James Sheppard vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
James Sheppard holds a +3.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Sheppard on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Sheppard 48.7% vs Nugent-Hopkins 44.8% (+3.8%)
H2H factor
Sheppard leads 7-3 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone
Nugent-Hopkins 54.5%
Defensive zone
Sheppard 63.8%
Neutral zone
Sheppard 57.0%
Result
James Sheppard favored at 52.6%
52.6%
47.4%
Sheppard
Nugent-Hopkins
Head-to-Head Record
7
-
3
(10 meetings)
7
3
Sheppard
Nugent-Hopkins
Last 10: Sheppard 7-3 Nugent-Hopkins
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Sheppard
3
2
Sheppard
Nugent-Hopkins
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Sheppard
Nugent-Hopkins
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sheppard
3
0
Sheppard
Nugent-Hopkins
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Sheppard
Nugent-Hopkins
Edge
Even Strength
48.4% (744)
44.9% (8,756)
+3.5%
Power Play
47.8% (46)
50.7% (839)
-2.9%
Penalty Kill
75.0% (4)
37.9% (879)
+37.1%
On penalty kill, Sheppard has a +37.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nugent-Hopkins shoots left. Sheppard is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (454).
Sheppard shoots left. Nugent-Hopkins is 44.7% vs left-shot opponents (6,841).
Home / Away
Sheppard
Nugent-Hopkins
Home
49.4% (474)
46.5% (5,350)
Away
47.2% (320)
42.9% (5,136)
By Period
Sheppard
Nugent-Hopkins
P1
47.8%
45.1%
P2
44.9%
43.9%
P3
52.8%
45.3%
OT
66.7%
43.5%
Final 5 min
46.4%
43.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Sheppard
48.0%▬
47.0%
48.5%
Nugent-Hopkins
58.0%▲
50.0%
44.7%
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 |
| Apr 1, 2014 | 2 | 17:05 | Defensive | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
| Mar 25, 2014 | 3 | 01:17 | Neutral | James Sheppard |
| Mar 25, 2014 | 2 | 16:00 | Neutral | James Sheppard |