Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +8.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Halpern wins 58.5% vs left-shot opponents — Thompson shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Halpern 57.2% vs Thompson 49.6% (+8.9%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Halpern 84.3%
Defensive zone
Halpern 73.9%
Neutral zone
Halpern 73.8%
Result
Jeff Halpern favored at 77.8%
77.8%
22.2%
Halpern
Thompson
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
3
(8 meetings)
5
3
Halpern
Thompson
Last 8: Halpern 5-3 Thompson
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
3
0
Halpern
Thompson
3 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Thompson
0
2
Halpern
Thompson
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Halpern
2
1
Halpern
Thompson
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Halpern
Thompson
Edge
Even Strength
56.7% (450)
50.2% (408)
+6.5%
Power Play
57.9% (19)
69.2% (13)
-11.3%
Penalty Kill
62.9% (151)
47.0% (164)
+15.9%
On penalty kill, Halpern has a +15.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Thompson shoots left. Halpern is 58.5% vs left-shot opponents (422).
Halpern shoots right. Thompson is 50.0% vs right-shot opponents (238).
Home / Away
Halpern
Thompson
Home
59.9% (327)
49.3% (304)
Away
56.7% (298)
49.7% (288)
By Period
Halpern
Thompson
P1
57.8%
49.7%
P2
54.9%
46.9%
P3
62.3%
52.1%
OT
0.0%
20.0%
Final 5 min
65.2%
51.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
58.4%
Thompson
64.0%▲
59.0%
49.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2012 | 3 | 09:16 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 3 | 03:59 | Defensive | Nate Thompson |
| Mar 8, 2012 | 2 | 14:08 | Defensive | Nate Thompson |
| Feb 18, 2012 | 1 | 10:16 | Neutral | Nate Thompson |
| Feb 18, 2012 | 1 | 09:56 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 3 | 04:41 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 13, 2012 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 13, 2012 | 1 | 15:00 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |