Scouting Report
James Sheppard holds a +5.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Vey on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Sheppard 48.7% vs Vey 43.5% (+5.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Vey 70.1%
Defensive zone
Vey 76.0%
Neutral zone
Vey 66.4%
Result
Linden Vey favored at 69.6%
30.4%
69.6%
Sheppard
Vey
Head-to-Head Record
1
-
5
(6 meetings)
1
5
Sheppard
Vey
Last 6: Sheppard 1-5 Vey
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Sheppard
Vey
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Vey
0
4
Sheppard
Vey
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Sheppard
Vey
Edge
Even Strength
48.4% (744)
43.1% (956)
+5.3%
Power Play
47.8% (46)
45.9% (109)
+1.9%
Penalty Kill
75.0% (4)
29.4% (34)
+45.6%
On penalty kill, Sheppard has a +45.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Vey shoots right. Sheppard is 47.4% vs right-shot opponents (340).
Sheppard shoots left. Vey is 42.2% vs left-shot opponents (697).
Home / Away
Sheppard
Vey
Home
49.4% (474)
42.9% (571)
Away
47.2% (320)
43.0% (528)
By Period
Sheppard
Vey
P1
47.8%
39.5%
P2
44.9%
43.9%
P3
52.8%
44.9%
OT
66.7%
75.0%
Final 5 min
46.4%
42.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Sheppard
48.0%▬
47.0%
48.5%
Vey
30.0%▼
37.5%
42.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2015 | 2 | 14:58 | Neutral | Linden Vey |
| Feb 5, 2015 | 2 | 07:27 | Defensive | James Sheppard |
| Feb 5, 2015 | 1 | 17:43 | Neutral | Linden Vey |
| Feb 5, 2015 | 1 | 15:01 | Neutral | Linden Vey |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 2 | 08:28 | Neutral | Linden Vey |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 1 | 04:17 | Defensive | Linden Vey |