Scouting Report
Travis Zajac holds a +1.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Zajac on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Halpern wins 46.5% vs right-shot opponents — Zajac shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Halpern 52.3% vs Zajac 54.3% (-1.9%)
H2H factor
Not applied (5 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Zajac 50.4%
Defensive zone
Halpern 88.0%
Neutral zone
Halpern 68.6%
Result
Jeff Halpern favored at 53.4%
53.4%
46.6%
Halpern
Zajac
Head-to-Head Record
0
-
5
(5 meetings)
0
5
Halpern
Zajac
Last 5: Halpern 0-5 Zajac
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
0
4
Halpern
Zajac
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Zajac
0
1
Halpern
Zajac
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Halpern
Zajac
Edge
Even Strength
56.1% (426)
55.7% (1,020)
+0.4%
Power Play
50.0% (10)
52.7% (201)
-2.7%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (126)
50.3% (173)
-9.0%
On penalty kill, Zajac has a +9.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Zajac shoots right. Halpern is 46.5% vs right-shot opponents (172).
Halpern shoots right. Zajac is 56.1% vs right-shot opponents (433).
Home / Away
Halpern
Zajac
Home
51.5% (274)
54.9% (685)
Away
53.8% (288)
54.3% (709)
By Period
Halpern
Zajac
P1
52.4%
54.6%
P2
56.2%
55.5%
P3
48.2%
54.2%
OT
66.7%
48.0%
Final 5 min
58.1%
53.2%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
52.7%
Zajac
62.0%▲
52.5%
54.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2014 | 2 | 11:01 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Mar 27, 2014 | 2 | 10:41 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Mar 27, 2014 | 2 | 05:53 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Mar 27, 2014 | 2 | 02:11 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Mar 27, 2014 | 1 | 02:21 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |