Scouting Report
Jay McClement holds a +5.6% FO% edge overall. Look for McClement on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). McClement wins 57.2% vs left-shot opponents — Plekanec shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
McClement 55.0% vs Plekanec 49.9% (+5.6%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Plekanec 54.5%
Defensive zone
McClement 83.8%
Neutral zone
McClement 75.6%
Result
Jay McClement favored at 69.7%
69.7%
30.3%
McClement
Plekanec
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
1
(6 meetings)
5
1
McClement
Plekanec
Last 6: McClement 5-1 Plekanec
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
McClement
Plekanec
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: McClement
3
0
McClement
Plekanec
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: McClement
1
0
McClement
Plekanec
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
McClement
Plekanec
Edge
Even Strength
57.1% (714)
50.8% (1,214)
+6.3%
Power Play
51.4% (37)
50.5% (190)
+0.9%
Penalty Kill
51.0% (239)
41.8% (153)
+9.2%
On penalty kill, McClement has a +9.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Plekanec shoots left. McClement is 57.2% vs left-shot opponents (640).
McClement shoots left. Plekanec is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (965).
Home / Away
McClement
Plekanec
Home
55.8% (475)
52.1% (760)
Away
55.1% (515)
47.8% (797)
By Period
McClement
Plekanec
P1
55.6%
51.3%
P2
57.3%
47.2%
P3
53.2%
51.9%
OT
54.5%
40.0%
Final 5 min
54.7%
49.5%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
McClement
48.0%▲
46.5%
55.5%
Plekanec
56.0%▬
56.5%
49.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2015 | 3 | 10:49 | Neutral | Jay McClement |
| Mar 19, 2015 | 2 | 02:48 | Defensive | Jay McClement |
| Mar 19, 2015 | 1 | 12:04 | Defensive | Jay McClement |
| Dec 29, 2014 | 1 | 04:15 | Offensive | Jay McClement |
| Dec 16, 2014 | 3 | 01:34 | Offensive | Tomas Plekanec |
| Dec 16, 2014 | 2 | 03:33 | Defensive | Jay McClement |