Who wins more faceoffs, Jacob Josefson or Marcus Kruger?

Jacob Josefson leads the head-to-head 6-5 across 11 faceoffs.

What is Jacob Josefson's faceoff record against Marcus Kruger?

Jacob Josefson is 6-5 against Marcus Kruger in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-1, Defensive 0-4, Neutral 5-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Jacob Josefson or Marcus Kruger?

Marcus Kruger is the predicted winner with a 59.3% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Jacob Josefson vs Marcus Kruger

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All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Marcus Kruger holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Josefson on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Josefson 48.8% vs Kruger 50.5% (-1.7%)

H2H factor Josefson leads 6-5 in 11 meetings

Offensive zone Josefson 60.8%

Defensive zone Kruger 71.7%

Neutral zone Kruger 57.3%

Result Marcus Kruger favored at 59.3%

40.7%

59.3%

Josefson Kruger

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 5 (11 meetings)

Josefson Kruger

Last 10: Josefson 5-5 Kruger

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Even

Josefson Kruger

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Kruger

Josefson Kruger

4 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Josefson

Josefson Kruger

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Josefson

Kruger

Edge

Even Strength

48.8% (2,339)

52.4% (3,509)

-3.6%

Power Play

51.9% (185)

46.5% (99)

+5.4%

Penalty Kill

45.8% (312)

42.9% (860)

+2.9%

On power play, Josefson has a +5.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Kruger shoots left. Josefson is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (1,888).

Josefson shoots left. Kruger is 50.4% vs left-shot opponents (2,762).

Home / Away

Josefson

Kruger

Home

50.5% (1,517)

52.7% (2,242)

Away

46.8% (1,329)

48.3% (2,231)

By Period

Josefson

Kruger

46.4%

49.7%

50.1%

49.7%

49.8%

52.1%

37.5%

53.2%

Final 5 min

51.3%

51.0%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Josefson

42.0%▼

44.0%

48.8%

Kruger

50.0%▬

51.0%

50.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Dec 23, 2017	3	13:37	Offensive	Marcus Kruger
Nov 12, 2015	2	12:07	Defensive	Marcus Kruger
Nov 6, 2015	3	06:40	Defensive	Marcus Kruger
Nov 6, 2015	1	15:41	Defensive	Marcus Kruger
Nov 6, 2015	1	15:29	Offensive	Jacob Josefson
Nov 6, 2015	1	04:06	Defensive	Marcus Kruger
Nov 6, 2015	1	01:26	Neutral	Jacob Josefson
Feb 13, 2015	2	02:38	Neutral	Jacob Josefson
Feb 13, 2015	2	02:33	Neutral	Jacob Josefson
Dec 9, 2014	2	07:23	Neutral	Jacob Josefson
Mar 27, 2012	1	15:42	Neutral	Jacob Josefson

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