Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +1.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on defensive-zone draws (73% H2H, 15 meetings). Spezza wins 54.0% vs right-shot opponents — Halpern shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Spezza 54.7% vs Halpern 55.8% (-1.4%)
H2H factor
Halpern leads 20-13 in 33 meetings
Offensive zone
Spezza 84.2%
Defensive zone
Halpern 74.8%
Neutral zone
Spezza 55.3%
Result
Jeff Halpern favored at 50.5%
49.5%
50.5%
Spezza
Halpern
Head-to-Head Record
13
-
20
(33 meetings)
13
20
Spezza
Halpern
Last 10: Spezza 4-6 Halpern
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Spezza
6
3
Spezza
Halpern
9 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
4
11
Spezza
Halpern
15 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Halpern
3
6
Spezza
Halpern
9 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Spezza
Halpern
Edge
Even Strength
54.4% (7,990)
56.5% (1,602)
-2.1%
Power Play
56.8% (1,726)
52.2% (46)
+4.6%
Penalty Kill
52.7% (643)
54.2% (487)
-1.5%
On power play, Spezza has a +4.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Halpern shoots right. Spezza is 54.0% vs right-shot opponents (3,088).
Spezza shoots right. Halpern is 53.5% vs right-shot opponents (720).
Home / Away
Spezza
Halpern
Home
56.8% (5,066)
56.1% (1,090)
Away
52.7% (5,332)
56.1% (1,062)
By Period
Spezza
Halpern
P1
55.7%
56.2%
P2
54.4%
54.9%
P3
54.1%
57.3%
OT
51.5%
50.0%
Final 5 min
54.2%
60.4%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Spezza
46.0%▼
48.5%
54.7%
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
56.1%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2013 | 3 | 17:25 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Oct 15, 2013 | 2 | 12:14 | Offensive | Jason Spezza |
| Feb 22, 2012 | 3 | 09:57 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 22, 2012 | 3 | 06:18 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 22, 2012 | 3 | 06:09 | Defensive | Jason Spezza |
| Feb 22, 2012 | 3 | 06:02 | Neutral | Jason Spezza |
| Feb 22, 2012 | 3 | 02:19 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 22, 2012 | 1 | 04:43 | Neutral | Jason Spezza |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 18:57 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 17:02 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 16:08 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 09:45 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 06:54 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 06:47 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 00:34 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 2 | 14:42 | Offensive | Jason Spezza |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 2 | 05:19 | Offensive | Jason Spezza |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 1 | 19:47 | Offensive | Jason Spezza |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 1 | 19:34 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 3, 2011 | 3 | 17:40 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |