Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on defensive-zone draws (88% H2H, 17 meetings). Halpern wins 57.4% vs left-shot opponents — Tavares shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Halpern 55.8% vs Tavares 54.4% (+1.7%)
H2H factor
Halpern leads 16-15 in 31 meetings
Offensive zone
Tavares 82.3%
Defensive zone
Halpern 85.6%
Neutral zone
Halpern 54.1%
Result
Jeff Halpern favored at 58.5%
58.5%
41.5%
Halpern
Tavares
Head-to-Head Record
16
-
15
(31 meetings)
16
15
Halpern
Tavares
Last 10: Halpern 4-6 Tavares
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
1
10
Halpern
Tavares
11 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
15
2
Halpern
Tavares
17 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
0
3
Halpern
Tavares
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Halpern
Tavares
Edge
Even Strength
56.5% (1,602)
54.0% (16,108)
+2.5%
Power Play
52.2% (46)
56.5% (4,283)
-4.3%
Penalty Kill
54.2% (487)
50.6% (620)
+3.6%
On power play, Tavares has a +4.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Tavares shoots left. Halpern is 57.4% vs left-shot opponents (1,432).
Halpern shoots right. Tavares is 51.0% vs right-shot opponents (7,535).
Home / Away
Halpern
Tavares
Home
56.1% (1,090)
56.1% (10,503)
Away
56.1% (1,062)
52.7% (10,537)
By Period
Halpern
Tavares
P1
56.2%
55.0%
P2
54.9%
54.1%
P3
57.3%
54.1%
OT
50.0%
55.9%
Final 5 min
60.4%
54.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
56.1%
Tavares
46.0%▼
54.5%
54.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2013 | 2 | 06:54 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Dec 12, 2013 | 1 | 19:02 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 7, 2013 | 2 | 19:44 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Mar 7, 2013 | 1 | 06:44 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Feb 14, 2013 | OT | 01:00 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Feb 14, 2013 | 3 | 10:06 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 14, 2013 | 3 | 06:58 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 14, 2013 | 2 | 11:36 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Feb 14, 2013 | 1 | 03:00 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Feb 7, 2013 | 3 | 04:48 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 7, 2013 | 2 | 19:56 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Feb 7, 2013 | 2 | 19:37 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 7, 2013 | 1 | 15:49 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Feb 28, 2012 | 2 | 12:26 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 28, 2012 | 2 | 06:16 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 17, 2012 | 3 | 17:31 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 17, 2012 | 3 | 12:10 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 17, 2012 | 1 | 19:48 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 3 | 13:22 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 3 | 09:12 | Neutral | John Tavares |