Scouting Report
Frans Nielsen holds a +3.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Nielsen on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Nielsen 48.5% vs Cousins 45.2% (+3.6%)
H2H factor
Nielsen leads 7-4 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Nielsen 56.2%
Defensive zone
Nielsen 83.2%
Neutral zone
Nielsen 65.2%
Result
Frans Nielsen favored at 64.4%
64.4%
35.6%
Nielsen
Cousins
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
4
(11 meetings)
7
4
Nielsen
Cousins
Last 10: Nielsen 6-4 Cousins
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
4
1
Nielsen
Cousins
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Cousins
0
2
Nielsen
Cousins
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Nielsen
3
1
Nielsen
Cousins
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Nielsen
Cousins
Edge
Even Strength
49.3% (7,608)
44.9% (1,508)
+4.4%
Power Play
54.7% (594)
44.6% (101)
+10.1%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (1,420)
42.9% (7)
-1.2%
On power play, Nielsen has a +10.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Cousins shoots left. Nielsen is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,996).
Nielsen shoots left. Cousins is 45.2% vs left-shot opponents (1,033).
Home / Away
Nielsen
Cousins
Home
49.9% (4,766)
46.7% (809)
Away
47.1% (4,890)
43.0% (807)
By Period
Nielsen
Cousins
P1
49.7%
47.5%
P2
47.6%
43.6%
P3
48.2%
43.6%
OT
46.6%
0.0%
Final 5 min
48.7%
47.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nielsen
50.0%▬
50.0%
48.5%
Cousins
50.0%▲
48.0%
44.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2019 | 2 | 11:49 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 2 | 00:21 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 1 | 15:40 | Neutral | Nick Cousins |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 1 | 06:40 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 2 | 07:21 | Defensive | Nick Cousins |
| Oct 12, 2017 | 3 | 04:24 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 12, 2017 | 1 | 19:55 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 12, 2017 | 1 | 17:33 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 12, 2017 | 1 | 01:52 | Defensive | Nick Cousins |
| Dec 11, 2016 | 1 | 19:00 | Offensive | Nick Cousins |
| Mar 21, 2016 | 3 | 12:54 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |