Scouting Report
Eric Belanger holds a +3.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Couture on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Belanger wins 53.6% vs left-shot opponents — Couture shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Belanger 54.8% vs Couture 51.3% (+3.9%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Couture 89.1%
Defensive zone
Couture 58.1%
Neutral zone
Couture 75.2%
Result
Logan Couture favored at 79.1%
20.9%
79.1%
Belanger
Couture
Head-to-Head Record
1
-
8
(9 meetings)
1
8
Belanger
Couture
Last 9: Belanger 1-8 Couture
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Couture
0
5
Belanger
Couture
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Belanger
Couture
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Couture
0
2
Belanger
Couture
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Belanger
Couture
Edge
Even Strength
57.4% (754)
51.4% (775)
+6.0%
Power Play
49.0% (49)
59.0% (78)
-10.0%
Penalty Kill
49.5% (196)
39.1% (46)
+10.4%
On penalty kill, Belanger has a +10.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Couture shoots left. Belanger is 53.6% vs left-shot opponents (676).
Belanger shoots left. Couture is 55.1% vs left-shot opponents (644).
Home / Away
Belanger
Couture
Home
55.5% (519)
53.3% (407)
Away
55.1% (488)
49.9% (503)
By Period
Belanger
Couture
P1
53.1%
49.8%
P2
58.0%
53.3%
P3
54.5%
51.2%
OT
63.6%
50.0%
Final 5 min
51.5%
51.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Belanger
52.0%▼
53.5%
55.3%
Couture
42.0%▼
53.0%
51.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2012 | 3 | 16:31 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Mar 6, 2012 | 2 | 04:30 | Neutral | Logan Couture |
| Mar 6, 2012 | 1 | 15:46 | Defensive | Logan Couture |
| Mar 6, 2012 | 1 | 01:47 | Neutral | Logan Couture |
| Jan 23, 2012 | 3 | 17:31 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 17, 2011 | 2 | 13:28 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 17, 2011 | 2 | 09:09 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 17, 2011 | 1 | 04:24 | Offensive | Logan Couture |
| Dec 17, 2011 | 1 | 01:36 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |