Scouting Report
John Tavares holds a +3.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Tavares on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings). Tavares wins 56.3% vs left-shot opponents — Sedlak shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tavares 54.4% vs Sedlak 50.7% (+3.6%)
H2H factor
Tavares leads 8-3 in 11 meetings
Offensive zone
Tavares 89.0%
Defensive zone
Tavares 54.9%
Neutral zone
Tavares 73.8%
Result
John Tavares favored at 75.9%
75.9%
24.1%
Tavares
Sedlak
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
3
(11 meetings)
8
3
Tavares
Sedlak
Last 10: Tavares 7-3 Sedlak
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
4
0
Tavares
Sedlak
4 total
Defensive Zone
Even
1
1
Tavares
Sedlak
2 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
3
2
Tavares
Sedlak
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tavares
Sedlak
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (16,108)
51.1% (998)
+2.9%
Power Play
56.5% (4,283)
56.5% (23)
+0.0%
Penalty Kill
50.6% (620)
44.3% (70)
+6.3%
On penalty kill, Tavares has a +6.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sedlak shoots left. Tavares is 56.3% vs left-shot opponents (13,505).
Tavares shoots left. Sedlak is 50.1% vs left-shot opponents (743).
Home / Away
Tavares
Sedlak
Home
56.1% (10,503)
51.9% (557)
Away
52.7% (10,537)
49.6% (534)
By Period
Tavares
Sedlak
P1
55.0%
51.9%
P2
54.1%
48.8%
P3
54.1%
52.0%
OT
55.9%
0.0%
Final 5 min
54.8%
53.6%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
46.0%▼
54.5%
54.4%
Sedlak
44.0%▼
45.5%
50.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2022 | 1 | 13:09 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Feb 3, 2018 | 1 | 16:15 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Oct 6, 2017 | 3 | 05:14 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Jan 24, 2017 | 3 | 14:39 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Jan 24, 2017 | 3 | 05:21 | Neutral | Lukas Sedlak |
| Jan 24, 2017 | 2 | 16:21 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Jan 24, 2017 | 1 | 11:25 | Neutral | Lukas Sedlak |
| Jan 24, 2017 | 1 | 09:43 | Defensive | Lukas Sedlak |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 1 | 18:10 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 1 | 17:54 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 1 | 11:09 | Offensive | John Tavares |