Who wins more faceoffs, John Tavares or Markus Granlund?

Markus Granlund leads the head-to-head 5-3 across 8 faceoffs.

What is John Tavares's faceoff record against Markus Granlund?

John Tavares is 3-5 against Markus Granlund in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-3, Defensive 3-1, Neutral 0-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, John Tavares or Markus Granlund?

Markus Granlund is the predicted winner with a 64.3% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

John Tavares vs Markus Granlund

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Scouting Report

John Tavares holds a +13.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Granlund on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Tavares wins 56.3% vs left-shot opponents — Granlund shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Tavares 54.4% vs Granlund 41.4% (+13.5%)

H2H factor Not applied (8 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Granlund 59.3%

Defensive zone Granlund 67.7%

Neutral zone Granlund 65.9%

Result Markus Granlund favored at 64.3%

35.7%

64.3%

Tavares Granlund

Head-to-Head Record

3 - 5 (8 meetings)

Tavares Granlund

Last 8: Tavares 3-5 Granlund

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Granlund

Tavares Granlund

3 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Tavares

Tavares Granlund

4 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Granlund

Tavares Granlund

1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Tavares

Granlund

Edge

Even Strength

54.0% (16,108)

41.3% (1,525)

+12.7%

Power Play

56.5% (4,283)

45.1% (91)

+11.4%

Penalty Kill

50.6% (620)

32.8% (119)

+17.8%

On penalty kill, Tavares has a +17.8% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Granlund shoots left. Tavares is 56.3% vs left-shot opponents (13,505).

Tavares shoots left. Granlund is 41.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,096).

Home / Away

Tavares

Granlund

Home

56.1% (10,503)

43.1% (886)

Away

52.7% (10,537)

38.6% (849)

By Period

Tavares

Granlund

55.0%

42.9%

54.1%

39.1%

54.1%

41.1%

55.9%

26.7%

Final 5 min

54.8%

40.5%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Tavares

46.0%▼

54.5%

54.4%

Granlund

44.0%▼

46.0%

40.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Nov 28, 2017	1	18:47	Defensive	Markus Granlund
Mar 1, 2016	3	19:56	Offensive	Markus Granlund
Mar 1, 2016	3	06:12	Offensive	Markus Granlund
Mar 1, 2016	3	03:17	Defensive	John Tavares
Mar 1, 2016	2	04:11	Defensive	John Tavares
Mar 1, 2016	1	10:54	Offensive	Markus Granlund
Mar 1, 2016	1	10:42	Neutral	Markus Granlund
Jan 2, 2015	1	12:46	Defensive	John Tavares

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