Who wins more faceoffs, John Tavares or Mitchell Stephens?

Mitchell Stephens leads the head-to-head 5-4 across 9 faceoffs.

What is John Tavares's faceoff record against Mitchell Stephens?

John Tavares is 4-5 against Mitchell Stephens in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 2-3, Defensive 1-2, Neutral 1-0.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, John Tavares or Mitchell Stephens?

John Tavares is the predicted winner with a 56.8% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

John Tavares vs Mitchell Stephens

John TavaresL vs Mitchell StephensR

2021-22 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

John Tavares holds a +11.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Stephens on offensive-zone draws (60% H2H, 5 meetings). Tavares wins 57.1% vs right-shot opponents — Stephens shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Tavares 59.8% vs Stephens 49.3% (+11.6%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Tavares 83.7%

Defensive zone Stephens 82.7%

Neutral zone Stephens 59.0%

Result John Tavares favored at 56.8%

56.8%

43.2%

Tavares Stephens

Head-to-Head Record

4 - 5 (9 meetings)

Tavares Stephens

Last 9: Tavares 4-5 Stephens

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Stephens

Tavares Stephens

5 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Stephens

Tavares Stephens

3 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Tavares

Tavares Stephens

1 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Tavares

Stephens

Edge

Even Strength

60.9% (1,043)

50.8% (199)

+10.1%

Penalty Kill

47.6% (21)

42.6% (54)

+5.0%

On even strength, Tavares has a +10.1% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Stephens shoots right. Tavares is 57.1% vs right-shot opponents (511).

Tavares shoots left. Stephens is 50.0% vs left-shot opponents (182).

Home / Away

Tavares

Stephens

Home

63.5% (684)

53.3% (122)

Away

57.6% (658)

45.0% (131)

By Period

Tavares

Stephens

60.3%

52.6%

60.4%

48.0%

60.1%

46.7%

Final 5 min

57.4%

49.3%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Tavares

46.0%▼

54.5%

60.6%

Stephens

42.0%▼

52.5%

49.0%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Apr 26, 2022	2	13:58	Offensive	Mitchell Stephens
Apr 26, 2022	2	13:54	Offensive	Mitchell Stephens
Apr 26, 2022	2	09:56	Defensive	John Tavares
Oct 30, 2021	2	18:01	Defensive	Mitchell Stephens
Oct 30, 2021	2	16:44	Offensive	Mitchell Stephens
Oct 30, 2021	2	13:44	Defensive	Mitchell Stephens
Oct 30, 2021	2	09:56	Offensive	John Tavares
Oct 30, 2021	1	19:23	Offensive	John Tavares
Oct 30, 2021	1	11:42	Neutral	John Tavares

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