Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +5.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on neutral-zone draws (71% H2H, 7 meetings). Halpern wins 57.4% vs left-shot opponents — Smith shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Halpern 55.8% vs Smith 50.6% (+5.5%)
H2H factor
Halpern leads 9-5 in 14 meetings
Offensive zone
Halpern 66.7%
Defensive zone
Halpern 89.6%
Neutral zone
Halpern 83.5%
Result
Jeff Halpern favored at 80.0%
80.0%
20.0%
Halpern
Smith
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
5
(14 meetings)
9
5
Halpern
Smith
Last 10: Halpern 9-1 Smith
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
2
2
Halpern
Smith
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
2
1
Halpern
Smith
3 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Halpern
5
2
Halpern
Smith
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Halpern
Smith
Edge
Even Strength
56.5% (1,602)
51.6% (5,265)
+4.9%
Power Play
52.2% (46)
51.2% (342)
+1.0%
Penalty Kill
54.2% (487)
45.3% (985)
+8.9%
On penalty kill, Halpern has a +8.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Smith shoots left. Halpern is 57.4% vs left-shot opponents (1,432).
Halpern shoots right. Smith is 47.8% vs right-shot opponents (2,394).
Home / Away
Halpern
Smith
Home
56.1% (1,090)
52.5% (3,289)
Away
56.1% (1,062)
48.7% (3,310)
By Period
Halpern
Smith
P1
56.2%
49.9%
P2
54.9%
50.0%
P3
57.3%
51.9%
OT
50.0%
51.6%
Final 5 min
60.4%
52.0%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
56.1%
Smith
40.0%▼
47.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2013 | 3 | 17:03 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Oct 15, 2013 | 2 | 09:12 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Oct 15, 2013 | 1 | 13:24 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 21, 2013 | 3 | 06:59 | Offensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 22, 2012 | 3 | 18:47 | Neutral | Zack Smith |
| Feb 22, 2012 | 1 | 18:27 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 14:05 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 7, 2011 | 3 | 03:24 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 3, 2011 | 3 | 16:45 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 3, 2011 | 3 | 10:02 | Neutral | Jeff Halpern |
| Dec 3, 2011 | 2 | 09:15 | Defensive | Zack Smith |
| Oct 23, 2010 | 3 | 05:45 | Offensive | Zack Smith |
| Oct 23, 2010 | 2 | 07:45 | Offensive | Zack Smith |
| Oct 23, 2010 | 2 | 07:27 | Neutral | Zack Smith |