Who wins more faceoffs, James Sheppard or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?

James Sheppard leads the head-to-head 5-2 across 7 faceoffs.

What is James Sheppard's faceoff record against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?

James Sheppard is 5-2 against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 3-2, Defensive 1-0, Neutral 1-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, James Sheppard or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the predicted winner with a 55.9% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

James Sheppard vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

James SheppardL vs Ryan Nugent-HopkinsL

2014-15 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

James Sheppard holds a +4.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Sheppard on offensive-zone draws (60% H2H, 5 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Sheppard 50.1% vs Nugent-Hopkins 46.0% (+4.4%)

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

Offensive zone Nugent-Hopkins 65.8%

Defensive zone Sheppard 78.5%

Neutral zone Sheppard 58.8%

Result Ryan Nugent-Hopkins favored at 55.9%

44.1%

55.9%

Sheppard Nugent-Hopkins

Head-to-Head Record

5 - 2 (7 meetings)

Sheppard Nugent-Hopkins

Last 7: Sheppard 5-2 Nugent-Hopkins

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Sheppard

Sheppard Nugent-Hopkins

5 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Sheppard

Sheppard Nugent-Hopkins

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Sheppard

Sheppard Nugent-Hopkins

1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Sheppard

Nugent-Hopkins

Edge

Even Strength

50.2% (518)

44.3% (1,117)

+5.9%

Power Play

44.1% (34)

52.4% (208)

-8.3%

Penalty Kill

100.0% (3)

51.6% (31)

+48.4%

On penalty kill, Sheppard has a +48.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Sheppard is 52.0% vs left-shot opponents (319).

Sheppard shoots left. Nugent-Hopkins is 45.8% vs left-shot opponents (891).

Home / Away

Sheppard

Nugent-Hopkins

Home

50.3% (324)

47.6% (655)

Away

49.8% (231)

43.9% (701)

By Period

Sheppard

Nugent-Hopkins

49.7%

43.9%

46.9%

46.8%

53.8%

47.0%

66.7%

35.7%

Final 5 min

47.6%

47.0%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Sheppard

48.0%▬

47.0%

50.1%

Nugent-Hopkins

58.0%▲

50.0%

45.7%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Feb 2, 2015	3	11:20	Offensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Feb 2, 2015	3	09:28	Neutral	James Sheppard
Feb 2, 2015	3	07:42	Offensive	James Sheppard
Dec 18, 2014	3	19:58	Offensive	James Sheppard
Dec 18, 2014	3	08:06	Offensive	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Dec 9, 2014	2	05:17	Defensive	James Sheppard
Dec 7, 2014	3	03:39	Offensive	James Sheppard

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