Who wins more faceoffs, Drew Shore or Nicklas Backstrom?

Nicklas Backstrom leads the head-to-head 5-4 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Drew Shore's faceoff record against Nicklas Backstrom?

Drew Shore is 4-5 against Nicklas Backstrom in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-2, Defensive 1-1, Neutral 2-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Drew Shore or Nicklas Backstrom?

Drew Shore is the predicted winner with a 57.6% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Drew Shore vs Nicklas Backstrom

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Scouting Report

Nicklas Backstrom holds a +4.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Backstrom on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). Shore wins 46.4% vs left-shot opponents — Backstrom shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Shore 46.6% vs Backstrom 50.5% (-4.3%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Shore 58.4%

Defensive zone Shore 55.7%

Neutral zone Shore 57.9%

Result Drew Shore favored at 57.6%

57.6%

42.4%

Shore Backstrom

Head-to-Head Record

4 - 5 (9 meetings)

Shore Backstrom

Last 9: Shore 4-5 Backstrom

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Backstrom

Shore Backstrom

3 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Shore Backstrom

2 total

Neutral Zone

Even

Shore Backstrom

4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Shore

Backstrom

Edge

Even Strength

45.7% (698)

50.4% (11,581)

-4.7%

Power Play

54.7% (53)

52.3% (1,895)

+2.4%

Penalty Kill

43.6% (55)

47.0% (889)

-3.4%

On even strength, Backstrom has a +4.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Backstrom shoots left. Shore is 46.4% vs left-shot opponents (543).

Shore shoots right. Backstrom is 48.3% vs right-shot opponents (5,430).

Home / Away

Shore

Backstrom

Home

47.1% (376)

52.6% (7,223)

Away

45.3% (430)

48.4% (7,173)

By Period

Shore

Backstrom

46.1%

50.1%

47.0%

49.7%

45.2%

51.6%

50.0%

52.9%

Final 5 min

42.9%

50.5%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Shore

42.0%▼

48.0%

46.2%

Backstrom

50.0%▲

48.5%

50.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Feb 27, 2014	2	17:14	Defensive	Drew Shore
Mar 7, 2013	2	05:51	Neutral	Nicklas Backstrom
Mar 7, 2013	2	02:10	Offensive	Drew Shore
Mar 7, 2013	2	01:55	Neutral	Drew Shore
Mar 7, 2013	1	13:47	Offensive	Nicklas Backstrom
Feb 12, 2013	3	06:25	Neutral	Drew Shore
Feb 12, 2013	1	17:09	Offensive	Nicklas Backstrom
Feb 9, 2013	3	07:14	Defensive	Nicklas Backstrom
Feb 9, 2013	3	03:49	Neutral	Nicklas Backstrom

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