Who wins more faceoffs, Jesse Winchester or Tomas Plekanec?

Tomas Plekanec leads the head-to-head 5-3 across 8 faceoffs.

What is Jesse Winchester's faceoff record against Tomas Plekanec?

Jesse Winchester is 3-5 against Tomas Plekanec in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-2, Defensive 1-1, Neutral 1-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Jesse Winchester or Tomas Plekanec?

Tomas Plekanec is the predicted winner with a 55.8% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Jesse Winchester vs Tomas Plekanec

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Scouting Report

Jesse Winchester holds a +4.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Plekanec on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Winchester 53.7% vs Plekanec 50.1% (+4.0%)

H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Plekanec 56.1%

Defensive zone Plekanec 53.2%

Neutral zone Plekanec 57.2%

Result Tomas Plekanec favored at 55.8%

44.2%

55.8%

Winchester Plekanec

Head-to-Head Record

3 - 5 (8 meetings)

Winchester Plekanec

Last 8: Winchester 3-5 Plekanec

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Plekanec

Winchester Plekanec

3 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Winchester Plekanec

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Plekanec

Winchester Plekanec

3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Winchester

Plekanec

Edge

Even Strength

55.2% (716)

50.8% (8,558)

+4.4%

Power Play

46.7% (15)

51.3% (1,151)

-4.6%

Penalty Kill

51.4% (175)

46.0% (1,924)

+5.4%

On penalty kill, Winchester has a +5.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Plekanec shoots left. Winchester is 52.8% vs left-shot opponents (631).

Winchester shoots right. Plekanec is 51.7% vs right-shot opponents (4,678).

Home / Away

Winchester

Plekanec

Home

54.7% (459)

51.1% (5,909)

Away

53.4% (451)

49.1% (5,818)

By Period

Winchester

Plekanec

47.8%

52.5%

57.8%

48.9%

56.2%

49.0%

57.1%

51.1%

Final 5 min

53.1%

49.8%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Winchester

44.0%▼

50.5%

54.1%

Plekanec

56.0%▬

56.5%

50.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Nov 4, 2011	2	02:05	Defensive	Jesse Winchester
Apr 7, 2011	3	19:29	Offensive	Tomas Plekanec
Jan 21, 2011	3	09:36	Defensive	Tomas Plekanec
Dec 7, 2010	2	12:27	Neutral	Tomas Plekanec
Dec 7, 2010	2	02:47	Neutral	Tomas Plekanec
Oct 16, 2010	3	16:01	Neutral	Jesse Winchester
Oct 16, 2010	3	07:54	Offensive	Tomas Plekanec
Oct 16, 2010	1	07:37	Offensive	Jesse Winchester

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