Scouting Report
Travis Zajac holds a +3.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Zajac on offensive-zone draws (57% H2H, 7 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Slater 53.1% vs Zajac 56.7% (-3.1%)
H2H factor
Slater leads 6-5 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Zajac 84.2%
Defensive zone
Slater 69.8%
Neutral zone
Zajac 58.4%
Result
Travis Zajac favored at 69.7%
30.3%
69.7%
Slater
Zajac
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
5
(11 meetings)
6
5
Slater
Zajac
Last 10: Slater 5-5 Zajac
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
3
4
Slater
Zajac
7 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Slater
2
0
Slater
Zajac
2 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Slater
Zajac
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Slater
Zajac
Edge
Even Strength
56.8% (190)
56.6% (641)
+0.2%
Power Play
0.0% (1)
64.9% (148)
-64.9%
Penalty Kill
48.7% (76)
51.1% (92)
-2.4%
On power play, Zajac has a +64.9% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Zajac shoots right. Slater is 47.2% vs right-shot opponents (127).
Slater shoots left. Zajac is 55.8% vs left-shot opponents (556).
Home / Away
Slater
Zajac
Home
59.8% (107)
57.2% (444)
Away
50.6% (160)
57.7% (437)
By Period
Slater
Zajac
P1
54.8%
54.4%
P2
52.8%
61.5%
P3
56.5%
56.0%
OT
0.0%
75.0%
Final 5 min
59.0%
55.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Slater
74.0%▲
65.0%
54.3%
Zajac
62.0%▲
52.5%
57.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2013 | 3 | 07:05 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Mar 10, 2013 | 2 | 06:33 | Offensive | Jim Slater |
| Mar 10, 2013 | 1 | 19:52 | Defensive | Jim Slater |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 3 | 07:15 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | Jim Slater |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 2 | 17:45 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 2 | 00:17 | Offensive | Jim Slater |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 1 | 19:56 | Defensive | Jim Slater |
| Feb 24, 2013 | 3 | 16:44 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 24, 2013 | 3 | 15:27 | Offensive | Jim Slater |