Jesperi Kotkaniemi vs Noah Cates

2022-23 · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Jesperi Kotkaniemi holds a +11.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Kotkaniemi on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Kotkaniemi 51.3% vs Cates 40.4% (+11.9%)
H2H factor Cates leads 5-5 in 10 meetings
Offensive zone Kotkaniemi 75.4%
Defensive zone Cates 68.5%
Neutral zone Cates 51.2%
Result Jesperi Kotkaniemi favored at 53.3%
53.3%
46.7%
Kotkaniemi Cates
Head-to-Head Record
5 - 5 (10 meetings)
5
5
Kotkaniemi Cates
Last 10: Kotkaniemi 5-5 Cates

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Kotkaniemi
3
0
Kotkaniemi Cates
3 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Kotkaniemi Cates
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Cates
1
4
Kotkaniemi Cates
5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Kotkaniemi
Cates
Edge
Even Strength
51.8% (637)
40.4% (841)
+11.4%
Power Play
48.2% (56)
42.4% (66)
+5.8%
Penalty Kill
42.9% (7)
32.7% (147)
+10.2%
On even strength, Kotkaniemi has a +11.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Cates shoots left. Kotkaniemi is 52.8% vs left-shot opponents (472).
Kotkaniemi shoots left. Cates is 39.3% vs left-shot opponents (749).
Home / Away
Kotkaniemi
Cates
Home
53.1% (339)
38.2% (566)
Away
49.9% (361)
41.0% (488)
By Period
Kotkaniemi
Cates
P1
48.3%
40.5%
P2
55.0%
42.4%
P3
50.4%
35.3%
OT
50.0%
42.9%
Final 5 min
55.0%
36.8%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Kotkaniemi
52.0%
48.0%
51.4%
Cates
56.0%
46.5%
39.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 18, 2023 3 19:10 Offensive Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Mar 18, 2023 2 16:00 Defensive Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Mar 9, 2023 3 08:41 Neutral Noah Cates
Mar 9, 2023 2 03:46 Offensive Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Mar 9, 2023 2 00:00 Neutral Noah Cates
Mar 9, 2023 1 07:46 Neutral Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Mar 9, 2023 1 03:50 Neutral Noah Cates
Mar 9, 2023 1 03:44 Neutral Noah Cates
Dec 23, 2022 1 17:12 Offensive Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Oct 29, 2022 1 13:35 Defensive Noah Cates