Scouting Report
John Tavares holds a +7.9% FO% edge overall. Look for Tavares on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 5 meetings). Tavares wins 56.3% vs left-shot opponents — Khaira shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tavares 54.4% vs Khaira 46.7% (+7.9%)
H2H factor
Tavares leads 9-3 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone
Tavares 96.4%
Defensive zone
Tavares 70.2%
Neutral zone
Tavares 86.0%
Result
John Tavares favored at 82.4%
82.4%
17.6%
Tavares
Khaira
Head-to-Head Record
9
-
3
(12 meetings)
9
3
Tavares
Khaira
Last 10: Tavares 7-3 Khaira
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
5
0
Tavares
Khaira
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
3
3
Tavares
Khaira
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
1
0
Tavares
Khaira
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tavares
Khaira
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (16,108)
47.8% (1,154)
+6.2%
Power Play
56.5% (4,283)
47.9% (48)
+8.6%
Penalty Kill
50.6% (620)
38.0% (192)
+12.6%
On penalty kill, Tavares has a +12.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Khaira shoots left. Tavares is 56.3% vs left-shot opponents (13,505).
Tavares shoots left. Khaira is 46.4% vs left-shot opponents (880).
Home / Away
Tavares
Khaira
Home
56.1% (10,503)
47.6% (668)
Away
52.7% (10,537)
45.5% (726)
By Period
Tavares
Khaira
P1
55.0%
48.5%
P2
54.1%
44.9%
P3
54.1%
46.1%
Final 5 min
54.8%
45.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
46.0%▼
54.5%
54.4%
Khaira
48.0%▲
45.5%
46.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2021 | 2 | 12:30 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 29, 2021 | 1 | 17:17 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 3, 2021 | 3 | 05:34 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 3, 2021 | 3 | 05:24 | Defensive | Jujhar Khaira |
| Mar 3, 2021 | 3 | 00:00 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Mar 3, 2021 | 2 | 10:35 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 3, 2021 | 1 | 12:45 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 3, 2021 | 1 | 07:53 | Defensive | Jujhar Khaira |
| Mar 1, 2021 | 2 | 13:09 | Defensive | Jujhar Khaira |
| Mar 1, 2021 | 1 | 17:19 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 3 | 03:37 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 3 | 03:30 | Defensive | John Tavares |