Who wins more faceoffs, Michael McCarron or Vladislav Namestnikov?

Michael McCarron leads the head-to-head 5-4 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Michael McCarron's faceoff record against Vladislav Namestnikov?

Michael McCarron is 5-4 against Vladislav Namestnikov in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 0-2, Defensive 1-0, Neutral 4-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Michael McCarron or Vladislav Namestnikov?

Michael McCarron is the predicted winner with a 57.3% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Michael McCarron vs Vladislav Namestnikov

Michael McCarronR vs Vladislav NamestnikovL

2024-25 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Michael McCarron holds a +8.3% FO% edge overall. Look for McCarron on neutral-zone draws (67% H2H, 6 meetings). McCarron wins 54.9% vs left-shot opponents — Namestnikov shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) McCarron 54.0% vs Namestnikov 46.6% (+8.3%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Namestnikov 84.2%

Defensive zone McCarron 90.9%

Neutral zone McCarron 65.5%

Result Michael McCarron favored at 57.3%

57.3%

42.7%

McCarron Namestnikov

Head-to-Head Record

5 - 4 (9 meetings)

McCarron Namestnikov

Last 9: McCarron 5-4 Namestnikov

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Namestnikov

McCarron Namestnikov

2 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: McCarron

McCarron Namestnikov

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: McCarron

McCarron Namestnikov

6 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

McCarron

Namestnikov

Edge

Even Strength

54.2% (756)

45.3% (730)

+8.9%

Power Play

55.6% (9)

54.9% (51)

+0.7%

Penalty Kill

55.1% (158)

60.0% (10)

-4.9%

On even strength, McCarron has a +8.9% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Namestnikov shoots left. McCarron is 54.9% vs left-shot opponents (674).

McCarron shoots right. Namestnikov is 45.2% vs right-shot opponents (261).

Home / Away

McCarron

Namestnikov

Home

54.6% (445)

46.1% (369)

Away

54.2% (478)

46.2% (422)

By Period

McCarron

Namestnikov

53.6%

48.4%

55.6%

45.8%

53.7%

44.4%

100.0%

20.0%

Final 5 min

53.5%

48.0%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

McCarron

48.0%▬

48.5%

54.4%

Namestnikov

38.0%▼

40.0%

46.1%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Feb 27, 2025	3	13:50	Neutral	Michael McCarron
Jan 7, 2025	3	00:00	Neutral	Vladislav Namestnikov
Jan 7, 2025	2	10:43	Offensive	Vladislav Namestnikov
Jan 7, 2025	2	06:02	Offensive	Vladislav Namestnikov
Jan 7, 2025	2	00:00	Neutral	Vladislav Namestnikov
Jan 7, 2025	1	18:36	Neutral	Michael McCarron
Jan 7, 2025	1	15:29	Defensive	Michael McCarron
Jan 7, 2025	1	06:46	Neutral	Michael McCarron
Jan 7, 2025	1	00:00	Neutral	Michael McCarron

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