Scouting Report
Oscar Lindberg holds a +1.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Tavares on offensive-zone draws (80% H2H, 5 meetings). Tavares wins 54.3% vs left-shot opponents — Lindberg shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tavares 50.6% vs Lindberg 51.7% (-1.4%)
H2H factor
Tavares leads 8-4 in 12 meetings
Offensive zone
Tavares 63.6%
Defensive zone
Lindberg 75.7%
Neutral zone
Lindberg 54.7%
Result
Oscar Lindberg favored at 54.1%
45.9%
54.1%
Tavares
Lindberg
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
4
(12 meetings)
8
4
Tavares
Lindberg
Last 10: Tavares 6-4 Lindberg
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
4
1
Tavares
Lindberg
5 total
Defensive Zone
Even
2
2
Tavares
Lindberg
4 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
2
1
Tavares
Lindberg
3 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tavares
Lindberg
Edge
Even Strength
48.7% (1,202)
52.2% (542)
-3.5%
Power Play
59.3% (305)
60.0% (15)
-0.7%
Penalty Kill
47.9% (121)
38.9% (18)
+9.0%
On penalty kill, Tavares has a +9.0% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Lindberg shoots left. Tavares is 54.3% vs left-shot opponents (1,072).
Tavares shoots left. Lindberg is 51.0% vs left-shot opponents (382).
Home / Away
Tavares
Lindberg
Home
52.1% (841)
53.4% (279)
Away
49.0% (787)
50.7% (296)
By Period
Tavares
Lindberg
P1
52.2%
51.3%
P2
50.7%
56.1%
P3
49.7%
48.4%
Final 5 min
51.5%
49.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
46.0%▼
54.5%
50.6%
Lindberg
48.0%▲
45.0%
52.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2017 | 3 | 08:04 | Defensive | Oscar Lindberg |
| Mar 22, 2017 | 2 | 19:55 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 22, 2017 | 1 | 16:38 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 22, 2017 | 1 | 13:48 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 22, 2017 | 1 | 13:40 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Feb 16, 2017 | 2 | 02:03 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Feb 16, 2017 | 1 | 18:18 | Offensive | Oscar Lindberg |
| Feb 16, 2017 | 1 | 12:56 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Dec 6, 2016 | 3 | 10:01 | Neutral | Oscar Lindberg |
| Dec 6, 2016 | 3 | 04:25 | Defensive | Oscar Lindberg |
| Dec 6, 2016 | 2 | 00:56 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Dec 6, 2016 | 1 | 17:24 | Neutral | John Tavares |