Scouting Report
John Tavares holds a +13.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Tavares on neutral-zone draws (83% H2H, 6 meetings). Tavares wins 62.7% vs left-shot opponents — Bennett shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Tavares 59.8% vs Bennett 47.2% (+13.7%)
H2H factor
Tavares leads 12-6 in 18 meetings
Offensive zone
Tavares 83.6%
Defensive zone
Tavares 89.6%
Neutral zone
Tavares 90.3%
Result
John Tavares favored at 89.2%
89.2%
10.8%
Tavares
Bennett
Head-to-Head Record
12
-
6
(18 meetings)
12
6
Tavares
Bennett
Last 10: Tavares 6-4 Bennett
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Even
1
1
Tavares
Bennett
2 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
6
4
Tavares
Bennett
10 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
5
1
Tavares
Bennett
6 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Tavares
Bennett
Edge
Even Strength
60.9% (1,043)
45.5% (756)
+15.4%
Power Play
60.4% (278)
63.0% (92)
-2.6%
Penalty Kill
47.6% (21)
31.0% (29)
+16.6%
On penalty kill, Tavares has a +16.6% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Bennett shoots left. Tavares is 62.7% vs left-shot opponents (831).
Tavares shoots left. Bennett is 47.7% vs left-shot opponents (564).
Home / Away
Tavares
Bennett
Home
63.5% (684)
46.5% (456)
Away
57.6% (658)
47.3% (421)
By Period
Tavares
Bennett
P1
60.3%
46.6%
P2
60.4%
50.5%
P3
60.1%
43.5%
OT
92.3%
44.4%
Final 5 min
57.4%
47.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
46.0%▼
54.5%
60.6%
Bennett
56.0%▲
51.0%
46.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2022 | 3 | 14:40 | Defensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 3 | 13:48 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 3 | 09:38 | Defensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 3 | 07:25 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 2 | 19:30 | Offensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 1 | 17:53 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 1 | 16:15 | Defensive | Sam Bennett |
| Apr 5, 2022 | OT | 00:44 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Apr 5, 2022 | 3 | 06:23 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Apr 5, 2022 | 2 | 11:52 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Apr 5, 2022 | 1 | 16:41 | Defensive | Sam Bennett |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 3 | 10:50 | Neutral | Sam Bennett |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 3 | 10:46 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2 | 11:47 | Defensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2 | 01:27 | Neutral | John Tavares |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 1 | 06:20 | Offensive | John Tavares |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 1 | 05:58 | Defensive | John Tavares |