Frans Nielsen vs Martin St. Louis
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Frans Nielsen holds a +6.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Nielsen on neutral-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Nielsen 48.5% vs Louis 43.2% (+6.8%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Nielsen 65.3%
Defensive zone
Nielsen 90.7%
Neutral zone
Nielsen 80.7%
Result
Frans Nielsen favored at 79.4%
79.4%
20.6%
Nielsen
Louis
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
2
(8 meetings)
6
2
Nielsen
Louis
Last 8: Nielsen 6-2 Louis
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Nielsen
Louis
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
2
0
Nielsen
Louis
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nielsen
3
1
Nielsen
Louis
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Nielsen
Louis
Edge
Even Strength
49.3% (7,608)
43.1% (415)
+6.2%
Power Play
54.7% (594)
33.3% (42)
+21.4%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (1,420)
31.6% (19)
+10.1%
On power play, Nielsen has a +21.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Louis shoots left. Nielsen is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,996).
Nielsen shoots left. Louis is 41.8% vs left-shot opponents (299).
Home / Away
Nielsen
Louis
Home
49.9% (4,766)
45.0% (262)
Away
47.1% (4,890)
37.7% (215)
By Period
Nielsen
Louis
P1
49.7%
45.2%
P2
47.6%
40.6%
P3
48.2%
39.3%
OT
46.6%
47.1%
Final 5 min
48.7%
44.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nielsen
50.0%▬
50.0%
48.5%
Louis
44.0%▲
42.5%
41.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2015 | 2 | 04:40 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 14, 2014 | 3 | 17:50 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 14, 2014 | 3 | 08:41 | Neutral | Martin St. Louis |
| Oct 14, 2014 | 2 | 14:11 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 14, 2014 | 1 | 18:24 | Offensive | Martin St. Louis |
| Jan 16, 2014 | 3 | 05:16 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 16, 2014 | 2 | 09:15 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 22, 2010 | 1 | 07:04 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |