Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (53.4% vs 54.3%). Look for Hendricks on neutral-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Hendricks 53.3% vs Zajac 54.2% (-0.9%)
H2H factor
Hendricks leads 8-6 in 14 meetings
Offensive zone
Zajac 66.8%
Defensive zone
Hendricks 51.3%
Neutral zone
Zajac 57.2%
Result
Travis Zajac favored at 57.6%
42.4%
57.6%
Hendricks
Zajac
Head-to-Head Record
8
-
6
(14 meetings)
8
6
Hendricks
Zajac
Last 10: Hendricks 6-4 Zajac
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Zajac
1
4
Hendricks
Zajac
5 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Hendricks
3
2
Hendricks
Zajac
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Hendricks
4
0
Hendricks
Zajac
4 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Hendricks
Zajac
Edge
Even Strength
55.0% (1,616)
54.4% (9,056)
+0.6%
Power Play
52.6% (38)
59.1% (1,498)
-6.5%
Penalty Kill
48.4% (446)
48.6% (1,599)
-0.2%
On power play, Zajac has a +6.5% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Zajac shoots right. Hendricks is 50.9% vs right-shot opponents (870).
Hendricks shoots left. Zajac is 54.9% vs left-shot opponents (8,183).
Home / Away
Hendricks
Zajac
Home
52.6% (1,023)
55.5% (6,156)
Away
54.3% (1,080)
53.0% (6,038)
By Period
Hendricks
Zajac
P1
53.2%
53.8%
P2
53.3%
55.6%
P3
53.6%
53.6%
OT
75.0%
52.3%
Final 5 min
51.7%
54.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Hendricks
60.0%▲
50.5%
53.4%
Zajac
62.0%▲
52.5%
54.3%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2018 | 2 | 00:40 | Neutral | Matt Hendricks |
| Feb 9, 2016 | 3 | 18:48 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 9, 2016 | 2 | 17:04 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 9, 2016 | 2 | 00:00 | Neutral | Matt Hendricks |
| Feb 9, 2016 | 1 | 13:29 | Neutral | Matt Hendricks |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 14:34 | Defensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 12:53 | Defensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Nov 20, 2015 | 2 | 03:25 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 9, 2015 | 3 | 18:35 | Defensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Feb 23, 2013 | 3 | 02:14 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 23, 2013 | 3 | 01:00 | Offensive | Matt Hendricks |
| Feb 23, 2013 | 1 | 19:33 | Defensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 21, 2013 | 3 | 02:32 | Offensive | Travis Zajac |
| Feb 21, 2013 | 1 | 15:12 | Neutral | Matt Hendricks |