Scouting Report
Bryan Little holds a +14.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Little on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Little wins 55.7% vs right-shot opponents — Eichel shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Little 55.6% vs Eichel 42.4% (+14.5%)
H2H factor
Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Little 86.9%
Defensive zone
Little 92.1%
Neutral zone
Little 88.3%
Result
Bryan Little favored at 90.0%
90.0%
10.0%
Little
Eichel
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
1
(9 meetings)
8
1
Little
Eichel
Last 9: Little 8-1 Eichel
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Little
3
0
Little
Eichel
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Little
4
1
Little
Eichel
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Little
1
0
Little
Eichel
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Little
Eichel
Edge
Even Strength
55.9% (1,026)
41.6% (791)
+14.3%
Power Play
60.1% (158)
50.0% (36)
+10.1%
Penalty Kill
51.6% (122)
0.0% (9)
+51.6%
On penalty kill, Little has a +51.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Eichel shoots right. Little is 55.7% vs right-shot opponents (456).
Little shoots right. Eichel is 42.6% vs right-shot opponents (258).
Home / Away
Little
Eichel
Home
58.6% (613)
44.6% (408)
Away
53.8% (693)
38.6% (428)
By Period
Little
Eichel
P1
54.4%
43.0%
P2
57.5%
40.7%
P3
56.6%
41.7%
OT
47.6%
20.0%
Final 5 min
55.4%
42.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Little
46.0%▬
47.0%
56.0%
Eichel
54.0%▲
50.5%
41.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2018 | 3 | 16:28 | Neutral | Bryan Little |
| Jan 9, 2018 | 3 | 14:09 | Defensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 9, 2018 | 2 | 03:32 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 3 | 10:23 | Defensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 3 | 02:19 | Defensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 3 | 00:18 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 2 | 19:32 | Defensive | Jack Eichel |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 1 | 00:37 | Offensive | Bryan Little |
| Jan 5, 2018 | 1 | 00:23 | Defensive | Bryan Little |