Who wins more faceoffs, Drew Stafford or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins leads the head-to-head 5-1 across 6 faceoffs.

What is Drew Stafford's faceoff record against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?

Drew Stafford is 1-5 against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-5, Defensive 1-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Drew Stafford or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the predicted winner with a 68.4% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Drew Stafford vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Drew StaffordR vs Ryan Nugent-HopkinsL

2013-14 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Drew Stafford holds a +11.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Nugent-Hopkins on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Stafford wins 55.3% vs left-shot opponents — Nugent-Hopkins shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Stafford 52.5% vs Nugent-Hopkins 43.0% (+11.4%)

H2H factor Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Nugent-Hopkins 69.8%

Defensive zone Nugent-Hopkins 61.6%

Neutral zone Nugent-Hopkins 73.2%

Result Ryan Nugent-Hopkins favored at 68.4%

31.6%

68.4%

Stafford Nugent-Hopkins

Head-to-Head Record

1 - 5 (6 meetings)

Stafford Nugent-Hopkins

Last 6: Stafford 1-5 Nugent-Hopkins

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Nugent-Hopkins

Stafford Nugent-Hopkins

5 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Stafford

Stafford Nugent-Hopkins

1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Stafford

Nugent-Hopkins

Edge

Even Strength

56.8% (155)

42.3% (1,054)

+14.5%

Power Play

47.6% (21)

44.6% (195)

+3.0%

Penalty Kill

38.1% (21)

32.3% (31)

+5.8%

On even strength, Stafford has a +14.5% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Stafford is 55.3% vs left-shot opponents (123).

Stafford shoots right. Nugent-Hopkins is 46.1% vs right-shot opponents (449).

Home / Away

Stafford

Nugent-Hopkins

Home

58.4% (89)

45.6% (686)

Away

50.0% (108)

38.7% (594)

By Period

Stafford

Nugent-Hopkins

65.5%

41.7%

47.9%

46.2%

49.3%

39.3%

100.0%

42.9%

Final 5 min

54.7%

41.6%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Stafford

40.0%▼

47.0%

53.8%

Nugent-Hopkins

58.0%▲

50.0%

42.4%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 20, 2014	2	17:30	Offensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Mar 20, 2014	2	05:08	Offensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Mar 20, 2014	1	17:56	Defensive	Drew Stafford
Feb 3, 2014	3	11:50	Offensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Feb 3, 2014	2	14:21	Offensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Feb 3, 2014	2	00:45	Offensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

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