Who wins more faceoffs, Ivan Barbashev or Jesperi Kotkaniemi?

Ivan Barbashev leads the head-to-head 6-1 across 7 faceoffs.

What is Ivan Barbashev's faceoff record against Jesperi Kotkaniemi?

Ivan Barbashev is 6-1 against Jesperi Kotkaniemi in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-0, Defensive 1-0, Neutral 4-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Ivan Barbashev or Jesperi Kotkaniemi?

Jesperi Kotkaniemi is the predicted winner with a 89.5% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Ivan Barbashev vs Jesperi Kotkaniemi

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Scouting Report

Jesperi Kotkaniemi holds a +7.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Barbashev on neutral-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Barbashev wins 42.5% vs left-shot opponents — Kotkaniemi shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Barbashev 42.2% vs Kotkaniemi 49.2% (-7.4%)

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

Offensive zone Kotkaniemi 95.1%

Defensive zone Kotkaniemi 78.8%

Neutral zone Kotkaniemi 90.5%

Result Jesperi Kotkaniemi favored at 89.5%

10.5%

89.5%

Barbashev Kotkaniemi

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 1 (7 meetings)

Barbashev Kotkaniemi

Last 7: Barbashev 6-1 Kotkaniemi

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Barbashev

Barbashev Kotkaniemi

1 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Barbashev

Barbashev Kotkaniemi

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Barbashev

Barbashev Kotkaniemi

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Barbashev

Kotkaniemi

Edge

Even Strength

42.0% (1,738)

49.0% (3,852)

-7.0%

Power Play

46.1% (89)

51.3% (351)

-5.2%

Penalty Kill

36.7% (139)

45.7% (35)

-9.0%

On penalty kill, Kotkaniemi has a +9.0% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Kotkaniemi shoots left. Barbashev is 42.5% vs left-shot opponents (1,173).

Barbashev shoots left. Kotkaniemi is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (2,784).

Home / Away

Barbashev

Kotkaniemi

Home

42.4% (932)

49.7% (2,197)

Away

41.3% (1,034)

48.7% (2,041)

By Period

Barbashev

Kotkaniemi

40.7%

49.9%

42.3%

50.4%

42.3%

47.2%

60.0%

50.0%

Final 5 min

39.2%

49.6%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Barbashev

22.0%▼

35.0%

41.8%

Kotkaniemi

52.0%▲

49.0%

49.2%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Oct 19, 2019	1	07:08	Neutral	Ivan Barbashev
Oct 12, 2019	1	01:25	Neutral	Ivan Barbashev
Jan 10, 2019	3	10:03	Neutral	Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Jan 10, 2019	2	03:09	Offensive	Ivan Barbashev
Jan 10, 2019	1	08:14	Defensive	Ivan Barbashev
Jan 10, 2019	1	04:37	Neutral	Ivan Barbashev
Jan 10, 2019	1	01:56	Neutral	Ivan Barbashev

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