Scouting Report
Saku Koivu holds a +4.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Andersson on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings). Andersson wins 45.6% vs left-shot opponents — Koivu shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Andersson 47.3% vs Koivu 51.2% (-4.9%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Koivu 50.9%
Defensive zone
Koivu 84.3%
Neutral zone
Koivu 71.0%
Result
Saku Koivu favored at 61.4%
38.6%
61.4%
Andersson
Koivu
Head-to-Head Record
5
-
2
(7 meetings)
5
2
Andersson
Koivu
Last 7: Andersson 5-2 Koivu
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Andersson
3
1
Andersson
Koivu
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Andersson
1
0
Andersson
Koivu
1 total
Neutral Zone
Even
1
1
Andersson
Koivu
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Andersson
Koivu
Edge
Even Strength
47.9% (280)
52.5% (631)
-4.6%
Power Play
50.0% (6)
49.3% (73)
+0.7%
Penalty Kill
29.2% (24)
47.6% (147)
-18.4%
On penalty kill, Koivu has a +18.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Koivu shoots left. Andersson is 45.6% vs left-shot opponents (217).
Andersson shoots left. Koivu is 50.6% vs left-shot opponents (621).
Home / Away
Andersson
Koivu
Home
46.0% (137)
51.3% (431)
Away
46.8% (173)
51.4% (420)
By Period
Andersson
Koivu
P1
47.6%
51.9%
P2
37.5%
52.9%
P3
53.5%
49.8%
OT
100.0%
41.7%
Final 5 min
53.7%
54.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Andersson
40.0%▼
52.0%
46.5%
Koivu
46.0%▼
50.0%
51.4%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2013 | 1 | 11:51 | Defensive | Joakim Andersson |
| Mar 22, 2013 | 3 | 06:41 | Offensive | Joakim Andersson |
| Mar 22, 2013 | 3 | 06:37 | Offensive | Joakim Andersson |
| Mar 22, 2013 | 2 | 13:16 | Offensive | Saku Koivu |
| Mar 22, 2013 | 2 | 12:46 | Neutral | Joakim Andersson |
| Feb 15, 2013 | 3 | 11:56 | Offensive | Joakim Andersson |
| Feb 15, 2013 | 2 | 01:06 | Neutral | Saku Koivu |