Who wins more faceoffs, Justin Abdelkader or Scott Nichol?

Justin Abdelkader leads the head-to-head 6-5 across 11 faceoffs.

What is Justin Abdelkader's faceoff record against Scott Nichol?

Justin Abdelkader is 6-5 against Scott Nichol in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 2-0, Defensive 1-0, Neutral 3-5.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Justin Abdelkader or Scott Nichol?

Scott Nichol is the predicted winner with a 52.2% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Justin Abdelkader vs Scott Nichol

Justin AbdelkaderL vs Scott NicholR

All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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Scouting Report

Scott Nichol holds a +7.5% FO% edge overall. Look for Nichol on neutral-zone draws (63% H2H, 8 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Abdelkader 51.3% vs Nichol 58.2% (-7.5%)

H2H factor Abdelkader leads 6-5 in 11 meetings

Offensive zone Abdelkader 60.3%

Defensive zone Nichol 80.5%

Neutral zone Nichol 51.7%

Result Scott Nichol favored at 52.2%

47.8%

52.2%

Abdelkader Nichol

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 5 (11 meetings)

Abdelkader Nichol

Last 10: Abdelkader 6-4 Nichol

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Abdelkader

Abdelkader Nichol

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Abdelkader

Abdelkader Nichol

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Nichol

Abdelkader Nichol

8 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Abdelkader

Nichol

Edge

Even Strength

51.5% (1,126)

59.0% (948)

-7.5%

Power Play

50.7% (69)

42.9% (14)

+7.8%

Penalty Kill

51.7% (174)

59.5% (185)

-7.8%

On power play, Abdelkader has a +7.8% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Nichol shoots right. Abdelkader is 51.3% vs right-shot opponents (460).

Abdelkader shoots left. Nichol is 61.1% vs left-shot opponents (813).

Home / Away

Abdelkader

Nichol

Home

54.5% (642)

59.7% (576)

Away

48.7% (735)

58.1% (577)

By Period

Abdelkader

Nichol

49.5%

58.4%

51.9%

57.3%

53.3%

61.1%

38.5%

100.0%

Final 5 min

56.0%

61.7%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Abdelkader

56.0%▲

50.0%

51.4%

Nichol

46.0%▼

60.0%

58.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Feb 7, 2013	3	18:56	Offensive	Justin Abdelkader
Jan 19, 2013	3	16:25	Neutral	Scott Nichol
Jan 23, 2012	3	05:38	Offensive	Justin Abdelkader
Jan 23, 2012	3	02:04	Neutral	Justin Abdelkader
Jan 23, 2012	3	01:56	Neutral	Justin Abdelkader
Jan 23, 2012	2	08:52	Neutral	Scott Nichol
Jan 23, 2012	2	05:00	Neutral	Justin Abdelkader
Dec 27, 2011	2	14:12	Neutral	Scott Nichol
Dec 27, 2011	2	03:27	Defensive	Justin Abdelkader
Nov 30, 2010	1	04:57	Neutral	Scott Nichol
Nov 30, 2010	1	04:50	Neutral	Scott Nichol

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