Who wins more faceoffs, Frans Nielsen or Jonathan Marchessault?

Frans Nielsen leads the head-to-head 5-2 across 7 faceoffs.

What is Frans Nielsen's faceoff record against Jonathan Marchessault?

Frans Nielsen is 5-2 against Jonathan Marchessault in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-1, Defensive 4-0, Neutral 0-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Frans Nielsen or Jonathan Marchessault?

Frans Nielsen is the predicted winner with a 80.1% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Frans Nielsen vs Jonathan Marchessault

Frans NielsenL vs Jonathan MarchessaultR

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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Scouting Report

Frans Nielsen holds a +6.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Nielsen on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Nielsen wins 47.0% vs right-shot opponents — Marchessault shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Nielsen 48.5% vs Marchessault 42.2% (+6.7%)

H2H factor Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Marchessault 52.2%

Defensive zone Nielsen 95.5%

Neutral zone Nielsen 82.9%

Result Frans Nielsen favored at 80.1%

80.1%

19.9%

Nielsen Marchessault

Head-to-Head Record

5 - 2 (7 meetings)

Nielsen Marchessault

Last 7: Nielsen 5-2 Marchessault

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Even

Nielsen Marchessault

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Nielsen

Nielsen Marchessault

4 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Marchessault

Nielsen Marchessault

1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Nielsen

Marchessault

Edge

Even Strength

49.3% (7,608)

41.3% (1,437)

+8.0%

Power Play

54.7% (594)

44.3% (264)

+10.4%

Penalty Kill

41.7% (1,420)

44.4% (9)

-2.7%

On power play, Nielsen has a +10.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Marchessault shoots right. Nielsen is 47.0% vs right-shot opponents (3,660).

Nielsen shoots left. Marchessault is 39.4% vs left-shot opponents (1,121).

Home / Away

Nielsen

Marchessault

Home

49.9% (4,766)

42.5% (888)

Away

47.1% (4,890)

41.0% (822)

By Period

Nielsen

Marchessault

49.7%

43.1%

47.6%

42.1%

48.2%

39.9%

46.6%

42.3%

Final 5 min

48.7%

43.6%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Nielsen

50.0%▬

50.0%

48.5%

Marchessault

32.0%▬

32.0%

41.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Oct 13, 2017	3	01:12	Defensive	Frans Nielsen
Oct 13, 2017	1	11:33	Defensive	Frans Nielsen
Dec 23, 2016	2	18:33	Defensive	Frans Nielsen
Dec 1, 2016	3	17:57	Defensive	Frans Nielsen
Dec 1, 2016	3	15:02	Offensive	Frans Nielsen
Oct 30, 2016	3	03:10	Offensive	Jonathan Marchessault
Oct 15, 2016	1	10:01	Neutral	Jonathan Marchessault

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