% (2,041)
By Period
Krejci
Kotkaniemi
P1
50.7%
49.9%
P2
51.8%
50.4%
P3
50.2%
47.2%
OT
53.0%
50.0%
Final 5 min
50.8%
49.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Krejci
36.0%▼
43.5%
50.9%
Kotkaniemi
52.0%▲
49.0%
49.2%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2023 | 3 | 05:32 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 3 | 07:03 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 3 | 06:57 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 2 | 14:41 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 2 | 04:23 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 1 | 05:57 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Dec 1, 2019 | 3 | 06:16 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 1, 2019 | 2 | 07:57 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Dec 1, 2019 | 1 | 09:18 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Jan 14, 2019 | 2 | 15:55 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Jan 14, 2019 | 2 | 12:42 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Jan 14, 2019 | 2 | 09:16 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Jan 14, 2019 | 2 | 02:04 | Defensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Jan 14, 2019 | 2 | 01:56 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Jan 14, 2019 | 1 | 17:23 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Jan 14, 2019 | 1 | 17:04 | Defensive | David Krejci |
| Nov 24, 2018 | 3 | 13:20 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Nov 24, 2018 | 2 | 09:25 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Oct 27, 2018 | 2 | 16:17 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Oct 27, 2018 | 2 | 16:12 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |