Joel Ward vs Nic Dowd

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

Nic Dowd holds a +2.3% 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 50.7% (-2.3%)
H2H factor Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone Ward 90.9%
Defensive zone Dowd 63.8%
Neutral zone Ward 63.4%
Result Joel Ward favored at 75.2%
75.2%
24.8%
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)
52.4% (6,009)
-1.1%
Power Play
53.4% (238)
56.1% (164)
-2.7%
Penalty Kill
35.5% (366)
44.1% (1,635)
-8.6%
On penalty kill, Dowd has a +8.6% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Dowd shoots right. Ward is 47.6% vs right-shot opponents (471).
Ward shoots right. Dowd is 51.2% vs right-shot opponents (2,675).
Home / Away
Ward
Dowd
Home
50.3% (870)
51.9% (3,897)
Away
46.5% (921)
49.5% (3,912)
By Period
Ward
Dowd
P1
47.6%
51.7%
P2
47.5%
50.4%
P3
50.3%
50.3%
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
50.0%
48.0%
50.7%

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