Joel Ward vs Nic Dowd

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Nic Dowd holds a +2.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Dowd on offensive-zone draws (75% H2H, 4 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Ward 48.4% vs Dowd 50.8% (-2.4%)
H2H factor Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Ward 90.6%
Defensive zone Dowd 63.8%
Neutral zone Ward 63.3%
Result Joel Ward favored at 75.0%
75.0%
25.0%
Ward Dowd
Head-to-Head Record
2 - 5 (7 meetings)
2
5
Ward Dowd
Last 7: Ward 2-5 Dowd

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Dowd
1
3
Ward Dowd
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Ward
1
0
Ward Dowd
1 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Dowd
0
2
Ward Dowd
2 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Ward
Dowd
Edge
Even Strength
51.3% (1,186)
52.6% (5,850)
-1.3%
Power Play
53.4% (238)
56.1% (164)
-2.7%
Penalty Kill
35.5% (366)
43.9% (1,600)
-8.4%
On penalty kill, Dowd has a +8.4% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Dowd shoots right. Ward is 47.6% vs right-shot opponents (471).
Ward shoots right. Dowd is 51.1% vs right-shot opponents (2,600).
Home / Away
Ward
Dowd
Home
50.3% (870)
52.1% (3,753)
Away
46.5% (921)
49.6% (3,862)
By Period
Ward
Dowd
P1
47.6%
51.9%
P2
47.5%
50.7%
P3
50.3%
50.1%
OT
30.8%
45.9%
Final 5 min
45.4%
50.5%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Ward
44.0%
47.0%
48.4%
Dowd
48.0%
54.0%
50.8%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Jan 18, 2017 2 17:49 Neutral Nic Dowd
Jan 18, 2017 1 09:42 Defensive Joel Ward
Jan 3, 2017 3 01:48 Offensive Nic Dowd
Jan 3, 2017 1 17:20 Offensive Joel Ward
Jan 3, 2017 1 08:46 Neutral Nic Dowd
Nov 30, 2016 1 07:00 Offensive Nic Dowd
Nov 30, 2016 1 06:56 Offensive Nic Dowd