John Tavares vs Yanni Gourde

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report

John Tavares holds a +6.2% FO% edge overall. Look for Tavares on offensive-zone draws (90% H2H, 10 meetings). Tavares wins 56.3% vs left-shot opponents — Gourde shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown
Model XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian) Tavares 54.4% vs Gourde 48.2% (+6.2%)
H2H factor Tavares leads 21-8 in 29 meetings
Offensive zone Tavares 97.5%
Defensive zone Tavares 78.3%
Neutral zone Tavares 88.8%
Result John Tavares favored at 88.9%
88.9%
11.1%
Tavares Gourde
Head-to-Head Record
21 - 8 (29 meetings)
21
8
Tavares Gourde
Last 10: Tavares 7-3 Gourde

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone
Edge: Tavares
9
1
Tavares Gourde
10 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Gourde
3
5
Tavares Gourde
8 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Tavares
9
2
Tavares Gourde
11 total

Situation Matchup

Situation
Tavares
Gourde
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (16,108)
48.4% (4,954)
+5.6%
Power Play
56.5% (4,283)
57.4% (376)
-0.9%
Penalty Kill
50.6% (620)
39.9% (554)
+10.7%
On penalty kill, Tavares has a +10.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness
Gourde shoots left. Tavares is 56.3% vs left-shot opponents (13,505).
Tavares shoots left. Gourde is 49.0% vs left-shot opponents (3,946).
Home / Away
Tavares
Gourde
Home
56.1% (10,503)
49.3% (2,915)
Away
52.7% (10,537)
47.2% (2,969)
By Period
Tavares
Gourde
P1
55.0%
49.9%
P2
54.1%
47.4%
P3
54.1%
47.5%
OT
55.9%
37.0%
Final 5 min
54.8%
48.0%

Recent Form

Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Tavares
46.0%
54.5%
54.4%
Gourde
54.0%
46.0%
48.2%

Recent Faceoffs

Date Period Time Zone Winner
Mar 7, 2026 2 12:18 Offensive John Tavares
Mar 7, 2026 1 00:00 Neutral John Tavares
Feb 25, 2026 3 14:58 Neutral John Tavares
Feb 25, 2026 3 14:54 Offensive John Tavares
Dec 8, 2025 2 02:37 Defensive Yanni Gourde
Dec 8, 2025 1 16:26 Neutral John Tavares
Dec 8, 2025 1 00:00 Neutral John Tavares
Oct 31, 2024 3 06:26 Neutral Yanni Gourde
Oct 31, 2024 1 18:54 Offensive John Tavares
Oct 31, 2024 1 15:07 Defensive Yanni Gourde
Nov 30, 2023 3 07:59 Defensive Yanni Gourde
Nov 30, 2023 3 07:44 Neutral Yanni Gourde
Nov 30, 2023 1 09:48 Defensive Yanni Gourde
Nov 30, 2023 1 00:57 Offensive John Tavares
Jan 5, 2023 3 15:09 Neutral John Tavares
Jan 5, 2023 3 12:00 Neutral John Tavares
Jan 5, 2023 2 17:25 Neutral John Tavares
Jan 5, 2023 2 05:21 Defensive John Tavares
Mar 8, 2022 1 12:14 Offensive John Tavares
Mar 8, 2022 1 09:55 Neutral John Tavares