Jesperi Kotkaniemi vs Mark Scheifele
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Jesperi Kotkaniemi holds a +2.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Kotkaniemi on offensive-zone draws (65% H2H, 17 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Kotkaniemi 49.2% vs Scheifele 46.8% (+2.4%)
H2H factor
Scheifele leads 20-19 in 39 meetings
Offensive zone
Scheifele 50.3%
Defensive zone
Scheifele 51.2%
Neutral zone
Scheifele 50.4%
Result
Mark Scheifele favored at 50.6%
49.4%
50.6%
Kotkaniemi
Scheifele
Head-to-Head Record
19
-
20
(39 meetings)
19
20
Kotkaniemi
Scheifele
Last 10: Kotkaniemi 4-6 Scheifele
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Kotkaniemi
11
6
Kotkaniemi
Scheifele
17 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Scheifele
5
10
Kotkaniemi
Scheifele
15 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Scheifele
3
4
Kotkaniemi
Scheifele
7 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Kotkaniemi
Scheifele
Edge
Even Strength
49.0% (3,852)
46.3% (12,036)
+2.7%
Power Play
51.3% (351)
50.2% (2,563)
+1.1%
Penalty Kill
45.7% (35)
41.6% (598)
+4.1%
On penalty kill, Kotkaniemi has a +4.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Scheifele shoots right. Kotkaniemi is 47.5% vs right-shot opponents (1,454).
Kotkaniemi shoots left. Scheifele is 47.6% vs left-shot opponents (10,821).
Home / Away
Kotkaniemi
Scheifele
Home
49.7% (2,197)
48.9% (7,644)
Away
48.7% (2,041)
44.7% (7,554)
By Period
Kotkaniemi
Scheifele
P1
49.9%
48.2%
P2
50.4%
45.6%
P3
47.2%
46.8%
OT
50.0%
42.5%
Final 5 min
49.6%
45.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kotkaniemi
52.0%▲
49.0%
49.2%
Scheifele
50.0%▬
51.0%
46.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2025 | 1 | 00:20 | Offensive | Mark Scheifele |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 3 | 04:35 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 1 | 05:40 | Defensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 3 | 15:37 | Defensive | Mark Scheifele |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 3 | 09:35 | Defensive | Mark Scheifele |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 3 | 09:28 | Defensive | Mark Scheifele |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 3 | 07:56 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 3 | 05:11 | Defensive | Mark Scheifele |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 2 | 17:08 | Offensive | Mark Scheifele |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 1 | 06:32 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 3 | 08:17 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 2 | 07:47 | Defensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 2 | 00:53 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 1 | 08:36 | Neutral | Mark Scheifele |
| Dec 7, 2021 | 3 | 16:55 | Offensive | Mark Scheifele |
| Apr 10, 2021 | 3 | 01:11 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 17, 2021 | 3 | 13:04 | Neutral | Mark Scheifele |
| Mar 17, 2021 | 3 | 04:29 | Offensive | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 17, 2021 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Jesperi Kotkaniemi |
| Mar 17, 2021 | 2 | 13:50 | Offensive | Mark Scheifele |