Jake Guentzel vs Joel Eriksson Ek

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Joel Eriksson Ek holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Guentzel on offensive-zone draws (88% H2H, 8 meetings). Guentzel wins 46.2% vs left-shot opponents — Ek shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Guentzel 46.3% vs Ek 47.7% (-1.7%)
H2H factor Guentzel leads 8-4 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone Guentzel 69.4%
Defensive zone Ek 91.7%
Neutral zone Ek 65.9%
Result Jake Guentzel favored at 51.2%
51.2%
48.8%
Guentzel Ek
Head-to-Head Record
8 - 4 (12 meetings)
8
4
Guentzel Ek
Last 10: Guentzel 6-4 Ek

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Guentzel
7
1
Guentzel Ek
8 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Ek
1
2
Guentzel Ek
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Ek
0
1
Guentzel Ek
1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Guentzel
Ek
Edge
Even Strength
46.3% (685)
47.3% (6,674)
-1.0%
Power Play
45.7% (291)
55.2% (1,494)
-9.5%
Penalty Kill
42.9% (42)
40.2% (1,168)
+2.7%
On power play, Ek has a +9.5% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Ek shoots left. Guentzel is 46.2% vs left-shot opponents (638).
Guentzel shoots left. Ek is 46.6% vs left-shot opponents (6,096).
Home / Away
Guentzel
Ek
Home
48.3% (544)
48.6% (4,644)
Away
43.2% (474)
46.9% (4,692)
By Period
Guentzel
Ek
P1
47.8%
46.6%
P2
45.2%
49.4%
P3
45.3%
46.7%
OT
33.3%
53.8%
Final 5 min
42.5%
46.0%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Guentzel
44.0%
43.5%
46.0%
Ek
52.0%
46.0%
47.7%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 3, 2026 2 14:24 Defensive Joel Eriksson Ek
Mar 3, 2026 2 09:33 Offensive Jake Guentzel
Nov 1, 2024 3 17:34 Neutral Joel Eriksson Ek
Nov 1, 2024 3 13:05 Offensive Joel Eriksson Ek
Nov 1, 2024 2 17:03 Defensive Jake Guentzel
Nov 1, 2024 1 18:21 Offensive Jake Guentzel
Nov 1, 2024 1 09:11 Offensive Jake Guentzel
Nov 1, 2024 1 00:55 Offensive Jake Guentzel
Oct 24, 2024 3 08:18 Offensive Jake Guentzel
Oct 24, 2024 2 05:46 Defensive Joel Eriksson Ek
Oct 24, 2024 1 19:56 Offensive Jake Guentzel
Jan 25, 2018 2 00:09 Offensive Jake Guentzel