Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +1.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on neutral-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Halpern wins 53.5% vs right-shot opponents — Vitale shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Halpern 55.8% vs Vitale 54.6% (+1.3%)
H2H factor
Not applied (6 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Halpern 57.9%
Defensive zone
Halpern 64.6%
Neutral zone
Halpern 65.6%
Result
Jeff Halpern favored at 65.4%
65.4%
34.6%
Halpern
Vitale
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
1
(6 meetings)
5
1
Halpern
Vitale
Last 6: Halpern 5-1 Vitale
Zone Breakdown
Defensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
1
0
Halpern
Vitale
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Halpern
4
1
Halpern
Vitale
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Halpern
Vitale
Edge
Even Strength
56.5% (1,602)
55.9% (1,771)
+0.6%
Power Play
52.2% (46)
76.0% (25)
-23.8%
Penalty Kill
54.2% (487)
47.1% (297)
+7.1%
On power play, Vitale has a +23.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Vitale shoots right. Halpern is 53.5% vs right-shot opponents (720).
Halpern shoots right. Vitale is 52.4% vs right-shot opponents (668).
Home / Away
Halpern
Vitale
Home
56.1% (1,090)
56.1% (1,050)
Away
56.1% (1,062)
53.5% (1,048)
By Period
Halpern
Vitale
P1
56.2%
52.9%
P2
54.9%
53.8%
P3
57.3%
57.5%
OT
50.0%
72.7%
Final 5 min
60.4%
55.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
56.1%
Vitale
44.0%▼
48.0%
54.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2013 | 3 | 04:09 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Apr 17, 2013 | 1 | 09:30 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 3 | 17:29 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Mar 16, 2013 | 1 | 01:30 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 1 | 15:05 | Neutral | Joe Vitale |
| Oct 13, 2011 | 3 | 04:43 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |