Scouting Report
Jeff Halpern holds a +7.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Halpern on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 6 meetings). Halpern wins 58.5% vs left-shot opponents — Tavares shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Halpern 57.2% vs Tavares 51.2% (+7.1%)
H2H factor
Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Tavares 54.6%
Defensive zone
Halpern 96.2%
Neutral zone
Halpern 77.8%
Result
Jeff Halpern favored at 87.6%
87.6%
12.4%
Halpern
Tavares
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
2
(8 meetings)
6
2
Halpern
Tavares
Last 8: Halpern 6-2 Tavares
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
0
1
Halpern
Tavares
1 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Halpern
6
0
Halpern
Tavares
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
0
1
Halpern
Tavares
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Halpern
Tavares
Edge
Even Strength
56.7% (450)
51.5% (1,232)
+5.2%
Power Play
57.9% (19)
51.1% (305)
+6.8%
Penalty Kill
62.9% (151)
36.7% (30)
+26.2%
On penalty kill, Halpern has a +26.2% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Tavares shoots left. Halpern is 58.5% vs left-shot opponents (422).
Halpern shoots right. Tavares is 46.5% vs right-shot opponents (501).
Home / Away
Halpern
Tavares
Home
59.9% (327)
52.8% (781)
Away
56.7% (298)
49.9% (804)
By Period
Halpern
Tavares
P1
57.8%
52.8%
P2
54.9%
52.1%
P3
62.3%
48.7%
OT
0.0%
63.6%
Final 5 min
65.2%
51.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Halpern
56.0%▲
53.5%
58.4%
Tavares
52.0%▼
57.5%
51.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2012 | 2 | 12:26 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Feb 28, 2012 | 2 | 06:16 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 17, 2012 | 3 | 17:31 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 17, 2012 | 3 | 12:10 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Jan 17, 2012 | 1 | 19:48 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 3 | 13:22 | Defensive | Jeff Halpern |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 3 | 09:12 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 1 | 11:11 | Offensive | John Tavares |