Eric Belanger vs Stephane Da Costa
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Eric Belanger holds a +13.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Belanger on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Belanger wins 56.4% vs right-shot opponents — Costa shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Belanger 54.9% vs Costa 43.5% (+13.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Belanger 62.6%
Defensive zone
Belanger 96.0%
Neutral zone
Belanger 93.3%
Result
Eric Belanger favored at 76.0%
76.0%
24.0%
Belanger
Costa
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
0
(5 meetings)
5
0
Belanger
Costa
Last 5: Belanger 5-0 Costa
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Belanger
3
0
Belanger
Costa
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Belanger
2
0
Belanger
Costa
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Belanger
Costa
Edge
Even Strength
57.1% (2,043)
41.9% (279)
+15.2%
Power Play
57.8% (166)
39.7% (58)
+18.1%
Penalty Kill
44.9% (459)
66.7% (3)
-21.8%
On penalty kill, Costa has a +21.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Costa shoots right. Belanger is 56.4% vs right-shot opponents (839).
Belanger shoots left. Costa is 40.0% vs left-shot opponents (235).
Home / Away
Belanger
Costa
Home
56.3% (1,350)
46.6% (148)
Away
53.8% (1,332)
37.8% (193)
By Period
Belanger
Costa
P1
53.5%
39.3%
P2
55.4%
45.5%
P3
56.2%
41.9%
OT
53.1%
0.0%
Final 5 min
52.9%
47.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Belanger
52.0%▼
53.5%
55.1%
Costa
44.0%▬
43.5%
41.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2011 | 3 | 12:34 | Offensive | Eric Belanger |
| Nov 17, 2011 | 3 | 01:36 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |
| Nov 17, 2011 | 2 | 02:38 | Offensive | Eric Belanger |
| Nov 17, 2011 | 2 | 01:05 | Defensive | Eric Belanger |
| Nov 17, 2011 | 1 | 01:34 | Offensive | Eric Belanger |