Scouting Report
Michal Handzus holds a +1.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Giroux on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 6 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Giroux 50.0% vs Handzus 51.6% (-1.7%)
H2H factor
Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)
Offensive zone
Giroux 66.2%
Defensive zone
Handzus 68.7%
Neutral zone
Giroux 52.3%
Result
Claude Giroux favored at 64.3%
64.3%
35.7%
Giroux
Handzus
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
1
(7 meetings)
6
1
Giroux
Handzus
Last 7: Giroux 6-1 Handzus
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Giroux
6
0
Giroux
Handzus
6 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Handzus
0
1
Giroux
Handzus
1 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Giroux
Handzus
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (827)
51.2% (873)
-0.8%
Power Play
51.3% (191)
60.1% (178)
-8.8%
Penalty Kill
43.5% (69)
46.5% (241)
-3.0%
On power play, Handzus has a +8.8% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Handzus shoots left. Giroux is 48.6% vs left-shot opponents (710).
Giroux shoots right. Handzus is 55.0% vs right-shot opponents (398).
Home / Away
Giroux
Handzus
Home
51.4% (555)
51.8% (681)
Away
48.7% (540)
51.5% (631)
By Period
Giroux
Handzus
P1
54.7%
49.4%
P2
46.8%
57.5%
P3
48.8%
47.8%
OT
58.3%
47.4%
Final 5 min
50.6%
52.9%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Giroux
66.0%▲
58.5%
50.0%
Handzus
50.0%▼
51.5%
51.7%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2011 | 2 | 05:15 | Neutral | Michal Handzus |
| Feb 13, 2011 | 1 | 18:34 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2010 | 2 | 13:15 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2010 | 2 | 10:13 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2010 | 2 | 09:43 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2010 | 2 | 09:08 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |
| Dec 30, 2010 | 1 | 16:11 | Offensive | Claude Giroux |